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Michelle Paradise video blogMichelle Paradise's Worst Date StoriesA few months ago, Michelle Paradise asked you to submit your best and worst dating stories — and did you ever! There are over a hundred hilariously bad date stories, and Michelle gathered together four of your favorite women — Marnie Alton, Dara Nai, Karman Kregloe and Jill Bennett — to re-enact some of the best ones, with Lori and I "directing" (which in this case, meant zooming the camera in and out, refreshing their drinks, and trying to keep the cats out of the frame).
As you can guess from the photo, much chaos ensued. Some of my favorite moments? Marnie as a "hot RN," Dara as a cop who can't get her handcuffs off her belt buckle, Michelle moonwalking, Karman's puppet love, and Jill overdosing on pharmaceuticals while on a dinner date.
They also award a fantastic prize to one of you unsuspecting AftereEllen.com readers who submitted a story. I don't want to give away the surprise, but you impatient types who want to know what the prize is now can click here. (To find out if you won, you'll just have to watch the vlog!) The final vlog was pretty long — almost an hour and a half — but since it was too funny to cut out much, I just split it into two videos. And I figure this will keep you busy while AfterEllen.com is on a break next week. So grab a cup of coffee/can of soda/glass of Submitted on December 22, 2007 at 6:17 am Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 7Michelle Paradise's final episode of her Exes & Ohs vlog is shot on the streets of San Francisco, where she first came up with the idea for the show. In this vlog, Michelle answers questions like:
She also wants to know what the "less than 3" symbol that keeps appearing in the comments means (she's referring to <3). I love that her guesses are breasts or a CIA code... … continue reading Submitted on December 12, 2007 at 5:38 pm Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 6Michelle Paradise is back and bravely vlogging with a cold about the sixth and final episode of the first season of Exes & Ohs. In this episode, Michelle gives an update on the status of the worst date/best date stories vlog, talks about a commercial she shot last week in a bathing suit, shows off her new Beever Cafe t-shirt (now available to order), and dubs herself the queen of non-sequiters. And she answers questions about whether her belly button is really pierced, how to see bloopers, and if Sam's parents were modeled after Dick and Lynn Cheney.
For added fun while watching the vlog, you can drink a shot of something every time Michelle says "1-900-porn-now" or mentions her shirt being too tight (not that I'm complaining about either!) And if you watch the first few moments carefully, you'll catch a glimpse of her famous yawning cat... … continue reading Submitted on November 27, 2007 at 6:25 pm Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 5Costar Marnie Alton joins Michelle Paradise to discuss episode 5 of Exes & Ohs and heckle Michelle's neighbors, who keep walking by while they're trying to film this vlog (hence the reason it's broken into four parts). In between dodging noisy neighbors, they answer your questions, discuss Marnie's side career as a singer/songwriter, and in keeping with the trend of making Michelle say things in other languages, they both answer a question in French (but sadly, it's to explain why they can't film the next season in Paris).
Also, Michelle makes Marnie attempt the Xena call. Watch it now! … continue reading Submitted on November 13, 2007 at 9:00 am Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 4Michelle's back, this time with co-star Megan Cavanagh, who joins her in Mazatlan to talk about Episode 4 and answer your questions about the show.
Along the way, you'll learn:
Check it out now... … continue reading Submitted on October 30, 2007 at 10:00 am Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 3Due to technical difficulties, Michelle was unable to complete her Exes & Ohs video blog this week, so she sent me a written version instead. Don't worry, she's just as cute and rambly when she writes as she is when she talks, but Michelle will be back with her regularly scheduled video blog programming next week.
The Video Blog You Missed Like I said, I’m sure it was a thrilling video blog... But instead, you’ll have to make due with a written version. I’ll try to keep the rambling spirit of the originals by promising you, AfterEllen.com’s faithful readers, that I will not do the writerly thing and go back and edit this piece so it sounds more sparkly, interesting, or grammatically correct. And I promise that next week’s installment will actually be a video blog, even if I have to fly back to New York to film it in the AfterEllen.com offices. Knowing my luck, I’d arrive during lunch hour — but I’d persevere. Okay, all of that said … here we go … The Episode 3 Story Submitted on October 24, 2007 at 10:01 am Michelle Paradise wants your best date / worst ex storiesBest date/worst ex stories. Or worst date/best ex stories. We all have them. My first date with Lori involved taking her to see High Art and then dinner at an Indian restaurant that put way too much cilantro in their food. Now that was a bad date. Fortunately, I redeemed myself by surprising her with a picnic on the beach (that was the best date). Another bad date? Our third one, when Lori showed up at my Dad's house to pick me up (yes, I was living with my parents, but I was only 24 and just out of grad school with no job), and my Dad and stepmother sat her down and asked "what are your intentions with our daughter?" just like they did with my sister's boyfriends. Seriously. They're very protective. I was mortified, but fortunately, Lori thought it was kind of sweet. But enough about me. Exes & Ohs creator and star (and AfterEllen.com vlogger) Michelle Paradise and I want is your stories.
As Michelle explains in this video, we want you to post your best date/worst ex (or vice versa) stories, or the number-one dating rule you live by, in the comments below, and she'll choose some of the best ones to highlight in one of her upcoming vlogs. Watch it here now: … continue reading Submitted on October 18, 2007 at 2:11 pm Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 2Writer/director/actor/all around funny lesbian Michelle Paradise is back with the second episode of her weekly Exes & Ohs video blog (watch the first one here).
This time around, Michelle talks about how they cast the dog that appears in the second episode, and answers your questions about why the show was set in Seattle, how it compares to The L Word, whether there are any vlog guestbians in the works, and whether Angela Featherstone was cast because she looks like Lucy Lawless. The short answer to that last one is "no", but Michelle does an imitation of the "Xena call" that made Lori fall off her chair laughing. Michelle is coming at you this time from a hotel room in Seattle — which means still no guest appearance by her yawning cat. But room service does make an appearance, right in the middle of her filming (don't you hate it when that happens?), so she had to break the video up into two clips: pre and post breakfast arrival. Check 'em out here now: … continue reading Submitted on October 16, 2007 at 10:00 am Michelle Paradise's "Exes & Ohs" Video Blog: Episode 1Good news for fans of cute, funny lesbians! Out Exes & Ohs star/creator Michelle Paradise has graciously agreed to do a weekly video blog on AfterEllen.com, every Tuesday after each new episode airs — to answer your questions about the show, tell anecdotes and "making of" stories about the episodes, and just generally ramble on in that charming way she does.
In this first vlog segment, Michelle introduces herself, responds to a few of the comments about the show left by readers in my BLWE column Friday, and explains how much fun it was trying to get a cockatiel with a bad attitude to land on her head in the show's first episode. I have a few questions for Michelle myself after watching the first episode. First, where did they get those awesome matching blue-knit sweaters Chris and Kris wore near the end of the first episode? I could have sworn my dad and stepmother had a set just like them. Loved it.
Second, where else besides lesbian yacht weddings can you meet a lesbian pediatric surgeon who helps children with rare diseases and looks like an older Summer from The O.C.? Be specific — inquiring minds want to know!
Michelle will answer these and other questions posted in the comments below in next Tuesday's vlog. Meanwhile, watch her first vlog here now: … continue reading Submitted on October 9, 2007 at 9:59 am |
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