Flash back to Spring 2020, when we were all confused and uncertain about what the world was going to look like, and unsure of how we would stay connected to each other.

One of my cousins texted our cousin group chat mentioning the app Poop Map as a cheeky (heh) way of keeping up with the fam. We started a family league, and it was honestly pretty great. We’d congratulate each other on our 5-star poops, and mourn the 1-stars. Over time I made other leagues with friends online and offline, and it was really fun. I even talked about it on Scott Hanselman’s podcast when he asked about how to maintain social connections online (if you wanna hear about it, listen at the 11 minute mark in the episode).

Eventually, people started to drop off the app, because… it’s dumb? Which is fair. It’s pretty dumb.

But alas, I pride myself in being consistent, so I kept at it. For years. The last person I know on the app is my sister-in-law’s high school friend, also known by her very apt username, spicy lil brown girl w/ ibs. She and I have pretty much no other contact except for this app, and yet we’ve bonded.

2000 poops feels like a good place to stop. With 12 countries covered around the world and 45 achievements in the app (including “Are you OK?” courtesy of norovirus, and “Punctuate Pooper” for going on the same day for 12 months in a row), I feel good about saying goodbye. My mom is also really happy I’m stopping. Wonder why?

Anyway, goodbye, Poop Map, and goodbye to the fun usernames for the friends along the way: cassipoopoo (that’s me), poop-tastic, thegreatpoopster, The Brown Bambino, Turdinator, ALANOOP, ZamarThePoo, clawedpoops, fimidoodoo, ramblingpoo, claroopoora, pookra, poopzorz, ximepoo, poopIsSus, ronstipated, mooeypoopoo, and of course, spicy lil brown girl w/ ibs.

Also, before you go, here’s a fun data visualization I made of all my entries!

Smell ya later!