I forgot about this post!

It’s 1770. Frederick the Great looks into the distance and says “I’m going to invade Russia.” Then he thinks. “No, I’ll just work on industry instead.” At that moment, the clouds part, and Charles XII descends in a ray of sun. He smiles and places a hand on Frederick’s shoulder. “You did it,” he says, “You passed history.” It’s over. Prussia lives to see another day. 

Coming Back

I don't know if anyone will ever read this, but I'm laying in my childhood bed while visiting my family for the Thanksgiving holiday and reminiscing about all the years and holidays I used to spend on this site over five years ago.

I used Tumblr religiously from 2012 to 2018ish. It was my first social media experience besides Facebook and I felt so free here because with Facebook obviously it was all people I knew in real life. I started off just using Tumblr just to find funny posts and cool pictures and things like that and then I discovered there was a Fandom for my favorite show; Teen Wolf. What's more there was a Fandom dedicated to the relationship between Derek and Stiles on that show (Sterek) and I immediately became immersed within it. I loved reading fanfic and seeing edits and all of the fanart, I found a place I felt I wouldn't be judged.

I started posting things about history too, because I have been a history buff my entire life. Things about Napoleon, the War of 1812 and Age of Sail, periods and topics that I loved and loved sharing. I made so many great friends and even some that led me to cross the ocean to meet them in person. There was a great community that called ourselves "The History Peeps" and loved sharing about our own personal favorite eras with each other.

But, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. I think a lot of us just grew up and moved on to other places and different things, the whole debacle of Yahoo buying this site and the NSFW ban obviously didn't help either. That community of History Peeps I think is long gone now, many of the blogs and usernames I remember have become deactivated, some people have sadly passed away leaving their blogs as the only memory I have of them, and... Gods... Do I miss so many people and things from this time in my life. I recognize I'm obviously wearing a thick pair of rose-colored glasses, but there was a whole life I lived on here through my late teens into my mid-twenties.

I've found some of the usernames and blogs from then, and to my surprise a lot of people I remember are still around and active. In my short time back I'm also so happy to see that other history nerds have come along to carry on the banner of some of my favorite era (First French Empire, Age of Sail, Early American Republic) and I hope I get to know some of you for as long as I stay this time.

I won't share my old usernames or anything (except if you directly ask me in private) but if you see this post and you remember the old times on here and want to reach out to me my inbox is always open. If this gets and shares or likes I am very grateful as well. I've decided to revive some of the old tags we used to make use of to see if anyone is out there who is also nostalgic for these times. Again, reach out, please, I'd love to hear from you.

Thank you, anyone, who made it through this for reading my drabbles.