Reason 1: I had a prior commitment, man. I'm not made of time.

It's not you, it's me. I'm just a busy guy with a lot on my plate. Or in this case, a lot on my calendaræk.

Look, I know we were all set to discuss the finer points of Chronos-McCalculus, but, alas, I had a family emergency. My cat's hairball was clogged, and I just had to be there.

So, let's just adjourn this meeting, shall we?

Reason 1.2: The coffee machine was broken. It was a real existential crisis.

Reason 2: I had a sudden case of Sudden Onset Meeting-Induced Nausea Syndrome (SONINS).