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Layoff Mrs Enginerd

The Layoff: Month 9

A lot of people have been wondering why I have been out for this long, based on my qualifications and stellar resume, and the reason is very simple: I started applying for jobs outside my ex-employer in September. Why? Back in April I almost had an offer but it fell through due to a hiring […]

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Game Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Black O(o)ps III

There are so many things wrong with this game, I don’t even know where to start. Normally, my review would be about how awesome the graphics are and how original the story was but for some reason it didn’t impress me. After watching my sister and husband struggle with the enemies and the story twists, […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd

55 Books in 365 Days

The Goodreads app has reading challenge menu where you can set a goal for the year. For 2015, I decided to set my goal to 55 books, or 1.067 books per week. Yikes! I thought a year was enough time to pull it off since on average, I read about 30 to 40 books per […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd Wonder Woman: 75 Years+ of Awesome

The Secret History of Wonder Woman

As an avid reader of DC Comics, Wonder Woman became my favorite super hero, and as the most successful woman in comic book history, I was surprised to learn very few books were available on the subject of her genesis and rise to popularity. To me, it was no secret that Wonder Woman was a […]

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DIY Mrs Enginerd

Home Is Where The Heart Is String Outline Artwork – DIY

There were a couple of DIY ideas that became best sellers on Etsy, one of them being the state or country outline made with string and nails artwork. I thought this would make an awesome housewarming gift for my Puerto Rican or “Washiricans” friends but I couldn’t find one pre-made so I had to come […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff STEM

Managing Martians by Donna Shirley with Danelle Morton

Believe it or not, this is the first book I have read about a woman in engineering so my expectations were perhaps a bit too high. Donna Shirley, once the manager of the California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a renowned aerospace and mechanical engineer credited for leading the Mars exploration project that […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

Of Dice And Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons And The People Who Play It

When I saw this book at the Amazon Books store at the University Village in Seattle, I couldn’t believe my luck. The 20 sided die, 1d20, my favorite polyhedral, was featured in the cover and the subtitle made me wonder if the experience of playing a D&D campaign could be captured in 285 pages. Magically, […]

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Bucket List Mrs Enginerd

My New Bucket List

For almost a decade, I haven’t had a decent bucket list that covers the rest of my life. The original document I drafted in high school is nearly completed and some items were obsolete; age and career moves placed me far away from some of the goals set by 18 year old me. Although I […]

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Book Reviews Bucket List Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

The Day I Met Isabel Allende

For those of you who don’t know her, Isabel Allende is a pint sized power house Latin American writer credited with works in magical realism featuring strong female characters, so uniquely executed that the late Gabriel García Marquez recognized her body of work as excellent representations of the genre. (He should know because he invented […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

Books To Feed Your Inner Player: Video Game Culture Reading

Amazon opened a brick and mortar store in the area where I live and originally, I had very little interest in checking out their set up. I didn’t see a reason to cheat on Barnes and Noble which is way closer to my home when lo and behold, one of my friends posted a link […]