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This weekend I did one tiny upcycle and finished one big project.

First - I got these earrings at a local thrift store a while back. They're metal mesh and move and swing like rippling water. There aren't any maker's marks on them so I'm not exactly sure how old they are, but based on the style/quality I'm guessing 1950s-1980s. Only thing is they had screwbacks and I prefer to use my piercings. So I just swapped them out for leverbacks! The left is the before and the right is the after:

And then I finished crocheting throw blanket for my husband's cousin and his partner:

The yarn is Lion Brand Mandala Bonus Bundle in Satyrs. His favorite color is blue and her favorite color is red but I didn't want to make them anything too primary colored/flag looking. I thought this yarn was a nice compromise that would fit in with their living room. The pattern was just a basic 1 row crocheted ripple. As always, I attached my little "made by" label. :) I got them from a now defunct Etsy store and probably have enough to last me the rest of my life!

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This is a memoir about Patti Smith's life. She grew up in poverty, moving around a lot until her family landed in a place they could afford. She grew up as a Jehovah's Witness but left the religion. Then, she was in New York at the Chelsea Hotel when it was a cultural hub for all sorts of artists and started the scene at CBGB. She discusses her marriage, but the details of her husband's illness and death are private.

Some of the themes that came up in Tranny came up here too. There were artists with medical bills that they could not afford. Smith had a very serious fall off of a stage that left her injured for a long time. She was able to get medical care through the generosity of her friends. Touring Europe was just better in both books in a lot of ways. I think the artists were more widely recognized.

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Happy Wednesday!

I'm taking search offline sometime today to upgrade the server to a new instance type. It should be down for a day or so -- sorry for the inconvenience. If you're curious, the existing search machine is over 10 years old and was starting to accumulate a decade of cruft...!

Also, apparently these older machines cost more than twice what the newer ones cost, on top of being slower. Trying to save a bit of maintenance and cost, and hopefully a Wednesday is okay!

Edited: The other cool thing is that this also means that the search index will be effectively realtime afterwards... no more waiting a few minutes for the indexer to catch new content.

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CANON: House of the Dragon.
CHARACTERS: Alicent Hightower, Aemond Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Jacaerys Velaryon, Baela Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen
ADDITIONAL INFO: Season 2, Episode 5
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Under a cut because *SPOILERS*

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