Mission

The Leisure Agency is a loosely connected network of individuals, founded (but it would be glorifying matters to say “led”) by Hilatron, who developed the concept in collaboration with Captain Glitter Biscuit, Agent E, and Bili Rubin. We don’t have a corporate office. We don’t own a fax machine or a multi-tiered voice mail system. We are bound only by the belief that each and every being has the right to quality Leisure. Further, we feel that our shared culture refuses to acknowledge this need, much less provide a means to fulfill it. With this in mind, the Leisure Agency pursues three goals:

1) Increase awareness of the need for Leisure.
It may seem obvious, but in today’s harum-scarum world, people often forget that Leisure is an essential part of life. All too often, we hear from those who are suffering because they feel that the pursuit of Leisure would make them frivolous or silly. These poor souls truly believe that time spent pursuing Leisure is time wasted, that only those endeavors which society deems “serious” are worthwhile or valuable. Well, pbbbbbbbftt. What’s really crazy is to think that one must be serious and efficient all the time. Is Mother Nature efficient or serious? Have you ever taken a good look at a warthog?

2) Offer a variety of Leisure Options.
The Agency is usually abuzz with a wide variety of projects and plans. Our Agents are encouraged to pursue whatever notions they feel will help to foster Leisure in themselves and others. Whether making movies or “improving” subway ads, our Agents are always on the lookout for ways to open the eyes of the people to a new way of living—in Leisure.

3) To set an example by pursuing the Leisurely path.
Our Agents are encouraged to strive for Leisure even in the most trying circumstances. There is no one right way to achieve this, and we encourage experimentation. The Agency is not here to provide answers, it is here to ask questions, and to wear silly outfits. We enjoy hearing from our agents about what they have learned, and we look forward to adding their knowledge to our growing understanding of what it means for each and every one of us to be Leisurely. The Leisure Agency enjoys the journey, it doesn’t keep asking “Shouldn’t we have taken that last right?”

Updated 6/12/02 by Hilatron