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I wonder if you still check these.

Hello! It turns out I do... especially because I saw the notifications for them on the sidebar! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I wasn't expecting to get any on this platform given how long it's been, so it really does means a lot. It was a low-key birthday this year but I spent it with my family, which made me happy. I'll be spending the holidays with them as well, which is one of the advantages of having a birthday so close to Christmas.

I admit answered this specific question versus the actual birthday message partly for the usual internet safety reasons, but also because I'm old enough now that mmm, let's cite dignity as a reason as well. If you do know my actual age and sent it anonymously on here of all places, I think I have a clue as to who you are... ...but regardless of even that, I want to thank you again for your birthday greetings, seeing it made me smile. I really do hope you're doing well and also that you're having a wonderful holiday season, and I hope everyone else who is still reading here after all these years is having one too.

Here is to 2025, and the future beyond!

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Here (1989) by Richard mcguire (raw magazine)

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10. Nomadic

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darco arcology

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RAPID-FIRE QUICK OPINIONS OF CITIES I'VE BEEN TO IN RECENT HISTORY

Rochester, New York (and other upstate NY cities in general) : Feels generic, but perhaps not necessarily in a bad way in this case. A resident said it's rare to see and live a place where kids still play in the front yard these days, so take as you will. New York, New York: What you'd expect these days. Allentown, Pennsylvania: Lots of industrial traffic as you'd expect, but cute town and good people. I made multiple and different kinds of friends here, which I consider very good for this sort of thing. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Homey. Don't go too far west, though or you'll run into Pennsylvanians. Remember James Carville! Baltimore, Maryland: Cutesy, gives vibes of home. Funny to see products from businesses by people I grew up with in places there. Washington, DC: It really does try to be a commercial with everyone perfectly chosen from central casting. Bad vibes, avoid, avoid. Get out if you live there. Imperial capital though, what does one expect. Norfolk, Virginia: Military city as you'd expect, and by far the most "Southern" feeling city in this list. Interesting contrast between the attempted beachiness and the dominating military stuff. St. Augustine, Florida: The best city in Florida by far, but losing its soul over the years and I'm very worried. Flagler College students will be window dressing for the upscale middle-aged tourists coming there. Tampa, Florida: Genuinely horrible. Worst city on this list, one huge slum posing as a 'regular' city. Unfriendly people. Telling every other billboard is for a lawyer promising to get you big money. Bad sign of the future. Orlando, Florida: Better than Tampa I suppose, but leaning way too hard into being Red State America's family vacation Mecca, which will lead to issues for it in the future. This city isn't for me. Denver, Colorado: People there like me, at least one person recognized my face from before, and mountains are cool. Las Vegas, Nevada: Very middlebrow, which I don't say as a compliment. Seeing middle aged people in cosplay out in public in non-convention contexts was embarrassing. Only interesting bit was seeing where Balrog's Street Fighter II stage was IRL. Reykjavik, Iceland: Neat place. Felt like the USA but cold and barren, of course. Icelandics are a unique people, and a small part of me almost wants to classify Iceland with North America than Europe since the society just feels different from regular Europe. I always thought it was worth noting the tectonic plate cleaves through the island. London, England: Honest with itself in that it's big, very big, and touristy too, which for said honesty reasons I respect it. I liked it. British people really are the Americans of Europe. I shouldn't, but I like the UK. I will visit the midlands soon, so I hope to see a fun contrast. Brussels, Belgium: Also an honest city, in this case in that it's a transnational confederal capital for a lot of places. Mons, Belgium: Lovely. Friendly and great people. Taking the train to it and seeing the scenes of rural life reminded me of the countryside I'd see back home. Paris, France: Genuinely lovely, and my favorite city of this list. More cities should be like Paris. I didn't see or deal with any of the bad stuff I heard about it. Friendly people. I need to go back here. Frankfurt, Germany: Definitely generic. Lisbon, Portugal: Touristy because it's warm and honest with itself about it in that case, which is also fine. I like warm weather so I liked Lisbon. Warsaw, Poland: Likable. Quite a nice city, and Poles are a very welcoming people. (Be proud of your country, @aomitois.) A friendliness emanated from the city which I liked. Has an optimism which I find intriguing. Budapest, Hungary: Strangely, I was reminded most of Salisbury, Maryland with this one: there was an odd familiarity driving and walking through the city. Like with Warsaw, it's legitimately trying hard, but that makes sense for Eastern Europe in this era.

I'm sure there's more cities that can go on here, probably a lot more, but this is off the top of my head and the entry is big enough as is. COMING SOON: The Middle East and East Asia! Maybe Latin America. Africa is more likely than Australia. Watch as I wind up in Antarctica for some dumb reason.

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by sai_photographer

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It will, we both know this.

i hope everything turns out ok

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Streets of Rage 2, Stage 1.

Geocities nostalgia.

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Tagged by: @aomitois

Tagging: whomever!

Last song listened to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_10fb5I_Vak

picrew and last song tag game :3

i got tagged by @lee-etc, thank you!! ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

picrew available here:

i'm currently listening to second volume playlist by @haveyouheardthisband, which is one most well known song by every artist submitted, i strongly recommend!! nice way to find new artists you may like

link to all of playlists (there are eight currently!! each 500 songs long), and here link to the song i'm currently listening to

tagging: @wingsofblackleather, @unshifted, @nibbelraz, @goy2ken-blog, @the-lazy-artizt, @purapurap, @bloodandhedonism, @kylehyde, @raineya, @dimobserver, @thewakerofthewinds, @doumekiss, @acetrainerfoley, @pirahnnov, @acespacecadet, @princessyuwa, @itsumis, @rose-tea-blend, @mrseucliffex, @graham-crak, @emilycaldwin, @starboykeith, @sasukkee, and anyone else who would like to!!

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Yeah, I think I’m done here. I had a good run on this blog. 

‘Twas good being with you all. Anyone who needs to get me can ask @tomasnau or @kontextmaschine, they always know where I am. 

(PS: thanks @imjustateenageramongothers. <3) 

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5/03/00

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wRules: Answer 15 question and tag 15 mutuals

Tagged by: @maximum-sleepy-cunt​

Are you named after someone?: To my knowledge, no.

When was the last time you cried?: Legit don’t remember, had to have been many many years ago. 

Do you have kids?: Nope 

Do you use sarcasm a lot?: I try not to but I’ve been criticized for enjoying irony way too much.

What is the first thing you notice about people?: Personality, especially if it can be gleamed from other factors in person.

What’s your eyes color?: Blue!

Scary movies or happy ending?: Happy ending!

Any special talent?: Surviving grievous injuries the more I think about it.

Where were you born?: Salisbury, Maryland.

What are your hobbies?: Traveling, walking and clearing my head, citybuilding video games, trying to be fit, reading, that sort of stuff.

Do you have any pets?: Mom has two dogs and two cats back home I adore dearly...

How tall are you?: Repeating Sam exactly: 5’ 9” (No manlet jokes, please)

What sports do you play/have played?: Soccer, swimming, weightlifting, running, tried to teach myself Jeet Kune Do years ago.   

Favorite subject at school?: Out now but was histroy.

Dream job?: Used to be President of the US, who knows nowadays. May God have mercy on us all now if that happens.

tagging @owloftherearburghs @ethnianmandarin @kontextmaschine @podmaster-tomasnau @ponteh2dhh1ksdiwesph2tres @imjustateenageramongothers @mei-bwc @fixatingontheobvious-two @watchfxrthethxrns @genghis-khanye @yourinflatablefriend @zukology @oh-my-jaeger @jay-sherman @proxypunch @derpycollegedork

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The old coastal in me loves the surf shacks. 

That ferris wheel is incredibly loud but I love it as a pop of color. Anyway, this will probably be my final set of SimCity screenshots ever, so enjoy. 

(Yes, @ethnianmandarin, the town name is personal enough to be censored for internet safety reasons.) 

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when i was in paris after christmas i visited the cutest little boulangerie which sold ice cream and sorbet in mason jars, and the idea of walking around eating one of them was such a felix thing that i couldn’t resist–

he’s just nervous about what magical soulmate ice cream andré might give him, annoying marinette is only a side perk

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Sakura - Sushi Sashimi Yakitori - Paris 1988 by Pierre Bodilis Via Flickr: Sakura - Sushi Sashimi Yakitori - Paris 1988. Rue de la Roquette under the snow 10 days ago, Paris.