RT @nerdious_dorkus All my friends are going to die. And I need this book to confirm it: http://www.nomorefriends.net/
Hm. Editing XAML keeps crashing Visual Studio 2010. A little irritating.
RT @mrmatthew The Clear booth is letting kids play MW2. Shoddy internets AND horrible parenting skills all in one!
All caught up on podcasts. Time for some 'Without Gravity' and coding. A relaxing afternoon, indeed.
Time to get an icepack and find something to fill my afternoon. Probably one of my way-too-many started projects. :P
And, thanks to our awesome API, I really didn't have to do much to make that port. Oh wait, that makes my productivity seem less awesome...
Time for a new Twitter picture, methinks.
Very clever packaging, indeed. http://gizmodo.com/5599456/panasonics-headphones-packaging-trumps-even-apples
And yes, anyone who signs up with that link I tweeted gets me and you a free 250MB extra space. :)
Dear World: Please let ad-infested, sketchy file sharing sites die; sign up for Dropbox and host your files for free: https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTI4MTQ2NzQ5
My back feels a little better after the hot shower, but still not great. Taking a sick day to see a chiropractor today.
XNA Game Studio
XNA Game Studio enables professional, independent, and hobbyist game developers to produce games for Xbox 360, Windows Phone, and Windows using C# and .NET.Labyrinth
Platform: Zune HDDescription: Lead your marble through a world filled with a variety of challenges. Using tilt controls, navigate through unique and colorful landscapes filled with collectables, obstacles, opponents, and hidden paths. Unlock over 110 levels and finesse your skills in your journey through Labyrinth.
Solitaire
Platform: Zune HDDescription: Play the quintessential single player card game anywhere you go. The ultimate goal is to stack all cards in the deck into four piles of the samesuit, from Aces to Kings. Keep track of your time and your statistics while playing games with either Standard or Vegas Cumulative scoring. Use hte Hint feature any time you need a suggestion.
Pixel Man
Platform: Xbox LIVE Indie GamesDescription: An experiment in minimalist/retro game design, Pixel Man challenges you to complete 30 platforming levels without save points or fancy graphics.
Piano
Platform: Zune HDDescription: Play your own tune, or play along with your favorite music on this electronic piano that includes 88 keys, plus a dampen and sustain pedal. Choose standard mode, or choose learning mode in which the keys are labeled with each note.
Weather
Platform: Zune HDDescription: View seven-day forecasts and current weather conditions in cities around the world. Save your favorite cities for quick-view weather info.
Goo Splat
Platform: Zune HDDescription: Save the goo! Keep the screen clear and splat the goo before it's turned into sludge. Use the power of special characters to explode everything on screen, freeze everyone in place, or simply lower the sludge level. Play quickly, and watch out: one character will drop everyone into the sludge!
Shell Game... of the Future!
Platform: Zune HDDescription: Keep your eye on the action in this classic three-shell game set in outer space. Just shake to charge your robots, watch as the trophy is revealed, then follow the robot with the trophy as it flies around. Pick the right robot to win the prize.
Bloc
Platform: Xbox LIVE Indie GamesDescription: Bloc is a new twist on the top-down shooter. Destroy blocks by firing like-colored orbs while dodging a swarm of enemies.
Sfirz
Platform: PCDescription: Sfirz is a free Platform Racer video game that is built on Microsoft technologies. The game is rendered using Visi3D's Viewer engine from courses designed in Microsoft Visio drawings.

I am a twentysomething computer programmer.
I live in Redmond, Washington.
I work for Microsoft on the XNA platform team.
I have a couple of equally awesome brothers.
I tweet frequently and blog occasionally.
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