On The Button.
Saw The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Sunday night. Breathtaking. Poignant. Classic. I'd recommend it to everyone. Directed by David Fincher (Zodiac, Fight Club, Se7en). I'm in love. It's epic. Go. Now. And we'll discuss the seven lightning strikes later.

Daddy want.
I loved my tricycle as a four-year old. It was my horse, my Mach 5, or my rocket to the moon. It took me to far away lands and allowed me to escape screaming parents telling me to slow down or grandma with her switch. My next freedom was the first time my neighbor taught me how to ride his bicycle when I was eight years old. The world became bigger that day and I pushed my boundaries to the length of an entire alley. I thought I could fly.

Nothing has ever come close to those two events in my life until I saw this contraption and watched how it swayed, carving back and forth, hypnotizing me.

It is skateboarding, inline skating, and skiing, with handlebars. It is bicycling without the incredibly sore ass and slipping chain. It sways. I love to swaaaaay. I think I will learn to fly again.

My Ten Favorite Movies of 2008
1. Iron Man- Robert Downey Jr., best role of his life (screw Chaplin), best superhero movie ever, hands-down.
2. Cloverfield- disembodied head of the Statue of Liberty, flea monsters, indestructible space monster. Everything I've ever wanted in a movie. I yearn for Cloverfield II and it will never happen and that makes this movie even more perfect.
3. Kung Fu Panda- I love cartoons, kung fu, and sometimes, Jack Black. This is one of those times.
4. The Dark Knight- you don't get the number one spot on my list just because you die. Sorry Heath. But I loooved the Disappearing Pencil Trick.
5. Wall-E- how can you love a movie about robots, yet I did. And boneless fat people? Aren't we already there?
6. Quantum of Solace- still my favorite interpretation of Bond. Daniel Craig as Bond couldn't write on a Post-It note without getting a black eye. Love him.
7. Leatherheads- I love George and that 30s witty banter and slapstick comedy. Zellweger still looks like a foot, but she's got moxie.
8. Rambo- people hated this movie. I loved it. It was my favorite horror movie of the year. What? It wasn't a horror movie? Really?
9. The Fall- I've seen it, read the IMDB description, and I still get lost in the beauty of this movie. It's as simple as a guy telling a little girl a story, but it becomes so much more so quickly. And it has that guy from Pushing Daisies. I like him. If you haven't seen this movie, run out and rent it. This is the only movie on the list that I would recommend to everyone.
10. Redbelt- one of my favorite unknown actors, jujitsu, and idealistic integrity. It made my heart swell. This movie surprised me as much as 2002's Equilibrium, with Christian Bale.

Honorable Mentions
Forgetting Sarah Marshall- best quote from a movie in 2009: "Let me just say that if God was a city planner He would not put a playground next to a sewage system!."
Pineapple Express- Best stoner movie in quite. a. while. And about half-way through, it turns into an action flick with Seth Rogan performing a Superfly Splash, made famous by Jimmy Snuka.
Bolt- saw it on a whim, didn't expect too much and LOVED it. Odd to hear myself say it, but I especially loved how it was directed.

Some Of The Others That I Still Want To See
The Wrestler
Defiance
Australia
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
The Spirit
There Will Be Blood
Slumdog Millionaire

My Doppelgangers?

People have always had a certain compulsion when they meet me to tell me whom they believe I look like, regardless of how unflattering, arbitrary, or uncomfortable it makes everyone feel afterwards. I can’t explain it but I think it’s just that basic human need to name the unknown. I am their son’s best friend who’s the local sheriff. I’m their home healthcare nurse who moved to Memphis. I’m a superhero, a cartoon character, or a soap opera star but I’m always someone to about 70% of the people I meet. A distinction I’ve noticed is that females tend to believe they are being complimentary and men use this as a means of being a douche bag.

Superman
I get this a lot from females, but I’m thinking that they mean Clark Kent when they say this, only because we’re both tall and dark, wear glasses, and behave awkwardly in social situations.
Vincent D’Onofrio
I was in boot camp when Full Metal Jacket came out. I guess all fat guys with shaved heads look reasonably similar? And then I recently got dubbed with this one again by a few Law & Order fans. I mentioned this to my wife and she seemed insulted for me. I do still love his acting.
The Terminator
I had a long flat top for most of my hitch in the Marine Corps and through some of my adult life. I got that one a lot just for the cultural phenomenon of the movie during that period I think.
Fred Flintstone
I wish I had this guy’s 5 o’clock shadow. That would just be Fun With Facial Hair Day every stinking day! Plus, he’s a bowler and I do enjoy a day at the lanes.
Bluto
Popeye’s arch-nemesis: I don’t mind the comparison, but I never really liked his attitude. I always cheered for Popeye.
Dean Cain
The actor from the live-action Superman TV show back in the 90s. I’ve seen recent pictures and he’s really let himself go. Now we look similar.