Xeni profile in the LA Times

w00t! Our very own Xeni Jardin is the subject of a gigantic, flattering profile in today's LA Times! Go, Xeni!

Jardin is a very specific sort of rising star, the type born of the 21st century whose celebrity is fluid and self-made — she's a journalist, a blogger, a TV personality, an artist and an entrepreneur. She is, at once, a member of the media and a media darling, who translates light-speed cultural shifts as they happen and looks great doing it. Jardin is the child of artists who revels in the Internet's infinite reach, but fights ambivalence about its impermanent legacy. She wears Gucci and drives a convertible Mercedes, but sees herself as an outsider.

"I want to see how far I can push it," Jardin says, "before they realize I'm a nerd."

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Update: Jeremy Joseph forwards this excerpt from a response Xeni sent to pho list members discussing the story:

I'm humbled and grateful, and more than a little disoriented. Feels like
that feeling you have when you step out of the vomit comet, after floating
around in microgravity for a while. A little woozy. A little drunk on
weightlessness and thin air.

It would be irresponsible of me not to clarify two things right away. First,
the kevinsites.net project mentioned in the story was hardly something I
created singlehandedly for our tireless, intrepid correspondent friend. JP
put in a lot of time, hard work, and sharp thinking to raise that digital
barn — as did other folks like David Ulevitch, who has donated hosting for
the project since day one.

Secondly, as flattering as the phrase might be — I'm no "self-made woman."
Until they sell those handy self-cloning kits we've all been waiting for
(and I'm keeping an eye out for 'em on engadget or gizmodo), that's just not
possible. Each of us are the product of families and mentors. Communities of
people who gave because the act of giving was imperative. People who gave
when they didn't have to, even when the act might go unnoticed, or come at
personal cost. People who gave because generosity is part of what makes us
truly human beings, and is of itself a life-affirming act.

Xeni says:

For the record, the note I sent to pho (re-posted here on Boing Boing) was a response to members' comments — I wasn't responding to the text of the story itself. I was attempting to clarify statements made in that forum by subscribers, not implying any lack of thoroughness in the reporter (Gina Piccalo)'s work.