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Category Archives: Writing
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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Celebretarded
A couple years ago, Jude Law walked straight into me in SoHo and I almost screamed at him. Then I looked up and saw who he was so, yeah, I just kept walking. Back then, that was my best celebrity … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Writing
Tagged aaron paul, babe pig in the city, Breaking Bad, celebrity gossip, celebrity obsessions, celebrity sightings, charlie sheen, dax shepard, ellen pompeo, entourage, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, jaime pressly, james cromwell, jason segel, jude law, kate walsh, katherine heigl, katy perry, kristen bell, la confidential, lauren graham, michael cera, miriam datskovsky, perez, russell brand, sarah silverman, tim curry, ziegfeld
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Please Help Me Not Kill My Boyfriend, Monica Geller Edition
Dear Miriam, I’m definitely the Monica in my relationship. I’m really Type A with OCD, and Shaun is basically the opposite. I need to plan ahead, and sometimes he’ll tell me at the last minute that we have to go … Continue reading
'The Kids Are All Right' Has Our Oscar Vote
Full disclosure: We wrote this before the Oscar nominations were announced. Also, we have nothing to do with the Academy. Except when it comes to snarky fashion commentaries. Miriam: When Ellyn and I were first brainstorming for this blog, one … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Family, Moms, Writing
Tagged Academy Awards, affair, annette bening, divorce, ellyn rice, family, film review, Julianne Moore, lesbian couple, Mark Ruffalo, marriage, miriam datskovsky, moms, Oscars, postmodern family, relationships, screenplay, The Kids Are All Right
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We Know You Miss Us Terribly…
As soon as we catch up on work, cure our colds, and recover from the holidays, we’ll be back. This is just a very brief hiatus, and it’s not that we’re out of ideas (the snarky witticisms are truly bottomless.) … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Writing
Tagged ellyn rice, golden globes, lazy, miriam datskovsky, oscar season, slacking, stressed, The Jersey Shore
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I Really Still Do Love New York
I’ve been hating on New York a little bit too much lately. Mainly it’s out of love for my new home, but the truth is New York was terrific to/for me. I loved every second I lived there. And as … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, New York, Writing
Tagged Aquagrill, Butter Lane, Caracas, coffee, delivery, ellyn rice, Fish, Graffiti, JFK, LAX, Los Angeles, Lower East Side, miriam datskovsky, New York, NYC, SoHo, Sugar Sweet Sunshine, Supper, The Pickle Guys
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The Sweetest, Nicest Raging Bitch You'll Ever Meet
Apparently, I am a mean bitch. Which I did not fully recognize until I started blogging. Indulge me while I elaborate. I was on the phone with my dear friend Linley, whom I have known for amost twelve years, and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Girls, Los Angeles, Writing
Tagged Angelina Jolie, blogging, Chelsea Handler, family, Friends, mean girls, miriam datskovsky, sympathy for the devil, writing techniques
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"But I Just Love TV So Much!"
There are very few things we disagree upon, but the main reason we could never be roommates is… wait for it… we’d have a huge fight over whether to pay for cable. It’s an argument most twenty-somethings have at some … Continue reading
Posted in Cohabitation, Writing
Tagged Breaking Bad, Cougar Town, DVR, ellyn rice, Glee, Grey's Anatomy, Hulu, jfklax, miriam datskovsky, Modern Family, Netflix, NPR, Say Yes to The Dress, television, The Jersey Shore, The Sopranos, The Wire
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Prose and Cons of Loving a Writer
I am procrastinating writing my blog post about writing. I literally just spent a half hour checking Facebook and answering emails when I should have been writing and it’s already 11:15 and I’m enervated from altogether too much life. Anywho. … Continue reading
Posted in Cohabitation, Los Angeles, Writing
Tagged cohabitation, Facebook, Los Angeles, procrastination, relationships, The Sopranos, writing
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