Rofl! That's what I call keeping your cool! Really glad to hear you came away from it with no major damage tho. You are quite right, superglue is a good thing :p
On cleaning the razor, I never apply any force to it during shaving. I very carefully wipe off the lather on a piece of soft paper, and after the shave I just wash, strop and oil it. If I apply any force to a razor it is during a restore, and then it's mandatory to lay it flat on something to avoid accidents - check out
this post for an idea.