2old2playHALO on Bungie.net!

Saweet!  I decided to post our clan montage from some time ago over at HBO and it actually made their news page on Saturday. 

http://nikon.bungie.org/newsbyday.html?date=20081213

Looks like HBO posting the 'tage may have done some good, I submitted it to Bungie and the same time and it is on the Bungie Blog!  Get to bnet now and check it out! 

This montage is written, produced, and stars a cast and crew entirely comprised of old fogeys.  If you're just home from an early evening Country Kitchen run and find yourself looking for something to watch before you crawl into bed at five o'clock, take a peek.  It's thirteen minutes long though, so you might want to change into a fresh pair of Depends before you fire it up.

http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid16462

DIY Noob - Chapter 2

DIY Noob - Chapter 2 - The Leaky Faucet

So our master bath has had a slow drip for a few days, so I (who has no plumbing knowledge) decided that we better fix it, or we will just keep letting money go down the drain! I'll be honest, trying to tackle some DIY projects can be kind of intimidating, especially plumbing for me. I am always scared that I will make the problem worse, or have water spraying all over the place. But I figured, heck, I put in a toilet a few months ago, this shouldn't be too bad.

Thank god for the internet. Within seconds of googling "facuet drip" I had a pletora of info, including video tutuorials! All I had to do was tear apart the handles (a few nuts and screws) and replace a few O-rings and washers. A trip to the hardware store, $4.00 and 30 minutes later - problem solved! Not too bad for someone who has no idea what the F they are doing.

I pwn leaky faucets.

When do you usually visit 2o2p?

I'm making a rare day-time blog here. I was just wondering when does everyone usually visit 2old2play? I rarely have time during the day to access the site, even though I am on a computer 75% of the day. I do notice a lot more traffic in posting and blogging during the day than the evening and weekends. Do all you guys and gals have the pleasure of posting at work?

Stay in the market!!

A little tidbit of info I came across: 

"There is a saying that if you wait for the wind and weather to be just right, you will never plant anything or harvest anything. Many investors now are waiting for the market to stabilize or some other sign that the wind has stopped blowing. However, numerous studies have shown that waiting until after the market begins to recover means that you will miss much of the market's long-term returns. You have to be in the market to earn its return."

Bottom of the food chain

For whatever reason, our home is a magnet for praying mantises (I think that is that right word). Just the other weekend, I had to remove several plants around our porch in order to install a french drain. Upon doing so, I think I came across 4 of them. Yesterday I was outside when I noticed one on the side of our house, having a little snack!

nom nom nom!