Where in the world is Carmen Moll?
~ 01 June 2006 ~
In grade school people used to think it was funny to call me Carmen. I never understood why. Okay, fine. Ha ha. Carmen. Hilarious.
Yet, here I am refering to myself as such. It must come only with good reason. And it certainly does: After 8 wonderful years in state of Utah, the Moll family is leaving. Gone. Home sold.
Care to venture a guess where we’re headed? Road trip begins in just a few hours.
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Oregon!!
seatle area?
Cupertino. That or Carmen, OK. :)
New Orleans? I hear places are cheap there these days.
Well, if you really want to make a full circle with your post title…I’d guess San Diego.
austin. why not i mean everyone else is moving here.
I won’t spoil your surprise…have a fun and safe trip.
Wherever you’re going, have a safe trip and let me know if you’re in my neck of the woods. :)
If you’re going to San Francisco,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair;
Blessings to you and your family wherever you are going.
Word on the street is Florida…
Madison, Wisconsin? :D
(In gradeschool people used to call me Marsha…)
Iowa? No really, it’s nice here…
Just to throw something different out there, South Carolina or Georgia.
i think josh is right. florida. i vaguely remember talking about grad. school in florida back in the day… yeah, changing my guess to florida too.
Road trip? Hmm … definitely Australia. ;-)
I have no idea… erm… Austin
Jackson County, Missouri.
;-D
Hmm, I would like to say Seattle but I’ll go with Cupertino.
Nashville? C’mon, it’ll be cool. I’ll take you honky-tonking.
Waldorf, MD - I wouldn’t wish that on anyone!
San Diego … “Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?”
First bet: Cupertino
;-)
Maryland. Why?
I think there are some clients there that would make a good match …
But … what better way to have chosen your destination than the specialty license plate contest winner!
That would be wierd if you and I ended up switching places-I move to Utah, you move to Michigan. I still owe you lunch, so you’ll have to send a forwarding address!
Congrats & Good Luck.
My guess is the East Coast. More specifically PA or MD.
Redmond, WA? They could probably use you. ;)
It’s a shame we here in Utah have to loose such a talent. However, I’m sure whereever you end up you’ll be doing some great, high-profile work. I’m glad we snagged you for a presentation for our SLCFUG when we did. :D
Best of luck and I look forward to the revealing of the new diggs.
Dang it, I was going to guess Missouri as well. I’ll put my two bits on South Carolina…
i think that J.D. is right, its gotta be San Diego.
although, i should stress how great the design world is here in denver, colorado. and how can you beat those mountains so close to the office??!! road trip it here my friend.
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Add another vote for San Diego, not because of the reference, but because it would be sweet to have someone of your caliber in the hood.
But I am secretly thinking a HQ that rhymes with kerplapple.
Little Rock, Arkansas. Well, probably not, but I thought everyone could use a good laugh.
I’ll venture to guess, you’re heading to the wonderful world of Google to work alongside Doug Bowman.
Perhaps Apple made an offer you can no longer refuse?
1.You have been selected for the next Survivor reality show wherein 16 computer geeks must spend a month on a tropical island without a computer or pizza. The group soon separates with designers on one team and coders on the other. Both groups suffer, however, as the designers can’t decide on the color scheme for their “buff” and the coders struggle to name their tribe using just the letters cssxml. Your magnetic personality soon captures the entire nation and you move to Chicago to become Oprah’s replacement.
2.Having rejected the Apple possibility, you are moving to Redmond to design “canned” layouts for FrontPage 2010. You become disenchanted when you learn that Gates is insisting on designs using only tables, image slices and plenty of font tags. You couldn’t pass up the job security as the project will most certainly be delayed well past the time when your kids get their post graduate degrees.
Godspeed to the Moll family and your new adventure.
Florida is a nice place to visit, but I would never go back there to live. West coast is the best coast.
Apple offered you a lot more money and you have changed your mind. You are going to Cupertino!
Well.. At least googling for ‘Carmen Moll’ leads to the UK… ;)
Sorry Cameron, I can’t resist. Richard, you’re very close.
Memphis or Dallas?
I still get Carmen all the time. Also Kevin. And then there are the myriad variations of spellings that people seem to come up with…
It’s hard being a Cameron.
“Where in the world is Cameron Sandiego?”
Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart truly does rule the world. Much to my chagrin.
I think Apple bought your soul for 10 shilling. Cupertino.
Cupertino, San Jose, or the San Francisco Bay Area…
Will we see an Apple disclaimer soon? =)
Hiram finally decided to bring you on staff… ;)
I have to laugh at some of these guesses - especially the Jackson, County one. (Funny…not accurate).
I helped Cameron pack last night and he’ll be sorely missed ‘round these parts.
Good luck in your trip/move, Cameron.
Being a utah based designer I have something to say: I cannot blame you. (I’m probably moving to the great state of WA later this year)
Perhaps…Minneapolis?!
Aren’t people aware that Claudia is a female name? The male version ends in either “-us” , “u” or “-o” ex: Claudiu, Claudius, or Claudio, just to name a few. But never does it ends in - “Claudia”. Stop calling me Claudia!
Hey Cameron, a safe and happy move for you and your family.
Utah’s not that bad. We finally have an Apple store and they’re building a couple more freeways. But the snow has got to stop. Sheesh.
I get Cameron’s going to Florida. Probably wants to live closer to family. I bet he’s still freelancing.
Swindon!
Oh, you Americans. *grin* Not a single one of you even suggested it might be out of the country. Why not Toronto? Vancouver? Or perhaps they’re even going over, you know, that BIG body of water. :)
Baghdad. I hear they’re looking for a few good men, or at least a full-time designer.
Well, let’s see. Moll sounds German-ish. But that’s too obvious. So where else do they speak German-ish? The Principality of Leichtenstein! You’re going to be the Royal Designer for the prince!
Will you get a title, like Earl or Baron? How about Count Cameron?
I think you’re looking for some solitude and openness for inspiration: Coppermine, Northwest Territories ;)
If you are near my neck of the woods (and who is? come on, it’s ohio for crying out loud) you owe me a visit… :) Have a safe trip.
Idaho? I dunno.
can’t be California guys, it too expensive to live there for one person—let alone a guy with 12 kids!
Nauvoo :)
You’re headed to the Great White North???
How about Vancouver, BC? The weather is really nice out there.
Belgium ;o)
Ha, Nauvoo, good guess. I’m guessing Chapel Hill, North Carolina, just because that’s where I want you to come. You’d fit right into the Chapel Hill 2nd Ward!
Alaska!
Austin! We need more talent and less hacks. :)
Well, I’m sure it isn’t Colorado City…
How’s about Memphis?
OK. He’s moving to Brooklyn.
He’s subletting my bedroom (comes with a bath) and my wife and I are moving into the kid’s bdrm. Mr. & Mr. Moll are having 3 bunk beds delivered to our apt so that they can rack and stack the kids… Mr & Mrs. Moll will be sleeping on the bottom bunk, in a full size bed (cramped, I know) next to the AC.
He looks like he’s going to be a good subletter but with all the kids, I hope the mngmnt company doesn’t catch on.
OK. We are teaming up to create an uber-cool boutique design firm with diverse interests.
We are looking for 2 maverick programers and a print production designer.
All inquiries can be made here.
I’ll jump on the Cupertino bandwagon as well.
Cameron, there are a couple of houses for sale in the neighborhood here once you decide to move back.
2 days into hurricane season and nothing yet. That’s good.
Tulsa? Home of Carman
Driving overnight to make a surprise guest appearance at ‘An Event Apart Chicago’, only to announce the even bigger surprise that he is now a permanent resident of our fair city.
You must have heard how I moved from the US to London and now you want in on the action.
I hope you know that the you and the wife and kids are always welcome in Chicago!
Tijuana, Mexico.
Columbia, South Carolina :)
Why MOLine of course!
It would be cool if it were Dallas. That’s my first guess.
Or maybe Oklahoma City. Why? I don’t know.
Or maybe Missouri to work at the Big Noob.
Nah … the Noobs have moved to Boston to work at Purevolume … so not to Mizzery …
Maybe Lawrence, KS to work with Jeff Croft and the guys at World Online …
Drat. There goes my shot at moving back to KU.
Well you’ve been working with Jason Santa Maria, so maybe your joining up with HappyCog?
Well you’ve been working with Jason Santa Maria, so maybe your joining up with HappyCog?
Can’t be. Al Gore has recently proven that such a concentration of talent would completely eliminate the polar ice caps.
Gotta be a Hispanic town going east, but man! Florida? You get crazy curly hair there!
My prediction (And Cameron, you know I have no prior knowledge of this), is that you’re moving to San Diego and joining the good team at Joyent.
By the way, I’ll be at @media next week in London. We should have a pint!
A pint? That’s a good one.
Bunsville , Idaho :D
Sounds like a few people are pretty sure of Florida. Boca Raton?
Ok my new guesses are all in Arkansas again:
Ozark,
Mountain Home,
Clarksville,
Russellville,
or
Fort Smith.
Say what does the winner of this contest get :) I’m so needy for freebies…
Adios Cameron. Springville wasn’t really concidered Utah was it…
Florida! Just one step closer to Belize. Muhahahaha, muhahahaha!
I’m secretly hoping you’ll come over to Singapore, but it’s a heck of a long boatride if you’re hopping on a car headed to the port.
St. Louis, Misery. I take Greg’s hint seriously (never a good thing to do, I know).
Canada!
I wish it was Minneapolis. I have an office all ready for him, if he would ever do that. In fact … does anyone on this list want to be an Interactive Art Director in Minneapolis?
Richard,
You want freebies? I’ll put up a 1991 issue of Aldus magazine to the winner.
Jackson County :)
Nauvoo :)
Idaho :)
SAN DIEGO!
Well, where else do all the great designers live? Maine of course!
“They said: ‘Californy is the place you wannna be’”.
That’s my guess, after all, you’re a web design rock-star ;)
That’s a long way to go to get away from in-laws though…
i’m with Veerle on this one, come to Belgium!
We can allways use another (veerle i’m counting you as the other one) A-class webdesigner/blogger.
This is by far the most creative way I have seen any blogger to get visitors to come back to their site.
Suspense.
Colorado?
Welcome to Florida! Don’t forget fans to read Suzanne’s blog “cross-country move” or Cameron’s comment “Suzanne Moll is Cameron’s wife of 6 years and change. A native Floridian, her creative talent runs deep, most notably in painting and stained glass. And hey, she’s got a full two years on Cameron, so you’d be wise to listen up.”
Anyway. Just my nosin’ around
Here is the link to Suzanne Moll’s blog — My Little Kingdom. It has two clues to the new location: a) it is still in the United States, and b) it is to the east.
Suzanne also mentions “cross-country move”, so I’m thinking Florida.
@ #93 Been there-
Since cameron doesn’t have a comment policy, maybe you should refer to greg storey’s
(Editor’s note: Comment #93 deleted)
Cameron, it’s nice to get this much “love” from your audience, thanks for making the web dialogue interesting.
I am guessing that this just shows how many people are intrigued by Caameron on a personal level. Pretty classic responses, since I am #104 - I have to agree with 102. So I will make my guess and move on. You are probably headed west for a quaint little town that starts with C and lots of people adore SJ - not the nearby metro location.
Hit the road Jack …
Looks like Richard hit it.
Hey Hugh, although I got it right, I don’t really expect you to sacrifice your 1991 issue of Aldus magazine. I was just kidding about the freebies :) It was nice of you to offer it up on the chopping block though.
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1 Natalie Jost ~ 01 June 2006 at 06:33 AM
silicon valley ;)