Actually yeah, I guess it was pretty silly to take time off to play a game with some friends, especially one I'm pretty psyched for. Taking time off to relax, have a nice afternoon after not taking any time off for several months, and just spend some time with people I haven't seen in about as long as I haven't had time off is pretty sorry on my end.
And no, I don't need to lie to my boss to take time off. I ask for time off, they say ok, there you go. Seeing as I am a level designer, they probably would've understood that I wanted some time to play the coolest new release (depending on your opinion of course) even if I did have to explain my reasons for taking a half day off. They probably would have encouraged it.
So yeah, silly of me to want to spend time with people I don't really get much time to hang out with, silly of me to want to dive into a pretty awesome looking game, pretty silly of me to want to spend an after noon relaxing, pretty silly of me to want to look at Valve's new levels, pretty silly of me to ... wait, you're a piece of shit. My bad.