First of all, I am sorry I have posted so sporadically lately. I've been in a weird funk, and I've pretty much only been focusing on work and watching Community. I've stopped reading Eldest, I've let my Hulu queue get backed up, and I haven't even been on this page in at least a week. I would like to say that I haven't been able to come up with very good material lately and would rather have quality than quantity, but really that's only a fraction of the reason. It's mostly the funk, which I can't explain because I don't know why I'm in it or how long it's going to last. Hopefully until I'm caught up with Community (just two more episodes before I'm ready for season 3.5!!) but I don't honestly know.
Anyway, while I felt I owed you an apology, that was not really the point of this post. I recently bought an iPod Touch and have been geeking out over all of the apps I can now use. Two of my favorites are 4square and GetGlue. They're total StalkerApps - you use 4square to check-in to the places you currently are (ie home, work, Walmart) and GetGlue is for checking into what you are currently watching/reading/listening to (ie Community, Eldest, The Nerdist) - but the more you check-in, the more points you earn. And the more points you earn, the more useless rewards you get! In 4square, you are competing against your friends to get to the top of the "Leaderboard" and each check-in is given a certain amount of point worth, based on how often you've been there, whether it's your first time, whether you're the first of your friends, et cetera. In GetGlue, you are attempting to earn stickers. There is a chain of stickers based on how many times you've checked into a single item (I am currently a "Superfan" - 15 check-ins - of Community) or whether there is a special episode of a show airing when you check-in to said show (I have a Limited Release Once Upon A Time sticker) and so on. It's incredibly addictive, even though they're super creepy and completely useless. Most of the time, it's really annoying to have notifications pop up because one of my friends just got home, or is watching Phineas and Ferb (Pedro, I'm totally calling you out on that one) but for some reason I can't stop and MUST BE THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD, WITH THE MOST STICKERS.
Is this a probably-bad-and-indicative-of-something quirk of mine, or is it some kind of weird Nerd personality trait? Does anyone else feel that compulsion to be the best at pointless iPhone/iPod/iPad apps?
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