Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Swine Flu Precautions

I just thought that before everyone freaks out about the swine flu and goes to extreme lengths to protect themselves, this article is worth a read.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Wasp Invasion

Okay, I might be exagerating, but we did have more than one wasp in the apartment tonight, two. 

Tennille was taking a shower tonight while I was trying to get my xbox gaming on.  She let out her high pitched shriek, so I knew something would have to die.

A full sized wasp was hanging out on the window in our bathroom being a total peeping tom. He was going to be the first go.

I have a mild phobia of bees, wasps, hornets and the like, so there was only one thing to do. Suit up in as much body armor as I could find so I wouldn't get stung. Sometimes people ask me, "Justin, why do you a flack jacket and all this military 'stuff'?" Here's your answer.

After much debate about how to kill the guy, and we decided the best tool for the job was either a wad of paper towels or the end of a broomstick handle. The later was chosen and I went in for the kill. As I was about to kill the wasp, a little flicker of something caught my eye. It was another stupid wasp caught in the shower water in the bottom of the tub. With a couple of quick jabs I took them down. I felt pretty darn cool:

Here's the first victim:

And the second:
We're not exactly sure how they got in since we have screens on all of our windows and weather stripping under our door. Our best guess is either through the ceiling vent in the bathroom or somehow the through the AC. Last summer we had a few box elder bugs get in, but nothing this big. We're going to see if this was just a fluke one time thing, or if it's going to be a reoccuring thing...

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Tennille's Newish Car

Sorry for the delay in posts lately. We've both switched positions at work and it's taken a while for us to adjust. Now with that out of the way...

We washed & waxed Tennille's new car (that she bought in a few months ago) today. It was the first batch of good weather we've got forecasted for the spring, so it seemed like a good time to get that first coat on. Here are some pictures of the hard work: