Man, hitting triple digits is such a good feeling, congrats! One thing I learned the hard way is to check your jar lids a few weeks later, if any lost their seal you gotta use those first or redo them. Also rotate your oldest jars to the front so nothing sits too long and goes bad on you.

That line about staring at the clamp like it owes you money got me, because I did the same thing for weeks after mine popped off. What finally worked was ditching the clamp and bolting a cheap shelf bracket to the wall behind my desk, then running the lamp arm through it with a steel u-bolt instead of zip ties. Zip ties stretch and snap over time, and metal hardware does not care how hard you bump the desk.

That gut feeling after a win is the worst kind of confidence because it makes every future job look like a chance to prove it again. Next thing you know you're three hours deep on a fifty dollar machine and the clock is eating you alive. Most of those cheap boards have the same failure points though so your odds might actually be better than you'd guess. Just keep track of your actual time or the math will sneak up on you real fast.