The Pearl is the blog/commentary/incoherent rambling of a boba fanatic. 🧋
I like Esperanto. While it has its drawbacks, it's certainly a neat language to learn. I especially like that its (relative) ease makes learning the language very rewarding because it is possible to progress quickly with study. In this post, I'm going to give you a short overview of the language's grammar. # Background Before we begin, it helps to understand what the language is. Esperanto isn't…
After using Hexo for two years, I've rewritten The Pearl and jumped ship to Eleventy . I mainly did this because of Eleventy's promising backward compatibility. The lack of this in Hexo was a problem for me because I often update The Pearl infrequently, and so updating Hexo inevitably broke it every time. Besides that, the migration also made it easier to debloat the site by giving me a blank…
Sitting down to write about Pierce has brought a smile upon my face. Pierce has been a stable element of my life for almost a year now and he has brought me so much joy. Although writing about a cactus may seem strange, it is hard to describe the ways that Pierce is different; it is almost as if he has his own presence. A picture of Pierce sitting on my desk, brightening my day. One of Pierce's…
Last night, I realized something. For my entire life (since I was three), I have held pens and pencils wrong. I noticed that nobody else in my house holds a pen the same way as I do. I have no idea when I picked up the grip that I have been using for as long as I can remember, but I suspect that I got it when I first started writing with pencils and crayons in preschool. When I first realized…
# What is milk tea? Milk tea is exactly what it sounds like: a drink consisting of a milk and tea combination. This little recipe will get you going in no time. Enjoy!🧋 # What you will need 180 milliliters (~6 fl. ounces) of boiling water 3 grams (1 heaping teaspoon) of loose oolong tea 120 milliliters (~4 fl. ounces) of milk sugar ( optional , as much as you desire) You will also need a loose…
# What is Tailwind? Tailwind is a utility-first CSS framework. It was first introduced in 2019 and over time, it has grown a substantial amount of traction due to the appeal of the ability to have low level control over your HTML. Another useful feature is the elimination of default styles which gives the developer a blank canvas to work from. Due to its flexibility, it has rapidly become a big…