It took me a few months running my blog on WordPress before I decided that I’d like to have a little more control over the layout and plugins. Tonight I moved back to Dreamhost which allows for pretty simple installation, and allows any customizations I want to make.
Nothing bad to say about WordPress, however. I love the software, and the hosted solution is fantastic if you don’t have your own hosting account elsewhere.
I’ve been a Dreamhost customer for many years now. I’m not surprised that I ended up switching my blog site back over.