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April 3, 2009

This Disappearing World – David Gray

I heard it’s snowing a bit back at home (again!). I love this song, it captures a sort of restful melancholy that I feel as I reflect on where I’ll be living and what I’ll be leaving behind when I leave Seattle. Take a...

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April 2, 2009

A Very Good Month for daniellemorrill.com

March 2009 was a very good month for daniellemorrill.com, in fact it was the best month ever. After a little experimental SEO “whoring” (yes, I said it) back in October I decided that I would work hard to drive traffic...

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March 29, 2009

Kevin Is Leaving Microsoft

I’m so proud of my husband, he’s finally quit his job at Microsoft and is already looking for new opportunities from Beijing. He’ll be back in the U.S. in late April and then the job search will become full blown. I ca...

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March 27, 2009

Twitter Tools I Can’t Live Without

Let’s face it, I’m on Twitter a lot. Between @DanielleMORRILL, @RafetheDog, @Twilio, and @Seattle20 I’ve got my hands full. You might think, because I’m on Twitter constantly, that I use a ton of tools. I’ve tried a lot,...

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March 23, 2009

John Galt is Smiling

TIA Daily tipped me off to a column by Caroline Baum at Bloomberg, which opens with the provocative sentence: “somewhere John Galt is smiling”. Baum points out that the portion of Atlas Shrugged where the businessme...

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March 21, 2009

Video Fun in Beijing

I spent the week with my husband and sister in Beijing to catch up, relax, and recharge. While here, we had plenty of downtime to have a couple of drinks and make some videos with Meg. Jaws Theme on Crystal Glasses We we...

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March 18, 2009

Adventures in China

I just uploaded all my photos so far from this trip. Here are some favorites that really tell the story of what we’ve been up to. The lovely lady with me is my little sister, Meg. The handsome gentleman is my husband,...

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March 10, 2009

On the Road Again

I have that song stuck in my head… Anyway, I’m travelling for the rest of March so the easiest way for you to see me will probably be online. Where am I going, you ask? This week its San Francisco with Twilio, and then...

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