Josh Babetski : Quixotic Bravado

• @antthelimey and I are writing a how-to article on using the MQ Platform with Flex. There’s already 4 mentions of beer in it.
• Driving games for everyone! GTA IV for me on the 360, Wii Mario Kart for @tracibabe. Hers has a creepy looking plumber, mine has hookers!

Recent links for http://del.icio.us/quixado:

• The Django Book
• Mule Design Feed Store
• Cynical Peak Software – Rivet Rivet allows you to access your digital life on your Xbox 360. Browse, play, and view all of your pictures, movies, and video through the Xbox 360’s media blade right in your living room.
• Anatomy of a Twitter Bot

• Southwest FTL @ BWI this morning. Only 2 flights at 1am and luggage came out on 4 diff. carousels w/o warning; took over an hour. EPIC FAIL!
• @umAndy I’ve never had an issue on Southwest before, but had trouble cashing in the miles, iffy attendants, and Bingo the monkey on baggage.
• Powering through emails, other to-dos for today: groceries, ponder picking up GTAIV when I get MarioKart for @tracibabe, and lotsa paperwork

• @ Penn & Teller waiting for show to start. Mike Jones on piano is amazing (with help from Penn on bass).
• at Vegas airport. Escaping without handing over too much loot. Already plotting our next return.

• at hard rock. just got some pre-show food. Raconteurs in about 1 1/2 hours!
• "Birds of Avalon," opening act for Raconteurs were weak. They threw plastic birds into crowd but they just kept flying back onto stage.
• Raconteurs rocked!
• Late night of going downtown, playing craps, and a very tall drink = slow start to day. Tonight: Penn & Teller @ the Rio. I love Vegas!

• @zappos thanks! Have 9:30 ressy @ dos camino. They were very excited when we mentioned "zappos."
• @jasoncalacanis you’ll love the GBR. Be warned, it’s not as neon as in Nemo.
• twttering after first night in vegas is challenging it seems.
• going to see The Raconteurs at the Hard Rock here in Vegas tonight. @tracibabe and I can’t wait. Pondering what to do w/ rest of day.

• did tech cocktail DC. Nice event, met new people and chatted with fellow road warrior @thorpus.
• Long day of meetings, more meetings and networking.
• @marcs3z talked to a navteq guy @ tech cocktail who plugged flytunes. It’s going viral!
• @chipd fire me that invite if you still have it. Thanks for helping to pimp http://demos.mapquest.com
• @dweak01 wow dude, twitter me some old news.
• On way to vegas for long weekend. Any "to do" or restaurant suggestions? @zappos ? Staying mid-strip.
• Note to self: Get replacement battery for MBP. Hour layover catching up at airport and it’s almost drained. That’s just not right.

• @lfaren @bengraver @jrishel Thanks for coming out to the MapQuest bunker for the night! We’ll do it again. Follow @mapquest !
• @mschmulen How goes the NutshellMail beta ramp-up? Just hopped in the wait queue.
• Playing with Friend Geocoder, the Facebook app by @dcholth. It’s still alpha, but cool already : http://tinyurl.com/5czx49 Check it out!
• mmm… custard cone at Ritas
• superior multi-tasking: on multi-hour conf. call while on way to tech cocktail in DC.

• Did a powerpoint slide, some blogtending, (are you following @mapquest ?), and now I’m thinking food is next on the to do list.
• @chipd : @socialthing, linkedin and hahlo have decent iPhone interfaces.
• Vote on PA Primary : Check! @tracibabe almost got a FAIL due to bad paperwork handling by county. Right to vote FTW!

• Rocked out to Kings of Leon on the way into the office this morning.
• Via @mahadewa, playing w/the very cool http://twittearth.com/. Some MQ globe action on it would rock: http://globe.mapquest.com (nudge-wink)
• My mom’s trying to sway my vote in the presidential primary tomorrow via IM. She’s no match for my fast googling of stats.
• Clearly iTunes and I have wildly differing views on what "shuffle" means. I love BB King, but 3 songs in a 20 song "shuffle" seems wrong.