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Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff TV Shows and Movies

What Kyle Reese Taught Me About Love

If you are a fan of The Terminator franchise, you are already familiar with the predestination paradox Kyle Reese cemented when he became John Connor’s father. Regardless of how you justify the existence of this universe, and the parentage of the world’s savior, it all comes down to one detail: John Connor and Skynet are […]

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Mrs Enginerd Weddings Wrestling Infertility

My “Beef” with Weddings

During the last ten years, my husband and I have been invited to over 30 weddings (and counting)! You’d expect that during an economic downturn and unemployment records at an all time high people would stop putting down 30k for a wedding, but they haven’t. Back in 2008, when I got married and the recession […]

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Game Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Until Dawn (The Video Game)

Until Dawn is one of those pleasant surprises you get when you aren’t expecting anything good to happen and Sony is already touting that it will be a sleeper hit for the PS4. Yes, the graphics are a bit off since the motion caption and game cynematics where supposed to be for the PS3 but […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff STEM

#ILookLikeAnEngineer

Twitter went abuzz when an engineering firm decided to feature a woman on their company’s marketing campaign and out of the discussion someone wondered why pretty women decided to work in technical fields. This may be an oversimplification of the news but if you Google its origins you will find hundreds of articles in regard […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

How to Successfully Understand and Love a Nerd

Nerds are introspective creatures that are very passionate about their hobbies and their families. They throw themselves into everything they do and they go above and beyond the call of duty to protect those they love which may include the occasional collectible or fan memorabilia. It is not easy to break into their inner circle, […]

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Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

Etiquette Rules Challenge: Kindness is Sexy

Back in 2014, my friends were all into completing 30 and 90 day challenges on facebook. Some of these challenges were about being happy or grateful and in rare instances about fitness and health diets. Because none of these challenges appealed to me I set out to create my own which I called: 100 days […]

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DIY Mrs Enginerd

Aluminum Can Projects Under $5

One of the perks of being unemployed is that I get to eat at home. To my delight, this meant that I would end up with empty cans and glass containers on a weekly basis! Because I like to recycle and reuse, I quickly set to figure out what kinds of crafts we could generate […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff Women Who Kick Ass In Gaming And Beyond

The Heroines of 21st Century Gaming: My Favorite Leading Ladies

One of the most ironic twists in video game history is that games with strong female characters are almost always marketed to male gamers, ages 18 to 40. The original Lara Croft is a prime example of what was required of a heroine to head a franchise: big breasts, tiny waist and very revealing clothing. […]

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Layoff Mrs Enginerd

The Best Layoff Advice I Never Got

It has been six months and a couple of days since I was officially laid off. (Time flies!) During that time I managed to complete over 52 DIY projects, 24 blog articles and 4 trips. Even though I have yet to hear from a few positions, I’m holding up nicely. I thought I’d be going […]

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Mrs Enginerd Travel

My Week in Prague, Czech Republic

Praha, as the locals call it, is the beautiful capital city of the Czech Republic. Located in central Europe, the Czech Republic is bordered by Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland, and has been a part of the European Union since 2004. The currency there is the Czech kurona or crown (CZK), and is a very […]