Not actually a Hetalia blog

My name is Simon and I don’t know what the purpose of this blog is anymore, but I'm sure it isn't anything worth your while. I originally joined Tumblr to follow some Hetalia-related blogs, but don’t actually expect me to post many Hetalia-related things; I’ve just been too lazy to ever think of a better URL or avatar. Also, said URL and avatar were intended to match some loser named Luke over at republicofitaly and even though he apparently has an actual life and thus hasn’t been on Tumblr for 2 years, I can’t bring myself to ruin such amazing synchronicity. Not that I’m totally gay for him or anything. Not that most of my posts mention him due to my unhealthy attachment issues or anything. Seriously, stop it with these baseless accusations. If you came here looking for those old Gerita doujinshi scans I did, you can find them here. Since that seems to be what most people come here for, I may get around to posting more at some point. But no promises because I'm a terrible person who can't be guaranteed to keep them.

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I kept talking about how I was turning 34 and Luke kept laughing and saying "34?". I thought he was just laughing at how old I was even though he's a year older, so eventually I was like "And you're gonna be 35 next month!". Then he was like "No dude, I'm turning 34. You're turning 33." and I did the maths and he was right.

I forgot how old I was.

I don't know if I should be relieved that I'm younger than I thought, or concerned that I'm so old that I'm forgetting my age.

Also, I sure have been on Tumblr a long time because I swear I remember somebody on here asking me how old I was and I said I was 26 or something.

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My optometrist told me that my eyes are healthier than most people 10 years younger than me.

I suppose that almost makes up for the rest of my body being a malfunctioning pile of junk, then.

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@donamoeba Thanks, happy new year to you too! I was genuinely considering closing my Tumblr account last year but I think I'll try to stick around. I might go back to scanning some of those old doujinshi to give me something to focus on. We'll see.

(Also I have no idea what the proper way to reply to a reply is these days. I'm sure it used to be easier than this.)

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Also here's this thing I did months ago.

And I just noticed that I don't even have a Gen I pokemon on here. Huh. Guess I can never be accused of being a genwunner.

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I went on Tumblr for the first time in a hundred years and this thing filled out by @donamoeba was the first thing on my dashboard so I stole it.

1ST RULE: tag 10 people you want to get to know better

Yeah uhh I don't think I even have 10 active followers anymore so whoever wants to do this, go ahead. And let me know so that I can read your responses. I've been too antisocial lately and should talk to you people more.

2ND RULE: BOLD the statements that are true.

APPEARANCE - I am 5'7 or taller - I wear glasses - I have at least one tattoo - I have at least one piercing - I have blonde hair - I have brown eyes - I have short hair - My abs are at least somewhat defined - I have or had braces

PERSONALITY - I love meeting new people -People tell me I am funny -Helping others with their problems is a big priority of mine - I enjoy physical challenges - I enjoy mental challenges - I am playfully rude to people I know - I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it - There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY - I can sing well - I can play an instrument - I can do over 30 pushups without stopping - I am a fast runner - I can draw well - I have a good memory - I am good at doing math in my head - I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute - I have beaten at least 2 people arm wrestling - I can make at least 3 recipes from scratch - I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES - I enjoy sports - I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else - I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else - I have learned a new song in the past week - I exercise at least once a week - I have gone for runs at least once a week in warmer months - I have drawn something in the past month - I enjoy writing - Fandoms are my #1 priority - I did some form of martial arts

EXPERIENCES - I have had my first kiss - I have had alcohol - I have scored a winning point in a sport - I have watched an entire TV series in one sitting - I have been at an overnight event - I have been in a taxi - I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year - I have beaten a video game in one day - I have visited another country - I have been to one of my favorite bands concerts

MY LIFE - I have one person that I consider to be my Best Friend™ - I live close to my school/work - My parents are still together - I have at least one sibling - I live in the United States - There is snow where I live right now - I have hung out with a friend in the past month - I have a smartphone - I own at least 15 CDs - I share my room with someone

RELATIONSHIPS - I am in a relationship - I have a crush on a celebrity - I have a crush on someone I know - I’ve been in at least 3 relationships - I have never been in a relationship - I have admitted my feelings to a crush - I get crushes easily - I have had a crush for over a year - I have been in a relationship for over a year - I have had feelings for a friend

RANDOM - I have break-danced - I know a person named Jamie - I have had a teacher that has a name that is hard to pronounce - I have dyed my hair - I’m listening to a song on repeat right now - I have punched someone in the past week - I know someone who has gone to jail - I have broken a bone - I have eaten a waffle today - I know what I want to do in life - I speak at least two languages - I have made a new friend in the past year

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Examples of how out of it I am this week:

I was tired and in pain so I decided to let myself sleep in for half an hour the next day. Except I accidentally set my alarm to half an hour early instead of half an hour late. I didn't notice until I was getting ready to walk out the front door. Then I got to the station, and the early train was leaving. So I ended up getting my normal train.

I bought some juice that was on special but the self-checkout didn't pick up the reduced price. I got so distracted trying to explain it to the staff that I accidentally scanned one of my other items twice, and ended up paying more than I would have if I'd just never questioned it.

I don't know why I decided to tell Tumblr this when I haven't even posted anything here for months. I think I need a holiday.

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In all seriousness, as much as I insult him, Luke is my favourite person in the world and it was great to spend the weekend just hanging out.  It feels like we've hardly spent any time together over the last year or so and I'd almost forgotten what it was like to put aside the business of life and just sit around and do dumb fun stuff for a while.  We need to get our schedules in better synch so we can make time for this more often.

My only disappointment is that he kept checking Pokemon Go but Lugia refused to appear at any of the gyms near us.  I wanted to send him out to catch one for me.  Unacceptable.

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This is the first weekend that Luke has had off work in forever so we are basically spending it playing Nintendo constantly.  This evening we had a Mario Kart marathon, playing all the cups on all the console Mario Kart games.  We stopped after Mario Kart Wii because we are old and can’t stare at screens for that long, so we’ll continue with Mario Kart 8 tomorrow.  We’ve been tallying our points and Luke is somehow slightly in the lead (I swear he must have been secretly practising Double Dash because he was never that good at it before) but I’m fairly certain that I can crush him in MK8, so it’s all good.  I’ll keep you posted.

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Aaand I won.  Take that, loser.

We didn't do Super Mario Kart because my SNES is at my parents' place, so we'll probably have a rematch when the SNES Mini is out.  And possibly do the handheld ones too.  I need to ensure that he knows his ultimate place in the Mario Kart universe.

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This is the first weekend that Luke has had off work in forever so we are basically spending it playing Nintendo constantly.  This evening we had a Mario Kart marathon, playing all the cups on all the console Mario Kart games.  We stopped after Mario Kart Wii because we are old and can't stare at screens for that long, so we'll continue with Mario Kart 8 tomorrow.  We've been tallying our points and Luke is somehow slightly in the lead (I swear he must have been secretly practising Double Dash because he was never that good at it before) but I'm fairly certain that I can crush him in MK8, so it's all good.  I'll keep you posted.

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Luke just got the second-highest score on story mode my Yoshi’s Story cart after not having played it for 5+ years.  What the hell?  I will not stand for this.

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I tried changing the subject and pretending not to care but he keeps gloating about it.  Jerk.

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Now we are watching the Super Mario 64 run from SGDQ so this should knock his confidence about his N64 skills down a peg.

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Luke just got the second-highest score on story mode my Yoshi’s Story cart after not having played it for 5+ years.  What the hell?  I will not stand for this.

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I tried changing the subject and pretending not to care but he keeps gloating about it.  Jerk.

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Luke just got the second-highest score on story mode my Yoshi's Story cart after not having played it for 5+ years.  What the hell?  I will not stand for this.

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Tumblr keeps putting Yu-Gi-Oh! blogs in my "recommended blogs" sidebar and I don't think I've ever posted anything about Yu-Gi-Oh!.  Odd.

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Hey, able-bodied people who choose to use the ambulant toilet when other cubicles are free:

Why?

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The good thing about being in pain in winter is that heat packs also help keep you warm.

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HELLO TUMBLR :DDDD

I remembered my password \o/

Simon hasn’t posted anything since Feb… he must of found it pointless to be here without me huh. I think I’ll send him 500 asks

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Well gee, I wonder whom these asks could be from . . .

(I'm waiting for the other 498.)

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It has come to my attention that Luke has been on Tumblr lately.  Apparently I haven't been here in 3 months so I figured I should probably stop by too and at least let you know that I still exist.

I'm just a terribly lazy person and haven't felt the motivation to check my dashboard in forever.  Also I really don't know what to even do with this blog anymore.  I suppose I'll continue to use it to post intermittent complaints about work/family members/public transport, interspersed with the occasional comment about anime or video games.  Because that's what you're all here for, right?  Right.

I realise that I never got around to writing that "about me" page.  I should probably get on to that, too, considering most of you are currently thinking "Wait, I don't remember following this person. Who even are you?"

(On that note, if there's anything in particular that you want to know about me, I'm still open to suggestions.)