It's EP release day!!!! (updated)

You really cannot imagine how excited/nervous/thrilled I am to get this EP out into the world and, in particular, to share it with all of you lovely people who have stuck with me and this blog over the past 6+ months while I plunged head first into the recording process.  (sidenote: I really wish I could have posted this earlier in the day but I only just got back from the Sundance Film Festival this morning and couldn't get to a computer until now!) Anyhow...

Without further ado, may I present to you my debut EP: Deal from the Bottom which came out today and is available digitally on iTunes (eek! worldwide)! I'd love to hear your thoughts and even if it's not quite your cup of tea, I would be forever grateful if you would share it with people who may like it. The iTunes link is below and I am also in the process of finishing my website where you'll be able to get hard copies in case you're a fan of holding an actual physical copy and looking at artwork like me!



*Update* Here is the first track on the EP - it's called "Corners of Bars"... I hope you like it!




xoMeg

comings and goings

I know I've yammered on about this many a time but don't you love when you rediscover things in your own closet. Take this black coat for example, I've had it for years and because it's only "cold" in LA about a month out of the year I hadn't worn it much at all in the last couple of years. Probably because I had new coats to play dress up with and it took a backseat. Anyway, it's back with a vengeance and someone is going to have to pry it from my shoulders before it fuses to my body!

outfit notes: shoes: xxi sweater: mink pink dress: h&m (old)
There will be more coat-wearing in my very near future because I am off to Sundance tomorrow for work. You can keep track of me here for now! PS: I hope you like the new blog make over. I'd been wanting to change it for a while now but didn't have the time until this week but I'm pretty happy with it so far despite a few glitches I'm sorting out!

back to the grind

Yep. The party is over and it's back to work I go.  Luckily, I for once feel like I had a somewhat decent amount of time off from my day job...well, sort of... I still have so many non-work related things to get done but, listen... I'll take what I can get!  A few new pieces of clothing fell into my lap over the holidays and this cute little black dress was one of them (thanks, mom).  I've since dubbed it my Wednesday Adams's goes on summer vacation dress - a pretty accurate description, I think.  I'm a slave to peter pan collars - what can I say?

outfit notes
dress & scarf - gifts 
boots - madewell
socks - courtesy of "the Brits" sock drawer

PS: I'm about to embark on a little bloggy make-over so bear with me if it looks a mess in the meantime. 

that's right... it' 2012 montage time!!

I normally do my 2012 montage post at the end of each year but I'm running behind. No matter...here is a little look back at the last 12 months on DJRD...

The first half of the year was a complete and utter whirlwind. Right after Sundance I flew to Dublin to join 'the Brit' and our friend Lucette on tour (supporting the Secret Sisters in the UK). Once I came down from that cloud of rock n' roll wonderfulness I had a pile of blog collaborations and photo projects to handle plus a last minute trip New York to hang out with friends and play tourists with my family.  I'm longing to move there...not to far down the road, I hope.  That said, few things are as lovely as the LA spring and we were lucky enough to share it with some UK and Seattle pals who came down for an Easter-time visit. Much to my delight this included many trips to the beach AND a trip to the "Happiest Place on Earth".  Then is was up to the mountains for a little birthday escape in June. 

I spent the second part of the year working on a very exciting project -- one that has been a long time coming-- I recorded some songs in the studio for my first EP which is coming out soon, I promise.  Even more out of town guests came to visit,  I went to many many fashion and music related events (and, ok, I admit it, I went to Disneyland...again), got political!, spent time with my good friends, probably drank a little too much on occasion, and patiently awaited cooler weather as LA went through an extreme autumn heatwave.  Not in the montage but to close it all off the Brit's parents flew in and spent Christmas with my big crazy family up in the mountains of Idaho. Oh, and the world did not end, which was good.

I haven't really managed to catch my breath from 2012 yet but I've got a good feeling about 2013. As usual, HUGS to all you readers who have kept me blogging all this time! xoxodjrd 

Happy New Year, kittens!

Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2013! xDJRD