Listen up, because this is as close as a FAQ you will likely get:

Killoggs is primarily a tool for Ben and I to keep in touch with people we are friends with. Secondary to that, it's something to entertain all of us (us and those people). Thirdly, it's a way for all of us to look back and see what we were doing X years ago. Fourthly, it's a blog/journal site for all of us. Fifthly, it was (and continues to be) a project that allows me to learn coding and database design.

I'm sure there are things beyond that, but those are the most important ones to me.

But really, what it is changes based on what people put into it. I've found that posts tend to bring out similar sentiments... So drama posts bring more drama, while "crowd interaction" posts bring more of that, while personal posts bring more of that. So if you want Killoggs to be more of something, or just more, the only way is to contribute.

There are few rules on here for posting. No (or little) hate speech would be nice, though Brandon has kind of pushed the boundaries on that one... No pron, etc. Most of these are just kind of implied/understood. We covered what it would take to get kicked off Killoggs in another post, awhile back. I'm sure you could find it with a little digging. We used to care if you posted more than once in a row, but Brandon and me have both blown the doors off that one, lately.

So post whatever you want, with whatever ulterior motives (or lack of them) you want. Just remember, everyone else is doing the same thing, and to them, their posts (and the site) may well be something different than for you.

I do think people should be nice to people inside of their journals. People post to their journals because they are avoiding the skirmishes of the front page and news posts. So try and be nicer there, unless someone obviously doesn't care or is asking for it.

Me, personally, I just like for people to post with what they are up to. If they read an interesting news article, post it to the news. If they are at an interesting site, post it to the links. If they feel like talking about their day, post it to the front page or their journals. If they have a funny IM conversation, post it. If they take a picture they like, post it. If that have a thought or a dream that for some reason stays with them, post it.

To me, it's all worth it because without Killoggs I would likely never have become friends with Kara or met Mary or stayed in touch with Brandon or Sara or Zack or Talice or Milky or Kiche or Craig or Amy or any number of other people. To me, that's more than worth it.

Hopefully this helps you. Feel free to chime in with what it is to you - or not.

Party on Friday at Double Trouble Headquarters.
Like 10pm or something till whenever-o'clock.
Yeah.

I have a will now. I left nothing to Killoggs. Nothing, you blue fiend!

Going into this year if someone had asked me what albums I was most looking for I would have said the new Walkmen album, the debut from TV on the Radio would've been high on the list as well. Dizzee Rascal, Cee-Lo, Kanye West and Ghostface Killah also would've been pretty high on the anticipation-meter. If someone asked me on Monday what the best album of the year (so far) is I probably would've said either Kanye West's or Franz Ferdinand. Ask me that question right now and I'll give you a completely different and pretty much unexpected answer.

Ask me what the best album I've heard all year is and I'd say it's "Van Lear Rose" from 69 year-old country diva Loretta Lynn. That's right, Loretta Lynn.

I'll admit, I don't really know much about Loretta Lynn. I know her life was the basis for the Sissy Spacek movie "Coal Miner's Daughter." I know she's practically country royalty. But before this week I wouldn't know a Loretta Lynn song if it came up and spit in my eye.

Now, I do know a bit about Jack White. I know he's one-half of the dynamic rock duo the White Stripes. I know he's a beast of a guitarist and one of the most talented rock stars around. I also now know that the man's a freaking genius.

Why's that? Because it's Jack White who has produced this transcendent album and despite what some may think Jack White and Loretta Lynn are a match made in rock-n-roll heaven. Despite being more than twice Jack's age, Ms. Lynn proves more than capable of keeping up with young pup. Whether it be a good old rockabilly rave-up like Have Mercy or Mrs. Leroy Brown or the knee-slappin' High on a Mountain Top, Lynn delivers.

Now, I don't want to suggest that the only reason this album works is because of the stellar production by White. Luckily, for us, White's smart enough to slow things back and let Ms. Lynn take center stage in the touching Miss Being Mrs., God Makes No Mistake and the spoken word Little Red Shoe. Ms. Lynn also gets a chance to take a page out of the Johnny Cash book with the breathtaking Women's Prison.

The album works (and does so with great effect may I add) because both White and Lynn have drawn the best out of each other. I guess it's the thrill of working with one of your idols as well as the excitement of collaborating with one of rock's great new talents that makes this team work so well. Perhaps Kill Bill progenitors Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman are the only recent male/female artistic pairing that have proven to be as electrifying a combination as this.

Where Rick Rubin stripped things down in his work with the late Johnny Cash to create a sense of intimacy, Jack White says "@#$% that we're going to rock out when we have to" and I guess Lynn was absolutely down for whatever 'cause when White and the band rock the house, Lynn fearlessly rolls right along with them. It's easy to see why White wanted to work with the old gal, Lynn's gusto is inspiring.

There may be better records to come this year but the bar has been raised extremely high by the most pleasantly surprising of sources.

And I previewed this thing like crazy...

I'm not always a big fan of Team Orgy Tuesdays, but it can be less awkward than Formal Fridays and Mustard Mondays. This is one of Brads most favorite positions. I tend to go for the ones involving blood loss. We listen to a lot of internet radio stations while we work.