Mariah's Nerdy Notes

This week's Five Fandom Friday (hosted by the the Nerdy Girlie) is five fictional planets I would want to visit, real or fiction. I chose to do five fictional planets that I want to visit and decided that I would include planets from books, movies, games, and TV shows. 1. Magrathea - Douglas Adams' home planet of customized planet makers Magrathea is the home of the planet makers that created Earth in Douglas Adams' A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  I would love to see these masterminds at work. Artists carefully creating amazing planets. Everything in its place and touring the studios. That's something even Marvin would be...depressed and anxious about. Oh Marvin. 2. Ixchel  from A Wrinkle in Time  Ixchel in A Wrinkle in Time  is where Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which take Meg Murray, her father, and Calvin O'Keefe after their run in with IT on the planet Camazotz. It is here we meet the strange sightless creatures with tentacles that meet Aun

                         Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  opened up this past weekend to huge, adoring crowds. It heralded the return of some of the most beloved characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including an even more adorable Baby Groot. I went opening night to a packed theater and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I was cautiously optimistic as sequels often disappoint, but this movie was, at least in my humble opinion, just as good as the first. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2 continues the story of the Guardians dynamically. It not only introduced new characters and races, but showed continued development and growth of the original characters. Not only do you get to see how Groot is continuing to grow and return to his former self, but you see the deepening of the relationships between and the maturation of the original characters. It is obvious that some time has passed between the original and this new movie, but it is easy to see the gang has been up to various protecti

Hello everyone and welcome back to Five Fandom Fridays. If you don't know what a Five Fandom Friday is, you are in luck. A Five Fandom Friday is a weekly blog list prompt written and hosted by The Nerdy Girlie . They're awesome and you should totally try it out. This week's prompt is Favorite Retro Video Games. Oh boy...this one opens a can of worms, but here we go. First, I'm going with games that I'm super familiar with, so they might not be "retro" to some. Second, I'm a 90s baby so there are going to be a lot of 90s games. You have been warned. Alright, let's dive in. 5. Blazing Dragons This game was and remains hilarious. It tells the story of the a young dragon, Flicker, who lives in Camelhot (get Camelhot...because dragons...nevermind) and is in love with the beautiful Princess Flame. In order to ask for her hand in marriage, he has to be a knight which he isn't. It is a point-and-click adventure/puzzle game that is inspired by