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ECCC 2017: Empowering Women, LGBTQIA and Minorities

Emerald City Comic Cons are notorious for celebrating diversity. Aliens, superheroes, anime characters and video game avatars, there is enough variety to please even the pickiest of people. That’s why nerds and geeks love attending these events in full regalia. Zero judgement. Zero pressure. You get to express yourself openly and among peers. Little kids, […]

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Emerald City Comic Con

The ECCC is a Seattle area based event where comic artists and all things geek coincide to give puny humans a chance to experience cosplay, sci-fi and nerd/geek culture. Film and TV stars along comic book legends honor guests with their presence, charging for photo ops and autographs. Woop woop! This is how I met […]

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Comic Books and Super Heroes Mrs Enginerd Poetry

I Am Wonder Woman

This one goes out to the women in my life who are full of wonder, fire, resilience, love and wisdom. I am love personified, The neverending fire that fuels desire and dreamers, The unextinguishable passion that drives humanity’s will to thrive, To exist. I am the warrior, the queen of light, the princess of perseverance, […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff Travel

Disney’s MagicBand

For those not aware, the Orlando Disney Resort implemented a wireless ticket and enhanced stay system that stores your Disney hotel, payment method (charges to room, doesn’t work to pay if you stay off site), FastPass+, meal plans and pictures that also serves as an admission token. Called the MagicBand, it is meant to be […]

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Writer’s Block

It has been a few weeks since 2017 started and I have a bit of a writer’s block. Yes, I have read a lot of books, articles and had a few lessons learned but nothing worth writing home about or as captivating as the story of the first few months with Zach or the new […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd

A Dog’s Purpose (Book)

When I picked this book up I misunderstood the premise. I thought it was about the multiple lives of one dog with many families. Turns out the story was rather about reincarnations of the same canine soul into different doggies! To be fair, the concept of reincarnation is not novel and has been around for […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Four Goodreads To Ring in the New Year

Need something to read during your Christmas to New Year’s winter break? These four reads are good all year round and have a little bit for everyone*: Blink, Malcolm Gladwell What would you do if you knew your first impressions and judgements are almost always right? Would you be able to trust your instincts or […]

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Dear 2017

I know your predecessors weren’t at all merciful with us, bringing with them civil unrest, political chaos and mayhem, but it would not be fair to put pressure on you to make our lives great again, magically, just because the ticker moved from 6 to 7. However,  we realize you may need help from us […]

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Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Queen of the South

Loosely based on the book La Reina del Sur by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, and translated into English, this Telenovela has been revamped for USA audiences in what can only be described as a female led version of Breaking Bad. The cinematography and writing styles are superb, and the mixing of Spanish and English dialogue glues you […]