It seemed like a great idea at first. When I found myself unemployed in April 2009 a sense of relief washed over me. I updated my resume and applied to a couple of jobs online, but truth be told I was in no hurry to brush my teeth before noon. I felt like it was Summer Vacation again and this time it was with my amazing seven year old daughter and a nifty little severance package.

I'm not sure which one of us first used the term “FUnEMPLOYMENT”, however it quickly caught on with my rapidly growing crew of corporately displaced friends. Sure, we were all scared to death at first. That first COBRA bill is a reality check on steroids. Despite the loss of everything material we’d ever accumulated (401K plans, luxury cars and what I like to call “Mc Mansions”), it felt better knowing my colleagues were in the same boat. Besides, I’m not so sure that I would have found the discipline or inner strength to downsize and re-evaluate what truly means most to me in life had I immediately re-entered the workforce. Yes, to me a half-filled glass means it’s time for a refill.

So what does one do with their bad ol’ self after applying for every single job on the Internet just short of door-to-door perfume sales?  Online dating you say?  Funny because that’s exactly what me and all of my single unemployed friends did, for better or for worse.

Somewhere in the middle of the chaos a promo for "The Office" came on smack in the middle of the nightly news featuring record unemployment. I found myself wondering how many people just like me were watching a show about people at work and yet were about to have their cable shut off?  Enjoy the result: FUnEMPLOYMENT: A.K.A. “Jobbus Interruptus” and thank you for shopping my K-Mart.