I got an LJ because I had so many friends linked that had LJs, and it was easier to read them all on a friends page than it was to go to each of them individually. Well, that and maelkann wanted me to answer his polls, which you have to be an LJ user to do... ^_^ Now that I have both an LJ and a Blog, I generally update the blog and leave an update note on the LJ to inform people to visit the blog. i occasionally update the LJ, and leave a link on the blog for people to visit. Confusing, sometimes. I'm too lazy to copy and paste. Also, the lj-cut tag is very useful for posting stories and pictures and the like. ^_^