Okay, bump the whole fashion thing...

Well, maybe not the whole thing. There's so much that I want to talk about, and I don't think I have enough clothing and experience with the fashion world to keep a whole blog about it. Yet. Someday when I'm the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine, maybe I'll start one.

Instead, I want to continue on with my ramblings about my life and society and pop culture and intellectualism and over-analysis all that stuff.

Last night I saw The Social Network, and though I don't completely agree with the portrayal of the characters, I thought it was a near perfect movie. The acting was great, the script was great, the story was great. Overall, I was very impressed. Usually movies about recent happenings don't turn out well. Even Mark Zuckerberg said that he "wished that nobody made a movie of me while I [he] was still alive." (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20006653-56.html?tag=mncol;title)

If you saw the movie, you know that the characters are basically depicted as selfish and greedy, or completely anti-social. Being the nerd that I am, I decided to read more about these people immediately. And it was 3:00 a.m.

The character who most fascinated me was Sean Parker. The man was a genius and a party animal, and rarely are the two combined. I hope there's a movie about him coming out soon. I personally didn't feel Justin Timberlake did his character justice, though I thought it was a great acting job.

Here's what it boils down to: In real life, Sean Parker was the most intriguing person. In the movie, Jesse Eisenberg's Mark Zuckerberg was incredible. How many lines did that kid have to memorize? He deserves some type of Oscar recognition, in my opinion.

And in closing, the director David Fincher did an incredible job with the film. It was beautiful, and it was realistic. It drew you in. Yes, his depiction of the characters seemed a little off, but you couldn't really call it bias. He's a filmmaker and he's entitled to make a movie the way he wants. Thumbs up to you for being so bold and creating such a wonderful project, Mr. Fincher. I'm looking forward to more.

Give God Your Best

Happy New Year!

Lots of us start the new year off with new rituals and changes...and about 1/3 of them survive. One of the rituals I'm sticking with is reading Joyce Meyer's "New Day, New You" all the way through. It's one of those one-page-a-day-for-a-year books. So far, it's been pretty good, but the passage I read today really stirred something up in me.

The following is from the book; I did not write it!

"God needs to be your priority in everything you do. From getting dressed to setting your schedule, you can ask God for wisdom to make choices that will glorify Him. You can intermingle your time with God into everything you do to such a degree that you can pray without ceasing (pray your way through the day). As you become aware of His presence, it will not be possible to compartmentalize God or separate secular activities from sacred ones. Even ordinary events will become sacred because He is involved in them."

Isn't that awesome? There are plenty of other tidbits of wisdom in the book. Check it out and let me know what you think! Find "The Garbage Quilt" on Facebook, Twitter (@garbagequilt), or email your comments here : thegarbagequilt@gmail.com.

I hope this lesson blessed you...have a happy new year!