What's the big deal?
I guess because I use Blogger somewhat regularly (depending on your defintion, I guess), I got selected for a GMail account. I haven't thought much of it, although it's under consideration as my primary account when I ditch the Mindspring one (which may be sooner rather than later). But I never realized how prized one of these accounts can be. If I only I knew ...

On a related note, I am looking to move my Web site (and maybe my e-mail) to my own domain. Anyone with suggestions for hosts and plans like that, feel free to leave some comments or e-mail me.