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My Life Two Years After The Layoff

When I started this blog as an unemployed nerd the future seemed bright and full of possibilities. Having gone through the grief phase where I cried and cursed the heavens for the pink slip, and for inability to find an alternate job position within the company as an engineer, I had made peace with the […]

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Thirteen Reasons Why, 10th Anniversary Edition

I picked up this book at my local Costco because it had a sticker that read “Netflix Original”. My goal was to devour it before it hit the screen. If the masters at Netflix manage it well, this adaptation should become an instant hit. Why? It is a tale about suicide, the people that pushed […]

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Happy First Foster Anniversary, Zach!

Wow! It has been a year since we started to foster Zach. Even though we wanted to adopt him, we know there might be a better place for him out there, so we will continue to foster him, and treasure him, for as long as life gives us. We haven’t been able to move yet […]

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Comic Books and Super Heroes Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff Wonder Woman: 75 Years+ of Awesome

Wonder Woman, The True Amazon by Jill Thompson

I know what you are thinking: Another origin story? Didn’t Earth One Vol 1 give a new spin on the story for the Rebirth launch? Yes, it did. However, because of the 75th anniversary of the Wonder Woman comics, DC tapped veteran Jill Thompson to create storylines and art work in her signature style. The […]

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MrsEnginerd’s First Blogiversary

Woop woop! We made it to the one year mark and I can’t be more excited. It was a time period full of hardship and enlightenment, accompanied by a dose of true friendship and many adventures. I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the journey which has brought me a lot of […]

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200 Mrs Enginerd Posts! :D

Time flies! A year ago I started the blog to have a hobby during my funemployment, brought about a layoff or reduction in work force notice. Since March 20th 2015, I had been looking for ways to creatively communicate my frustration and trepidation towards this new chapter of my life. For the first time in […]

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The Layoff, Revisited

On March 20th, the first anniversary of the layoff, I had just returned from an assignment in London. For a group of folks, their layoff doesn’t have such a happy ending but at some point we all get back to business. If you happen to be facing a layoff situation, the best advice I can […]