This blog has been up and running for a year now. I’m probably not going to update during Thanksgiving break, so read on and relive some memories, or get acquainted with our blog if you’re new.

Over 500 posts and 1500 comments later…

Some highlights from the past year:

• November 2004: I’m so excited about blogging that I actually make some custom charts to accompany my post about male vs. female college enrollment over the years. Needless to say, there hasn’t been another chart since. In another case of unrealistic expectations, I try and get readers to contact City Hall to complain about something. Even I didn’t bother to write.
• December 2004: One of my (then) co-bloggers takes some heat for his choice in words. In our first major controversy (besides this hilarious bridge thing), I find myself going on the first of my rants in defense of free speech.
• January 2005: A boring month overall. I do take some photos of a boring inauguration protest. Like with the charts, taking original pictures took up too much effort on my part. So how about sending me some photos to post?
• February 2005: Some guy thought we had a racist cover on that month’s issue. He blogs about what racists we are and how he’s going to complain to the administration. I repost his complaints and a good time is had by all.
• March 2005: Chancellor Birgeneau publically declares his views on Proposition 209 and affirmative action. I declare that he has started a “War on 209.” One of my co-bloggers posts an excellent recap of a Ward Churchill event on campus. Instapundit links to us for the first and, so far, only time.
• April 2005: We start webcasting ASUC senate meetings. Like with most of our experiments, we soon give up.
• May 2005: I give my opinion on the military recruiting controversy. I post a long rant about Warren Beatty’s commencement speech. I must enjoy typing or something. Summer begins, and posting becomes infrequent…
• June 2005: No it doesn’t, and I blog more than I ever had before. I conclude my roundup of left-wing commencement speeches. The anti-medical marijuana Supreme Court decision angers me so much that I write another long rant at 5 in the morning. I rant on even more about Supreme Court stuff. I join the Bear Flag League. I call the Daily Cal hypocrites for supporting PBS. Some hilarious observations about Berkeley conservatives from the left.
• July 2005: Thoughts on South Park Republicans.
• August 2005: I might support Steve Jobs for governor?
• September 2005: Kanye West pisses me off, among other things. I’m scum. Political quiz.
• October 2005: Ranting about Harriet Miers (phew, close one). Revealing crypto-Maoists. A nice debate about legalizing marijuana, where I seemingly do most of the arguing. My friend gets mugged.
• November 2005: The War on 209 gets personal. The on-going “HateGate” controversy, where I defend racial insults and give the ACLU a piece of my mind.

Some favorite comments:

• “Patrick, you are an idiot. I hope for the sake of humanity that you are disallowed from ever dating a conservative Christian daughter. Go back to wherever you came from, haha” -tom, 2/9/2005
• “piss off. fucking cal students have no appreciation for the city they temporarily live in. OBVIOUSLY you don’t care, but with the hippieville remark you go from indifferent to ignorantly stereotypical.” -oliver monday, 6/22/2005
• “south park republican” = “young, dumb and full of cum” -HB, 7/7/2005
• “know this Pat….any success that you have in your future life will only be further proof of the success of such a government program.” -HB, 8/4/2005
• “Ironic how Monika comments about Christianity, while Patriot blog claims butt plugs and Gitmo as the great American boons.” -HB, 8/5/2005
• “Patrick - Do you have anything to do all day besides attacking the Cal African American community?” -tea, 3/1/2005
• “yes, you are scum.” -charles, 10/11/2005

Along the way, this blog has gained fans from the left, SFist:

We’ll admit it, one of our favorite political blogs is written by a Republican. That’s right, we said it. Hey, it’s all about ‘balance’ here at SFist, if not moderation. Shades of gray, people, shades of gray! Why do we love it? Because Patrick Rodriguez covers the Cal campus political scene like only a free-market libertarian in Berkeley can, with humor and an outsider’s insight.

and the right, California Conservative:

Keeping the conservative guard on the far-left liberal campus of U.C. Berkeley, californiapatriot.org is fighting the good fight. One post at a time.

They’ve got one helluva a blog.

Detractors from both sides too! From the left, Cal Patriot Watch (RIP) deemed us a “characteristically humorless blog.” And from the right, just check out any comment thread.

What a long post. I just thought some shameless self-congratulations were in order. I’d like to thank my past co-bloggers for blogging with me. I’d also like to thank, in advance, my future co-bloggers (assuming I actually get any). Think about how much better this blog could be if it were more than a one-man show…

Alright. Until next time. I’m out. Enjoy the turkey.