Funny dog story

 I went to bed early last night while my parental units and dog were watching a show. This morning my mom told me this...

"With or Without You" by U2 was playing in the background of the show they were watching. As Bono sang the "oh-oh-oh-ohhhh" part, my dog, who was asleep, starting howling at the same pitch! Then she woke up and looked around for the source of the sound. :'D

I'll make a musician out of her yet. I let her play the theremin when I was borrowing one once, and she was about as good at it as I am (but considering I have no idea what I'm doing when I play theremin, that's not saying much). Now we can add singing to her list of talents.

Quick thoughts on a film and Red Dead

 Today I took a break from my obsessive Red Dead playthrough viewing to watch A Star is Born (the new one) with my family. All I really wanted to say about that film is wow... the script was so well-written, because it was so mundane. It felt (to me) exactly like how people talk in real life. Mad props to the scriptwriters on that. Also, I'd never seen any of the previous versions and was expecting a happy love story. I... was sadly mistaken. That ending damn near made me cry, it was so unexpected for me. Lastly, I take back all the negative things I said about Lady Gaga in 2010-ish because she was a pop musician and it was cool to dislike pop musicians. I should have never pretended I never rocked out to "Just Dance" and "Bad Romance" and "Poker Face." She can SING, man. Her jazz performances already taught me that, but seriously, seeing her essentially playing herself at the beginning of her career, trying to make it in the industry, almost made it hard for me to suspend my disbelief because how could someone who sings like that not immediately get signed?? 

Now I'm returning to Red Dead- I'm just shy of reaching part 50 in a 70+ part series- and before I proceed, I have to write down some thoughts.

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