SOS

Help!! I am trying to create a brand new blog and blogger is not allowing me to! They're asking for some sort of verification - my hp number - which I have already given but they haven't sent me the verification code. I am so tempted to use wordpress instead, if it weren't for the ease of blogger. So how, how... Should I buy a new url? If I did, I might as well use wordpress, instead. Sheesh..I am so undecided...