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Goodreads 2016 Challenge: 100 Books!

Originally posted on Mrs. Enginerd – Nerd Whisperer:
Last year I managed to read 55 books by the end of 2015. In the spirit of competing with myself, I added 5 more books to the goal which didn’t seem impossible, especially since I am back at work after 10 months of funemployment due to a…

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Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Assassin’s Creed (Movie, 2016)

Michael Fassbender produced and stared in the live action adaptation film based on the Assassin’s Creed videogame franchise. Using the Animus and Abstergo Industries concepts that Ubisoft developed for the game, the narrative focuses on Cal, a descendant of one of the most important Inquisition era assasin, who is the key to find a precious […]

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16 Reasons 2016 Sucked And The 1 Reason It Didn’t 

2016 was a Jabba the Hutt year; it wasn’t pretty, took more than it gave, and crushed whatever hopes we had to break with its chains. The year was so bad that not even Fidel Castro survived it, and there’s over 600 assassination attemps listed under his name. As a community we were taught a […]

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The OA (Netflix)

There is a life force that unites us all and serves as the background from which we can experience life. For those who have had near death experiences like Prairie, the metaphysical plane that separates the dead from the living yields many secrets that, if discovered, would change the fate of mankind. Her goal is […]

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¡Feliz Navidad!

Feliz Navidad a los solteros, a los casados y/o con hijos, a los que estan enjevaos, y a los que están en la brega con los babies, fajaos en una casa de un solo proveedor. Agradezco el servicio de los militares en deployment, los profesionales médicos y de salud que están sanando corazones rotos esta […]

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Passengers (2016)

What would you do if your hibernation pod broke and you awoke 30 years into a 120 year voyage? With 90 years to go, and no means to turn back to Earth, James “Jim” Preston (Chris Pratt), and Aurora Lane (Jennifer Lawrence) is faced with the ultimate questions: “Why me?” and “Why now?”. This movie […]

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Adulting Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd

With A Little Help From My Friends…

10,000 messages later, my WhatsApp reads like a letter to the ghosts of Christmas past. Crushes, good and bad memories, teacher’s pets and those who were chosen by the thug life shared their stories of triumph and sorrow with the classmates that saw them grow up and evolve from K-12 and beyond. My band of […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff TV Shows and Movies

My Beef With The Disney Star Wars Franchise

Everyone has a favorite movie franchise. It is very difficult to find a flaw with the material you grew up loving, and the many worlds you fantasized visiting with your favorite characters but when a corporation like Disney takes over, mistakes will be made. From eliminating the Expanded Universe to The Force Awakens tip of […]

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Stranger Things: 80s Sci-Fi Meets Netflix

When I started to watch Stranger Things I thought to myself: “What will future generations think about and 80s looking show filmed for release in 2016?”. It was so well produced that the 1980s items, dress and slang had me believe it was an actual 80s series. If I hadn’t grown up seeing Mathew Modine […]

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Keep Nerd Weird

In many ways we nerds are a different breed. The stereotype alone doesn’t work to our favor either. From strange hobbies to our devotion for science fiction and fantasy, our likes and dislikes are not understood by the average Muggle. When most argue about who wore it best, we argue about the coolest captain of […]