yeah, I know what you mean about bittorrent - I only downloaded it to get that MFU ep and it seemed like sheer luck that I actually got the thing to work.
here's a FAQ I found but some of it was still completely over my head.
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/bittorrent_faq.cfm
in the meantime here's another hot little snippet to inspire you - "Kaleidoscope" by Keelywolfe
http://www.ravenswing.com/~keelywolfe/kaleidoscope.html

now as for a 5 things prompt - hmmmm, how about
Five "not in the textbooks" Russian phrases that Illya has taught Napoleon.