Tonight I went to a Charlotte Bobcats game with most of my department from my station. This was my first Bobcats game. We had what you might call a luxury box, although it had no walls to call it a box. Private section, comfy padded chairs (not attached to the ground), and a stone table/ledge to eat our gourmet dinners. Very nice.

It was a good game too. The Bobcats won handily 115-99 over the New Jersey Nets. But more notable to me was that this was the first time the department has gotten together outside of work in a long, long time. We used to get together socially quite often back in the day. A couple of poker nights, softball leagues, even a disc golf outing once (years before I got back into the sport more recently). But that all ended in 2000. In addition, non-studio holiday parties (the kind where you dress formally and bring your spouse) ended with 9/11, so I haven't had any opportunities to take photos with co-workers for over seven years - and most current co-workers weren't even here back then. So although I'm not a basketball fan, this game was a welcome change of pace. Plus since I thought ahead to bring my camera to the game, I was able to take a more recent photo with co-workers.

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