{"id":15897,"date":"2021-10-04T10:18:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=15897"},"modified":"2021-10-04T10:18:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:18:09","slug":"a-big-merman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2021\/10\/a-big-merman\/","title":{"rendered":"A BIG Merman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-1.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a bit of excitement here- on Saturday afternoon, after I did my last blog post, my aged (2015 MacBook) and beloved computer bit the dust in a rather exciting fashion involving a pixelated screen, a scritching noise that was getting louder, the computer getting very hot, very quickly. I pulled out the charging cable, turned off the computer, but that was the end of that. So sad, I really liked that machine! Anyway, I was off to buy a new computer first thing yesterday. Thank goodness I was mostly all backed up! And now, here I am, typing on my new friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-2-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-2-399x300.jpeg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This fellow is larger than my typical merman- I was playing with the pattern and not thinking about how changing his tail would affect the size. Anyway, I think he will look amazing in my booth this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-4.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I found these perfect buttons online: I had to buy some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-3-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-5.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-6-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-6-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-6-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-6.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-7.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-4-merman-2-7-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a bit of excitement here- on Saturday afternoon, after I did my last blog post, my aged (2015 MacBook) and beloved computer bit the dust in a rather exciting fashion involving a pixelated screen, a scritching noise that &hellip; 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