le printemps

 I've been seeing these illustrations by Charlotte Fréreau on tumblr every so often and I love them! So whimsical and cute!

1000 Teenage Hearts

This December, I've listened to mostly one album, and it's called Heaven is For Easy Girls by The Awkward Stage 

The Awkward Stage is a band fronted by Shane Nelken, a cremationist from Vancouver. The band is named for, and strives to describe, the fumbling feelings of adolescence and how you can't really shake them off, even as you mature. This sounds extremely daunting, especially as I am an adolescent. Yet, I feel that the album doesn't portray those emotions weightily, but rather with a slightly humorous perspective.
Anyhow, it wasn't the lyrics that first attracted me, but the melodies. The songs have a sense of yearning in this sweet, melodic, pop-y way. I just finished finals, and I was going to say how this album is perfect for studying. However, after refining my studying skills, I realized that classical music is really the best for that purpose. Now, this album is still very appropriate for flopping onto a nearby cushy piece of furniture and crying because finals suck. "Heaven is for Easy Girls" isn't necessarily sad, but mournful in the very best way.