I am currently learning Objective-C, openGL and how to develop iPhone applications. Sure I figured, why not write a game and see how it goes; writing the code will be the easy part. I look forward to learning about the apple release process, marketing, doing user studies, reviewing the feedback...
I give myself til the end of 2012, if the game or game(s) are successful I will continue. Otherwise maybe I will consider moving from software engineering into product management. The thrill and challenge of writing code is gone, the isolation one feels developing code has become too much; while I can understand other developers I've learned that I am not really like them. I enjoy working with various team players, executives, customers. I like going to meetings where I am an active participant, I like being thrown into the deep end of the pool where I have to figure things out on the fly. I love making decisions and taking full responsibility for them.
Unemployed? Yeah, it's the happiest time of my life. Stress completely vanished. Not even looking for a job, haven't even updated LinkedIn so very few people even know I'm not "working".