Are You A Stuttering Blogger?

Way back when I created my blog, Strands of Thought, I researched and researched the different blog host sites.  I read numerous blogger opinions on why they chose the host they chose. I read many reviews about what was right and what was wrong about different hosts.  Then I chose Livejournal as my host site.
But now I'm not so sure it is the best option out there.  It seems to me that bloggers tend to get more followers on Blogger because of the ease of following.  I also like the look of...