A few years ago, I hacked an existing blog tool so it suited me, and I recently started a Tumblr blog.
Tumblr makes it very easy to jump right in. There are hundreds of themes, I found a decent enough one within a few minutes.
I recommend going the Tumblr way first, mainly to get over the inertia of setting a blog up. This is the biggest hurdle that stops you. Get into the habit of writing a blog first, then later you can choose another tool that you prefer once you have developed your own blogging style and you know your likes and dislikes a bit better.
Tumblr makes it very easy to jump right in. There are hundreds of themes, I found a decent enough one within a few minutes.
I recommend going the Tumblr way first, mainly to get over the inertia of setting a blog up. This is the biggest hurdle that stops you. Get into the habit of writing a blog first, then later you can choose another tool that you prefer once you have developed your own blogging style and you know your likes and dislikes a bit better.