Volunteers from the Audience?

I'm tutoring an acquaintance for pay and vivid reminders about my undervalued online social networking skills. The goal is to produce a blog for a web 2.0 class. Originally I was asked in for grammar check and target audience reading, but this - this is going to be interesting.

Me: You can't do Thursday? I can do Friday morning, but I'm interviewing a potential roommate that afternoon.
Tutee: Okay, Friday morning or Saturday afternoon works.
Me: I have to ask... so, how much blog experience do you have?
Tutee: Zero.
Me: *headdesk*
Tutee: What was that about a room?

Behold my anti-superpower: an unrivaled skill at finding people who are more interested in what I have to offer than vice versa. Fortunately, tutoring costs have already been discussed, and an agreement has been reached. The indefinite article and banhammer will both be on the table this Friday. (On the other matter, Tutee is under the impression the landlord requires a 1-year commitment, and no subleasing.)

Which brings me to the audience participation part of my day: previously, I listed some blogs I consider "good". Notice, again, the geek slant. Now, I don't want to put my life on display present a one-sided and idiosyncratic picture, so I have to ask: what are your favorite blogs? Why? Speak up, please: I'm going for breadth here, because I've got geeky depth covered.