I took another look today at the DMOZ blog since it has been a while since I last looked. They still aren't updating it once a week like they said they planned, but they are updating it.
It looks as if they are making some efforts towards trying to improve the negative image they have among a lot of people.
One thing that has become very obvious is that the blog has been concentrating on editors and trying to attract more editors and they have added a lot of new editors. This has resulted in more sites being added and some being added without waiting as long, but there are still many people who say they have been waiting for a very long time.
In case you want to see what they have been saying in their blog you can find it here
DMOZ Blog
If you are interested, you can submit to the DMOZ Open Directory Project (ODP) by using the Suggest URL link
ODP - Open Directory Project