Essie Ladkau
@essieladkau.bsky.social
Historian, PhD, educator, fibre artist, and cat keeper (they/them)
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i need people to understand "death of the author" means the author can't dictate what you take away from the text, not that you're not complicit in what they do with the profit they make from you buying it in the first place
April 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
i need people to understand "death of the author" means the author can't dictate what you take away from the text, not that you're not complicit in what they do with the profit they make from you buying it in the first place
The world is reminding me, again as mine stopped working, that adaptive devices for disabled ppl to just live basic normal lives are f*ing expensive. $150 per finger for splints to reduce pain, $600 min for screen to use Internet w/o triggering a migraine. I'm grumpy. Also have a migraine, again...
July 25, 2024 at 6:22 PM
The world is reminding me, again as mine stopped working, that adaptive devices for disabled ppl to just live basic normal lives are f*ing expensive. $150 per finger for splints to reduce pain, $600 min for screen to use Internet w/o triggering a migraine. I'm grumpy. Also have a migraine, again...
One kitty has medical procedure and can't eat breakfast today so all kitties are unhappy this morning.
February 27, 2024 at 12:08 PM
One kitty has medical procedure and can't eat breakfast today so all kitties are unhappy this morning.
Things my students reminded me in the last two days: 1) "Practice makes progress. There's no such thing as perfect!" 2) "It's okay if your mouse (drawing) is ugly. It's still good!" Elementary kids are just so pure. Also guess I need to watch my self criticism a bit more. Good reminder!
February 1, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Things my students reminded me in the last two days: 1) "Practice makes progress. There's no such thing as perfect!" 2) "It's okay if your mouse (drawing) is ugly. It's still good!" Elementary kids are just so pure. Also guess I need to watch my self criticism a bit more. Good reminder!
Got called a student's "favourite person" today. 💚 Made my morning.
January 29, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Got called a student's "favourite person" today. 💚 Made my morning.
The anxiety of applying to programs that could change your life.... AAAHHH. Send good luck and kind thoughts my way please!
January 25, 2024 at 11:25 AM
The anxiety of applying to programs that could change your life.... AAAHHH. Send good luck and kind thoughts my way please!
I've been tutoring ELA students for a few months now and it's one of those jobs that I leave just feeling happy. I love watching students figure things out and get excited about stuff.
January 10, 2024 at 11:45 PM
I've been tutoring ELA students for a few months now and it's one of those jobs that I leave just feeling happy. I love watching students figure things out and get excited about stuff.