That's right - I'm a big Billy Joel fan.  Billy Joel's River of Dreams tour was the first concert Alicea and I ever went to.  We'd been dating for about 6 months (?) and it was early 1994 (March?) at the Charlotte Coliseum.  Fun time.

So how is this relevent?  It's because I'm "moving out."  I'm leaving MSN Spaces because, well, it's just not very flexible for me.  I can't customize the UI the way I want to.  I can't post via API-enabled tools.  I have to sign in to a Passport account to do anything (even leave a comment).  The URL is tough for people to remember (because I can't customize it).  Where am I headed?  http://nathan.thenovaks.net.  I found out that I can use Blogger to publish/manage a site on my own server.  ROCK ON!  It even creates an Atom feed published on my server (http://nathan.thenovaks.net/atom.xml).

So ... while MSN Spaces got me started, I've outgrown the service.  No, I don't post a lot, but I like being able to customize the web page to make it look however I want it to.  Plus the API. 

Thanks MSN for getting me started on the road to blogging.  I'll never forget you.