Trust me, I know the economy is horrible. It still is bad regardless of what media is trying to spin as the markets big comeback. Even in that sense, the media is being cautiously positive and conservative about how they talk about the situation clearing. They know it is a sensitive issue and I would have to agree that it affects me deeply.

In November of this year, I will have been unemployed for one year. It's not easy saying that but it is the cold hard truth. Sure, I took some time out this year to travel to India for most of Q1 and I have been freelancing and in pre-production for some new shows since Q2, but I have not felt that confidence of working a full time job in a long time. It could be worse; I could have children and a spouse to support. I know many of you do, and I understand since I grew up in a home where one or both of my parents were supporting us on unemployment. I think my perspective is different--different in the sense that it is not like those who have been in the workforce for 10+ years. I am talking about those of us trapped in mid-level, mid-twenties limbo. Here's the profile: 25 year old Max Powers has always succeeded academically and had a great start after graduation. This bright-eyed individual has been given enviable resume building opportunities and has worked their way up to a mid-level position. Now, as the economy has slowed, companies aren't looking for the expertise and growth potential of an employee like Max. He's either too experienced or half baked in the management realm. The economy is bad for us all, but Max feels disillusioned. "I got into a prestigious University, where I excelled," he thinks,"I have been working at a notable places since I was interning...I have a great resume, what's wrong?"

What is wrong? Why is it that those of us that have not only graduated from the best institutions in the nation, have great personalities, and are hard workers, not finding our dream job? Personally, I feel a bit mislead. All your life you work towards a goal, towards that American Dream. We are instructed that those who achieve this lifestyle do some things right in their life; they get high marks, go to a good college, play sports, join clubs, are popular. What I have found in my generation is that we thought we knew the formula. We watched our parents and older siblings try the right and wrong things, so we knew the blueprint to our successful destination. Now, after we've put the puzzle pieces together, we're left with realizing that a few pieces are missing. They were missing from the start, but we didn't know--we read the description on the box and assumed that they would all be there. After working our entire lives to what we thought would happen if we had all the parts of the formula correctly, my generation is ending up in a land of confusion with a problem that has no foreseeable solution.

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