On a visit home recently I sorted through boxes upon boxes of old, sentimental clutter, and found this:
They’re called friendship cards, kids. You could pick up a pack at the Hello Kitty store at the mall, fill them out with the details of your likes and dislikes, add a sticker or two, and trade them with your friends.
For example, in the card that I saved, I had revealed the following personal information:
Food I like: cheez-its
Food I hate: spinach
Color I like: magenta
Color I hate: baby poop brown
Famous people I like: Douglas Adams, Jesse Bradford
Things I collect: rulers, socks, stuff
My future dreams: be an interior decorator
It’s a wonderful reminder of what a silly adolescent I once was (as I often wonder, how did I have friends??) and of a simpler time. No newsfeed to troll through, just delightfully analog pieces of paper. They were a fleeting fad, but they sure were fun.
Anyone else remember these (or have some around)?
spifftacular. 
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