I'm going to say I'm extremely excited with Habari.
The project is great to hack around with and an absolute breeze to manage. Most all of the plugins created so far are very exciting and extremely relevant to modern blogging, such as the ability to add Silos. Silos are Habari's way of managing and organizing media, and so far, has been the only thing I haven't jumped in to.
A key aspect to software for me is usability. Habari is extremely usable, even in it's early state, and the community is outstanding.
Michael.Twofish even created a plugin that allows "instant access" to IRC for new users of Habari. Live Help when you run Habari
It would be exceptional to see Habari at barcamp Orlando!
(Which, by the way, is THIS weekend! Don't forget to register!)
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