Suite!!

Tonight I remembered the perks of working for a large company. Being “courted” by other companies with box seats. We got tickets for the TBS box suite at the Braves game tonight and let me tell you how much fun that was. Well let’s just say that it beat the heck out of ice cream and American Idol, which was on my original agenda tonight. There’s nothing like free food, free beer, and the best part? A personal bathroom at a public event. Oh yeah. No lines. No disgusting stalls. Plenty of paper towels and toilet paper. Soap in the dispenser. It’s a girls’ dream when at a stadium event (as opposed to a port-o-potty, which is obviously a girls’ nightmare)! Of course, we had to socialize a little with the sales reps for TBS, afterall, it was their suite, and they were paying for it. But luckily they didn’t stay the whole time. I hate my attempt at small talk. I’m just not very good at it. I’m either interested in what you have to say, or I’m not. It’s not something I can fake very well. So I asked my usual routine of questions, nodded politely like I was totally interested, and then found my way out to watch the game. And what a great night for a ballgame! Crisp cool air on a clear night. An ice cold beer in hand. Men in baseball uniforms. You really couldn’t do too much better on a random Tuesday night. I gotta say, just when I’m about ready to leave it all behind, I’m reminded of the benefits of the corporate world, and it draws me back in every time.