To begin with, you need something to write. But this is not really necessary to start working. Anyhow let's say you want to write about idiots.
Since your blog is online, you need to keep the content somewhere online. Although it is possible to do this on your own it's easier to put it in someone else's hands because you don't want to mess with the major annoyances of setting up a server (in fact, this website took at least 2 years to launch because I was always looking for a better host/better cms/better setup).
In the decreasing order of preference, you can choose
Once you choose a host, you'll need a url. Suppose you chose idiotsaregeniuses. You'll get the following URLs on the above 3 hosts.
- idiotsaregeniuses.blogspot.com
- idiotsaregeniuses.wordpress.com
- idiotsaregeniuses.tumblr.com
And choose a nice blog title, and description.
Also a template.
After this point, all you need to do is post new posts! :D