My Liz Murray Info
For your viewing pleasure, I have compiled links to all of my blogs pertaining to Liz Murray. Hope it helps!
Quick FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- What happened to Liz after she left Harvard?
Don't worry, she's still getting her education. She left Harvard to go to Columbia and get a degree in film. As far as I know, she is still there today, continuing her education. - Can you get me in contact with Liz Murray?
While I do have a way of getting in contact with her, I do not spread her contact information publicly. Imagine how you'd feel if you were in her place and had people trying to get in touch with you all the time - some of whom might not have the best of intentions in mind.
If you would like to get in contact with Liz to invite her to speak at a function, the best thing to do is contact the Washington Speakers Bureau, which is a company that represents her in setting up events that she speaks at. Here's their contact information:
Website: http://www.washspkrs.com/
E-Mail: Info@WashingtonSpeakers.com
Telephone: (703) 684-0555
Address: Washington Speakers Bureau
1663 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
USA - Please please please put me in contact with Liz!
You sound like a stalker, or just generally a scary person. Sorry, not going to help you. - "I Just wanted to say that Liz's story really touched me..."
Me too. Her story has really been an inspiration to me for a while now, and I still feel empowered when I have to meet a challenge.
Blog Links (In Chronological Order)
- April 6, 2003 - Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
- April 13, 2003 - Ahh...The power of Google
- April 20, 2003 - More on Liz Murray
- November 30, 2003 - The latest on Liz Murray
- December 31, 2003 - Liz Murray Compilation
- March 6, 2004 - Liz Murray, again.
Last Updated: 04/23/2008
Quick Picks
- Converting from Blogger to Wordpress. For my own edification.
- The Onion hits the mark again. I lol'ed.
- A fascinating look at job loss over the current and previous recessions with highly detailed charts. Very Nice
- Lifehacker: Battle of the Hardware-Boosting Hacks
- More Lifehacker: Most Popular Desktops of 2008
- Last one, I promise: HD Hacker Backs Up Your Master Boot Record - A good utility to have if you're constantly screwing around with different operating systems on one machine.
- SubModal: "A usability technique for web browsers that allows you to show floating content over other content." For my own (future) edification.
- Here's something neat: Kalyway (OSx86 Project) tutorial, a way to install OS X 10.5 on my new Acer Aspire One netbook. Very cool!
- Looks like my favorite new book, World War Z, is being made into a movie.
- Marc Ambinder points out something my coworkers and I have noticed for weeks.
- I really, really love the sign up form at Huffduffer.com!
- From the Washington Post: A simplified chart of the McCain tax cuts vs. Obama tax cuts.
- Matt Damon on Sarah Palin: "You do the actuary tables, there's a one out of three chance, if not more, that McCain doesn't survive his first term, and it'll be President Palin. It's like a really bad Disney movie, "The Hockey Mom.' Oh, I'm just a hockey mom from Alaska, and she's president. "She's facing down Vladimir Putin and using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink. It's absurd." Amen!
- Google's new browser, Chrome, passes the ACID2 test with flying colors. w00t.
- Karl Rove calls Joe Biden a "big blowhard doofus". Yeah, coming from the closest thing to a real-life Emperor Palpatine that really stings. LOL.
- McCain's running mate has a pregnant and unwed 17 year old daughter. Family values indeed!