So, it's been a week and my head is still in the clouds. For my birthday, I grabbed my favourite code monkey and together we drove from Phoenix to Seattle. On the way we stopped in San Francisco to deliver some candies to the good folks of Whiskey Media because I happen to be a chocolatier and what better way to say, "Hey, thanks for existing," than bacon caramels.

We completely expected to buzz the door, drop of the boxes and be on our merry way but to our (okay, my more than my road buddy's) astonishment, Perry gave us a tour of the entire office. I SAW PATRICK KLEPEK'S HAIR! And, of course, I fangirled over everything. (OMG There's the Red Phone. Look, it's MakerBot. Hey, we are standing in the room where Vinny fixed the sound card in the Joust cocktail cabinet!) They are probably still hosing the place down.

I can't believe how incredibly nice everyone was that I had the opportunity to chat with. I'm just a nerd girl with a box of candy. Nobody had to acknowledge my existence, but they did. That was pretty damn cool.

Sounds cool, glad you had a good experience.

Cool story on both parts, them being nice and giving you a tour and you giving them candy.

Bacon Caramels? You're an assassin aren't you?

A cool story. Turns out that these pretty cool guys that provide us hours of entertainment are pretty cool guys.

Sounds like you had a good time, I'm a tad jealous.

Cool story br-er.. I mean, girl.

Really though, that's pretty cool...

I can only think of one thing to say right now. Nice.

Sounds awesome, glad you had fun.

Whiskey is extremely amazing. I got to have Popcorn prepared by THE WILL SMITH. Now you've made me feel bad and I should get around to writing that GB edition of my trip.

Sounds like an awesome time. I'm completely jealous.

Did you try to flirt with Vinny?

Bacon... caramels? I must try this.

Anyone know what a trip from Sweden to San Francisco would cost?

That sounds great. Good on the GB crew.

I wish the GB crew would do monthly office tours for fans who want to visit. Users could register at the start of the month and a shortlist picked for a visit at the end of the month. The shortlist is only there to prevent crowding in their compact offices but I'm sure most applicants would get a chance to visit in the long run. I was really disappointed that the world tour didn't happen since I don't live in the US. I think IGN do something similar every month http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1071045-83o1a9q7o5

@AlwaysBeClothing: You should! I would read it. And I am jealous, you not only got to meet Will Smith, you ate his popcorn. That's wicked! Was that during the Norm's microwave vs Will's popcorn pot challenge?

@fembotbeck: Yes indeedy! It was during the Pengwill incident no less. I actually got around to writing about it just recently. Only seven or so months after it happened....

IN SEARCH OF THE PENGWILL - MY TRIP TO TESTED with never before seen extra angle of Pengwill green screen!

Their security flaw is the same as mine. I will let anyone bearing candy into my house.

Cool story, bro. I mean, bronette.

Awesome! Heck of an experience. Great birthday gift i guess! :D

Bacon caramels? You madman!

@dudeglove: The bacon caramels fall under the category of, "things I bring to the bar" so they aren't available on my website. But this should give you a general idea. I did make a batch of vegan vanilla nut caramels the same day, just to maintain karmic balance.

@AlwaysBeClothing:hahaha That was awesome. Definitely poke me if you write a GB version. You got your picture taken with Norm. So jealous!

@fembotbeck said:

So, it's been a week and my head is still in the clouds. For my birthday, I grabbed my favourite code monkey and together we drove from Phoenix to Seattle. On the way we stopped in San Francisco to deliver some candies to the good folks of Whiskey Media because I happen to be a chocolatier and what better way to say, "Hey, thanks for existing," than bacon caramels.

We completely expected to buzz the door, drop of the boxes and be on our merry way but to our (okay, my more than my road buddy's) astonishment, Perry gave us a tour of the entire office. I SAW PATRICK KLEPEK'S HAIR! And, of course, I fangirled over everything. (OMG There's the Red Phone. Look, it's MakerBot. Hey, we are standing in the room where Vinny fixed the sound card in the Joust cocktail cabinet!) They are probably still hosing the place down.

I can't believe how incredibly nice everyone was that I had the opportunity to chat with. I'm just a nerd girl with a box of candy. Nobody had to acknowledge my existence, but they did. That was pretty damn cool.

sounds sexy!

Btw... bacon caramels? Wtf. Americans have such a junk-foodish taste.

@dudeglove: The bacon caramels fall under the category of, "things I bring to the bar" so they aren't available on my website. But this should give you a general idea. I did make a batch of vegan vanilla nut caramels the same day, just to maintain karmic balance.

@MikeGosot: I wanted to take pictures OF ALL THE THINGS!!! But I also didn't want to be *that* girl.

Well cool. Glad they weren't assholes.

At least someone on these forums gets to die happy.

Why do you spell favorite with a u? Are you an Anglophile?

Sounds awesome, now I feel a craving for bacon based sweets...

And you didn't even steal anything from the office? Like Jeff's wallet? C'mon.

That's a really sweet thing you did, I'm glad you got to have such a good day. =] Those "vegan vanilla nut caramels" sound nice!

@fembotbeck said:

I fangirled over everything.

Is that when you squirt huge amounts of mustard into your vagina and unexpectedly blast that shit out hours later? I bet Ryan immediately started throwing things into the strewn field that he wanted covered, like sandwiches and shit.

@TobbRobb said:

Anyone know what a trip from Sweden to San Francisco would cost?

When you go let me know. I can jump on a plane and then we can scandinavy up San-Fran

@fembotbeck said:

I'm just a nerd girl with a box of candy.

Nerd girl with a box of candy is my favorite indie movie

This was a really awesome story I'm genuinely jealous of. Thank you for warming my cynical gamer heart.