RSS & Newsreaders

I was a little ahead of the game here..I've had my Bloglines account for a while now along with quite a collection of professional blog subscriptions.
I have my subscription list divided up into categories, including (but not limited to): personal blogs of friends and family, education related, library related, information literacy related, crafting related, music, and comics. There are atleast a few in each category - but don't worry, I don't delve into all of them. I skim most of them, keeping my eye open for the highlights or what is especially applicable. And those I often "clip". Which then requires discipline to stay on top of my clippings folder as well as to NOT get way behind on the subscriptions.
I've also had my iGoogle page since I discovered it. It's my homepage, and fun, but honestly I don't "use" it all that much. I don't use a feed reader on there.. but even if I did.. I think I'd overlook it because there is just so much there.
All that said, I've gained a lot from my blog subscriptions. I love the easy and almost unescapable access and the ability to stay on top of things - especially things in my "career field." Sometimes it all can get overwhelming.. but I'd rather be overwhelmed than underwhelmed I guess. And that's what the clipping folder is there for!
Oh, and on a final note, I LOVE the updated Bloglines beta. SO great. I am glad to see all the improvements they've incorporated.After only using it a couple time (i.e. not being fully experienced yet) I only have a couple complaints:1.) Is it just me or have we lost the ability to "hide" the menu bar on the left? 2.) I really like that clicking to read the updates in a given category or blog doesn't automatically count it as read. Although it will take some getting used to to have to scroll past everything I "read" in order to have it counted as "read." That's infringing a little too closely on my rights to skim instead of actually process information, thank you very much.