theacegame.

aisha / aka ace / 18 / east coast livin' / princeton frosh / aspiring journalist.
1 year ago

taking some inventory of my summer so far:

1. Still jobless despite my many attempts to find a job. I think God is telling me I’m just not supposed to have a job this summer. 

2. BUT, on the bright side, I’ve entered a ton of scholarship/writing contests (And by ton I mean like 6 or 7, which is a lot for me, considering I usually just look these things up and muse about them as the deadline passes). AND, I’m a finalist for one of them?! *fingers crossed that I get it*

3. Jettin’ off to Cali in a couple days to vacation with my best guy friend for a week. No complaining, there <3

4. Then after Cali, the fam and I are heading down to NC, visiting colleges on the way. I have a good feeling about this trip, though. Not gonna relive the spring break fiasco. 

5. I’m writing/drawing again. Feeling inspired is lovely. 

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So what’s up followers? How’re your summers so far? 

2 years ago

I finally finished:

Brave New World. I don’t understand why it took me so long to get through it. Then again, I don’t understand why it’s August and I’ve only finished two books. I was hoping to have at least five or six books done by now. Oh well. August will be my reading month, because it kinda has to be.

Anyway, I was expecting to like Brave New World a lot more than I did. Review of BNW and Go Ask Alice coming up.. sometime (for real, this time) in the next few days.

So how ‘bout you? :D
Read anything good this summer?

2 years ago

because all i have is words.

I’ve decided I’m going to read this summer like I used to. I used to devour books. I read a book like I would take a bite of food. Which was and still is, another one of my past times. Hey, food is good. haha.

So, to jump-start this process I’ve taken my summer reading list to a whole new level. I have a pile of books sitting on my dresser, just there - waiting to be read. I’ve picked them all up out of interest, at one point, and I think I can take the time to rekindle that interest in each of them. Here’s what I’ve got. Anything with a star is required.

1. Go Ask Alice Anonymous

2. A Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray

3. Nappily Ever After Trisha R. Thomas

4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey

5. When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost Joan Morgan

6. Twelfth Night Shakespeare *

7. Summer of My German Soldier Bette Greene

8. The Crucible Arthur Miller *

9. Brave New World Aldous Huxley *

10. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen *

11. Girl Talk Julianna Baggott

12. The Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou

13. The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway

14. The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B Dubois

15. Things Not Seen Andrew Clements

I love books. I’m such a nerd :P

So what’s on your summer reading list? Any recommendations? Reviews on any of the books above? Anything I shouldn’t bother reading?

2 years ago

All the above photos ©theacegame.

There was a blackout in my neighborhood last night. Every single light went out for at least two hours. I’ve never realized how dark, darkness really is. I guess living in a city or a town, where there are streetlights and car lights at night - I don’t know darkness like someone else may know darkness. But last night, when I looked outside, the darkness just consumed everything. Just.. black, everywhere. And the lighting bugs and fireflies would pop up and fade away into the dark again. It was kinda.. beautiful.

The novelty was lost after about twenty minutes of no AC, though. So my sister and I lit candles and played cards under the fan to pass the time. I wish I’d had a camera that would capture the scene outside, though. It was gorgeous. <3

2 years ago
In summer, the song sings itself.

—

William Carlos Williams.

Well said. Doesn’t it seem like your day has a soundtrack in the summer? It’s like, in the summer, God puts on a record in his big record player in the sky. And you know what that record is called? “Bliss.” Corny, sure. But you know it sounds good ;]