(Ed.Note) Welcome to our journey into the world of recession blogs! The 405 Club wants to get personal via a handful of questions with our favorite fellow bloggers who are documenting the recession and unemployment firsthand.

Today we’ve taken a trip down to

Texas to have the pleasure of sitting with That Unemployed Chick in Austin. Don’t mess with Texas!

Before we chat about the blog, what will you be having for brunch? 

*Burger, Bloody Mary and Coffee

1. When were you laid off and what did you do? Or are you employed/self-employed? If so, what do you do now? 

*Laid off: Jan. 21, 2010 Profession: Public relations Employer: Fortune 500 software company

2. Tell everyone the name of your site, where they can find it, then when and why you started your site. 

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(Ed.Note) Welcome to our journey into the world of recession blogs! The 405 Club wants to get personal via a handful of questions with our favorite fellow bloggers who are documenting the recession and unemployment firsthand.

Today we have the pleasure of sitting with the creator of Diary of An Unemployed MBA.

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Before we chat about the blog, what will you be having for brunch?

* Crabcake benedict. My favorite.

1. When were you laid off and what did you do? Or are you employed/self-employed? If so, what do you do now?

* I was laid off first in Sept 2008. I was a Strategist at The Groop, a boutique marketing agency. More recently, I quit my job in January when I was doing Marketing for an online video game company.

2. Tell everyone the name of your site, where they can find it, then when and why you started your site.

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Before we chat about the blog, what will you be having for brunch?

* JD on the rocks !!!

1. When were you laid off and what did you do? Or are you employed/self-employed? If so, what do you do now?

* I went out of the country in June 08 for a job. It was completed in Nov 09 and when I got back, there is no job. I have been looking since. Its tough tough times !! My professional field is Transportation Planning/Engineering.

2. Tell everyone the name of your site, where they can find it, then when and why you started your site.

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(Ed.Note) Welcome to our journey into the world of recession blogs! The 405 Club wants to get personal via a handful of questions with our favorite fellow bloggers who are documenting the recession and unemployment firsthand.

Today we have the pleasure of sitting with the man behind Unemployed & Over 50.

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Before we chat about the blog, what will you be having for brunch?

* I’ll just have a burger please.

1. So let’s get to it.  When were you laid off and what did you do? Or are you employed/self-employed? If so, what do you do now?

* I am still among the fortunate, the employed.

2. When and why did you start your site?

* The company that I work for as been laying off people on a regular basis for the past few years. I believe that it is only a matter of time before my number is called.
Blogging is a wonderful way to not only communicate but also to research any thing that you are blogging about. Since unemployment is on the horizon for me I thought that I would go ahead and start my blog Unemployed and Over Fifty.

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(Ed.Note) Welcome to our journey into the world of recession blogs! The 405 Club wants to get personal via a handful of questions with our favorite fellow bloggers who are documenting the recession and unemployment firsthand.

Joining us today is a father of 3 who was handed his first pink slip after 25 years of work, now the author of My Unemployed Journey.

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Before we chat about the blog, what will you be having for brunch?

* Huevos Rancheros

1. When were you laid off and what did you do?

* I am/was a TV Producer. I have worked in the industry since I was a freshman in college, winning five Emmy Awards.

2. When and why did you start your site?

* I started writing my blog in January 2010 after seeing Julie & Julia. As I said in my first blog, I’m not sure that movie will ever make its way into my DVD player again, but it definitely inspired me to write.  After being out of work for more than a year, I was motivated by the opportunity to speak my mind.  At first, the reward was just the opportunity to write but after connecting with so many people in similar situations, the reward has been sharing our stories.

3. What is your motivation to continue blogging and/or running the site?

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(Ed.Note) Welcome to our journey into the world of recession blogs! The 405 Club wants to get personal via a handful of questions with our favorite fellow bloggers who are documenting the recession and unemployment firsthand.

Today we have the honor of chowing some grub with Sierra of 30 and Unemployed.

Before we chat about the blog, what will you be having for brunch?

*Organic oatmeal, egg white (free range) omelette with, soy sausage, extra tall double Mimosa1. When were you laid off and what did you do? Or are you employed/self-employed? If so, what do you do now?

*I QUIT (gasp!) my job in the entertainment industry one month ago. I did business development for a video production company based in Austin. I am now working part-time as a “family assistant” (think, part maid/part nanny) in Orange County, CA.

2. When and why did you start your site?

*I started my site, 30 and Unemployed, a little over a month ago, as motivation to myself and any others who have found themselves in similar life predicament. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What do I want to be when I grow up?”, now is the time to figure it out. 

3. What is your motivation to continue blogging and/or running the site?

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