Category Archives: Writing

Will Work for Fun

Posted on July 21, 2011 by ricellyn

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

Celebretarded

Posted on February 3, 2011 by miriamdatskovsky

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 | 3 Comments

Please Help Me Not Kill My Boyfriend, Monica Geller Edition

Posted on January 26, 2011 by miriamandellyn

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 →

Posted in Cohabitation, Los Angeles, Writing | Tagged 20something, ADVICE, boyfriend advice, Chandler and Monica, cohabitation, ellyn rice, foosball, Friends, Los Angeles, miriam datskovsky, Monica, Monica Geller, OCD, planning, Real Housewives BH, screenwriting, sitcoms, television | 1 Comment

'The Kids Are All Right' Has Our Oscar Vote

Posted on January 25, 2011 by miriamandellyn

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 | 4 Comments

We Know You Miss Us Terribly…

Posted on January 10, 2011 by miriamandellyn

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 | Leave a comment

I Really Still Do Love New York

Posted on December 15, 2010 by miriamdatskovsky

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 | 3 Comments

The Sweetest, Nicest Raging Bitch You'll Ever Meet

Posted on December 8, 2010 by miriamdatskovsky

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 | 6 Comments

"But I Just Love TV So Much!"

Posted on November 5, 2010 by miriamandellyn

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 | 3 Comments

Prose and Cons of Loving a Writer

Posted on October 26, 2010 by miriamdatskovsky

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 | 1 Comment