On the Check-In Feature

The "Check-In" feature is pretty neat, huh? Apparently, everyone can now know where someone is just with the Check-In feature. Facebook now also has the ability to combine all the check-in's from different websites or apps and dump them all in your News Feed. Someone checks into a cool nightclub in the Mission, let's say, and everyone thinks oh-oh-oh-she's-so-cool. Someone checks into a gym, everyone thinks ah-ah-ah-he's-so-fit. Or someone checks into Fu King Chinese Restaurant, everyone goes ha-ha-ha-that's-so-funny. That last one is a real restaurant, by the way. I am not joking. I heard it's a pretty good one too.

However, I am starting to think that this feature is getting abused. I still think my friend at the cool nightclub is cool, the one at the gym is fit, and the one at Fu King is, well, a fob, but people are starting to check into anything. And I mean anything! From embarrassing locations like S.T.D. clinics, or just plain who-cares locations like a nose-trimmer salon...there are certain locations you just should not check into online and announce to the entire internet community. Just sayin'.

Okay, I am exaggerating a little in my examples, but you know what I mean.

If I were a stalker, this Check-In feature would be my favorite. Too bad I am not though. Unfortunately, I lead a pretty boring life to justify using the Check-In feature: wake up --> change baby's diaper --> baby pees all over the wall while his diaper is open --> I clean up wall --> feed baby --> burp baby --> do baby's laundry --> clean up slobber that baby wiped all over the floor --> put baby to nap --> yell at baby not to put a dust bunny in his mouth --> yell at baby not to play with his genitals in public --> read to baby --> repeat five times --> put baby to bed.

They need to make a Check-In feature for babies.