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|| they/he | 20 | ∞ || consumer of all things Frutiger (mostly eco and aqua, but anything goes) !! Sideblog !!

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About me

I grew up in the mid 2000's - 2010’s, and my first experience of “the internet” came from using my parents laptop, which for a while functioned a bit like a family computer. It was a computer running the forever classic Windows Vista (which gets a lot of deserved criticism but also a lot of undeserved hate imo). In case you couldn’t tell, Windows Vista, in appearance, has stuck with me since.

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I was one of those weird kids who never really felt like I fit in with my peers. As I got older I found out there are many reasons why I always felt different, one of them being that I am autistic! Nostalgia is something that has kept me connected to my childhood, as autism became more of a challenge as I grew older and I started masking more and more.

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I’m not really only into the frutiger aesthetics, like aqua, eco, and aero, but also webcore and neo y2k (that’s my name haha). I’m not big on the fashion side of things, but that’s a bigger part of y2k than it is frutiger. I’m more of a interior, tech, UI kind of person. I love little trinkets and novelties, so I’m always on the lookout for new places to find and acquire y2k/frutiger related merchandise and such.

I’m also a big fan of small businesses, so any suggestions are very welcome around here! (Yes, this also extends to self-promotion, I really don’t mind at all*)

*self-promotion only extends to businesses, NOT users

IMPORTANT: this blog is a sideblog to my main account, my main is @mr-scandinavian

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This is everyone's reminder that this is a sideblog! For followbacks it will show my main @mr-scandinavian - no need to follow my main though!

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Hullo everyone!

How is everyone feeling? I feel like a lot of what I post is just advice posts and long ramblings, but here I go again!

I'm looking for a laptop! Something to add to my older tech collection as I've been thinking of getting a Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro (psst... lmk if you know any reliable sellers who might have this in stock, region doesn't matter but most listings that look normal to me are for the Mini Pro, which is not what I'm looking for - appreciate it!)

Now, I'm very open to suggestions, but here's a list of wishes (marked in blue are absolutely necessary!):

Runs Windows 7/Vista

Is brightly coloured (but white is also acceptable)

Rounded

Has a CD/DVD drive

USB-connectivity

SD card slot

Charging thru type c or type f plug (if I really like the model, I might just get an adapter, but this kind of charger would be ideal)

And I guess that's pretty much it! Might alter it slightly if I remember anything else, but that's all for now! Thank you for having a look and helping me - N30 out ~★

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I loooove these silly billies

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On this day, a year ago, I started this tumblr - in doing so, I found a completely new form of escapism that I didn't even know I needed!

I'm so happy I decided to take the step to make this Tumblr, and I'm so glad I get to be involved in this community.

Lots of love,

N30 ★

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Lady Gaga for Ok! Magazine (2009) at Cocoon Club by design firm 3Deluxe photos by Philipp Rathmer

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Oh, to be Lady Gaga sprawled out on a bright green sofa, serving late 2000's realness ☆~

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Happy pride month, everyone!

I wanted to do something a little pride month related that would also maybe engage the community a bit, so I had the idea to post some frutiger- and/or old web-esque photos that also incorporated the colours of my flags!

(I made this collage myself because finding a photo was very hard lolz)

Would you care to share your flags in a reblog? Again, happy pride month, and I hope everyone has a lovely time! ☆

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Halfway through pride month, and this is a bit of a flop at the moment, but we've still got time, I'm just happy to have come up with a somewhat original idea :]

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Happy pride month, everyone!

I wanted to do something a little pride month related that would also maybe engage the community a bit, so I had the idea to post some frutiger- and/or old web-esque photos that also incorporated the colours of my flags!

(I made this collage myself because finding a photo was very hard lolz)

Would you care to share your flags in a reblog? Again, happy pride month, and I hope everyone has a lovely time! ☆

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Why did I buy a 3DS and mod it in 2025?

I grew up sharing Nintendo consoles with my older brother and playing with him. The N64, the Gamecube, the Wii, and later on the Wii U: you name it, we got it.

My father had bought the N64 to play Ocarina of Time on it, but he grew out of gaming (so to speak), and my brother took it over. My brother got the Wii for yule one year. Beyond that point, he started paying for his own consoles.

When I turned 7, I got my first ever console that was mine and mine alone: a hot pink DSi (which is still functioning, not modded, 13 years later!). It was a birthday gift. My brother got a dark blue one around the same time.

It was a big deal for me to own a piece of tech all on my own. My neighbours owned DS Lites, and we'd frequently play together when visiting each other.

One day, a friend (who frequently stayed over at my house) revealed something huge: her parents had gotten her and her sister each their own 3DS consoles. When she visited, she'd bring them both, and we'd play them (far beyond bedtime, might I add).

I loved the 3DS, and was soo envious of my friend who got to have multiple while I only had my DSi. I never got a 3DS and forgot about it for a long time.

Until I remembered one day during quarantine; "hey, I could probably get a 3DS at some point soon." But I kept putting it off, and I had other things to be spending my money on.

Then, two years ago, I got really into frutiger aero and utopian virtual. I started this sideblog after a bit, then I decided to play through Spirit Tracks on my DSi, and there it was again, the "itch."

At the start of this year, I had some money left over, and I could finally buy my dream handheld: the Nintendo 3DS. After all these years, I finally had it. I ended up buying the new LL/XL version for the specs, and because my thumbs are prone to cramping when playing with button controls on smaller handhelds.

The decision to mod it was pretty simple. I liked the customisation aspect, as well as the fact that it's a way to keep online play alive after the servers shut down.

(I also collect other physical media, like CDs and Blu-rays/DVDs, and that takes up a big part of my savings.)

I know how happy it would make little me to know that I still love the older Nintendo handhelds and that I finally got my hands on a 3DS after all these years.

If this is part of what it takes for me to enjoy life and keep living, then it's worth it.

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Hiya everyone! How is everyone feeling?

I've been wanting to get more into old web/internet, skeumorphism and frutiger (again). I've been a bit off of it after I posted about my 3ds on TikTok and started getting some hate for it/people being angry in my comments - overall just very unsavoury and grossed me out a little bit.

I just wanted to share about it, but there is a specific group of people in the nintendo/modding community that has very strong opinions about who has the right to own old consoles and how you should be using them. A lot of it is rooted in misogyny, and a lot of them are very homo-/transphobic, so they're very obsessed with gatekeeping it from these groups in particular.

I think a lot of them are also very young (definitely below 18), but it's still a bit concerning, and it doesn't change the fact that my safe space became a bit tainted by it. Not nearly everyone was being rude, but it doesn't take a lot when people start implying that you shouldn't be alive because you're queer, and into old Nintendo consoles.

But then I remembered: Tumblr!

Overall, the community on Tumblr is far more accepting and tolerant. I think it was silly of me to post on TikTok and expect nobody to be arguing with me or each other in the comments. My other posts on there have had mostly positive feedback however. The frutiger/utopian virtual community is very calm and has a overall very positive vibe, so I can recommend interacting with them. Just keep away from the Nintendo community haha.

TLDR: I posted about my modded 3ds to TikTok and the comments were less than fun to go through, so I wanted to talk about it a bit here. I will probably be spending more time on Tumblr from now on.

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Cryinggg - I was rewatching Dan and Phil's Sims 4 series, and I forgot about the lavalamp Dan broke </3

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I don't think I ever said, so I'd be curious to see what people here think I study full-time! :]

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I finally received my 3DS today! It's a lime green new nintendo 3ds LL (XL) - I imported it from Japan, and I'm not sure I can be bothered to change the region despite the UI being in Japanese :)c

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I'll catch myself using ":3" and then thinking "that's kind of weird, I'm an adult" - but it really doesn't matter when you think about it for a little bit

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I decided to make a tiktok account - if any of you are on the app, feel free to follow!! ★