I have just installed Text Pattern 4.0.2 as my new blogging software and I'm currently making the neccessary changes to give it the look I want. My first impressions are quite good, the Admin section is a lot better than Wordpress or Nuclues, theres much more options and its quite easy to manage.
I still have a lot of styling to do, the default theme is very dull so I'll have to make a few buttons and stuff like that. I'll also add some more color as soon as I have everything sorted out.
Text Pattern is actually quite a sexy piece of software once you get the hang of and I'm sure there's a myriad of plugins just waiting for me to check out.
In the meantime, stick with me as I finalise the theming and get everything working properly.