An $80 capture card from eBay doing its own little firework show right in the middle of your boss fight is peak bargain hunting karma. That thing probably cost the seller $6 to make and the HDMI port was held on by hope and a single screw. Next time just duct tape a phone to the TV like the rest of us broke streamers.

Portland is a small town in some ways and that coffee turns into a monthly check in, then he's asking you to review a doc, and six months later you're basically consulting for free. The spreadsheet quirks were his problem to solve when you walked out the door, not yours to keep carrying.

My memory is so trustworthy that I once spent a whole argument swearing a movie scene existed just because I dreamed it once. Pretty sure I owe my sister an apology from 2014 for the exact same thing.