That said, however, this one:
"I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face "
can be dangerous.
When I heat up 'straight' water now for tea, I put the tea bag in the water first...after an incident where I took out a hot cup of just water and when I put a spoon in it it did indeed go wild - luckily, I had let go of the spoon in time for the scalding water not to reach my hand - just had a half cup of water to mop up.