Things I've Learned Or Realized Fairly Recently

1. Microsoft Office 2007's visual interface is convoluted, confusing, and has a tendency to show you functions you don't want, but keep out of reach the functions that you do. The whole thing is like Anna Kournikova: looks pretty, but can't really do much aside from looking pretty.

2. The higher-ups at the place I work have a tendency to forget little details that can effectively ruin the whole deal when planning something out. A lot. For example, forgetting to make sure that the writers actually have word processing software on their remote server accounts.

3. It is a bad, bad, bad idea to watch Higurashi no Naku Koro ni alone, in a dark room, late at night. You won't find yourself scared out of your wits, but you will note that it isn't an easy task to fall asleep. I find this particularly true for Watanagashi-hen and Meakashi-hen, which are interlinked.

4. One of my kid brother's former teachers is someone I went to high school with.

5. A variety of highly unpleasant things that I'd rather not talk about here.