Newbie!

Hi all - I'm a newbie joiner. I started my scarf just a few days ago, and I LOVE IT! It keeps my interested, but allows me to still read blogs while I knit!
Here it is in its infancy:

One quick question - did/are any of you block it? I'm wondering what the benefit to blocking it would be, as I kind of like the "tight" look produced by the cables.
Hopefully I'll have more progress soon!

You can see more excitement at http://knitnlit.blogspot.com