Any Green Thumbs?

I have a planting question. Krammy has gifted me an orchid that is out of bloom. He says that it needs to be watered every other day, but it doesn't seem to absorb any water (just drains through the pot) and the leaves seem weak ... do these things need to be replanted as they age, or is this poor plant just stressed out because Krammy has pawned him off on me? I'm thinking about calling those guys on South Carolina Public Television (here). Any ideas?

In other plant news, we had a thunderstorm today, and a tree fell on a Volvo in the apartment parking lot. I keep thinking, wow, that could have been me.

~ Austin