Pinboard WordPress Theme, excluding sticky posts

<?php get_header(); ?>
    <?php if( is_home() && ! is_paged() ) : ?>
        <?php if( pinboard_get_option( 'slider' ) ) : ?>
            <?php get_template_part( 'slider' ); ?>
        <?php endif; ?>
        <?php get_sidebar( 'wide' ); ?>
        <?php get_sidebar( 'boxes' ); ?>
    <?php elseif( ( is_home() && is_paged() ) || ( ! is_home() && pinboard_get_option( 'location' ) ) ) : ?>
        <?php pinboard_current_location(); ?>
    <?php endif; ?>
    <div id="container">
        <section id="content" <?php pinboard_content_class(); ?>>
            <?php if( is_category( pinboard_get_option( 'portfolio_cat' ) ) || ( is_category() && cat_is_ancestor_of( pinboard_get_option( 'portfolio_cat' ), get_queried_object() ) ) ) : ?>
                <?php pinboard_category_filter( pinboard_get_option( 'portfolio_cat' ) ); ?>
            <?php endif; ?>
                <?php
                    global $wp_query;
                    $args = array_merge( $wp_query->query_vars, array( 'post__not_in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' ) ) );
                    query_posts( $args );
                ?>

            <?php if( have_posts() ) : ?>
                <div class="entries">

                    <?php while( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
                        <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() );  ?>
                    <?php endwhile; ?>
                     <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>
                </div><!-- .entries -->
                <?php pinboard_posts_nav(); ?>
            <?php else : ?>
                <?php pinboard_404(); ?>
            <?php endif; ?>
        </section><!-- #content -->
        <?php if( 'no-sidebars' != pinboard_get_option( 'layout' ) && 'full-width' != pinboard_get_option( 'layout' ) && ! is_category( pinboard_get_option( 'portfolio_cat' ) ) && ! ( is_category() && cat_is_ancestor_of( pinboard_get_option( 'portfolio_cat' ), get_queried_object() ) ) ) : ?>
            <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
        <?php endif; ?>
        <div class="clear"></div>
    </div><!-- #container -->
<?php get_footer(); ?>