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Category Archives: New York
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
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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
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JFKLAX, Meet SAN
So it’s been two weeks since Ellyn moved to San Diego, and while she’s not having second thoughts – have you seen the beaches? – now that she’s sort of settled, she has a few questions. Fortunately, it’s just a … Continue reading
Posted in Cohabitation, Family, Holidays, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego
Tagged APARTMENT, boyfriend advice, California, christmas, cohabitation, cost of living, DRIVING, East Coast, ellyn rice, family, la jolla, Los Angeles, los feliz, miriam datskovsky, Monica Geller, New York, Philadelphia, relationship advice, transplants, West Coast
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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
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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
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Please Help Me Not Kill My Girlfriend, Round 2
Dear Ellyn’s Boyfriend, My girlfriend has exposed all of my foibles for the world to read (though at least she has the decency to stop at the bedroom door). I’ve had a good dozen friends mention this blog to me, … Continue reading
Growing Up Is Hard to Do
This week we were G-chatting about how hard it is to be grateful and happy in our fortunate lives in NY and LA. We’re trying to decide how to stop missing what we had or looking forward to things we … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Los Angeles, Moms, New York
Tagged 20-something advice, 20something, ADVICE, change, discontent, dreams, ellyn rice, Europe, Friends, friendship, goals, Los Angeles, miriam datskovsky, New York City, relocation, South Park, success
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Los Angeles and New York Rated Two Rudest Cities? Damn Straight!
Last month, a little magazine called Travel + Leisure ranked the rudest cities in America. We’re not really sure how they did this or who they asked, but the top two results were… drumroll, please… Los Angeles and New York. … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, New York
Tagged college, commuting, corporate America, cubicles, ellyn rice, fake people, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Lower East Side, miriam datskovsky, movies, New York, parties, rude people, rudest cities, subway, Swingers, Travel and Leisure
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Golden Globes: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Ellyn says, as a film major drop out, I live for this stuff. I once collected movie stubs with my best friend, with the ultimate plan of making our first Oscars dresses out of them. I might have enough for … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Los Angeles, New York
Tagged Amy Adams, Angelina, Claire Danes, Crumb Catcher, cupcake, ellyn rice, Golden Globes 2011, Gossip Girl, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Love Hewitt, JLo, Leighton Meester, Los Angeles, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, miriam datskovsky, Natalie Portman, Oscars, prom, Sandra Bullock bangs, Say Yes to The Dress, The Kids Are All Right
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