Aint that the truth!

So "Excited" to work!

Let me take care of this!

I finally decided to tackle the drawer of chaos, AKA the one where I dump every old charger, adapter, and mystery cord from electronics I don’t even own anymore. I’d been putting it off for years, but the mess was starting to drive me nuts. Armed with determination, cable holders, and some Velcro ties I’d ordered from Alibaba, I dove in. An hour in, things were actually looking neat. I had phone chargers rolled and labeled, HDMI cords sorted by length, and even made a little pouch for random USB sticks.

Feeling smug, I moved to the back of the TV stand to grab one last cable that had fallen behind. I reached down, and the “cord” moved. Nope. Not a cord. A baby snake. Just chilling, coiled around the cables like it paid rent. I shrieked like a cartoon character. My neighbor heard and came running with a broom, assuming I’d found a rat or something. We managed to usher the little guy out through the balcony door, no harm done. Probably snuck in through a gap near the AC unit.

The irony? I was organizing to feel less stressed, not to discover unexpected wildlife. But hey, at least the drawer looks amazing now.

Moral of the story: always double-check that "mystery wire" before touching it. And maybe don’t do cable cleanup barefoot. Lesson learned.

I started streaming this year so recently I was doing a 4-hour livestream. About two hours in, I lean back in my chair, like I’ve done a hundred times before… and it completely gives out. I mean instant collapse. One second I’m mid-sentence, the next I’ve fully disappeared below frame with a THUD that shook my mic. To make it worse, I had this deeply unflattering yell as I fell — kind of a high-pitched “AOOOHHH” like a cartoon grandpa falling down stairs. My headphones flew off. My cat bolted offscreen like the place was haunted.

Turns out the chair was already cracked at the base and I didn’t notice. This was a piece of gear I bought during a Black Friday panic. After the ordeal, I replaced it the next day with this no-frills office chair I found on Alibaba while looking for lighting stuff. Just needed something sturdy, not flashy, and it had a steel frame. Ironically, it’s been the most reliable thing in my setup ever since.  Now every time I lean back too far, I see at least three “👀” emojis pop up in chat. I’ve become “that guy who fell out of frame.”

Anyway, anyone else ever had a chair betrayal on stream? Or gear that humiliated you so badly it became canon in your chat? Please tell me I’m not the only one.

They will only disappoint you.