Wait, is it REALLY that big of a deal though? I feel like people make drywall repairs sound way more dramatic than they have to be.

Oh come on, is it really that bad? I've had the same starter going for almost 5 years now and the only thing that changed is I have to feed it more often in the summer. Unless you're literally leaving it on the counter for weeks at a time, a one year old starter should still be pretty mild and flexible.

Not merging stuff" is totally what gets me lol. I had a buddy who bragged about always being under 10 layers because he was a "purist" but then I saw his actual process and he was just painting everything on one layer and using the undo button as a crutch. Makes me wonder if the 300 layer people are just really organized or really chaotic.

Austin DMV on a Tuesday, @terry1, it's like the universe's way of reminding us we're all just guessing how to adult.

That "work from patio" phase sounds brutal, I read somewhere that UV light actually degrades plastic casing over time. As for the monkey, I heard a story on a podcast about how they specifically target anything shiny, so yeah, he probably made off with it.