(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 enjoying a lovely brunch with Craig and Javed from The Layoff Support Network.

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

* Well, given the fact that I’ve been cultivating quite a nice “muffin top” since my unemployment, I think I might just stick with 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?

* I was laid off in June 2009. I worked in the “recession proof” liquor industry managing field sales & marketing. I was with a small company and survived 2 rounds of lay offs last year. I ultimately fell victim to a company buy out by an industry gi.

2. When and why did you start your site?

* I had been unemployed for about a month and I was going stir crazy sitting in my house endlessly job searching on the internet, when a friend emailed me a link to an unemployment blog. I started thinking, well I love to write, and I have nothing but free time, so maybe I should start my own blog. I was also desperately trying to find ways to fill my excessive “leisure” time. And,http://activeleisure.wordpress.com was born in August 2009. The site still continues to evolve.

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

* Believe it or not my site has become therapeutic for me. It allows me to talk about whatever may be on my mind….

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