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.

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  • wish me luck, i entered a poetry contest

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  • How To: Grow a Celery Plant from Grocery Scraps

    A few months back, I wrote a quick quip about growing celery from the store-bought vegetable. Now I’d like to share a more in-depth guide to the process. It’s not difficult at all, and for less than five bucks at your local grocer you get a week’s worth of celery and a new houseplant! Check…