This is the thread for senselessly frittering away the last hour of a Friday afternoon

I took today off. Slept til 1pm. Sorry bout dat The Man.

LONDON (Reuters) - Businesses are losing more than 50 million pounds a year because of employees leaving work early on Friday, according to a survey published on Friday.

The top excuses for starting the weekend early are a long lunch, doctor's appointment and an out-of-office meeting near to home.

"Our evidence suggests that more and more workers are seeing Friday afternoon as an unofficial holiday," said Pam Rogerson, head of personnel at Employersafe.

"We have estimated that this is costing British business just over 50 million pounds a year, which all goes to form part of the overall 13 billion pound cost of workplace absenteeism."

The company has developed a software system which detects patterns of absence and recommends appropriate disciplinary action.

Employersafe also said the "Friday Feeling" trend has been reinforced by motoring organisations which report that the Friday rush hour now starts around noon.

Research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) suggested earlier this year that managers believe one in eight of all workplace absences are due to staff faking illness - and the favourite days to do so are Fridays or Mondays.

Your not going to get many replies to this, Mark - everyone's buggered off home.

Long (ie all afternoon) lunches used to be positively encouraged in my office but that era is kind of over now.

I have spent SOO much money on baking stuff!

2 x deep sandwich tins!
2 x packs silicone muffin cases in multicolours!
1 x pink! silicone spatula!
1 x "Good Housekeeping" deep cake/muffin tray!
oh and...
1 x pack of freezer bags which is arguably less exciting :)

YAY! Tonight is going to be ginger and lemon sponge night! I will bring Elaine Paige the laptop into the kitchen and watch JEKYLL whilst I whisk. Thankfully I have got over fear of flour going all over the keys by now! Mwahaha. So impressed with the muffin cases! They are not only good for baking but for seperating out food in my lunchbox!

Easily impressed, yes yes.

MDC - I so hear you!

POETS DAY

You've called your laptop 'Elaine Paige'?

Well I am hardly going to call her Barbara Dickson!

(An explanation for this is that I was watching Harry Hill whilst I was setting it up)

I think you lot should all find cake recipes that you want to make but can't be bothered etc, and then I will make a big list of them, and I shall make them!

Then you can come over to my house and eat them if you want. We are soon to have a big telly! I am so excited! It is 32" widescreen! My current telly is the one I've had since I wz 15 or so and is about 7" I imagine (the INDIE TELLY). Still don't know whether I can bear to get rid of it. It is covered in Smash Hits! stickers...

Wow Sarah! Such baking treats! I too am baking this weekend, but am undecided as to what...

http://www.thetasteofpoland.co.uk/ekmps/shops/tasteofpoland/images/zywiec.jpg

tonight.. ^^^^^^^^^you

srsly one of the worst days of my working life. fucking bullshit deadlines. SO STRESSED.

And yes, Trayce, I did bump this thread..again...

Here you all are. Fuck me, I thought work had rumbled me at long last.

Dammit you said that before I got a chance to. Hahah me so predictble :D

I skipped work again today. God, I suck!

Hi.

Going gothclubbing for CURE SPESH tonight. I hope it will be fun! Maybe I should have sent my friend who is DJing at it a copy of "HEY YOU!!!" I would love to dance to that!

Cheesy, cheesy 70's/80's for me tonight & FM boots. yah

ha yeah, there's some intense Cure buzz occurring atm.

I'm gaan to the Polish Club. So fun. But I think a lot of the youngish obvs Polish guys get a bit territorial of us "aussies".

esp when we totally take over the tiny bar.

You can get the dramatic chipmunk on a shirt, btw guys.

http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/dramaticchipmunk/male

There is work on my desk, but I just can't seem to muster any enthusiasm about it.

My work has progressed at a snail's pace today. I'm alone, antsy to end a tough week and am just ready to get the hell out of dodge.

think I'm going now. Nobody's here, who will know?

I hope you notice!

In before Droone for a change (haw)

Roll on 5pm. I want tomorrow to hurry up. I have a date (omgwtf!)

Yah roll on already, no date but you can't beat these sunny days!

HI!

badg are u in melb or syd? I forget.

I found this onion article fairly amusing: http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/bro_youre_a_god_among_bros

When I was new in this town, you took me under your wing and showed me the bropes. And I will always preesh that. Not only did you school me in proper brotocol, but you were a spiritual leader, a confidant, and, more importantly, a bro.

Also, i'm drinking tonight. And we found a new place :D
not moving in for a few weeks though.

wau, i'm listening to this new band of horsies album at work, it's a bit terrible..

I'm in Melbourne, and in 30 seconds I'm outta here!

4 hours and 36 minutes.

Help me.

hour and three minutes. Close enough.

Do you guys know what? Hey, hey, guess what. My chemistry class is never going to fucking start. Not for a half a man hour. THAT IS A LONG TIME ON A FRIDAY MY FRIENDS. I could be at home with a vodka tonic or totally walking my dog. I KNOW ABOUT PHASES OF MATTER DO NOT WNAT ATTEND 96 TEARS.

I...

Want...

STEW.

It is 2:55. In 17 years, it will be 4:00.

in 17 years i will drink beer

So, God willing, will I.

That is certainly on the agenda for me.

Hmmm, end of work. (Actually tomorrow and Sunday night are the party days, tonight is chilling and seeing if a storm actually DOES come.)

oh noes! storm watch in Socal

A WHOLE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN!

it must be ALL over the news

There are few things I can imagine less wishing to do than drive in LA again when it's raining.

8 or 9 hours until I see Bonde Do Role!

I KNOW ABOUT PHASES OF MATTER DO NOT WNAT ATTEND 96 TEARS.

Is it ok with you if I start saying '96 tears' when something is poopy? I like it.

You know, the original title was "69 Tears," but the record company made them change it.