Lesson: Pick a face, any face.

Some beginners in this craft often confuse being evil with being mean. You do not have to appear wicked to the person you're taking advantage of. Sometimes a disconnect between how nice you appear and how you really act sets things up in a way that you'll find useful later on.

But the nagging question really occupying my mind today is -- how come there aren't any firings in the new year yet. I understand how holiday-time dismissals are in bad form, but it's Jan already. Somebody better be locked out of her computer soon.