Sure man no problem. The code for my theme is here BTW with credits To your original blog
I searched quickly but I didn’t find that repository. You might want to link it somewhere in your footer or from a comment in the html.
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There exists small joys in life, like being flattered for something that other people might not think are much of a big deal.
I guess that's one reason why something may be called flattering in the first place, if they didn't see it as being all that much in their own eyes, but somebody else appreciates it.
When I've worked with designers it usually starts "pick a site that inspires you", where the deliverable has resemblance.
I'm "reading between the lines" here so could be wrong, but "looks like your site is using a theme based on" implies to me that there is enough code (markup, styles, perhaps script) similarly that is enough to not be pure coincidence. That suggests using some of the code not just being inspired to produce a clean-room design, so the GPL is relevant.