Trouble doesn't come by the slice, but by the pie. Out of the oven of turmoil is released a piping-hot feast of misfortune fit for a fully-guested table, but you are the only one there to fill a seat. It's daunting how much [...]

...and there are a number of things I'm looking forward to: An overdose of tryptophan The subsequent serotonin-induced and coma-like sleep "Shorts and tank top weather" (courtesy our San Diego correspondent, Kerri) Seeing the fam-damnly! It's been quite a while Random Germanic brews provided by meine Onkeln The absolute [...]

Brian (of the roommate variety), during a random conversation concerning embryonic development or something equally entertaining to those science major types, said, You know, we started out with vaginas. And then we evolved. I don't think he meant it to sound like it did, but I [...]

I'm rather annoyed with politics at present, but then, it's that time of the year. What I've noticed most in California is the flurry of support for Proposition 87, the so-called "Cleaner Energy" bill having to do with the funding of alternative fuel programs, [...]

I love Twisp and Catsby. This is an older comic, but I had to share it (click the image to see the entire strip). I am such an English nerd. Courtesy of Penny Arcade.

Sleep has to be one of the society's most undervalued commodities. The eight-to-five workday is evidence enough. Its inventor obviously had a quite evil disposition, or was addicted to caffeine pills; either way, it continues to have disastrous consequences for the modern individual. Lack [...]

There have been jokes about such a device, and now it actually exists. My life has been enriched with comedy gold. Allow a satisfied customer to explain: I received my "OhMiBod" as a shower gift. Love it!!! I am ordering one for everyone [...]

Been discovering a lot of bands lately and I thought I'd pass along a few of my favorite tracks. Instead of describing them, I'll just suggest that you give each of them a listen (click the song titles) and hopefully you'll hear something you [...]

Sounds like the title of a Fall Out Boy/Panic! at the Disco/Brand New song, doesn't it? There are things to be said, but whereas normally the words lie down for me, I seem to be stumbling over myself. The urge to pass delicate thoughts through [...]

Oooo-wah-ah-ah-ah. I am just over the hump today, but the entire student population seems to be in various degrees of sickness. My roommates were the first to go, followed by numerous classmates, and I eventually succumbed to the full brunt of the cold this weekend. [...]

Now with even more alliteration! The first Cal football home game took place this saturday, and it was a good one. We kicked Minnesota's ass (42-17), had a number of spectacular plays, and the event was generally entertaining. The most exciting thing wasn't the [...]

So, yeah, the new Facebook is here, and it's causing quite a bit of hoopla. A number of groups have sprung up in protest of the new "News Feed" and "Mini-Feed" features now central to a user's home page and profile, most noticeably [...]

I have been ever perplexed by the stigma of the "sellout" or changing artist in the context of the music industry. I do not deny that there are hordes of cookie-cutter bands whose sole purposes are to rely on the producer's injection of popular [...]

So the semester begins tomorrow and I just remembered. Kind of. I mean, I know it's been in the works for some time now, but I was in a very content state of mixed apathy and forgetfulness concerning it. I have a [...]

Why do people enjoy this artist so? The popular track, "Crazy", has an interesting sound and is a little fun, but people have been raving about the album aside from this song and I don't know why. It's disconnected and can't seem to decide what [...]

I share with you today some of lingo that is daily put to use in this crazy little world of mine. Just remember when it's the Next Big Thingâ„¢ on the east coast that you heard it here first. Uh-oooooooooooooooooooooh! An apartment and Sealab 2021 [...]

Note: this has been reposted as homage to iterations of this blog past. Also, a friend of mine kept bothering me for it. The following is an excerpt from the personal log of an individual and describes all activities participated in on the night of [...]

Or, to be more accurate, me. Thursday night was the beginning of this week's numerous festivities. Apparently someone had recently recovered from a case of mono, and so a Mono[-color] Party was held. Getting a top and a bottom to match precisely that are [...]

I almost forgot I had a $25 gift certificate to Noah's (but didn't). An audible sigh of relief was heard from my back-right pocket. I learned a little more PHP and proceeded to make the photo gallery plugin generate standards compliant code. I'm [...]

Is it wrong that I'm such a junkie for Noah's Bagels? It's to the point where I can walk through the door and the guys (or gals) working start preparing what has for me become "the usual." I've never been able to use that phrase [...]

It's now 1:57 in the AM and I have fixed the problem I was having with Internet Explorer, including IE7 Beta 3. Basically, IE was loading a blank white page, and it was quite perplexing. I could view source and it was all [...]

Down in San Diego to visit the fam-damily for the weekend, and it was still hot during my 9PM arrival. I've a feeling the weather tomorrow will prompt quite a bit of lounging in and around the pool. A few cold cervezas and [...]

It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain. That's how good. I am, of course, talking about the orange creamsicle, that delicious little secret cooked up on the seventh day. Why rest when you could instead get busy creating what [...]

Site now offered in Lime. Enjoy.

I was wondering if those of you who have seen Superman Returns were at all intrigued, perturbed, or even cognizant of the latent biblical themes presented throughout the film? The father/son language towards the end of the movie was so strong as to [...]

Unfortunately, a reseller has purchased my old 'Pillarist.net' domain, and I've decided to re-christen the site with a '.org' suffix rather than deal with their bullshit. So, now it's official! You can access the site using www.pillarist.org, or at least, you should be [...]

I'm still in design mode, and things are going fairly well. I'm trying a few things I've not bothered with in the past, such as the photo gallery (which is now basically operational) and forthcoming style variants for those who are oranged-out. [...]

No, the title isn't in Lorem Ipsum. You're crazy. Welcome back to my blog. You may notice the somewhat altered appearance, which was my project this weekend. Don't ask me what the impetus was, because I honestly don't know; it must be [...]