“Are you ready to rumble?” Christin and Cameron weren’t. A streaming meltdown turns into a surprisingly deep riff on pinball “tilting,” cortados, and why life keeps feeling like one long story arc. Along the way: the 10–20 big projects theory, Hero’s Journey and “Save the Cat” frameworks, going back to full-time work, mentors, new parent realities, and how to stop getting totally qi-depleted.