How do I play Skyrim offline?

I have just bought Skyrim for PC, and have started installing it. Now it is in my steam library and updating. How do I then play Skyrim offline?How do I play Skyrim offline?
Its part of the Anti-Piracy movement there's a lot of games that are doing it these days. (ie. Assassin's Creed) You could try putting Steam into Off-Line mode to play it but that doesn't always work. (You could always just hide from friends if you don't want to be bothered by them while you play)How do I play Skyrim offline?
Skyrim is singleplayer only, wich i do not like at all since i am the type of gamer that enjoys companyHow do I play Skyrim offline?
You can only play it online. Thats the biggest flaw of the game.
Go into steam settings and click "Select Offline Mode."