I’m sure that the first post of any blog is supposed to be some thought provoking declaration of intent, that or “I’ve decided to write a blog…” followed by nothing for six months. I’m sort of hoping to be a little more productive with this version of my blog, but I’ll probably fail all the same. See now that’s how you start a blog set the bar low so no one can say you didn’t warn them.

Back to the plot, This blog is how I’m going to track my progress building a game engine, using the Microsoft XNA Framework. The general theme and road map for this venture is small steps that I should be able to write about, without having to prepare a mass of supporting images and colour syntax hi-lighted code lists. There might be code and maybe some screen shots but we’ll just have to wait and see.

If you were hoping for step-by-step instructions about how to write a game then your in the wrong place, this is just me writing about my games, my frustrations, my mistakes. If I can pull it together long enough to build myself a working engine and asset manager, I’ll see about making them available to the community, but I have a habit of not finishing things, so that’s doubtful.

In the past year I was supposed to put together a portfolio of game development projects and blog about them so that I could get a job as a games developer. I had ideas of working as a tools author. I have come to realize that this is something that will never happen.

So I’ve created a new Live account that bears no resemblances to my former ID, I don’t care about Google rank, and I’m not looking for friends. so there’s no point me linking to other peoples blogs or telling you that version Q of XNA has been released.

That said feel free to comment on anything you like or don’t like, suggestions and stuff. Then again if you’re reading this then I ether changed the permissions on the blog or I’m letting you in here.

That’s right I have been doing man things today, Wife told me a few weeks back that if I didn’t sort out the shelves in the hall cupboard that I would feel her wrath, it was quite nice, so today she asked if I would sort out the shelves once and for all…

I had a brief thought that I should put my boots on before starting, I didn’t, anyway I was well into putting up the supports in the fore mentioned cupboard when I realized I had not picked up the bag of screws. So I put down the power drill and walked out into the hallway towards the stairs and turned the air blue as I kicked the door frame with my left foot not mind you with any of the major toes O no with my little toe the smallest toe in existence and I KICKED the door frame with it.

In a grump I was halfway up the stairs to go get my Boots when Wife finally shows some concern and says she had better check it before I cover it up, to my relief I had actually damaged it. I’ve taken the skin clean of the top/front of my toe, don’t ask, I don’t know either.

Only thing is I made myself look like a total girly wuss because I have the most ticklish feet in the world and everytime Wife touched them to try and mop up some of the blood, I kept squealing, the pain was the normal I just stubbed my toe pain but she almost got my foot in her mouth every time she touched my foot.

I love Wife very much. she puts up with alot, like when I’m being Mr Poopyhead. She does not deserve a kick in the head for trying to help.

later she let me use the nailgun to fix bits of wood together