Imaginary Appointments

So as I go through this experience, I am looking for another job.  I have had a couple of phone interviews and am trying to spend some time each day looking for positions and using my network to make connections, pretty conventional and boring.  When I do make contact with someone interested in talking to me and with their assumption that I'm "working", I end up making up appointments and meetings on my schedule that I need to work around in order to schedule a time to talk or meet with them.  I have to note in the appointment I schedule with them what I've told them about my "schedule" so that I can remember the right story with the right person.  I guess I feel bad making up these imaginary appts/meetings but it is far easier than explaining I could be sleeping under my desk as far as my boss is concerned right now.  Up to 391 Twitter feeds to follow; onward and upward!