Last day at work!

Well it has finally come, after handing in my notice a month ago, my last day at Scott Wilson!

I am excited not only beacuse I am leaving to work in a great little company, but also because I am taking a month off between jobs. Although yesterday it looked like I might be roped into staying a little longer when our director Mary came through and asked if I'd like to go to China for two weeks to work on a design competition for a new 'small' town of 8million people?... uhhh YES!

The problem is that I have committed to be an EFY counsellor for next week and have been looking forwards to it for ages. So Mary is checking if the dates are flexible but I'm not too hopeful. Nevermind. Plus I need the time to get my house fixed in time for everyone moving back after the summer.

Clearing out my desk and computer I am coming across some funny stuff from my last year in this office. We found this article while our colleague Shing-i claimed she was on annual leave in Taiwan.

Landscape Institute awards

Tonight I got in from work at 10:30pm, soaked to the skin, after missing my bus, walking home, and getting caught in a torrential downpour. I was at work late because over the last couple of days I have been getting my portfolio together to enter the annual Landscape Institute awards Student Portfolio category. It came together pretty well courtesy of Scott Wilson's (work) printing and binding capabilities! It's got to be in London by noon friday so I'll put it in Special Delivery post tomorrow lunchtime.

A few people asked me 'what do you win?' To be honest I hadn't really thought about it, I don't know if there are prizes? Just the honour of winning really... or is that pride?! Eitherway, fingers crossed!

thanks Jes... and Niall

Last night I felt it was high time I caught up with Jessamyn Pui Ching Lau, after randomly bumping into both her younger sister in Chelmsford, and younger brother in Leeds within the last month. Jes is an old friend and former landlady of mine (actually I used to squat in her Bermondsey house - oh and the Elephant and Castle one I think too?!), and we hadn't spoken for too long so many tales were told of past adventures and future plans. Anyway, after Jes suggesting that I start a blog, and I being entirely skeptical about the idea, I have spent the last day at 'work' looking into it and creating landscape fika. And now I have decided to start a personal one.

Me being me, I really wanted to have flinn.blogspot.com but this was already taken by a Niall Flinn who had written a brief couple of posts back in 2004. Luckily he mentioned where he was working, and luckier still, he was quite amiable when I called him a couple of hours ago at his workplace to ask if he minded me having the blog name. Cheers Niall, wonder if we're related?

Lastly; for all those who feel like they have bitten off a little more than they can chew, here is a picture of my house last saturday.