Well. I have a copy of Expression Engine. (THANK YOU, ScriptyGoddess - wouldn't have noticed in time to get one otherwise!)
I've been looking at pMachine and Expression Engine for quite some time now - especially since several people recommended them to me as an alternative to MovableType. But the fact that they cost money (which I didn't have, I'm still a jobless student remember?) and my inherent laziness prevented me from making the switch.
Now though... well. With all the hubbub over MT's new licensing system, I've been actively looking for alternatives. Expression Engine in particular stood out as a "if you're going to spend $150 on a blogging system, spend it on this" pick, mainly due to the fact that, for the same amount of money upgrading to MT3 would've cost me, it offered an unlimited amount of blogs and authors and many features MT doesn't have.
After the license adjustment, I was figuring I'd stay with MT, since upgrading would've cost me only $100 (if I even upgraded), which, being less than $150, was the obvious choice ;)
But, it's hard to beat getting a $150 product for free. Especially since I'd already been considering it, and it looks very, very good (and shiny).
So, yeah. I don't have time to install it and play around right now, being under deadline for my dissertation and all, but as soon as I have a free afternoon (it looks simple to set up, but I'm 1. tech-dumb, 2. very, very picky about how stuff looks) I'll do it. \o/