(7-11) * 25,000

Portillo’s is where everyone at Q101 heads off to, when we go out as a group for lunch. Like a herd of cats, it takes forever for all of us to coordinate anything resembling forward motion. Anytime we go, it’s a mess trying to get people out of the office. It’s a big birthday place, a big celebration place, a big any-occasion place. It’s a good place.

Up until recently (for some weird reason), I only ordered with the chicken sandwiches… but the past few times, I switched to the hot dogs and I think I’m definitely going to be sticking with those for some time. Yum. :)

Today, however, we took a detour. There was a new 7-11 that had opened up on LaSalle and Kinzie, and one of our own (J Love) was working the place. There was a lot of equipment set up, and a lot of our interns were dressed up in tuxedoes, handing out snacks to anyone who walked by.

A shot of the store, and a ton of folks wandering around. That’s justin on the left, Jill walking towards the right, Phil (sunglasses) and Mike (behind the tuxedo). We’re all checking out the store, and seeing what’s what.

 

I did not know this.

The 7-11 that opened was apparently the 25,000 7-11. No wonder we had people staffing the event and playing it up.

 

J. Love, working the mic and walking up and down the median along LaSalle. This was really cool – there were loudspeakers blasting out by the store, and he was a distance away, just talking and describing everything. It was neat to realize that everything he said, even though he was out in the middle of traffic, was going out live on the air. :)

 

Two of our interns. Jeck is the guy in the Q101 shirt, but I don’t know the girl’s name. I’m terrible at work – we’ve got a ton of interns, but I don’t really know many of them… outside of the ones I happen to talk to.

Our department is fairly tucked away, a bit separate from the station. On top of that, I’m a fairly quiet guy to begin with. Yeah yeah, it’s no excuse. I don’t know why I wrote that.

Folks like J. Love (who comes around daily, and talks to everyone at the station) are remembered, and I admire that effort and willingness to talk. It’s a sincere gesture, and one of these days I want to be able to convey my good intentions to everyone more vocally that I do now.

When I first started working at the station, I was incredibly, incredibly quiet. Over time, the more comfortable I’ve become with my work… the more I’ve opened my craw. I think I’ll get to a point where I’ll be a lot more outgoing and talkative, but I think it’s going to take me longer than most to get to that point.

Working at a place where people talk for a living does help, though. :)

 

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