The Blue Snowball is available for only 40$ as well!

That's 'sort' of what I was using. It's not as bulky/fancy - it fits into a cupholder. I purchased the following:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056QBQNI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F0YASQW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OO18NS/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EAQTRI/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If that doesn't work, I'll give your link a shot. Appreciated much, thank you.

What kind of mic? I've been nearly paralyzed with indecision.

There's the blue snowball and blue snowball ice, which are commonly used, but I'm concerned about the direction-sensitive reception. I don't want the microphone to have to stand in front of the monitor and block my view just to pick up my voice. The former option has an omnidirectional mode, which may solve this issue, but I don't know.

Then there's the MXL AC404 conference mic, which a friend of mine has. That's omnidirectional only, but apparently works pretty well, but it is also the most expensive of the three.

Ideas?