Funny, I just did the opposite as you: move from SliceHost to WebFaction... I did enjoy playing with my VPS at first but after a few months I got sick of doing the sysadmin work (applying patches etc...) so I decided to go back to "regular" shared hosting. So far WebFaction has been great but I've only been there for a few months. It'll be interesting to hear your opinion again of a VPS in a few months. Will you still enjoy it or get a bit annoyed by it like I did... only time will tell :)