Hold on, weeping usually means the sugar wasn't dissolved right. Beat the whites to stiff peaks before you add it.

Honestly my fruit bowl just became a catch-all for keys, mail, and loose screws anyway. Tbh the bananas would go black next to a random allen wrench from some old furniture. Now the fridge hides my shame and the counter just has a toaster and a weird stain I can't explain.

Server issues sound bad, but how many times is it a real fire? From what I've seen, most after-hours pings are for problems that don't really break anything. Clients just panic and call everything urgent. You might need to push back and ask if it can wait until your next shift.