I am done. Just saving things for the night. Not a good day.

src/routes/journals/[journal_id]/+page.svelte

@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
     // Stable LiveQuery Pattern (Aether UI V3)
     // Re-wrapped in $derived to ensure the observable instance remains stable
     // unless the underlying dependencies (ids, search context) change.
+    // Important: keep the `liveQuery` closure free of transient reactive
+    // references — capture stable values (ids, search keys) so the observable
+    // isn't recreated unnecessarily on every render. Use `search_id_li` or
+    // other plain arrays/values as explicit dependencies.
     let lq__journal_entry_obj_li = $derived(
         liveQuery(async () => {
             const ids = search_id_li;