diff --git a/journal/.latexmkrc b/journal/.latexmkrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91dffe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/journal/.latexmkrc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Be tolerant of first-pass undefined refs; resolve via repeated runs.
+$pdf_mode = 1;
+$max_repeat = 5;
+$pdflatex = 'pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode -synctex=1 %O %S';
+# Don't abort on warning-level diagnostics (cross-refs, citations).
+$silence_logfile_warnings = 1;
+$force_mode = 1;
diff --git a/journal/entries/2026-04-20-evening-mega-session.tex b/journal/entries/2026-04-20-evening-mega-session.tex
index bc2cac4..b2a9682 100644
--- a/journal/entries/2026-04-20-evening-mega-session.tex
+++ b/journal/entries/2026-04-20-evening-mega-session.tex
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ with cleaner diffs.}
   \item Quote from ``U Want the Scoop?'' by The Garden in the LaTeX
         preamble comments — name behind Split, hidden in the journal
         infrastructure.
-  \item 🦎 emoji in the Pluto notebook header and closing line, plus
+  \item Lizard glyph (\textsf{U+1F98E}) in the Pluto notebook header
+        and closing line, plus
         the same Garden lyric as a closer.
   \item Julia code paths use \texttt{Hacker-Split} attribution in the
         commit messages where appropriate.