I was rummaging through my closet to look for a missing Madonna album but instead found a CD that contained most of the files I had saved since when I was 14 years old.
I’m 23 now.
If anyone has gone through adolescence, I’m sure you may know that we change, evolve and develop the most during this stage…so looking at these ancient files again sort of makes me me cringe, and burn that CD to crisp to get rid of any evidence that I was once an annoying, ditsy tween.
Oy, but a part of me wants to keep it for the memories and giggles. Even though I’ve saved the lamest shit in my files, it’s a part of my internet-history–an internet history I’d like to share with the rest of my fellow brethren…
10. Blinkies
Careful, you might get an epileptic seizure if you stare at them long enough!
Blinkies, at the time, were the cutest things to have when you were 14 because they were small animations that looked glittery and shiny, and it either had a heart, fairy or some cute little shit dancing around it.

The best part about blinkies was making them. Yes, I made them, each and every one of these cute, bedazzled little fuckers you see in this post. It was especially enjoyable making ‘em too, simply because there are so many creative ways you can think of to make an awesome blinkie. You can have the words blink, scroll, dance or make it go flat our crazy–the choice is your’s!







