Wow, what a week, what a team.  Code Jam NYC was a great success.  I had the pleasure of meeting everyone except Nick in person before, but much of the team has been working for more than 6 weeks with people they'd never shaken hands with.  Whenever I think of team building it always brings to mind stereotypical trust exercises and bad commercials.  Team building for Crowd Fusion is working passionately until late hours of the night, heated debates, and eating good food.

From the highlight reel:

• Judith with EpiPen in hand ready to stab me in the thigh
• Nick sticking his camera through the bars at the ESB 
• Randall the official Hole Poker
• Ryan's surprise encounter with a blast from the past
• Waiting out a downpour to get into the Kabaaesque glass box

The week left me with a few question.  Why do movie theaters have seats less than 20 feet from the screen?  Why do hotels let you book rooms with 2 beds and then always give you a single?  Why would restaurants label things as vegetarian that are cooked in fish sauce?  How do you balance a cat on your head? And what was in that chocolate mint?