When the dude realizes he lost his front teeth for a piece of corn... good stuff :)
I think the freeze up may have also had to do with all of the huge ICOs happening that have involved Ethereum this past week. Nearly every ICO had reports of backlogging and failed transactions are pretty much guaranteed.
Have you tried out any other exchanges besides coinbase?
I've been looking into decentralized exchanges lately and learning how they can be a better option.