SURVIVOR GAMES

Dizzy from digging through dozens of job postings (or from the fact that there aren't dozens of job postings)? Check out the Japanese Logic Puzzle; your brain will feel better.  Or, if words are your type, the NYTimes has the best crossword puzzles. For shapes and persception puzzles, check out SET.  Pissed off at Bankers? Get your vitual revenge with live Monopoly. Have a game you like better?  Then, post it in Discussion, or write and article and send it to us to post!

Oh, and puzzles go really well with Mac n' Cheese and/or Blueberry Pancakes, so check out the recipes in the Comfort Food section!  (FYI, the games photo above is of a giant wood scupture called Equinox located in a hotel where a Mel Brooks movie was shot. Know where it is? Post it in Discussion!)

SURVIVOR TV

The Office -- whether it's the original with Ricky Gervais or the Scanton, PA cousin with Steve Carell -- it's not just for breakfast anymore!

But there are lots of others, like....

Flight of the Conchords (HBO or DVD) -- two Kiwi (New Zealanders) musicians are in NYC looking for jobs, gigs, and hot chicks.  Refreshing and brilliant -- warning: your stomach will hurt from laughing. See Business Time, one of their more famous music videos.

Is there a book you're reading, or have read, that is particularly helpful or pertinent to you surviving the laid-off world?

Here's your chance to review it and post it here.  See below for Survivor Books.

SURVIVOR MOVIES

Movies -- they're the best for forgettin' your troubles. What kind do you like to kick back to?

You've been laid off; you need a hearty laugh and an uplifting song to sing around the house.  The film Life of Brian has it all!
Go ahead -- sing it!

Always look on the bright side of life!
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps.
Just purse your lips and whistle. That's the thing.
And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
-- Eric Idle
Monty Python's Flying Circus