About Me and This Page
Hello world! Hello beyond as well, I suppose. That would be flattering. My name is Destiny Rose Murphy. I'm 19 years old and currently living in New York City. I've been working for about three years at my first adult job: the law firm Quinn Emanuel where (so far) I work in everything from complex commercial litigation, to investigations, to criminal defense. I graduated from Yale Law School, which I transferred to from Georgetown Law after my 1L year. My undergraduate degree in English, Political Science, and Philosophy, with a minor in Public Policy and International Affairs, was at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
As of fall 2025 I've paid off my student loans. I didn't expect that to cause such a change in my life, but it feels like rounding a corner and seeing an entirely difference landscape. To suddenly have more than enough money, and to realize I can now do whatever I want without having to worry about paying debt, has made me realize that there is immense undiscovered opportunity for me in the world. I'm enjoying my work at the firm as I get cooler and cooler assignments with partners I enjoy working with. I'm also feeling less like I absolutely have to follow one set career path or else everything will fall apart; instead, I feel like I can just enjoy a bit and go where life leads for a while. I don't know what comes next, but I think it will be nice. I'm ready for it to be easy.
This blog began because I got my tonsils taken out. During recovery I realized there wasn't a lot of good advice to be found online for people who wanted to recover quickly and strongly. So, I decided to write an article intended to help others out. Then, (partially because sometimes when I can't sleep I write about things, and partially because I wanted to learn more about coding), I decided to expand the blog to everything else I think about. I hope you enjoy reading the stuff that I like to write, and, please, reach out if you have any questions or comments.