From all that I've seen (oy, what a truckload), I think I'm going to go with dreamhost after I get a new job, as I'm currently down to $800 in my bank account, and don't feel like paying just yet, as I'd like to pay as far ahead as possible. Also, it has a free direct installation of Wordpress, which is fantastic since I can't install it worth crap. Thanks for pointing me in that direction.
For right now, I just went ahead and created a Wordpress account to get the blood flowing. At some point I'm going to start posting at
sufferforyourart.wordpress.com.