Let My Tweeple Go

by Ellen Nordahl March 9, 2010

It still blows my mind that some organizations are genuinely unwilling to foray into social media.  One of the organizations I had the opportunity to work with was on the fence for months about launching a Facebook Fan page.   They attended several speaker events touting the value of social media, spoke with businesses who had [...]

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New Zealand’s Mythbusters: Generation C

by Ellen Nordahl March 7, 2010

This post is part of my series about Generation Y around the world.  You can read my previous posts here and here.
Generation C: What the “C” stands for (Creators? Communication? Content?) depends on who you ask, but the term coined in the mid-2000s puts a positive spin on New Zealand’s Generation Y demographic. The country’s [...]

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Enough About the System: Primary Education and Personal Responsibility

by Ellen Nordahl March 4, 2010

Ashley Ambirge of The Middle Finger Project recently wrote a post painting the educational system in the US as a factory dedicated to turning out slaves of the capitalist system: unthinking, unquestioning cogs.  I agree that the system is in desperate need of improvement.  We bemoan the teaching to the standardized test, we proclaim that [...]

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On Friendship, Flow and First Impressions

by Ellen Nordahl March 2, 2010

There have been a handful of times in my life when I’ve just met someone and immediately known – without a moment’s hesitation – that we would become true friends. When a mutual friend introduced me to Carly, I was bored to tears in Zoology lecture.  Within two minutes of talking to her, I had [...]

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Generation 700: Where PhDs Are Lucky to Wait Tables

by Ellen Nordahl February 28, 2010

If you’ve tuned into the news lately, you’ve probably heard something about Greece and their looming deficit (estimated at about 13% of their GDP – four times the amount permitted by Euro Zone members).  Just last week, 20,000 Greek workers went on strike to protest some of the government’s proposed initiatives to curb the growing [...]

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Continuing Education via the “Ivies” From Your Couch

by Ellen Nordahl February 27, 2010

I’m always reading and discovering new information online, but I still miss having the structure and guided approach to new subject matter that a traditional college course provides.  I thought about taking a few courses at MATC or through the programs at the UW, but they’re not cheap, and I don’t necessarily want to commit [...]

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The Art of Manliness: Not Just for Men

by Ellen Nordahl February 26, 2010

I discovered The Art of Manliness when a friend sent me their guide to getting a manly haircut a la Mad Men.  Their mission?  Reviving the lost art of manliness.  I was hooked, and I’ve been faithfully reading ever since.

I love this site.  I regularly wish the founders would branch off and do something for [...]

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Love Grows With You

by Ellen Nordahl February 25, 2010

When Elisa of Ophelia’s Webb tweeted that she needed another post for her “All You Need” series, I jumped at the chance, and was flattered when she offered me the opportunity to write.  Throughout the entire month of February, she’s been featuring the posts of a host of fellow bloggers discussing what love means to [...]

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A Promotion? Hmm…I Think I’ll Pass.

by Ellen Nordahl February 24, 2010

Unless the above question was coupled with a mandatory relocation to No-Mans-Land, Idaho, I can’t think of a single one of my peers who would say no to a promotion.  While I like to think I surround myself with a group of motivated and career-oriented friends, I truly believe that most Generation Y professionals bear [...]

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An Unlikely Commonality: Shaun White & Abe Lincoln

by Ellen Nordahl February 23, 2010

Shaun White is the name and face of snowboarding.  If anyone doubted his status as a legend-in-the-making, he put those thoughts to rest with last week’s gold medal winning run in Vancouver.  He is to the sport what Gretzky is to hockey, or Jordan is to basketball.  They are larger than life, and you need [...]

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