Why I’m Disconnecting from Foursquare

The following is taken directly from my Foursquare account. They represent the sum total of the check-ins on a given day.


Jon C @ Bronx High School of Science (75 W 205th St) at 4:00 pm.

Jon C @ subway entrance near Bronx High School of Science at 4:04 pm.

Jon C @ seat next to wino on subway at 4:06 pm.

Jon C @ standing up to get away from wino at 4:08 pm.

Wino @ following guy in sweater vest to more comfortable seat at 4:08 pm.

Jon C @ Union Square subway station at 4:32 pm.

Wino @ Union Square subway station at 4:32 pm.

Wino @ comment: Where’d he go? At 4:34 pm.

Jon C @ podiatrist office 4:47 pm.

Jon C @ Epsom salts foot bath at 4:52 pm.

Jon C @ FedEx with suspicious package at 5:22 pm.

Jon C @ on street corner 11th and 5th waiting on his bagman at 5:32 pm

Jon C @ walking past Japonica at 5:45 pm.

Japonica @ staring out window wondering why Jon C didn’t come in at 5:46 pm.

Jon C @ FedEx with another suspicious package at 6:03 pm.

Jon C @ Socks r Us All Argyles One Dollar at 6:07 pm.

Wino @ following guy with big bag of socks at 6:22 pm.

Jon C @ Union Square Shoeshine at 6:32 pm.

Wino @ Union Square Shoeshine getting Oxfords polished by Jon C at 6:34 pm.

Jon C @ Japonica at 7:15 pm. Comment: Dinner with Josh.

Josh @ Japonica at 7:17 pm. Comment: Who is this Jon C guy and why does he keep taking me to dinner at Japonica?

Wino @ comment: How come nobody asked me to dinner at Japonica at 7:17 pm?

Japonica @ comment: breathing sigh of relief that Jon C is back. Who is that wino with the great shoeshine?

Jon C @ Japonica at 7:22. Comment: taking bite of spicy tuna.

Jon C @ Japonica at 7:24. Comment: taking bite of spicy tuna.

Jon C @ Japonica at 7:26. Comment: passing the low sodium soy sauce.

Jon C @ Japonica at 7:28. Comment: taking bite of spicy tuna.

Jon C @ Japonica at 7:30. Comment: could we get some more spicy tuna?

Jon C @ Chez Cruz at 8:44.

Jon C @ brushing teeth at Bathroom Mirror at 9:24.

Jon C @ watching TOS reruns at MacBook Pro, again, at 9:33.

Jon C @ bed under poster of Willow at 10:18.

Next day:

Same as previous day. With different wino.