LJ is weird about notifications. And, since the only way to really see if you've gotten any to posts outside of your own LJ (aside from visiting the posts you've commented on, and who has that kind of time?) is through email really, then it's really frustrating. And, you don't even really notice if you've missed something!

2. Wow.

3. You had them for a year? Even if they are now broken, I am amazed. I'm lucky if they last me three months. And it doesn't even matter if they are of good quality or not, I still always manage to wreck them.