Paradox Advent Calendar #8

[Susana]

Since I'll be locked up in a tower (for real) tomorrow with the entire publishing team working on our strategies for next year, I'll publish our 8th Calendar entry now. But pace yourself since you'll have to make this entry last all day tomorrow as well . Another girl from the dev team this time, and very active on these forums.

Name: Sara Wendel-Örtqvist [SolSara]
Paradox role: Scripter and historical researcher aka Content Designer.
What I enjoy most about my work: Whack-a-rebel at our weekly multiplayer games and writing events.
Little known fact: I am a trained ski teacher.
Weird talent: I have extreme control over my eyebrows.
Best Paradox moment: When I sang the Portal song "Still Alive" at my first dinner with everyone at Paradox Interactive. Every new employee has to sing a song at his or hers first dinner with all of Paradox' employees.
Family secret: My ancestors escaped from the destruction of Atlantis by using a sieve.

Editors note - this picture is too cute!!

 

[Will Lucky]

Family secret: My ancestors escaped from the destruction of Atlantis by using a sieve.

I don't even comprehend how that works....

 

[SAS]

Greetings! Evidently another secret skill is controlling butterflies.

 

[Angelos]

On a sieve you say ? Interesting...And i won't even comment on the eyebrow control issue...it scares me

 

[gigau]

Nice. Hi, solSara. You can control your eyebrows, like Teal'c ?

[...]
Best Paradox moment: When I sang the Portal song "Still Alive" at my first dinner with everyone at Paradox Interactive. Every new employee has to sing a song at his or hers first dinner with all of Paradox' employees.
[...]

Oh boy.... after the issue of my wife with the cold weather... this "song" tradition blows even more my chances to join Paradox :wacko:

 

[Captain Gars]

... this "song" tradition blows even more my chances to join Paradox :wacko:

They didn't exactly tell us about this before we signed the contract...

 

[gigau]

They didn't exactly tell us about this before we signed the contract...

And what did you sing ?

 

[Boris ze Spider]

Are you sure it was for all 1st timers, or did they do it to make you look like a fool?

 

[SolSara]

Are you sure it was for all 1st timers, or did they do it to make you look like a fool?

Everyone has to do it and Shams had to redo it because everyone agreed his first song didn't quite make it

 

[Sute]{h]

So did you get to choose the song yourself? Or did someone just hand you the text as a uhh... pleasant... surprise?

 

[SolSara]

So did you get to choose the song yourself? Or did someone just hand you the text as a uhh... pleasant... surprise?

I choose it myself and tried to learn the lyrics by heart but was so nervous I forgot most of them so I borrowed Kallocain's iPhone and found the lyrics online. So I cheated a bit

 

[Sute]{h]

Nice. I guess I would have to go with this, should I have to sing a song like that.

[video=youtube;NA90IlymdZ4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA90IlymdZ4[/video]

 

[safferli]

What song did BrotherBean sing?

 

[Doomdark]

What song did BrotherBean sing?

Die Wacht am Rhein

 

[safferli]

Die Wacht am Rhein

Uhhh... well, shorter than Wagner!

"The Teutonic reputation for brutality is well-founded. Their operas last several days, and they have no word for `fluffy'!"

 

[TheDarkside]

I would sing Jingle Bells. short and so many amateurs sing it horribly every day that I might actually sound good

 

[Darkrenown]

And what did you sing ?

We'll find out tomorrow.

 

[Jarno]

oo nice

 

[Boris ze Spider]

Gasp, a employee quoted me in her post. I am such a nerd.

 

[Darkrenown]

Gasp, a employee quoted me in her post. I am such a nerd.

It'll probably never happen again!