Urban Habitat

The Second Life of a Poem

Life’s been a slump as of late. Ths feeling of stuckness, of fighting up a hill that never ends when I can’t see the top… where to go from here? It’s unclear sometimes, even though I think I’m better than where I was a month or so ago. I have more projects, more things to do for joy than for some alterior purposeor just for money. Not that money is unimportant, or necessarily bad; it’s just that I want to do things for me, not for someone else’s dream to earn my keep, persay.

Want more Urban Habitat content?

  • extra, extra! echeveria grows a stalk

    Well, just a quick update before I have to fight my cat to the vet (just for her annual, no worries). My echeveria is doing stunningly well – we’ve got flowers! Also, I got two new plants to cohabitate with my calathea rufibarba – another rattlesnake plant & a watermelon pepperomia! I have to thank…

  • S-tea-l City (Pittsburgh Tea Haul, Part 1)

    I’m blessed enough to live near a precious little local tea shop, and during a recent snowstorm I headed over there to pick up some teas because I was completely out of leaves at home. Here’s my haul and what I think, visualized with Parks and Rec .gifs! Hojicha I felt like Uncle Iroh drinking…

  • Learning Python: Continuing Education on the Job

    Thanks to my company I’ve had the time & support to continue learning new skills while I’m at work. For the last few months of 2021 I started seriously learning Python, something I’ve wanted to do for years now. Here’s the notes I compiled for the beginning of my Python journey! Why: I like hands-on…

  • seeking quali-tea

    To summarize in one word the answer to “What am I looking for this year?”, it’s QUALITY. Quali-TEA? I. Love. Tea. I love the taste, the history, the medicinal properties, the wide array of types and colors and flavors, and the personal history it has for me. Someday in the future I’d love to own…

  • things i’m giving myself more of in 2022

    I feel like traditionally, New Year’s resolutions are diminishing: I want to lose weight, I want to eat less carbs, I want to spend less time doing blah-blah-blah. And there’s nothing wrong with that! Honestly I rarely make resolutions anyway. But this year, I’m resolving to give myself more of the good stuff. Like: This…