Ben Ace 📚
@blog.aceofbens.com
Book Twitter escapee • Audiobook enthusiast • Libro.fm stan account • Using my graphic design minor solely to make memes
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Ben Ace 📚
@blog.aceofbens.com
· Nov 12
![Meet the Ben
Photo of Ben sitting on the couch, with a puppy on his shoulder who has knocked his glasses half off his face and is eating his hair.
Ben
he/him • 27 • Pennsyltucky
Virgo sun. Libra moon. Aries rising.
Just an extroverted trans guy going through a quarter-life crisis and sharing it on the internet for everyone to [crossed out text] point and laugh at [end crossed out text] learn from my mistakes.
Fun Facts
- I learned how to play guitar by buying the songbook for Speak Now at a Taylor Swift concert in 2011 and just playing them over and over.
I've taken classes in 6 foreign languages
- That's my dad's dog, Ruby. I'm allergic to her, but I'm pretty sure she's allergic to me too.
Top 5 Artists (at the moment)
- Young the Giant
- Hozier
- Andrew McMahon
- Chappell Roan
- Glass Animals
Other hobbies
- Yelling at the TV during Phillies and Flyers games
- Figuring out whatever the newest TikTok word everyone's using means
- Double texting](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:glkc6u6y2tebo2hwyc5effel/bafkreidfq7idcppkwhp4gxyaftmocns7d5scw3oh56s4p3lhsoous3jojm@jpeg)
I made these for Bookstagram a few months ago, but I guess it'd be a good idea to post them here too, yeah? 💙📚 🌈📚
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i too would love for there to be many options of bluesky servers besides this bluesky social media app. but i don't think that's coming any time soon. so it's a horrible shame that bluesky admins don't really seem to want to sustain the actual users they have here with the moderation we deserve.
October 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
i too would love for there to be many options of bluesky servers besides this bluesky social media app. but i don't think that's coming any time soon. so it's a horrible shame that bluesky admins don't really seem to want to sustain the actual users they have here with the moderation we deserve.
May they put AI out of its misery swiftly. Nothing slow and painful, PLEASE
Media outlets seem to have soured on the AI hype machine.
August 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
May they put AI out of its misery swiftly. Nothing slow and painful, PLEASE
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Alright girls, no more false starts or ADHD distractions, today I am *finally* sitting down for real to read @dirtbagqueer.rocks's debut.
I spent most of middle school running around with my dude friends playing pickup football in the park and my front lawn, so this feels written for me 😙
I spent most of middle school running around with my dude friends playing pickup football in the park and my front lawn, so this feels written for me 😙
August 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Alright girls, no more false starts or ADHD distractions, today I am *finally* sitting down for real to read @dirtbagqueer.rocks's debut.
I spent most of middle school running around with my dude friends playing pickup football in the park and my front lawn, so this feels written for me 😙
I spent most of middle school running around with my dude friends playing pickup football in the park and my front lawn, so this feels written for me 😙
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testing out the new mini mics
July 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
testing out the new mini mics
testing out the new mini mics
July 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
testing out the new mini mics
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Without fail, every time I open my laptop and I'm about to start working on something, Ruby needs to go out
July 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Without fail, every time I open my laptop and I'm about to start working on something, Ruby needs to go out
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I would love to be one of those people posting weekly updates on how many pages they read of what books but that requires,
a) way more tracking than I have the energy for
b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week
a) way more tracking than I have the energy for
b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week
July 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I would love to be one of those people posting weekly updates on how many pages they read of what books but that requires,
a) way more tracking than I have the energy for
b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week
a) way more tracking than I have the energy for
b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week
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The Itch/Steam thing dropped off the trending tab.
Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.
If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.
Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.
If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.
July 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The Itch/Steam thing dropped off the trending tab.
Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.
If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.
Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls.
If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.
I would love to be one of those people posting weekly updates on how many pages they read of what books but that requires,
a) way more tracking than I have the energy for
b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week
a) way more tracking than I have the energy for
b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week
July 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I would love to be one of those people posting weekly updates on how many pages they read of what books but that requires,
a) way more tracking than I have the energy for
b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week
a) way more tracking than I have the energy for
b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week
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Hey friends! With the Philly Bookstore Crawl briskly approaching and sponsorship funds not quite cutting it, I’m sharing my lil’ tip jar link.
Could use a hand to help order our bookmarks and other printed materials, and pay our brilliant illustrator.
☕️ ko-fi.com/ericsmith
Could use a hand to help order our bookmarks and other printed materials, and pay our brilliant illustrator.
☕️ ko-fi.com/ericsmith
July 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Hey friends! With the Philly Bookstore Crawl briskly approaching and sponsorship funds not quite cutting it, I’m sharing my lil’ tip jar link.
Could use a hand to help order our bookmarks and other printed materials, and pay our brilliant illustrator.
☕️ ko-fi.com/ericsmith
Could use a hand to help order our bookmarks and other printed materials, and pay our brilliant illustrator.
☕️ ko-fi.com/ericsmith
And when someone wants to do the same thing in Philly, please let me know what I can do to help. Please! We deserve nice things too
Being the mayor of NYC is a thankless and dead-end job which usually ends up with you being hated, but I think that's exactly why Zohran Mamdani is well-equipped for the job.
He's not here to be liked, or to set himself up for higher office. He's running because he wants to make the city better.
He's not here to be liked, or to set himself up for higher office. He's running because he wants to make the city better.
Here's the thing: No one likes the mayor of NYC. It's a thankless dead end job and you end up being hated. (No idea how Mamdani avoids that fate if he wins but I digress.)
Cuomo doesn't know this. He's proposing to take something NYers hate more than the mayor - the MTA - and own it. Why?
Cuomo doesn't know this. He's proposing to take something NYers hate more than the mayor - the MTA - and own it. Why?
July 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
And when someone wants to do the same thing in Philly, please let me know what I can do to help. Please! We deserve nice things too
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"You seem happier"
Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets
Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets
July 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"You seem happier"
Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets
Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets
"You seem happier"
Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets
Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets
July 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"You seem happier"
Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets
Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets
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Unlike CEOs and other executives, individual contributors understand concert OPSEC
July 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Unlike CEOs and other executives, individual contributors understand concert OPSEC
hate when I slow blink at a cat to show them I'm their friend and when I open my eyes again they're not even looking at me. like damn, I'm not a threat, I'm just boring?
July 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
hate when I slow blink at a cat to show them I'm their friend and when I open my eyes again they're not even looking at me. like damn, I'm not a threat, I'm just boring?
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i can’t remember anything that has felt more foisted upon us than AI. repeatedly telling us why we actually need is like thinking a joke will get funnier the more you explain it.
July 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
i can’t remember anything that has felt more foisted upon us than AI. repeatedly telling us why we actually need is like thinking a joke will get funnier the more you explain it.
damn right
✅ @chucktingle.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
July 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
damn right
My opinion, which everyone asked for, is that the font in the new Goodreads is cool, but they need a new color scheme to go with it. That font feels so contemporary literary but the color scheme still feels very "dusty library with yellowed pages and crumbling covers"
July 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My opinion, which everyone asked for, is that the font in the new Goodreads is cool, but they need a new color scheme to go with it. That font feels so contemporary literary but the color scheme still feels very "dusty library with yellowed pages and crumbling covers"
I hate when you try to reset your password somewhere and a website/app is like "If an account for this email exists, you'll get it shortly!"
No! Tell me if I put in the right email! How am I supposed to know if I put in the wrong email or your website just takes like 20mins to send the reset link?!
No! Tell me if I put in the right email! How am I supposed to know if I put in the wrong email or your website just takes like 20mins to send the reset link?!
July 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I hate when you try to reset your password somewhere and a website/app is like "If an account for this email exists, you'll get it shortly!"
No! Tell me if I put in the right email! How am I supposed to know if I put in the wrong email or your website just takes like 20mins to send the reset link?!
No! Tell me if I put in the right email! How am I supposed to know if I put in the wrong email or your website just takes like 20mins to send the reset link?!
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$405/1400 URGENT I dont wanna lose my car & without it I cant care for my Mom, 2 dogs Bella & Chungus. I was able to make the majority of the latest payment because of you all so thanks. Please help/share❤️🩹 #gfm #black #disabled #mutualaid #BIPOCMA #emergency
Cashapp: $BookofEli2018
PayPal: BookofEli
Cashapp: $BookofEli2018
PayPal: BookofEli
June 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
$405/1400 URGENT I dont wanna lose my car & without it I cant care for my Mom, 2 dogs Bella & Chungus. I was able to make the majority of the latest payment because of you all so thanks. Please help/share❤️🩹 #gfm #black #disabled #mutualaid #BIPOCMA #emergency
Cashapp: $BookofEli2018
PayPal: BookofEli
Cashapp: $BookofEli2018
PayPal: BookofEli
At the stage of learning After Effects where I don't even know how to word a web search to find what I'm looking for
July 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
At the stage of learning After Effects where I don't even know how to word a web search to find what I'm looking for
New hat got delivered at 1pm, and I came home at 9pm to this...
July 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
New hat got delivered at 1pm, and I came home at 9pm to this...
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How many words do you think you could write in a 48 hour period at a writing retreat with five friends there to distract you but also sometimes to threaten you to put your phone down and write? #WriterSky #BookSky
July 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How many words do you think you could write in a 48 hour period at a writing retreat with five friends there to distract you but also sometimes to threaten you to put your phone down and write? #WriterSky #BookSky
How many words do you think you could write in a 48 hour period at a writing retreat with five friends there to distract you but also sometimes to threaten you to put your phone down and write? #WriterSky #BookSky
July 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How many words do you think you could write in a 48 hour period at a writing retreat with five friends there to distract you but also sometimes to threaten you to put your phone down and write? #WriterSky #BookSky