On the frigid, filthy bathroom floor there was a steaming bucket of scalding water. It was boiled up in a Nepalese guesthouse because my two-dollar room included a helping of hot water that I was instructed to mix with the naturally freezing tap water to wash off the sweat of an all day Himalayan hike. We were at 12,500 feet and I was doubled over with altitude sickness; the nausea, diarrhea, and shoot-me headache dulling the splendor of one of the world's great panoramas.
Such was the reality of my around-the-world trip that this set of facts also meant I was obliged to pull out my camera, tripod, and microphone to capture both the beauty and misery of the moment. When I set out to make a documentary about traveling around the world it meant I'd have to hit 'Record' during the most joyful and agonizing moments of an emotional year.
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For those of you who missed the premiere airing of 'True Life: I Work in the Sex Industry' (or for those of you saw it but need to watch it again because you've fallen in love with Rebekah, Aaron, or Shawntelle), here are some times the show will air again in the next few days:
Fri. Feb 29th, 2am
Sat. Mar 1, 12am (so friday night at midnight)
Sat. Mar 1, 9pm
Sun. Mar 2, 2am
Mon. Mar. 3, 1am
All times are Eastern/Pacific; for Central and Mountain, it's an hour earlier. We'll keep you posted on more air dates in the next few weeks.
Welcome to the first ever 'True Life' blog. The idea here is that those of us who produce the series will get a chance to interact with viewers, hear some opinions, answer questions, and share stories about making these shows. Since 'True Life' is known for raising eyebrows and provoking opinions, we couldn't have picked a better subject for this first blog: sex. 'I Work in the Sex Industry' premieres tonight at 11P EST and if ever there was an episode to get people talking, this is it.
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If you ever want to be the center of attention at a party, just casually mention that you're working on a documentary about the sex industry. You'll soon be surrounded by people firing questions at you for the next few hours. Here are some of my answers to the most common questions people would ask me when they learned I was doing a tv show about porn, like "Why do guys who work in gay porn make so much more money than guys who work in straight porn?"
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After the cameras stopped rolling for this week, I jumped on a plane to Hawaii for a quick vacation. So, you’re getting this from the airplane while I’m coming home. Christmastime is one of my favorite times of the year, especially since it’s so close to my birthday! And this year was extra cool since I”ll be turning 18. But this year Christmas was just so sick because my mom was way excited this year. When I said that our place looked like Christmas, I was not kidding. All the lights my mom puts up on the house (with a little help from my grandpa), plus the huge tree in the living room with all the decorations makes the house look dope. She even has this toy train on railroad tracks running around in a circle on the floor with all the presents and stuff there. Kane likes playing with that one. Our tree and basically the whole house looks like something you’d see in a Bloomingdale’s catalogue. Everything was decorated and the mood around the house was way different from last year when nobody even felt like celebrating.
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Jill and Frank go into - AND WIN - the Gauntlet… again. I like to write down my thoughts as I watch the episode and here they are...
1- MJ is on the team, glad to have him… I think.
2- Car Push:
The vets kick our ass… again. MJ tried his best to push that car the whole way but only made it about 10 feet on his own. Then Derek said he pushed it the whole way, which was surprising given Derek's personality...
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A lot of stuff came up during this week. Shooting guns? Crazy. Just insane. And it was my first week as a “boyfriend.” A lot was going on, but let’s start with the good stuff... Read more...
It's coming. No, I don't mean your taxes but those are also coming soon.
I mean Valentine's Day.
While you wish your boyfriend will take you to a fancy restaurant and wine and dine you, you are worried that you are going to spend the night at home while he is glued to his Xbox 360.
::Sigh::
Well if you can't beat him. Beat Heidi and Spencer. They are about to join in some Xbox 360 Valentine's Day action... Read more...
Hey everyone. Jill and I wanted to say that first of all we are SO overwhelmed by the support you guys have shown for us. We’re really happy to get messages from all of you, and although we may not get back to everyone, we will absolutely read any message you send.
Secondly, since we’re still together (SPOILER: don’t tell anyone) we thought it would be fun to write a blog together. So this is our first attempt to write to all you guys about some funny stuff we remember from Puerto Vallarta. Tonight’s subject is, Behind the Scenes!... Read more...
So I thought tonight’s episode was really cool. They showed a little bit more of me and Jill, but like Tyler said “we’re the most boring couple on TV” so we will probably get eclipsed by other people acting up. Tyler’s a douche bag by the way. And isn’t what he said kind of a compliment? If you’re not boring, then you usually make an ass out of yourself, right? Oh well.
Props to Nehemiah for standing up to Beth... Read more...
