I too have a plan, pieced together from my own experience and reconnaisance I've gathered from my enemies.
1) Do not sleep in. Sleeping, while a preferred state of existance for your typical Ding0 (and Iron Pirate, too), is not conducive to making mods.
2) Juice is the fuel of the competent Iron Modder. Spilling it on the keyboard in a panic optional. Not recommended. I don't have clumsy llama hooves, though, so this should be no problem.
3) As mentioned previously, have a connection with a backup. If one lives two blocks from an internet cafe, use that to one's advantage.
4) Cheap gags and WeiDU time-saving commands rule the day.
5) New areas are not your friend.
6) Bribe the chairman and judges.
7) If you have a nice hat, and lose, do not give it to the victors in an attempt at being sportsmanlike. It will only haunt you.
8 ) I must imagine the same applies for sunglasses.
And now, without further ado, I'm off to bed. Arr!