traveling fool

Apologies again for the severe lack of blogging here lately but I have been traveling like a mad woman since I left for the Sundance Film Festival over a week ago and then for Ireland & the UK immediately after that.  "The Brit" and I are acting as a band of sorts for our friend Lucette (I'm doing backing vocals and "the Brit" guitar & some vocals).  We are opening for (ehem..."supporting") the Secret Sisters on their UK tour which is completely surreal but so so so much fun!  I promise to share some photos of this whole adventure with you but first, a long awaited outfit post that I snapped before I left California...

(with little Charlie girl who I miss terribly!!! :(

outfit notes:
dress - vintage
cardigan - xxi
boots - madewell

ladylike

Hello from Sundance! While I'm busy watching films and running around Park City I thought I'd share this pretty editorial I recently came across...

 I think I'm starting to be ready for spring colors! Mostly I want the house in this editorial! so good!

Model: Meghan Collison 

Shot by: Ben Toms for Vogue Russia

 Styled by Katie Shillingford. 

photos via: fashiongonerouge

 

hey, don't break my internet!

Just a quick (slightly politically fueled) post today of a video I found via calivintage's tumblr which does a pretty great job of explaining what this whole Protect IP / SOPA business is all about.
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.


As someone who's boyfriend is a working musician and who herself works in the film business I am all for some types of anti-piracy laws - ones that protect artists, small businesses and the people who make the content we all consume but these particular bills are so wide reaching that they threaten everyone in the US (and beyond) who uses the internet as a creative outlet, a place to share passions and a place interact with people from across the globe. That's a step backwards that I, for one would not want to see put into action. As a user of sites like tumblr, youtube, twitter and this very blog I feel particularly vulnerable to this type of bill and if it passed I would definitely have to re-evaluate my online presence. Even though I am very careful about listing sources and facts about content it's uncharted territory.

I know I am more than likely preaching to the choir here but I felt it needed to be addressed! love to you all! To contact your Rep about this got to:  http://americancensorship.org/

xdjrd

life according to my phone

Time again to take a little glimpse at the past month or so as seen by my iPhone...

Lots of Christmas lights on my aunts house, oh... and me dancing

 

the cats, in their favorite lounging spot

 

Beth Jean and bubbly!

my early morning routine

 

little Lola in her little sweater

our teeny tiny Christmas tree (which we put in the trash last week :(

fake snow in Los Angeles

apple season!

the beautiful Orpheum Theatre

Baggie exploring

 

Christmas presents

 

Las Vegas mall - Christmas decor

skiing with my mom & brother

the musicians beer of choice

 

and more Christmas decorations!

hello!

sushi with my family

ski bootz

the drive home

my neighbor's burnt car the day after the fire

 

more Lola

bad quality photo of our new couch! (Hurrah!)

me with flu face

my pals Sam and Dominic playing at Dominic's birthday party

 

a photo of "the Brit" for good measure

 

flowers in our garden

 

"the Brit" recording new songs with his band The Idyllists

 

cozy pups

me again! and feeling a bit better.

Very excited for the weekend because  I've got several lovely visitors in town over the next few days - always a lot of fun! Also, some traveling in my near future. Stay tuned. Have a nice weekend, everyone! xdjrd

for the morning

Not much new in my world (just getting over a nasty little flu bug that I came down with on New Years Eve)... however... I suddenly realize that I have quite a lot going on the rest of this month.  I really hope I can return to being a full-functioning human sooner rather than later to take it all on!  10 days in to the new year I don't feel like I accomplished much aside from trying to make a dent in my emails... oh, and wearing my new red beret an awful lot.

I took these photos Sunday morning before heading on to the Rosebowl Flea Market. But as soon as I got to Pasadena I realized the coat was completely unnecessary and ended up carrying it around the whole morning because it was legitimately warm out.  Incidentally, also brought flats with me so as not to ruin my shoes or my feet!

outfit notes: dress -vintage, beret - Christmas gift, shoes - chloe sevigny for oc

 musical notes: a new 8 tracks playlist I made...

le matin from recklessmeg on 8tracks.

snow

On our last day in the mountains of Idaho where we spent our holiday I managed to coax "the Brit" in to taking some quick shots for me...

This is basically the only time throughout the year where you'll find me in my Sorel's because Southern California is hardly the climate for snow boots - but they are super warm and do the trick in the snow.

please note charlie in the background who refused to wear her doggie coat this year!

PS: thanks to everyone for their emails/calls/texts about this whole fire business. They did arrest someone over the weekend and the arson stopped so I'm hoping that's the end of it. So scary to have been so close to disaster.  We are very thankful!