yeah and then it can get worse.

But that kind of commenting (your'n and mine) should get this placed into the off-topic thread.
I just got re-employed after a year off. The job market *does* seem to be getting better, albeit slowly. All the recruiters who I've been working with say so - that major corps are loosening the purse strings a little now and rehiring. Temping and entry computer jobs will start picking up again, count on it.
I actually wanted to go into massage therapy, my lifelong dream job, but I couldn't figure out how to pay for 18 months of school on no income, and now that I'm working full time, if I did it I'd have no time for comedy. What a dilemma.