It was in-cred-ible. The entire floor served as a huge party venue... which felt completely peculiar, standing next to computers with a martini in hand, all the while thinking, "isn't this suppose to be the nexus of our entire financial system? Holy Dow, hope I don't spill anything by accident".
Of course, security was tight, and pictures from personal cameras were not allowed. I did manage to score one renegade shot of the crowd via Iphone. Take that NYSE!