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gluten – Welcome To The Magical Friendship Squad! http://michaelmurray.ca Michael Murray Writes Things Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:45:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Working on my novel http://michaelmurray.ca/working-on-my-novel http://michaelmurray.ca/working-on-my-novel#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:30:26 +0000 http://michaelmurray.ca/?p=4562 The Twitter feed Working On My Novel (@WrknOnMyNovel) circulates the best posts that feature the phrase, “working on my novel.”

Here is a selection of them:

Gravity’s Alec @AlecButModarn

Kanye has inspired me to start working on my novel again, thank you Kanye

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Raymond Herrera @rayy_rayyy

I guess not working on my novel for a few days works for me cuz once I begin again I dominate!

 

shay cleckley @1educatedworld

Late night working on my novel. I’m determined to finish it this year. Full speed ahead.

 

??Mateus Ward Fan?? @schroer_schroer

Working on my novel “Fears Of The Unexpected.”

 

Jake Reinhardt @JakeRhino

I’m back in black. I’m working on my novel and nothing can stop me!

 

The Becoming Suchnez @FefeFatale

I’m so happy being at home that i’ve started working on my novel again. And I LOVE IT!!!!

 

Max is NOW! @maxisnow

Drinking white wine and working on my novel.

 

Jodz @ImAlwaysWriting

Working on my novel & the main character loves cemeteries lol its weird but i kinda understand her point of view

 

Kelli Stuart @kellistuart

Coffee, chocolate and writing. They go together so perfectly. Working on my #novel today.

 

? koda ? @kodasilly

really need to start working on my novel, I think I’m really onto something with this idea

 

Patrick Nathan @patricknathan

If each day could consist, as this one, of working on my novel and reading Proust…

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JackyRobus @JackyRobus

Love technology! Working on my novel as I sit outside (in my car) during lunch break!

 

Cheryl CottrellSmith @CottrellSmithC

A bottle of red, a hot bath, and working on my novel until my man gets off work. Sounds like a fantastic start to the holiday. 🙂

 

Lauren Hardy @lauren_hardy

Working on my novel while the pizza bakes in the oven. #whataperfectnight

 

Natasha E. Neagle @agirlnamednat

Dishwasher repair man is here. I’m working on my novel. He wants to talk. I want to write. AAAHHHHHHH

 

Sean Hannifin @seanthebest

still working on my novel’s climax, a battle sequence… tricky to get the pacing right

 

Cassandra Hennessey @LiteraryWomen

I’m working on my novel “Stranded in Paradise” wherein a Goth Rock Star does a complete 180, risking fame and fortune.

 

Sierra Brown @SoulAlexis135

Currently working on my novel and listen to really nice music. Yeah I’m a writer deal with it.

 

Pierce Novak @piercenovak

Listening to metal and working on my novel. Must say I am enjoying both.

 

Sara Wynette @saradoodle_

Staying up late, listening to swing music, working on my novel. I don’t need a guy!!!

 

Haley Sudduth @haysudds

I’m planning on moving to London to open my own gluten free bakery, but at the moment I’m just kind of laying low and working on my novel.

 

Sharon @WriterPhotog76

work out was fantastic today! watching some CSI: Miami and working on my novel!

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Parental involvement at a neighbouring primary school http://michaelmurray.ca/parental-involvement-at-a-neighbouring-primary-school http://michaelmurray.ca/parental-involvement-at-a-neighbouring-primary-school#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:55:21 +0000 http://michaelmurray.ca/?p=3783 A friend of mine is a principal at a primary school in downtown Toronto. This particular academy is fed by an affluent neighbourhood and typically has a very high level of parental involvement, which can be both a good and bad thing. With the new semester having just started up, and all the kids trying to figure things out and make social adjustments, there have been an awful lot of complaints from parents.

This is a very small sample of some of the written complaints the principal has received from concerned parents:

“ When we picked Williamsburg up after school today he told us that he saw that dairy was available in the cafeteria. Is this true? Dairy? In 2013??”

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“Our son Balzac was told he was “missing out” and that it was his “loss” by another classmate when he told her that he was on a gluten-free diet and couldn’t have any of the Oreo cookies she offered him. This sort of verbal abuse is unacceptable and it’s our hope that you severely discipline this girl so that this doesn’t become an ongoing problem. Additionally, another pupil scrawled “ballsack” on his binder. Balzac is a very sensitive, artistic and gifted boy, and to have uncertainty, even insecurity creep into his spirit would be nothing short of criminal. ”

 

“Sand was thrown at Plath during lunch hour, some of which got in her hair. To say the least, it was a VERY bad way to start the school year. We will be home schooling Plath until this matter is resolved and we are assured that nothing of this nature will ever happen again.”

 

“While performing a puppet show about Medecins Sans Frontieres for his grade three class, Luther was heckled by one student who was unable to follow the simple narrative of his “piece de theatre.” (Surely most children know of this NGO and have some French, no??? Is our education system that bad?!)This disruptive student (behavioural problems caused by poor diet?)kept yelling out, “Medecins Sans Fartieres,” and all the other children laughed, which caused Luther severe trauma. I had to give him half an Ativan when he got home. It is an atrocity when a child is not allowed to flourish and is bullied into subordination. Please consider advancing Luther to grade four, five or six so that he is able to interact with students who might share a similar artistic and intellectual capacity.”

 

“ While playing dodge ball at recess, our boy Colbert was hit twice, once in the head. Clearly, he was targeted. This is unacceptable. We ask that you look into this immediately and discipline the children involved. They are Droogs.”

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Celebrity birthday postcards http://michaelmurray.ca/celebrity-birthday-postcards http://michaelmurray.ca/celebrity-birthday-postcards#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:24:15 +0000 http://michaelmurray.ca/?p=3630 For a number of years now, I’ve been sending celebrities postcards on their birthdays. This last week saw a host of well-known people celebrate their big day, and as is my custom I sent off a number of encouraging notes.

 

Monica Lewinsky 40:

Dear Monica:

I just want to say that it’s amazing and impressive that you’ve lived this long. I think everybody in the media was sure you’d die in a self-loathing pit of drugs, despair and faded memories, but no! You took up knitting! That is completely awesome, and I wish more borderline celebrity types would do this. MC Hammer? He should be knitting. Anyway, I just wanted to wish you a most excellent and happy 40th and continued success in living an anonymous and not disastrously adjusted life! You’re doing great!

monica_s_tory

 

Lynda Carter 62

Dear Lynda:

You probably know what you meant to me when I was a boy growing up, so I won’t get into that here. But sweet Jesus, you were hot. My friend Ian used to hump the TV when your show Wonder Woman came on. Can you imagine that? I tell you, young boys will put their dicks on anything. Sorry, maybe I shouldn’t have written that to you, it’s kind of gross, I guess. But I don’t know, maybe it makes you feel kind of proud, too? You are getting old, after all. I don’t mind admitting that women, even Wonder Women (LOL) have always confused me. Anyway, you’re beautiful on the inside and out, and all of us are very proud of you for being a spokesperson for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I’m on a gluten-free diet, myself. Happy birthday!!

Wonder Woman (série tv)

 

Kevin Spacey 53

Dear Kevin:

I have to say, and you’re now old enough to hear it, you’re a VERY over-rated actor. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a happy birthday, you should, but you just need to stop hamming it up so much.

spacy

 

Elisabeth Moss 31

Dear Elisabeth:

I just want you to know that I think that Peggy Olson, your character on Mad Men, is made of steel. She takes no shit!! I mean, it’s a man’s world where she works, but Peggy stands up for herself, changes with the times and learns how to dress! It’s awesome. How does it feel to have your own doll? Pretty cool, I bet. I’d like to have my own action figure. He’d be playing table tennis. Do you know Jennifer Lawrence? Happy birthday!

peggy

Selena Gomez 21

Dear Selena:

You know what’s weird? It’s weird that on your birthday I was riding my bicycle by a fancy hotel in Toronto that was being swarmed by gitchy teen girls in really short shorts all waiting to see Justin Bieber, the guy you dumped. What a bunch of losers! Like you, I’m not a Belieber, and you know what? I’m old enough to be your father but still find you really sexy! Funny, eh? Happy birthday, Selena, may your 20s be wild, unpredictable and very experimental!

selena

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