*facepalm*

You know, I really like the idea of Plinky, 'cause lord knows any blogs I've had in the past have suffered from lack of stuff to talk about. But some of these questions are seriously lame.

Like today's: "Engineers are getting closer to the dream of the flying car. How would you sell one of these if you were an auto dealer?"

Really?

Extremely wealthy guy walks into a dealership looking for a cool car to impress his friends with. There's fifty different models of your conventional "rolls on four wheels" car, and one that flies. And you think you're going to have to twist arms and threaten to break kneecaps to get him to spring for the flying model? Seriously?

*facepalm*

In other non-Plinky-inspired news, I've been looking around blogger for nifty blogs to subscribe to, partially for inspiration and entertainment of various varieties, and partially as a networking pursuit to drum up some interest in my own little blog.

I WANNA FEEL LOVED, PEOPLE! FOLLOW ME!!!!

/attention-whoring

My criteria are basically that it catches my fancy, looks like a blog that might survive through at least a month or two of updates before its owner loses interest and moves on, and uses Google Friend Connect so it's simple to become a follower. So far, I've found and followed the following blogs:

THE ARTIST BABES
http://artistbabes.blogspot.com/
It looks to be a nice little gathering of women who do artsy things, which is, of course, right down my alley. Plus, the pic in the newest entry (the nice detail shot of some gorgeous piece of fabric) is just awesome. They've got a good idea, too, with having several people contribute to the blog so it's less likely to get neglected when pesky real-life crap interrupts somebody's blogging groove.

TEA FOR JOY
http://teaforjoy.blogspot.com/
Slightly girlier than I usually get, but a nice mix of how-to, shopping finds, and cool links, none of which make me roll my eyes and want to barf. I believe I found this one through the "blogs of note" feature on Blogger, so she's already got over 400 followers, and my goal is partially to find blogs that aren't super popular yet. But still, there's a lot of cute stuff there.

SKRONKED
http://skronked.blogspot.com/
I'm not an avid fan of comics, but this, I believe, was one of the "blogs of note" at some point recently and I dig the drawings.

ROTTEN BANANAS
http://rottenbananasblog.blogspot.com/
Okay, anyone who knows me knows I'm really not the sort that has the free time for things like hosting dinner parties or worrying about bald spots in my lawn. In fact, if I didn't have somebody else around to take care of the lawn, I'd just cover the whole thing in gravel or pavement and be done with it. But something about this blog struck me as interesting, so I'm keepin' it on my list. I dig resourcefulness, and there's some cute ideas in there that I could actually take away -- like the drawstring laundry bags a few posts back. I just have a feeling that among all the tips and ideas that aren't useful for lives like mine, there will be some really nifty inspirational ones that I can actually use.

PHOEBE'S DAILY FEET
http://mydailyfeet.blogspot.com/
What's not to like about a blog consisting of nothing but artsy pictures of feet?

M E L . W O Y . P H O T O G R A P H Y
http://melwoyphoto.blogspot.com/
I'm an unapologetic omnivore and food mooch who rarely cooks, so the vegan cooking bits really aren't my thing, but there's just something about the blog that makes me think that this chick is pretty cool.

LEARNING TO LIVE LARGE AND SMALL
http://learningtolivelargeandsmall.blogspot.com/
A quaint little blog filled with crafting and travel and music and random musings from someone who I think is a lot like me if I were, you know, more toned down, feminine, and conventional (all of which are qualities I admire in others, so I'm not saying they're bad things).

THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION
http://licardi.blogspot.com/
The dude that runs this must not be a man of many words, but the images that are there caught my attention, and sometimes that's all that matters.

I'd be more than happy for anyone who is actually reading this blog to send me links to blogs that might interest me, as long as there's an understanding that I just might not be interested, and there should be no resulting butthurt if I don't follow and link what you send me.

Also, I know I'm following the blogs of a few of my nin.com peeps, but haven't listed them here because I don't know how "public" they intend for those blogs to be. Let me know, guys, if you want me to help you spread the word (as if I've got a ton of readers to spread the word to. lolz).

Now, since the bottle of root beer I just opened decided to spew its contents all over my jeans despite the fact that the bottle hasn't been moved or jostled in any way for at least two hours, I'm going to wrap up this post and move on to other things. See, this is what I get for giving in and buying soda made with high-fructose corn syrup....