I was laid off about a year ago this week. During the time I spent looking for new employment, a thousand ideas went through my head for things I could do outside the world of advertising and design. Two videos from this post by Seth Godin have me wondering now what would I be doing here in February 2010 if I hadn’t been rehired in my field in May 2009. Are you doing what you love? 
Post photo courtesy of Flickr user Rob_Simpson. Original here
Robert Ballard
While my iMac went south I was without RSS communications for about a week or more. I missed the lemonade post. Since AppleCare fixed my mac I have been busy reinstalling my OS and all my feeds, software, etceteras.
Sorry to hear of your layoff. Employed yet? I loved my time in the design field, wouldn’t have done anything else. I’m really bored with retirement and may seek design jobs as a contract designer.
Good luck with the job search if you are still unemployed, it’s tough out there and will be for sometime to come.