Ah, Memorial weekend, how freaking awesome! Cookouts and lunches, here I come!

I bought a new game last week called Red Dead Redemption and I finished it just now. It takes place out west in 1911 and John Marston, a former outlaw, is forced by government agents to hunt down his former friends in exchange for his wife and son's safe return. Toward the end of the game you are reunited with your family on a crappy ranch they've been trying to save, and it seems like all is well. Then the government agents return and as your family flees the ranch, you are gunned down by the same people who hired you. 3 years later your son, Jack, hunts down the now-retired agent and kills him and the game ends.

The game was so awesome. The best part was when the agents finally let you go see your family, and as you are riding home in the dark to see them, a song called "Compass" plays. It felt so perfect and I thought the game was ending there. When John died I almost cried, I was so heartbroken! Wtf!! I couldn't wait to hunt down that bastard Ross as John's son and pump him full of lead, the old asshole. Considering it got me emotional, I'd say it was a freaking awesome game.

And such is my life. Found an awesome new artist, Janelle Monae, who sings a strange blend of pop, soul, and dance that I can't get out of my head. "Cold War" is my current favorite, though "Wondaland" has been stuck in my head for days. Argh!

"I'm so tired of crying myself to sleep
I'm so tired of being alone
Won't you lay your love on me?
Don't fall apart, unite this heart" -"Unite This Heart", Danny