One way to save the embarrasment of being caught online when you are showing offline to friends because you do need that down time from IM's and chatter to build, play a game, clean inventory etc. is to set yourself to busy. Friends won't think you are being a creep if you are busy mode. A laughable message such as "You have reached my IM box, please wipe your feet and then stand on one foot reciting "I'm Enry the the Eighth I am I am, I'm Enry the eighth I am I am...until I return, yours truly...Terminally addicted to Zyngo!