Since his site went live, Stanton has become the talk of the blogosphere. Some famous bloggers, including Microsoft's Robert Scoble, who met with Stanton in an Apple store, and AOL Inc.'s vice chairman Ted Leonsis have blogged about his improbable quest.

He has received e-mails from around the globe offering good luck. "Fascinating story. If your idea is half as good, I'm sure you'll go far," was one e-mailed response. "Wow ... ur really inspiring dude ... I wish you all the best ... hope ur all dreams come true :-)," said another. Someone even wrote a theme song for him. And last week, he had a nonbusiness lunch with a number of Google staffers.

"I've been getting a lot of e-mails asking me if I was inspired by anything, and the answer is yes, in fact I was," Stanton said in his blog. "If you're enjoying this adventure, you'll love the one that inspired me to get here. It was a movie called My Date With Drew, in which an average guy named Brian tries to get a date with [actress] Drew Barrymore, basically by just asking around a lot and not giving up. I cheered for Brian through his movie in the same way that people have been cheering for me in a more real-time fashion. If you haven't seen My Date With Drew and think what I'm doing is fun, go rent it. You'll love it. Trust me. I did."

Stanton is still waiting to hear from Google about his business proposal. He said he's scheduled to fly back to Boise on Tuesday.