Top 5

I didn't see enough films in 2008 to make a Top 10, but even if I had I'm not sure I would've been able to find enough for a complete list. For once, the blockbuster summer movie season released the best films of the year.

1. The Dark Knight


























2. Wall-E


























3. Tropic Thunder


























4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall


























5. Iron Man

Allow me to introduce the Showbiz Pizza Band...

...performing Love in This Club by Usher!

for Ashley

Merry Christmas, Ashley!

Different Verse, Same as the First

The year: 2007 (to the right).

The result: A Tar Heel victory over Michigan State.

Now...

The year: 2008.

The result: A Tar Heel spanking of Michigan State.

98 to 63.

Holy freaking cow, daggumit.

I'm Thankful.

I know Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, but I won't let one day of the year keep me from sharing what's important to me.

I'm thankful for Ashley. I'm lucky to have someone I can share everything in life with. I'm lucky I have someone who loves me for who I am, imperfections and all. I'm lucky to have someone who is a intimate lover and a best friend. I'm just daggum lucky.

I'm thankful for family and friends. I'm lucky to have people in my life that mean so much to me. I'm lucky to have people in my life that I know will be there for me. I'm lucky to have people in my life who also love me for who I am. I'm just real gosh-darn lucky.

I'm thankful for freedom. I'm lucky I can believe what I want to believe without fear of persecution. I'm lucky I can share my beliefs with others without fear of persecution. I'm lucky I can argue with people over my believes without fear of punishment.

I'm thankful for education. I'm lucky I had the opportunity to attend a school for free from the age of 5 until I was 18. I'm lucky I had parents who were willing to invest financially in my continuing education. I'm lucky I can continue my education in order to further my knowledge of what is best and beneficial for children. I'm lucky I have the opportunity to lay the foundation for a child's years in school. I hope I do okay.

I'm thankful for everything God has placed in my life. I only wished I showed that thanks to God more often than I do.

The United States of Obama

Some people are just _______ (insert appropriate adjective).

During Obama's campaign visit to Ohio, he appeared in front of a row of flags. Those with some matter of intelligence (or logic, or deductive reasoning) would realize that the pattern of flags included the American flag and the Ohio state flag.

But, noooooooooooo.

Conservative radio host, Bob Grant, thought the flag was Obama's recreation of the American flag with the 'O' at the center. His call-in listeners fueled speculation that Obama was going to ruin our great country. A conservative blogger received emails from outraged conservatives. Do we really want our country led by a dictator?

Too bad Obama's not a dictator. Too bad the conspiracy-crazed conservatives couldn't distinguish the state flag of Ohio from a made-up Obamanation flag.

Which brings me back to my first sentence. What adjective would work best there?

Crazy. Insane. Looney. Paranoid. Fearful. Illogical. Dumb.