Things I learned from watching 2012.

That the world values novelists, especially failed ones, and that they will be welcomed into refuge should the world look like ending, even if they endanger the lives of thousands of people.

That plastic surgeons will not be valued should the world look like ending, likewise Russian billionaires.

The Chinese can build anything, real quick.

A major shock will stop a seven-year-old wetting the bed.

Even if you are a neglectful, obsessive jerk, your ex-wife and children will forgive you, given enough time.

You should not live on an earthquake faultline, even if your career depends on it. Or in the Third World.