well...

shouldn't i be at the annual dinner right now you may ask...

not really would be the answer.
first there was nobody stepping back from their booking (that's bad)
second i am suffering from a brutal cold since almost two weeks ago my car broke down (that makes it bearable that noone stepped back...)

so i am sitting here while the others (incl. K?) are having a nice night...
i am not complaining.
the last week was extremely busy in the office. yes. i had to work even if i felt more like staying in bed all the time...
we managed to finish one more stage on one of our projects and on monday already i have a big meeting for the next one. but i am looking forward to it as it will start the next stage towards realisation of my very own first build in the UK...
yes. there is a little bit of pride in my words...

the contact with my colleagues gets better and better.
as we are offering architectural services and interior design services we almost have two departments within the office and it is no secret that i am not getting on very well with the team manager of the interior people. she is just that kind of character i can't get on with. even if i would like to...
and she is the one that during our last project (the one we finished today) made me look silly in the office by holding back vital information so that we architects couldn't do our job properly...

however. my fellow architects realised in the meantime that it was not only my fault that we had some difficulties with that project and the gap between interior design team management and us architects gets bigger and bigger... i should be concerned about that maybe not being well for the office as a whole but i am not... why?

easy!
first it is not my office and i get underpayed anyway...
second (and far more important) we clarify the responsibilities and will stop mixing up architecture and interior design projects. they should do their stuff while we do ours...
that way i have the possibility of showing my skills without fussing around with personal issues... anyway. in the long term architectur will become more and more important in the development of our office so that i have to get into a good position...

by the way.
in germany where i got most of my experiences from there is no such job like an interior designer. there was... but not anymore. why?

easy again...
prices to hire architects are extremely low over there if you get a job at all... (one of the reasons why i am here...)
and architects are that well educated that they can easily cover the job of an interior designer. so why hire an interior designer if you can get an architect (who also is able to provide the shell for the interior) for the same money???
that's why interior designers disappeared in germany...
and that's the reason why us architects in germany use to look a little bit down onto that profession... in germany to become an interior designer you are either a girl or gay...

that easy it is.

saw the latest plans for leeds today in the papers. some interesting projects going on there... that means lots of work for the lovesick architect...
long live architecture! i ferkin' love that job!!

lovesick? aah yes. i remember this other side in me. it might come out over the weekend again. but generally i am not too much concerned at the moment as the workload keeps me pretty busy right now...

should never stop with that...

but i am sure my time will come.
workwise as relationshipwise...

enjoy the bonfires... :)