8.20 am. Set off on school run. Sit in traffic for what seems like an eternity (WHY do people need to take their kids to school at the same time as me?)

8.40 am. Arrive at school gates. Hug, kiss, wave then back on the road.

8.50 am. Arrive Rare Ltd. Swipe self in at reception (which is unusually empty) and head to my office (Porta Kabin, ground floor, the home of the Art Asset Group, about 25 people live there) Say "morning" to Steve (Ste) on the way past his desk (he's the guy that keeps us AAG people in check). Check emails. Check Myspace messages (3 new friends requests from strange randoms) Check Facebook messages (2 people think I’m "flirtable" and I've received 1 new vote in "most eligible singles. Useful.....NOT) Check messages from "SugarDaddie.com". Far too many to read now, will go through them tonight (all those millionaires begging me for a date, tiresome!!)

9.00 am. Office starts to fill up now. Carla (another animator, from Canada, too quiet, obviously can’t be trusted!!) breezes in saying “Hi” to everyone. Gareth (background modeler) arrives (he’s another quiet one, from Australia, cycles to work, must take him AGES?!?! Permanently happy, can't be human)

9.10 am. Lou rolls in (Mad Irish bird. She's our animation supervisor, organizes all the animators and generally bosses us all around......yeah right). Obviously decided to give her skirt day off work today!! She makes us all a coffee then work begins.

Animating a new character for Banjo Kazooie today. Working on a run cycle (nice and simple but fun to do)

10.20 am. Fag break. Freezing outside so made it a quick one!!

11.00 am. My turn to make coffees.

Gave Lou feedback on "Acting for Animators" workshop we attended last week at Stafford Uni. Was a good day out, damn students everywhere tho! Bizzare!?!?! Lou gives me a gold star for being the first person to respond to her email (gotta suck up the boss).

11.45 am. Sooooo hungry so check today's menu on Intranet. ......

Lentil and veg soup Smoked haddock with cheesy mash topped with poached egg (sounds odd but surprisingly quite nice) Tiffin Wednesday curry (everyone's favorite) Cheese and potato layer bake Hot baguette with peppered steak and salad Side orders of leeks, potato wedges, corguettes

12.00 pm. Lunchtime!! Pop out for quick fag break. Joined by Salvatore (Lead programmer on Banjo, half Italian half Scottish swinger.......well he was practicing his golf swing whilst smoking!!) Pat and Ryan (2 of our concept artists from AAG) walk past, heading off to take their shoes for a walk (don't ask!!), well they WERE carrying shoes with them. THINK they were taking Ryan's dog for a walk around the grounds (he brings his dog in every day).

12.10 pm. Head to restaurant and join "the girls" (Pink Laydeez) at our usual table in the corner (guys rarely dare join us unless feeling exceptionally brave, they just sit and look over at us with a look of sheer confusion, or is lust? Never been able to tell difference between those emotions). Lou was tucking into her steak baguette, looked pretty good so I had the same. Simona (our Italian rock chick/programmer) went for the cheesy potato dish and Carla had chicken samosas. Elissa (yet ANOTHER animator and official “Rare Candy”) is a frugivore so can't eat any of the food here as it hasn’t fallen from a tree. Usual mix of odd conversation over lunch. Simona explained the difference between emos and goths (glad she cleared THAT one up) and told us about last night's gig in Birmingham (Jimmy eats world???? Never heard of ‘em) then sang us one of their songs and played air guitar (demonstrating her new guitar playing skills) whilst Lou head banging (again, don't ask!!) Finished picking poppy seeds from teeth (baguette was covered in ‘em) then went back out for another smoke (Sav still swinging out there, seriously worry about that man).

1.00 pm. Back to the office. Carla makes us coffee. Do more to my run cycle.

3.30 pm. Another fag break (Sav STILL swinging!!) then back to the animating. Ste looking at portfolios from students hoping to become interns. Had a quick look at some of the best and worst.

5.00 pm. Home time!! Get valet to bring car to the front door. Drive to child minder’s to collect daughter.

5.25 pm. Pull up outside house, my assistant comes out to put car back into garage with the others. Open wine, light cigarette and RELAX!!