Stumbled across Zee Avi's new album on yesterday's Gossip Girl episode. This song from the Ghostbird is beautiful, even if it is about a relationship in ruins.

Leave it to the mid-season finale of Gossip Girl to give me such a haunting and beautiful song.

Some favourites from a busy week:

Are there ever songs that make you linger onto your daydreams? That's how I feel when this song plays, and this unofficial music video suits that daydream mood perfectly:

Pictures from Katy Perry:

Vancouver turns 125 this year (as of April 6th), and one of the biggest celebrations shared with local Vancouverites was Summer Live - 3 full days of free outdoor concerts with musicians and bands like Mother Mother, Dan Mangan, Hey Ocean!, the New Pornographers, and We Are the City on the stages. Held in our beautiful Stanley Park, I went only on the last day but it was so much fun!

This song is soooo addictive! It's one of those if-i-had-a-convertible-i'd-sing-it-with-my-hands-in-the-air summer songs. Although the song meaning isn't that pleasant (an angry teen going on a deadly rampage), it's got a nice beat to it. Plus the picture for this video? Awesome. AWESOME.

Robots - Dan Mangan

2 Hearts - Digitalism

Feeling Better - The Teenagers

When I Get Grown - Treelines

the whole Little Hell album by City & Colour

Young Blood (see below) - The Naked and Famous

I took this picture one morning during a Gastown walk for a Photo assignment, and there was this cheerful guy just strumming his guitar away like it was the only thing that mattered to him - as if in that one moment, there really wasn't anything else more time-sensitive, more urgent than to make music. I'll always remember it because he was so carefree and happy. I think we need to enjoy more moments like this.

I'm Not Calling You A Liar - Florence + the Machine

Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop - Landon Pigg

Bones - Swear and Shake

And You Give - Matthew Barber

Yours to Keep - Teddy Bears

Firework cover - Kina Grannis

Red Cape - Priscilla Ahn

Where You're Coming From - Matt & Kim

Can't Stop Thinking - Buva

Don't Wait - The Duke Spirit

Daylight - Matt & Kim

Catastrophe - Nous Non Plus

Milk - Kings of Leon

Equestrian - U.S. Royalty

Let Them - JJ

Brightest Hour - The Submarines

Maps (Acoustic) - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

At Home - Crystal Fighters

My 2-week Spring Break has officially started! Woohooooooo!!! On my Spring Break to-do list is FINISH MY PROM DRESS (gulp). I'll post a few sketches and fabric swaps soon. Anybody else on a spring break: I hope you have a happy one.

Another task on my to-do list is to finish making Japan flag pins for the Hope for Japan campaign and fundraiser we have going on at my school. I've been keeping updated via CNN's videos, which are very resourceful. I highly encourage anybody with a campaign idea/project to raise funds, raise awareness, or help Japan in any other way to share those ideas with others & make a difference!

Food is Still Hot - Karen O and the Kids

The Music - Paper Route

Intro - The XX

Cat Piano - Seabear

Comptine d'un autre ete (l'apres midi) - Yann Tiersen

Interlude - +44

Love and Mathematics - Broken Social Scene

Saeglopur - Sigur Ros

La ritournelle - Sebastien Tellier

Everyone always seems to sigh and almost shudder when they hear the words final, midterm or (dare I say it...) exam. But I think having exams is a good way to remember that stress is a reaction by choice, and my midterms right now just allow me to further exercise that choice.

Love like a Sunset, Pt. 2 - Phoenix

I Saw You Blink - Stornoway

Lately - Foxes in Fiction (Memoryhead cover)

World Spins Madly On - The Weepies

Story Board - The Album Leaf

Where Were You - Parachutes