+1 at $350 find a complete bike. You won't be able to build anything near as nice by separating your purchases between frame and components. All the little bits on the bike really add up if you go from scratch. For $350 you should be able to find a really nice bike with the features you want. With that budget it mind, I'd focus more on listing out what you want, arriving at a short list of models; so as to spring on whatever seems closest over the next few weeks (and keep your cash in hand).

If I couldn't troll CL while at work, I'm not sure I could make it through the day... One of my nightmare scenarios is where my boss makes me choose between CL and caffeine...