The best and the worst are exposed in our Fifth Annual Awards.

Michael "TYP" Cole: Easy! Visiting NOA Headquarters and getting to play Mario Kart DS (among other things) with old and new friends in November. It was a very special trip I will never forget.
Daniel Bloodworth: Finally playing other staffers and readers online in Mario Kart and Animal Crossing.
Steven Rodriguez: Playing 8-player Band Bros. at E3 with the PGC crew.
Jon Lindemann: Jonny and I getting into the Zelda exhibit at E3.
Jonathan Metts: PictoChat while waiting for Revenge of the Sith to start.
Mike "StrikerObi" Sklens: Shaking Shigeru Miyamoto's hand.
Stan Ferguson: Seeing the prairies for the first time.
David Trammell: After looking for a subway in LA for 15 minutes, realizing that no less than three people had given us directions to nearby Subway restaurants.
Ben Kosmina: Having to put on a false American accent to say "no tomato" to the woman taking my order behind the thick glass window at Jack in the Box.
Karl Castaneda: Getting hired back in January pretty much takes the cake on this one.