Let me explain my "off-symmetry" logic.

I wanted the blog to be on the left-most side of the page so it dominates the view. What makes this a little strange to look at is that it takes up exactly 50% of the full width, so it's almost like you're reading a two-sided newspaper. Above all I wanted it to be distinctive and not like the other menu-blog-menu indexes out there. *cough*Roy*cough*

The reason why the thin column is in the middle is because it's related to the blog. The miniblog is on it's own and shouldn't split the blog and its links. The widths were originally 25% each but the links took up less space and the miniblog has longer lines so I increased the miniblog width to 30%.

Personally I'm liking the blog and the links but I find the media miniblog a little distracting, probably due to its text density and bold date font. This is the best attempt I could muster at 3AM, the time I happened to be inspired. Give me some time to pull out my T-square and perfect rectangles.