Ladder up
When you mess with your shoelaces so bad they look like a ladder, and you’re too lazy to actually climb it.
He tied his laces like a ladder, then sat there staring at it like it owed him money.
She laced up her shoes like a ladder, but still tripped over the first rung.
The guy took 10 minutes to make his shoelaces look like a ladder, then forgot what he was doing.