diff --git a/milepost b/milepost
index 23984e8..ff5a57f 160000
--- a/milepost
+++ b/milepost
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 23984e8370816c3f324af6ae58172c7be9ada32f
+Subproject commit ff5a57fb92c301bb706dc87adb55a0ea17ac18b3
diff --git a/samples/pong/data/ball.png b/samples/pong/data/ball.png
index c918ee5..4294de2 100644
Binary files a/samples/pong/data/ball.png and b/samples/pong/data/ball.png differ
diff --git a/samples/pong/src/main.c b/samples/pong/src/main.c
index 7795bb8..78289a7 100644
--- a/samples/pong/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/pong/src/main.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const f32 BLOCK_WIDTH = (BLOCKS_WIDTH - ((NUM_BLOCKS_PER_ROW + 1) * BLOCKS_PADDI
 #define PADDLE_MAX_LAUNCH_ANGLE 0.7f
 
 const mg_color paddleColor = {1, 0, 0, 1};
-mp_rect paddle = {BLOCKS_WIDTH/2 - 100, 40, 200, 40};
+mp_rect paddle = {300, 50, 200, 24};
 
 const mg_color ballColor = {1, 1, 0, 1};
 mp_rect ball = {200, 200, 20, 20};
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ mg_surface mg_surface_main(void);
 f32 lerp(f32 a, f32 b, f32 t);
 mp_rect blockRect(int i);
 int checkCollision(mp_rect block);
+mg_mat2x3 flipY(mp_rect r);
 mg_mat2x3 flipYAt(vec2 pos);
 
 str8 loadFile(mem_arena* arena, str8 filename) {
@@ -252,11 +253,21 @@ ORCA_EXPORT void OnFrameRefresh(void)
             }
 
             mp_rect r = blockRect(i);
+            mg_set_color_rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+            mg_rounded_rectangle_fill(r.x, r.y-2, r.w, r.h, 4);
             mg_set_color_rgba(0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 1);
             mg_rounded_rectangle_fill(r.x, r.y, r.w, r.h, 4);
 
-            // TODO: measure and center text
-            vec2 textPos = {r.x + r.w/2 - 5, r.y + 9};
+            int fontSize = 18;
+            str8 text = str8_pushf(mem_scratch(),
+                "%d", blockHealth[i]
+            );
+            mp_rect textRect = mg_text_bounding_box(pongFont, fontSize, text);
+
+            vec2 textPos = {
+                r.x + r.w/2 - textRect.w/2,
+                r.y + 9, // TODO: mg_text_bounding_box is returning extremely wack results for height.
+            };
 
             mg_set_color_rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
             mg_set_font(pongFont);
@@ -264,17 +275,20 @@ ORCA_EXPORT void OnFrameRefresh(void)
             mg_move_to(textPos.x, textPos.y);
             mg_matrix_push(flipYAt(textPos));
             {
-                str8 text = str8_pushf(mem_scratch(),
-                    "%d", blockHealth[i]
-                );
                 mg_text_outlines(text);
                 mg_fill();
             }
             mg_matrix_pop();
         }
 
-        mg_image_draw(paddleImage, paddle);
-        mg_image_draw(ballImage, ball);
+        mg_set_color_rgba(0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 1);
+        mg_rounded_rectangle_fill(paddle.x, paddle.y, paddle.w, paddle.h, 4);
+
+        mg_matrix_push(flipY(ball));
+        {
+            mg_image_draw(ballImage, ball);
+        }
+        mg_matrix_pop();
     }
     mg_matrix_pop();
 
@@ -423,6 +437,13 @@ f32 lerp(f32 a, f32 b, f32 t) {
     return (1 - t) * a + t * b;
 }
 
+mg_mat2x3 flipY(mp_rect r) {
+    return (mg_mat2x3){
+        1, 0, 0,
+        0, -1, 2 * r.y + r.h,
+    };
+}
+
 mg_mat2x3 flipYAt(vec2 pos) {
     return (mg_mat2x3){
         1, 0, 0,