Gangnam Style Parody Censored: WTF?

Thanks to STFU Parents for sharing this video on Facebook today. It's a gangnam-style parody video made by the obstetrics/ gynecology department at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Apparently, the hospital pulled the video because some yahoo at the organization Humanize Birth criticized the hospital, stating she took offense to it. Because apparently, BIRTH IS NO LAUGHING MATTER. I really wish the hospital would have stuck to its guns: The staff was merely blowing off steam, making a funny video. There were no racist/ sexist/ detrimental remarks. So what if someone doesn't like it? The internet is filled with things...

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Christmas Card 2012.

This year, I wanted our Christmas cards to have a vintage, "yesteryear" kind of feel to them. ...With just a touch of "creepy." To get this look, Eric and I created a studio setting in front of the living room drapes. A lamp, minus the lampshade, was placed directly behind us to give backlighting. We also used a spotlight, borrowed from Eric's friend Kevin, to make sure we had enough lighting on our scary beautiful festive visages. My mom came over and helped out behind the camera. Once we had selected the optimal photo, Eric ran...

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You Will NEVER Guess What Happened This Weekend...

Friday night, Eric and I had plans to see The Shining at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. We had both been looking forward to it as we both LOVE The Shining and an actual showing in a theatre is not something that happens everyday. We left home early and spent time walking around The Grove. For anyone not familiar with the LA area, The Grove is an outdoor shopping mall where celebs are always spotted. In fact, we were walking next to a couple who (apparently) was famous and a TMZ photographer was trying to strike up a...

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Have You Heard About Portable North Pole?

My good friend Melissa emailed me one of these videos that Santa made just for me. I instantly fell in love with it and wanted to make videos for everyone I know. But since that would take way too long and Judge Judy was on the horizon, I just made one for Pearl. Portable North Pole is a customizable video where you can upload photos and give somewhat personalized info about a person on Santa's Naughty/ Nice list. It's kind of like a Christmasy Choose Your Own Adventure, as the options have slight variations depending on your answers. Unfortunately, I'm unable to embed the actual video because I didn't feel like paying...

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What I've Learned From Being Unemployed.

Even though I've accepted that this is the WORST time to be unemployed because A) it's Christmas, and B) nobody is hiring at the end of the year, I'm still searching in the hopes that a beacon of hope will someday shine in my direction. In the meantime, I've noticed some really irritating things going on in the job market right now. I'd like to share them with you. SHIT PAY: I love it when companies throw out a whole laundry list of qualifications that they expect their potential new-hires to have...... For a position that pays $8/ hr. Bitch please. If I was looking for a job that paid $8/ hr, it sure as hell wouldn't...

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Recipe: Apple Spice Cake with Caramel Sauce.

As you may or may not remember, I recently made an apple cake. While the recipe was good, I wanted something a little more cakey and a little less bready. I wanted something with real apple chunks (instead of apple sauce) with an icing that wasn't as heavy as the cream cheese frosting from the previous cake. I knew if anyone would know their shit when it comes to baking, it would have to be Martha Stewart. I found this new recipe on Martha Stewart's website and tried it out for Eric's family's Thanksgiving dinner. Unfortunately, I...

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A Recycled Vlog from My Facebook Page.

A couple weeks back, I asked on my Facebook page for some on-the-spot vlogging topics. I was bored, and had important things to do. Which essentially means, I was not doing said important things, and instead, wasting time and begging for vlog topics. Michael chimed in and asked about restaurants that I'd recommend in the Ventura County area. And then... the vlog was reborn. The bad news is that it probably won't benefit you if you don't live in the area. The good news is that it might not even benefit you if you DO live the area because I'm the world's worst restaurant critic. RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS IN VENTURA COUNTY Here's...

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Things I Hate: Generic Family Photos

Eric and I were talking the other night about family photos. Specifically, the fact that we need to take a picture for our Christmas cards before Christmas has come and gone and we're sending out Christmas-themed Easter photos. The conversation quickly reminded me how much I hate certain types of family portraits. That "certain type" being the staged, contrived ones where everyone in the family wears a white button-down shirt and jeans/ khakis because that's what lame-brain photographers tell them will make them really "pop" and that...

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A Trip to the Lady-Doctor.

(Originally written December 04, 2012) This is going to be one of those posts that makes men- and probably women too- cringe and vacate the premises. Today I had to go for another medical procedure. Although this one was much less risky/ invasive/ potentially damaging, I was much more stressed/ panicked/ scared shitless. I guess my fear came from the fact that I was going to be wide awake for this procedure. With my surgery, I was knocked the fuck out, so I didn't care what happened. But this time... Knowing there was going to be business going on in my own personal Netherlands while I was totally wide awake to suffer through...

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"Ladies Who Lunch."

Back in October, I hosted a Ladies Who Lunch. It was essentially an excuse to get together with friends who are either A) unemployed, or B) have random work schedules that give them time off during the work week. I didn't know how successful the event was going to be since most of my friends are usually busy with their spouses and kids. Turns out, they'd easily toss those babies aside for a weekday jaunt over to a friend's house for food and drinks. Which is probably why we're such good friends. I provided two options of...

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Recipe: Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Cookies.

Sometimes I blog about a recipe I've attempted and then I try it again at a later date and end up doing a much better job. So then I blog about it again and pretend like the first time never happened. This is one of those times. OLD-FASHIONED PUMPKIN COOKIES  According to VeryBestBaking.com INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened 1 cup pure pumpkin 1 large egg 1 tsp...

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My Post-Thanksgiving Bod.

I gained four pounds between Thanksgiving and Sunday. For all you non-mathletes out there, I reckon that's one pound per day. Showcasing all my hard eating work is the laparoscopy aftermath strewn about my midriff. The combination of five tightly cinched scars on the overextended potbellyness of my new physique is something akin to high-quality, Baroque furniture. For a nominal fee, I'm available to sit in your tea rooms/salons/ parlours and look fancy. Basically me. ...

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Thanksgiving: The Holiday Where I Eat Too Much for Two Months Straight.

Since I'm sure everyone is over and done with the whole "I'm thankful for blah-blah-blah" posts, I'll spare you the thankfulness act. Instead, I'll just overload you with a photo dump from the holiday weekend. We spent Thanksgiving day with Eric's family. His parents recently bought a new house and this was my first time seeing it. I loved it. I also loved the new furniture. And I especially loved the endless supply of holiday food. In fact, when we first arrived I put away nearly a whole dish of French onion dip/ Fritos all by myself....

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