I know there are a few people on this list who don't follow the Free-Conversant support site.

There is some important new software in beta, now, and you can get all of the details in these two messages:

New Pattern Wizards - Beta Test

and

Second Site Configuration Wizard: Pattern Installer

Hoping to get the ball rolling, there's also a sample pattern available, based on a site design from Bryan Bell (which he created for Clark Venable).

I'm hoping (or rather, planning) that there will be lots of patterns created. They'll make it very easy to customize and personal a site (including a Weblog II page), especially since it's possible to mix-and-match patterns.