follow ellyn
- @Popsicle can I buy the Disney Frozen mini pops directly? No one has them in San Diego anymore that I can find 😞 6 months ago
- @GoNCTD what’s up with the incessant train horns all day in the quiet zone in downtown San Diego in Columbia distri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 10 months ago
- RT @JensenKarp: Ok, we’ll after further investigation with my eyes, these are cinnamon coated SHRIMP TAILS, you weirdos. I wasn’t all that… 1 year ago
follow miriam
- YES. "My father wrote [it] for him and my mother to sing at parties... I think it would be good if people looked at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 years ago
- @Longreads Please consider my essay about why it's so hard to talk about our mental illnesses for your Editor's Pic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 years ago
- It's been a minute, but this seems like a worthwhile comeback: ravishly.com/when-mental-il… cc @ravishlydotcom 3 years ago
Author Archives: ricellyn
The Skinny On My Skinny
I’ve found over the years (and I’m twenty-six so I suppose my problem weight years are ahead of me), that the key to losing pounds is to not let yourself get bored, to be so stressed out you physically can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Girls
Tagged 20something, acid reflux, ADVICE, craving, diet secrets, ellyn rice, health, obese, processed foods, skinny, skinny bitch, society, stress, weight loss
Leave a comment
Work Travel: The New Long-Distance Relationship
Since my last post, which was admittedly eons ago, I got a new job. Thankfully it happened within two weeks of my NY job ending, because I was getting bored. That’s what happens when you leave behind everything and everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Cohabitation, New York, San Diego
Tagged 20something, boyfriends, business travel, California, Chicago, cohabitation, corporate America, ellyn rice, gummy bears, Indianapolis, JFK, LAX, New York, professional, relationships, work travel
Leave a comment
Will Work for Fun
As of Monday, I’m in-between jobs. Okay, fine. I’m unemployed. For the first time since college graduation. Back then, I passed up a European back-packing extravaganza to find a job in New York. Not sure what I was thinking, but … Continue reading
Posted in New York, San Diego, Writing
Tagged 20something, beach, between jobs, ellyn rice, lottery, New York, real housewives, san diego, television, unemployed
Leave a comment
NYC is a Wiley Temptress
Every Spring, in rare moments of sunshiny bliss, I have to remind myself that I still hate New York City. That’s right, I refuse to let myself be happy here, because if I do, that means I’ve become part of … Continue reading
Posted in New York
Tagged 20something, apartment living, city life, city vs. country, ellyn rice, hate NYC, jersey City, New York, New York City, NYC, public transportation, spring, starbucks, weather, winter
Leave a comment
Subways: How Do I Loathe Thee?
Let’s talk about the New York City subways. And the NJ PATH trains. Let me count the ways I hate them. One, yesterday morning I got an email alert saying that my train just wasn’t running at all. “Train service … Continue reading
Posted in New York
Tagged city girl, ellyn rice, hell, law of attraction, MTA, Murphy's law, NASCAR, New York, New York City, New York rats, NJ PATH, NYC, NYC Transit, pregnant women, subways, walmart
5 Comments
The Jersey Shore Situation
The Jersey Shore, b*tch! Similar to most Northeastern Americans, I’ve been going to the Jersey Shore every year since the beginning of time (1985). As I said in a previous post, my boyfriend is from a town about 15 minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Girls, Religion
Tagged Avalon, boyfriend, church camp, cops, ellyn rice, fist pump, Jesus freaks, New Jersey, ronnie, Snooki, The Jersey Shore, The Princeton, the situation
1 Comment
My 10 Favorite Things in 2010
Every year I resolve to complain less. Yet as I sign another lease in the city, I find more to whine about. The winters seem colder, subways more crowded, rats larger, tourists more annoying, garbage smellier, dogs yappier… oops, wrong … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, New York, Sports
Tagged 2011, 20something, antoine dodson, avatar, bed intruder, cooking, ellyn rice, iPad, michael jackson, miriam datskovsky, new year's resolution, New York City, obama, Philadelphia Phillies, sarah palin, swine flu, The Jersey Shore, the social network, The World Series, twilight
2 Comments
Handling Holiday Hassles Part II
5 days ’til Christmas… for some of you, that makes your heart rate increase and your palms sweat. But do not fear. I advise here on even more holiday gripes so you can keep your sanity and make it to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holidays, Religion
Tagged 2011, advertising, ADVICE, APARTMENT, bell ringers, christmas, commercials, corporate America, ellyn rice, family, gifts, holidays, miriam datskovsky, moms, santa hat, siblings
2 Comments
Here's a Holiday Tip… or 20.
Before you start complaining about how many people you need to shop for and spend your hard-earned money on this holiday season, be thankful you don’t also have to include 20 doormen. (I know, I know, it’s better to give … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, New York
Tagged APARTMENT, christmas, concierge, doorman, ellyn rice, gifts, hanukkah, holidays, miriam datskovsky, New York, New York City, NYC, penthouse, presents, ramen noodles, resident staff, tipping, tipping etiquette, tips, trump plaza
1 Comment