Things To Be Thankful For 2014 Edition

Jessie Rosen - November 27, 2014

Another year, another incredible list of things that make the third Thursday of the month more than just an excuse to eat a piece of every single dessert available and none of the veggies. This year has been especially full of joy. Here’s what I very specifically thankful for: FaceTime! – Now that I’ve entered the 21st century with the iPhone 6 I can actually …

French People Don’t Get Stressed

Jessie Rosen - November 20, 2014

I was chatting with a friend this morning about stress – how much I have…why I have so much…where exactly it lives in my stomach…how soon I’m bound to pop and ulcer… The things you talk about over most 9am coffee conversations. But this friend is smarter than most friends. “This reminds me of how Americans deal with medicine versus the French,” she said. “In …

#HumpDayHappy: LIFE PARTNERS starring Leighton Meester and Gillian Jacobs

Jessie Rosen - November 19, 2014

This week’s slice of mid-week sunshine technically started last night at the LA premiere of LIFE PARTNERS – a sweet and smart comedy about what happens when the right guy finally comes between gay and straight female best friends. It is modern. It is accurate. It is charming as all hell. And it stars three of our (the royal our) favorite former TV stars, Blair …

Do Not Date Him If…

Jessie Rosen - November 18, 2014

I’m back from a quick trip east with an attempt to save you from some of the garbage people that I hear are trolling the dating pool. In three shorts weeks I’ve talked to not one or three but five women who were wronged by a dude based on one of the following scenarios. While I want to tell you to be trusting, hopeful, open …

Writer Life: The Power of the Forced Timeline

Jessie Rosen - November 12, 2014

I didn’t write a post yesterday because I reserved the entire day to work on a new book manuscript that I’ve been working on for an amount of time I am unwilling to admit in print. I walked Louie earlier than usual, showered the night before, fully charged my computer so I could sit in whatever spot in the apartment felt most inspiring and put …

The Five Things I Tell Everyone To Do After They Move to LA to Be a Writer

Jessie Rosen - November 6, 2014

I like to pay it forward by having coffee/lunch/drinks/mani-pedis with family friends or acquaintances who’ve recently moved to L.A. (but mostly mani-pedis). Really kind people did the same thing for me when I first made the transition, and it’s literally the least I can do considering I have no jobs or ins at hotel roof pools to offer. There is little rhyme or reason to …

#HumpDayHappy: I Got Paid To Do A Writing Sample

Jessie Rosen - November 5, 2014

A few weeks ago I submitted a writing sample to be considered for a writing job. The sample was a five page script based on a prompt with some direction on characters and tone. It took me approximately five hours to complete if you factor in thinking time, writing time and editing time. That is the shortest amount of time I’ve ever spent on a …

My Super Strange Addiction Confession

Jessie Rosen - November 4, 2014

I was channel surfing (do people still say/do that?) during my self-granted, 1/2 hour lunch break yesterday when I stumbled upon a re-run of TLC’s My Strange Addiction. It was the episode where people want to be Barbie dolls (literally), which in the grand scheme of My Strange Addiction episodes is not all that weird (one girl eats rocks, guys), but I still sat there …

November 2014