So I'm in the backyard again.  The wife kicks me out everytime she starts seeing the glaze in my eyes on cutting up a computer.  Hey, they only make them look bland so people like myself can tear them up right?  The cool thing is the thoughts in my head from being in the backyard.  Something about the noise of the neighbors fighting in the trailer next door just brings out the best in me.

We're going to have a year long contest and I think I'm going to add a section to the forums.  I think we'll call them both Backyard Moddin 101.  Yes the contest will last a year.  Some people may get in a stuper and create 30 or so mods before they get the garbanzo's to actually post a picture of their own demise.

Break out the Dremel.  Dust off the SawzAll.  Put some elbow grease back on the sandpaper block.  Stick a new blade in your old hacksaw and get to work.

I want to see all attempts on the mods.  Good, bad, just plain ugly or first attempts that turn out great.  It doesn't matter at Your-Moms how professional your ideas end up looking.  These are just going to be computer mods (or the occassional console system mod). 

I think we'll even give out subscriptions to the e-mail and sweatshirts or something to the winners.

Simple rules for the mod contest......

1.  No use of an actual machine shop.  If you can't make the cuts yourself and show a picture of the tools you used, then you just have a little too much money on your hands to do a backyard mod job.

2.  Masking tape is our friend.  Throw a picture of masking tape being used somewhere during the process of your modification (even on your wife's ass) and we'll throw in extra points.  Actually post a picture of masking tape on your wifes ass and get even more points.  We're already considering creating a contest along the lines of "Things We Do To Get Kicked Out Of The House".  I'm sure that'd turn heads.

3.  Limit yourself to mild usage of alcohol. We don't want anyone getting hurt, so, if you do by chance get a cut then please use hydrogen peroxide to clean it up.  Rubbing alcohol should only be used with caution.  You wouldn't want to screw up your paint job and besides, maybe you're creating some type of computer mod that has blood on it?  What else would work other than real blood?

4. Child Labor rules.  Simply put, unless you live in South America, you're not allowed to get your kids to do the work for you unless the work falls under the Exceptions to Child Labor at Your-Moms.com (not specified in our Terms of Usage).  Exceptions include the following: 

(a) your kid brings you a beer because your up to your elbows in primer

(b) your kid sits in the backyard with a bb gun awaiting any flyovers by sparrows, robins or just the occasional redneck neighbor with a gyrocopter looking to spy on your mod design

(c) your kid is employed by one of the big 3 auto makers and writes you a rent paycheck

(d) your kid is bigger than you or just has a hotter girlfriend

(e) your kid didn't vote for bush but still likes bush (gawd i always wanted to crack that joke)

(f) your kid got beat up by a member of the glee club at their local high school

(g) your kid had to read you all the rules for Exceptions to Child Labor at Your-Moms.com or you had to borrow their printer so you could keep the rules nearby

5.  Ignore rule number three in regards to alcohol usage.  Apologies go out to those that don't use the terminology correctly when it comes to drinkin.  At Your-Moms, we call it beer.  You can drink anything you want, but we'll still call it beer just for safety sake.  You don't want to come home with 7/8's Liter of Vodka on your breath and actually tell the truth as to what you drank.  It's just easier to act stupid and say "beer honey" and have the wife put you to bed on the couch thinking you're too drunk to think straight and she'll leave you alone till the morning.  My own even kindly makes sure a bucket's already near the couch in case I actually do wake up and can't figure out why the toilet's made out of red plastic at the moment. (that'll screw your brain up for good....believe me)

We need a name for the contest.  Hmm.  Anyone that wants to suggest ideas for it, this will be for our 1st computer mod contest.  I'm

looking forward to seeing the results.

~IAM