{"id":359,"date":"2008-07-05T21:41:27","date_gmt":"2008-07-06T05:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2008\/07\/05\/blog-140-six-degrees-of-lolita\/"},"modified":"2009-02-12T20:26:37","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T04:26:37","slug":"blog-140-six-degrees-of-lolita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/07\/05\/blog-140-six-degrees-of-lolita\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 140 > Six Degrees of Lolita"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSix Degrees of Lolita | Click to enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

LOL, this sounds unbelievable but maybe not?<\/p>\n

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1> Let’s start with the background… Almost 3 years ago in September 2005, I first met dancer Anna (Kiev, Ukraine) via LiveJournal. Since then, we’ve kept in touch via LJ, Facebook and email. Separately, last year in April 2007, I first met lolita-cosplayer Kaori (Singapore) via DannyChoo.com. Exchanging occasional comments in our LJs or blogs, Kaori also introduced me to Facebook’s “Human Pets” community.<\/p>\n

2> Today, July 5th, 2008, I received a new email from Anna in Kiev. She asked me if I could photo-remix some of her photos and gave me a LiveJournal link as an artistic reference.<\/p>\n

3> That link was an entry in the “ru_glamour” community LJ, titled “Jin Zemotion<\/a>” and posted by member “jolita”. Wow, some amazing photography! So naturally, I had to follow the link to the original website.<\/p>\n

4> That link took me to the Zemotion.net<\/a> website of photographer Zhang Jingna (Singapore\/Beijing). So naturally, as I browsed, a “lolita” thumbnail caught my eye.<\/p>\n

5> That thumbnail opened an amazing “lolita” photo named “Midnight Game<\/a>“. Take note that “All images and materials found on this website are copyrighted to Zhang Jingna”. Prior to this post, I made sure to get permission from Jingna…<\/p>\n

6> But guess what? It suddenly struck me that I recognized the model in the upper left! Wasn’t she a cosplaying friend of Kaori in Singapore??? So I checked my “Human Pets” home page for my list of “Last Viewed Your Profile”. I clicked “Shao” from 210 days ago. And…<\/p>\n

7> I couldn’t believe it! In her “Human Pets” profile, Shao (Singapore) included a lower-resolution version of the same exact “Midnight Game” photo from Jingna’s site! LOL, such an incredible coincidence from Singapore to Ukraine! Or maybe *not* so incredible? The nature of the internet?<\/p>\n

Have you experienced anything like this too? LOL ^_^<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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