#or maybe I'm mixing them up with those plastic ring-shaped bracelets

[thyandrawrites]

youtube's algorythm, picking up on the fact that I consume ungodly amounts of yarn-adjacent videos: *recommends a macrame bracelet tutorial* this is what you like right

me: not quite but that looks dope. a bit advanced maybe.

me: okay I guess you got me curious now. what's one more creative hobby to add to the list *looks up simpler tutorials*

me: uh that looks similar to the bracelets I did when I was 12. fun coincidence. but that's still not basic enough for a complete beginner like me

me: *looks up basic macrame knots*

person in the tutorial: so you knot it only one side and this creates a spiraling effect—

me: wait a sec

me: I know this knot

me: *flashes back to the dozen of dna-shaped and other assorted knotted cords I did in middle school back when there was this whole handmade keychain trend that we called "scooby doos" for some reason*

me: uh

wild. why did we even call them that. why did I never know that there was more to this craft than cords. but most importantly why do I still remember this 18 years later when I can't even remember my friends' birthdays

#thyandra.txt #mind blown #i gotta know tho #fellow italians following me. did you have this trend too #or was it just my middle school that had all the rage for colored cords #I vaguely remember there being tv ads for them too #or maybe I'm mixing them up with those plastic ring-shaped bracelets #that people used to cover their entire arms in as a sign of status and popularity #god this just aged me immensely