The Christmas Void

Teddy Kelley

So aye...

It's that week between Christmas and New Year celebrations where DJ's make a joke of reminding you what day it is and it's acceptable to eat chocolate for any or all meals. If you need help with your confectionary consumption i've created the definitive list of sweets in a Celebrations tin. (Well plastic box (mid when they used to be real tins?))

So, in real terms. pic.twitter.com/ZFKaUEHaIG

— Chris Quilietti (@ChrisQ_1) December 26, 2016

I had a really nice family christmas this year including a lot of wine and the Doctor Who Christmas Special.

#MerryChristmas from #Me and Granny Quilietti!

A photo posted by Chris Quilietti (@chrisq1) on Dec 25, 2016 at 11:54am PST

One thing I also did was live radio. It something i've done for the last few years and it's a lot of fun. I also think it's incredibly important and it can be easily forgotten how much people connect with the Radio. Its one to one and that connection can be incredibly powerful. 

As this proves:

(Via @JamesCridland )

The show I did on Christmas day didn't receive any heartfelt and sad calls but it did include plenty of cheesy music and a report on Santa Clause. 

Good Faith. The pillars on which most blogs stand.

I've been thinking of different ways I could do something interesting here and have concluded that I’m not that interesting. No really I’m not Interesting.

I've mused and googled many potential blog challenges and since I don't think I can come up with a 'wannabe Buzfeed article' every day I’ve settled on the following. 

I'm going to try and write (at least) 100 words a day and commit to have it published by the end of every day. Ideally 8PM but midnight is the final cut off. 

You may think this sounds pi** easy... you haven't met me have you? 

Sunderland Air Show

My most recent escapade was a trip with the BBC Experience to Sunderland as part of the SunderlandAir Show  (Not 'Sutherland which i kept on accentually saying when people asked where it was. Nor was it Durham as my family insisted thats 'basically where I was going' )

"The Voice" Chair is a popular attraction at the experience. (Had to get a selfie) 

I had never worked with on this project before so I was quite excited and had a great time!
The day started just before ten and people never really stopped coming through the doors till we closed them.
The Sunderlandonians we very welcoming, with one local remarking "you're too close to the equator for a ginger" after they witnessed me wincing in the midday sun.

I was taken aback however by the resemblance one of my co-workers had to one of my good friends.. to the point were I was a little freaked out at just how spitting the image was.

Highlights:

• Seeing Spitfires and other military aircraft in action.
• Traveling and working with Sunana is always a hoot! (laugh a minute on the train) 
• Getting a hug from Elmo
• Getting offered free carrier-bags by a woman on the Newcastle metro (presumably because she knows we pay for them in Scotland.)

@chrisq_1 @Metro_Manners random yet thoughtful I suppose :D

— Costel's Emo Specs (@vitosauras) July 25, 2015

Lowlights:

• Getting lost from the hotel to site and having to awkwardly ask the Radio Newcastle team for directions. 
• Nearly having my hotdog blown out my hand by a mix of strong sea wind and jet engine blasts.
• Trying to get a taxi to the station was difficult in gridlock traffic.

It was a fun trip and a great day, if you get a chance give the BBC Experience a visit.