Tuesday, March 15, 2011

♫ Just a small town girl / Living in a lonely world / She took the midnight train going anywhere! ♫

Since one of my favorite hangouts is Landmark Lanes, It only makes sense that I unlocked the "Don't Stop Believin'" badge at this tavern. On Thursday nights Landmark is definitely known as the karaoke bar.

Although, I am not a huge fan of karaoke it's always a fun atmosphere and it's fun to let loose every now and then. Especially if it's a song from Journey.

I swear I wasn't CRUNKED

Really, I was not "crunked" but i did unlock the Crunked badge. To earn this badge is the same as to earn the Bender badge, I checked into 4+ places in one night. So don't judge or think I am this crazy college student, because, I am really not that crazy at all. To explain the places I went to you will see how mellow I am, Bar Louie Bayshore, SPiN Milwaukee, and Landmark Lanes. See we really just enjoy happy hours and table tennis!

But I will take coffee any day.

I'm a Super User.

So it's definitely not hidden that I enjoy technology. I love it. Because of my addiction to my iPhone and foursquare, I have unlocked the super user badge! I've checked in to 30 places in one month.

I'm going to be honest, this is pretty easy to do. I have three friends that work at T-mobile and they are obsessed with their cell phones, so we've downloaded every application imaginable. We certainly use foursquare, as well as speed tests (testing the speed of our phones) it's quite competitive, urbanspoon, and we LOVE google maps. Actually, perhaps we just love Google!

I guess this explains my super user badge!

Bender it Be.

I'm not a party animal so don't think that. Actually, just to let EVERYONE know I rarely drink in excess, I just really enjoying socializing. So that being said: I unlocked the Bender Badge!

To earn this badge you need to be out 4+ nights in a row, and I apparently did just that. Yet again, I check in everywhere I go, so it makes sense.

Alright, I'll be seeing you.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

I'll give Tribute to Starbucks!

I've unlocked the Starbucks Tribute Badge! It's a special one, and I even have a chance to win a $40 dollar gift card! Good thing I got my special chocolate cappuccino, it was a good shot of caffeine, and great way to start the day!

It's crazy, talk about social media! Props to Starbucks!

Lubar Hall is an Animal House?

So, being as studious as I typically am, I go to the university before I have class to finish off some assignments, mostly because I have a tendency to procrastinate, and I work better in computer labs.

Well, as I checked into the Sheldon B. Lubar Hall of Business, I earned the Animal House badge. This badge details, checking into 3 Fratastic Bars. I was unaware that Lubar was a Fratastic Bar... Nonetheless, I received this badge, perhaps I should actually visit a Fratastic Bar?!

Locality at it's Best!

I've unlocked the Local Badge! To earn this badge, you need to be at the same place 3x in one week.

I don't want to say I am a cheater, because I NEVER cheat. However, I unlocked this badge by checking into Whole Foods Market. Since I am employed at Whole Foods, I am there very often. Mostly, because I am scheduled to work, however if I wasn't working, I would probably be there anyway. Especially since Whole Foods Market sells the highest quality natural and organic products available, and I like to eat, a lot. It's kind of a win- win scenario.

If you are reading this: YOU SHOULD GO TO WHOLE FOODS! You can see me, have a beer or glass of wine while grocery shopping, or sit by the grill and eat a steak while watching the game (this is my personal favorite).

I lead the SWARMING crowd!

I've reached my third foursquare badge, and rightfully so! The swarm badge entails being in a crowd of 50+ people checked in at the same time.

I accomplished this from attending the UW-Milwaukee's basketball game, to be specific, it was the Horizon Leagues Championship game. It was crowed, it was exciting, gold colors were worn with panther pride, and we lost terribly :(

However, an upside to the evening, I unlocked the swarm badge!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

I'm an Adventurer!

Alright! The second badge has been reached. I didn't realize this was such a gradual process.

The Adventurer signifies that I have checked into more that 10 different venues.
I suppose it doesn't help matters, that I continuously frequent the same places over and over again.
My mentality, if it's not broken, don't fox it.

My journey has begun, I will be much more diligent to venture out and check in to EVERY place I go, even if it's just for 5 minutes or 2 minutes.

Here we go!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Newbie Badge!

The foursquare-ing has begun!

I've unlocked the newbie badge! Starbucks at East Pointe Commons was the first to commence this foursquare expedition. So that means I am a foursquare veteran! right? ha well, I'm not even close, however quite excited to be taking on this challenge.

Everyone loves social media and networking, and we all should be reading more.
That being said, let the blog begin.

I will blog whenever I have received a new badge.

Until Next Time

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The time has begun!

Alright.

So with this voyage, adventure, expedition, or whatever you wish to call it, I will attempt to achieve every foursquare badge. There are 38 of them, some location specific and others are simply location royalty.

Let the challenge begin.

Here is a link that will chart the badges achieved.
http://foursquare.com/erpazdernik/badges/foursquare