Life Goals: @Foursquare Edition

Ok, let’s be honest, my number one life goal at the moment is to find an awesome job at an innovative, creative agency or corporation. Nevertheless, I have an entirely different subset of goals that relate to the geo-location game of Foursquare.

When I first started playing Foursquare (back in October or so), my main motivation was to grab as many mayorships as possible. And I did, seeing as how I was maybe 1 of 10 people in the Athens area using the app. Over the past few months, I’ve seen my mayorships dwindle from about 9 (so close to that Super Mayor badge…sigh) to my current total: 1.

Thus, I’ve decided it is time to reevaluate my use of Foursquare. The pursuit of mayorships in Athens is futile, given that I will be relocating in about 5 weeks. My new goal in Foursquare is to collect as many badges as I can get my hoarding, iPhone carrying hands on.

Firstly, currently I possess these shiny badges:

Thanks to The Kruser, I was able to research all the badges I’d plan to obtain in the coming weeks:

Jetsetter

Requirement: 5 Airport Checkins
Strategy: I believe I have 4 checkins right now. I’m going to New York City next weekend, so a checkin at LaGuardia should accomplish this.

Far, Far Away

Requirement: Check in above 59^th Street in NYC
Strategy: While in NYC, I’ll be staying with a friend who lives in the 70’s, so a checkin about 59^th should be cake.

Barista

Requirement: Check in to 5 Starbucks locations
Strategy: I can believe I haven’t accomplished this yet. I must frequent the same Starbucks far to often. Branching out.

Bravo Newbie

Requirement: Check in at a Bravo rated location
Strategy: Not sure. I doubt I visit anywhere classy enough to warrant a Bravo ranking. In NYC, I’ll stroll down 5^th Ave, but I’ll probably get shunned.

Jobs

Requirement: Check in to 3 Apple stores
Strategy: Another badge I can’t believe I haven’t obtained yet. Oftentimes I visit Apple stores just to gawk at the pretty things I cannot afford. More window shopping, I suppose!

Zeotrope

Requirement: 10 checkins at venues tagged “theatre.”
Strategy: This one is a stretch. My wallet restrictions don’t allow me to see as many movies in the theatre as I would like. Too bad there isn’t a Netflix badge.

I’m on a Boat!

Requirement: Checkin at a venue tagged “boat”
Strategy: Hrmmm….

Now that I’ve laid out my plan for badge domination, I’ve realized that this post is also an indicator that I have entirely too much free time on my hands.