For themes i usually just grab something from
http://themes.wordpress.net/, with whatever I need, and then edit the style and replace the images with my own logos... Good method for the coding-deficient.
Plugins: usually find what I need at
http://wp-plugins.net/..
And if you're using RSS feeds at all and want a multi blog automation system, check out
autoblogger pro standalone, but i'm sure you already have a copy..
