Making a Kiln-Formed Vessel (my first!!)

I'm not sure I would recommend any of what I did here, but in case you want to know the details, here's what I can share.
Glass: uncertain because it was part of an unmarked scrap lot that I purchased, but fairly confident it's orange and white streaky glass, #2123 (oh, and LOTS of clear Tekta)
Stainless steel former and bottomless mold from Bonny Doon Fused Glass Tools
Full fuse firing schedule:
300-1100-30
75-1225-90
600-1500-45
9999-900-180 (long anneal for thick slab!)
100-600-0
200-100-0
Drop schedule:
(super slow because the garage was cold, glass was thick, and position was very close to lid elements)
50-250-0
75-600-0
100-1250-45 (I set it for 3 hours but knew I would watch and it skip to next segment and flash cool when the vase was in a good position. This was about 45 min)
9999-900-180 (long anneal again)
100-300-0 (slow, controlled cool down)
9999-100-0