I was laid off not quite ten years ago at the beginning of summer. About 4 weeks later, I had a job lined up to start in mid-September. It was my first summer off since I was 14 years old. Fantastic!
BTW, here's the patient in question. She was chowing down on a Chinese-style burrito (tortilla with Chinese stir-fry goodness inside) when I pulled a candid-camera on her.