Book of Daze Cancel Plans Day
Book of Daze Cancel Plans Day was founded in 2010 by Seattle software engineer Leona Bragg after she had bailed on a co-worker’s game night and spent the evening drinking wine in the bathtub instead then watching Murder, She Wrote reruns. “I felt guilty for three minutes,” she confessed in a Reddit post that received 146,000 upvotes, “and then I felt like a goddess wrapped in a towel robe of liberation.”
Bragg’s post gave rise to a movement–and by the following year, August 19 had been designated Book of Daze Cancel Plans Day, a celebration of the brave decision not to show up.
Participants observe Book of Daze Cancel Plans Day by backing out of dinners, birthday parties, Zooms, book clubs, threesomes. or improv workshops with phrases like: “Ugh, I think something came up”; “I’m not feeling great–might be something going around”; or “Sorry, totally spaced! Can we rain check?”
The record holder for Book of Daze Cancel Plans Day is Kory Hensley of Akron, Ohio, who managed to cancel six different social engagements on the same day without breaking a sweat. “I was supposed to go to brunch, a baby shower, a yoga class, and three birthday things,” Kory said. “Instead, I made nachos, masturbated twice, took a nap, and had the best day of my adult life.”
Kristen Stewart is a noted fan of this joyous day. “I cancel plans constantly,” she told Nylon. “It’s not personal. I just love my couch more than I love … basically anything.”
Cultural traditions observed on Book of Daze Cancel Plans Day include: The Sacred Ghost Text (aka: not responding at all); The Ritual of the Apologetic Emoji Combo (🥴ðŸ™ðŸ’”); The ceremonial scroll-through-of-the-event-you-just-skipped to confirm you made the right call. Advanced practitioners may even cancel on plans they themselves initiated. This is called “The Reverse Host” maneuver and is considered elite.
Book of Daze Cancel Plans Day isn’t about flakiness–it’s about radical self-care, guilt management, and the deeply human joy of doing absolutely nothing. Cancel boldly, cancel often, and above all, don’t reschedule.
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