Tag Archives: PopCap Culture

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    A Very Merry Unbirthday to You! And you…and you…

    This year, a new tradition started at PopCap: the never-ending birthday. We have a crew of lovely people who decorate your desk to ensure that you feel special on your special day and remind everyone who passes that they ought to consider …
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    The Girl with the Popcorn Dragon Tattoo

    I have this simple rule about tattoos — I call it the 4-year rule. It’s based on the length of time a person typically spends in high school or college. Think about the person you were at the beginning, and …
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    3 Things on My Desk or Never Ask a Web Developer for Anything

    Hello Internet friends, and welcome to another installment of 3 Things on My Desk. For today’s installment, we paid a visit to resident Web developer (“I build Web pages on popcap.com.”), Blue Screen of Death personified, and man of very …
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    Costume-a-thon — One More Round!

    Halloween is just three days away but here at PopCap we’re full swing into the holiday. The sweet tooth fairy arrived early this morning and dropped off bags of candy on all our desks. Folks are walking around decked out …
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    TGIF!

    In honor of TGIF (woot!) I’m writing a short missive today. If you’ve been following our Blog Ride (which I’m sure at least one or two of you have), you know that folks here love being a part of PopCap. …
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    A Kitchen Mystery

    Today I thought I’d share with you some of the hidden gems in our PopCap kitchen. Since I sit just yards away from our gorgeous 2nd floor kitchen – and the delicious smell of toasted bagels beckoned me when I …
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    A Pillar of our Community

    The first-ever Seattle Design Festival is under way, sponsored by AIGA Seattle, and PopCap was invited to be a part of it. What’s the Seattle Design Festival all about, you ask? We’ll let AIGA explain: “As part of this fall’s …
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    Wonder Woman – The Sequel

    Oh, dear readers, you make our hearts sing! After reading about PopCap’s Wonder Woman-obsessed Ellen Marrett last month, one blog reader was inspired to take matters into his own hands. He decided to create a motion-sensitive box that plays the …
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    The Cat is Away

    Welcome back to the working week, loyal reader(s). As I wandered the editorial offices this morning, I was surprised to discover that I was the only blog-writer person in the building. At first I thought it just a by-product of …
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    Bald and Beautiful

    Lisa runs our legal department and is an essential member of the PopCap family. She was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and when she started losing her hair due to chemo treatments, a group of fellow PopCappers decided to …
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