Song of the Month for February

February at Delcourt House has inspired a large-scale intervention from the United Nations. Contract work is in full swing, which means that it is very loud and very messy here. We are stressed to the snapping point, sleepless, exhausted and angry. We are each about five minutes away from turning into The Incredible Hulk at any given moment. Worst of all, my parents are paying buckets of money to facilitate this torture!

As a family, we have developed a special unspoken set of survival tactics. They are as follows:

1. Avoid eye contact with everyone.
2. Avoiding speaking to anyone.
3. Do not ask any questions or favours. The answer is always "NO!"
4. Do not leave your secured room of choice unless you absolutely have to. It's worth having hidden food rations, trust me!

I find myself singing "ain't we having some fun now" (from "Little Shop of Horrors") as I skulk around the house, so it's the obvious choice for the Song of the Month (plus, with the recent Total Lunar Eclipse?? Appropriate!) Renovations or Large Carnivorous Plant? Frankly, I'd take the plant!

Some Fun Now - Little Shop of Horrors


Here's the Total Eclipse reference (if you don't have the whole movie memorized like I do!)
Da Doo - Little Shop of Horrors

(Picture Gillian watching the eclipse singing "TOT-AL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON! ... it got very dark!" Laaaame, but I totally did it.)

And finally, this clip.

When I was a little girl I just IDOLISED Audrey (Ellen Greene), which I realise now is a little inappropriate. I was six years old when this film came out, and I wanted to look just like Audrey and sing just like Audrey and talk just like Audrey and yes, even dress just like Audrey. I still pronounce "glitter" as "glitta" and "sure" as "sho-wa." I plan on naming my future daughter "Audrey Rose." I'm telling you, this film has influenced me, people, in deeply profound and complex ways! Bwahahaha!

*eh-hem* anyway, that's all. I had a dream last night that I built a very cool bomb shelter in the basement... A good indication of the explosive situation around here ;)

Love Love,
Gillian