The Leisure Agency's first anniversary is coming up. Saturday, October 25th, will be here before we know it, and I'd like to do something special to mark our first year of operations - possibly something different than a regular old party, especially due to the following restrictions:
1) We are scattered hither and thither, making a regular old party somewhat difficult to plan, not to mention expensive if traveling to a physical location is involved.
2) Speaking of which, unless one of you is a secret millionaire, none of us is exactly rolling in it.
I'd like to put together an idea for an anniversary celebration that is both fun for all, and easy for Agents and Friends to participate in, if you want to. This should not just be a project for the website,* but something we can enjoy in our real-life lives. Thus, I turn to the vast creative and organizational powers housed in the minds of my Leisurely comrades. Please throw your ideas out in the comments and let's try to come up with something worthy of this momentous occasion! Thanks everyone!
*Although if there is some sort of photographic or written record of the event(s), well, you won't see me complaining.
LONDON (AP) -- Stressed-out Britons are set for a day of doing nothing as workers and managers alike are being urged to relax and slack off on Friday, August 22.
Organizers of National Slacker Day are calling on people to "stand up for your right to sit back down again" as a reminder that life does not revolve around the office.
With British employees working the longest hours in Europe, the campaign wants people to recognize the value of rest and relaxation.
"How can you possibly comprehend the value of your own hectic endeavor if you don't occasionally put your feet up and experience a state of complete calm," said actor and Slacker Day supporter Simon Pegg, star of the comedy series "Spaced."
Organizers are also promising on their Web site www.slackerday.com to contact blue-chip firms to urge them to set up a disciplinary framework for staff who insist on working through the slackest day of the year.
Slacker Day is now in its third year and has been moved from February to August, taking place just before a long bank holiday weekend.