Day Nine- Drunken Professionals

Good Evening Blog people,
                                              I did two things today I thought I would never do:

• I Walked through Piccadilly Circus with two crates of beer
• I Walked through Piccadilly Circus intoxicated with Cider.

Before I continue, I have been told a few times to "Be Careful" of what I say in this blog. I have been told to not say anything "Negative" and not to "slag" anyone off. Well no. Here's the thing... The whole reason I wrote this blog was to be honest, and to let people who are looking for work experience in radio know what it involves. I love radio, but I am also honest. If I don't like something, I will say. This blog isn't to "improve" my online presence. Its to be me, say my mind, say what I've done.

So No. I will not just be "Happy Do whatever is asked of me" radio person. I will be "Normal" and actually tell the truth. Surely future employers would appreciate that more than me just saying things to keep them happy. I'm sure Clive Dickens prefers his work force to be honest with him, so why should this blog be any different.

Anyway

So today was a day of rushing around, and collecting stuff for the Christmas Party. I have mentioned it a few times. I was looking forward to it. Anything with Pizza and Alcohol is bound to be epic right?

So the first job of the day, apart from the usual Post, is to travel to "Faddington" and collect about £24K's worth of Tesco vouchers. Its a prize for a competition. So we get the tube and travel to a random building, who are providing the vouchers. Another job we are given, is to get the alcohol for the "Pre" Christmas Party. Basically before we go to the club, there is a meeting in the Zoo, which involves the 50 pizzas I ordered yesterday, and booze. So I am given £160. Me and Guy decide to get the vouchers before getting the alcohol. Unfortunately we have two meeting, one at 11 and one at 12, so we need to get the vouchers before then. So we get two tubes to get the vouchers, and after a 10 second meeting, we are heading back to Absolute with the vouchers in hand.

We get them back, and then its our job to sort them into envelopes and write the addresses. So that is done, and then we have a meeting with Lauren, from sponsorship. Quite similar to Chloe yesterday, she explains the promotions and agencies she works with. Its all very interesting, and shows a different side to how radio is run.

We have another meeting, but the alcohol is "of up most importance" so we think they will understand and we walk to the Tesco Metro. Here's what was on the booze list:

• 4 Bottles of Red wine
• 4 Bottles of Wine Wine
• 50 Bottles of beer

Well with two people, that is gonna be a pain. But we have £160 so its all good. So we go to tesco metro, and we see they have a poor selection of beer. So we get the wine, remembering that the white wine needs to be "Dry" How a liquid can be dry, I'll never know.

So we get the wine, and then take it back to Absolute, before getting the beer. We go to a different Tesco Metro near Piccadilly Circus. They have a much better selection. I would just like to point out that there is no mention of cider on the list. Dam. So we get a variety of beer. Fosters, San Miguel, Stella etc. All that dish water people drink.

So to make up for the lack of cider, I bought some Stella Cider of my own. Three bottles for a fiver. Cant go wrong. We make two trips to get the beer back, and once it is in the fridge, we decide to get on with some paper work. Recons and stuff. But I also help set up the zoo for the pre party meeting.

I put some beer and wine on a table, along with cups, and move chairs to the back of the room in the boardroom. This is where the pizza will go. The pizza arrives at 3.30pm, and I set to work putting them onto the boardroom table. Here is how they looked

And this is only about 40 of them. Good times. So I go back to my computer on the first floor, and wait for the tannoy saying its time to drink and eat in the Zoo. It finally comes, and we make our way there. I had put my cider in the fridge on the first floor, after advice from Eloise. Apparently the staff at Absolute are like vultures. Any alcohol they find will be drunk. So, walking to the zoo with everyone else, I have my little bag of cider. I feel like a fussy school child with a packed lunch.

After pizza eating for about 15 minutes, a little talk begins from Clive. There are videos played. They contain a lot of "In company" jokes that me and guy don't understand. At one point we are mentioned though, so it is all good.

Once all that is done, me and guy return to floor one to drink and chat on the sofas. I am not being funny, but I believe we deserved it after all the running around we had done. A little break, I'm sure we earned it.

At the meeting, Martyn Lee was given an award, and was quite proud of his achievement, as he posed for this picture.

So the clubbing starts at 6pm, at a club called Freedom. You need a wristband to get in... which I get!

Awesomeeeee

So after getting lost thanks to Guys lousy Iphone app, we finally get there. Its a free bar (Well for Beer, Cider and Wine anyway) so that's good. We get there as the quiz is about to start. We stand at the side and watch from a far. By this time I have had a lot of cider, yet don't feel that drunk. We linger. Guy socialises a bit, but I find it awkward. Sure I know people, but the problem is they all have their own group of work friends. Sure you could say to me, "You should mingle" but how do you break the ice? I'm not good at that. Besides everyone is pretty much wasted anyway

So we make our leave after about an hour. So it wasn't as epic as expected.

Sorry if this post is poor, I have had a lot of cider. and Pizza. A recipe for disaster.

It will be interesting to see who actually comes in tomorrow!

But also, tomorrow, I sit in on Geoff Lloyd. So its all good. Its gonna be gooood :D

You stay Classy Internet,

Colin