I thought this thread was about IF you call off to play a game and why, not " this is how you should live your life.." But anyways, ya, i faked sick a few times in school to play ffvII. But more recently I took a few vacation days off of work to play Diablo 3 when it came out (that was a mistake). I've also missed work to play KSP, and just recently i had my wife call into my work with an "emergency" so i could leave and play PZ. .. Yes planning vacation days is obviously the better option but, some nights i go to sleep planning on work the next day and just wake up not feeling like going to work. Ya I'm a grown man and ya i have responsibilities, but i also know how MY finances work and sometimes i feel like i deserve a spontaneous day off to do whatever the F i feel like.