Shedding my skin

With the rather alarming news that LiveJournal has axed 13 of its 30 employees without any advance warning or severance pay, I've decided that it might be prudent to archive my LJ and start up another blog over here. I'm a Permanent Account holder at LJ, and I've been very happy with their service in the 5.5 years that I've been with them, but I feel it's time to reinvent my presence on the Internet as I approach my "golden birthday" (I turn 31 on the 31st).