{"id":884,"date":"2012-02-14T16:21:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T19:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virginiamiddleton.ca\/blog\/?p=884"},"modified":"2015-02-11T19:40:24","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T23:10:24","slug":"insert-witty-valentines-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virginiamiddleton.ca\/blog\/2012\/02\/14\/insert-witty-valentines-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"*Insert witty Valentine’s commentary*"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valentine’s Day is upon us and I’m using today as an excuse to bring up a couple of things.<\/p>\n

First off, I have to show you what is probably the most geek-tastic and epic gift that Matt has given me for Valentine’s to date…<\/p>\n

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Bobble-head Wonder Woman!<\/p><\/div>\n

In case you didn’t know, I’ve dressed up as Wonder Woman a couple of times now for Halloween. For my first Halloween at the Faculty of Medicine<\/a> (in 2010), I dressed up as Wonder Woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I attended Medical Grand Rounds that day and because I was still very new, the dean gave me a quick intro to everyone who was there… and with a room full of physicians, I was the only one dress up. Ha! I’ve since been dubbed Wonder Woman and have played that up a bit by telling faculty and staff that “when media call, Virginia can help.”<\/p>\n

The image to the right was included in an e-newsletter I’ve started called Medi-zine. The write up with this photo was encouraging faculty and staff to contact me if they’re interested in receiving media relations training and support (which I facilitate for medicine).<\/p>\n

Now I have a mini-me to live on my desk and help portray that super hero confidence I try to bring when discussing how I can be there for anyone in the faculty who needs help.<\/p>\n

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On to other things…<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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“But Virginia, what the deal with this image?”<\/em>\u00a0you ask?! Well it was an ad I found in\u00a0Toronto Metro<\/a>, a commuter magazine back when I was at\u00a0Centennial College<\/a>\u00a0in Toronto in 2005. I can’t help but share this on Valentine’s Day when so many people get caught up in the consumerism of this occasion. Yes I enjoy being spoiled by my awesome husband, but it doesn’t have to be on some random day in February that was declared the annual day of love.<\/p>\n

I mean really, couldn’t we do this during a time of year that’s warmer? Or is the idea that we’re suppose to feel warm and fuzzy during one of the coldest and weather crappiest months?<\/p>\n

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If today is a day that really makes you go “Bah humbug” or some other phrase that involves some colourful four-letter words, then I recommend you pop over to Someecards… because they have some pretty awesome Valentine’s<\/a> (or perhaps more anit-Valentine’s) ecards that will likely make\u00a0you\u00a0chuckle.<\/p>\n

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