"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." - Helen Keller

Legal Name: Danielle Morrígan Ní Dhighe.

Parents: William Arthur Dee Jr. and Polly Annette Crawford.

Surname Origin: My birth surname was Dee, an Irish surname whose primary Irish spellings are Ó Deághaidh for men and Ní Dheághaidh for women. I legally changed it to a variant spelling, Ní Dhighe (Ó Dighe is the masculine form), in 1997. Those variant spellings are found in County Cork and County Waterford, the counties in Ireland where my paternal grandfather's family was from.

Place of Birth: Seattle, King County, Washington State, USA.

Current Location: Tukwila, King County, Washington State, USA.

Occupation: I'm currently employed by drugstore.com in its Bellevue, Washington office, where I've worked since July 2004, first as a customer service representative and and now as a quality assurance specialist. I was previously employed by EarthLink (one of the largest internet providers in the US) as a general technician and later as a senior technician from March 2000 until February 2003 when its Bellevue call center was permanently closed. Past occupations have included freelance website designer (including working on the campaign of a congressional candidate in California), telephone sales, and video store clerk. I work to live rather than live to work.

Gender/Sexual Orientation: Queer, or more precisely, I'm out as both a transsexual and a bisexual. I'm open about those aspects of my life because they're integral parts of who I am and it's a necessary form of activism to educate people. If one is silent, one is also invisible and marginalised. I refuse to hide who I am simply because some people are bigots. The Hellen Keller quote above describes how I choose to live my life.

Health Issues: I have an inherited neuromuscular syndrome called malignant hyperthermia. Since having an attack when I was five years old, I've had long-term health issues, but I don't allow them to limit how I live my life.

Hobbies: Most of my hobbies are listed on their own pages, but one that isn't is travel. I've been to 38 US states, 3 Canadian provinces, and to Ireland twice. I plan on going to Ireland for a third time in the next year and I hope to visit England for an extended trip within the next few years.