Ubuntu 11.10

This shit is unacceptable.  Unity is shit.  GNOME is more crippled than ever (the UI team must be having an internal "most crippled interface" contest).  Xubuntu is dysfunctional.  Should I even bother trying KDE4 or is it still crashing every 20 minutes like last time I checked?

I use Kubuntu right now, it's better than Ubuntu but still not quite there yet. I'd like to switch to a cooler desktop environment but i'm too lazy really... what else is good in linux land?