Lolita Aftermath

Monday's Lolita story garnered a really amazing response, even making it to the front page of Digg.

I couldn't help but become a bit obsessive over reading the comments (an example is here). Having done the bulk of my professional writing for print before the past few months, I never really knew what people thought of the stories, so having the opportunity to read responses is really fun. It's similar to the point when I moved from radio DJing to club DJing, instead of being holed-up in a booth waiting for the phone to ring, I could see the reaction immediately. And I appreciate that reaction whether or not I actually agreed with the sentiments (which is more or less a moot point). I do, however, admit to getting a bit irritated when people mention the story as being in the LA Times. It's the Weekly! It's way cooler (at least in my humble opinion).

I thought Erin's slideshow was amazing. Usually, when you see Lolita photos, everything is posed like a fashion shoot. These were pretty spontaneous, giving the look of a massive birthday party, complete with the giddiness and even the exhaustion, which helped to really capture the spirit of the event.