In an effort to move web servers and finally be on Laughing Squid’s cloud hosting program, I’m going dark for 24-48 hours as I redeploy my website, database, and wait for the DNS records to propagate…

Be safe.

(Ha, ha ha. Yes I know. Total cheese. But I couldn’t help myself.)

Instead of some long New Year’s Day post, I’m just going to say I hope you rang in 2012 doing whatever makes you happy–and that the year ahead is kind to you and yours.

Hands down, this was my favourite website discovery of 2011. I can put this on and just relax to the sound of rain any time I want, even when it’s 100C outside and sunny, or -20C and snowing.

Brilliant.

RainyMood.com

A LOT.

Watched it on a whim the other night. Kinda had one of those moments where you can’t really find anything to watch that’s jumping out at you, so you find something like Take Me Home Tonight… it looks fun, but you’re not really sure about it. One of those moments where you know if you don’t watch it then, you probably never will.

And I’m SO glad I did.

In a nutshell, this is Take Me Home Tonight:

Four years after graduation, an awkward high school genius uses his sister’s boyfriend’s Labor Day party as the perfect opportunity to make his move on his high school crush.

It’s pretty much everything you could want in an 80s film–shot more than 20  years after the decade. It really plays on the 80s cult classics like Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Pretty in Pink.

Topher Grace doesn’t disappoint in a role he’s pretty much mastered since That 70s Show. His sister, played by Anna Faris, is well cast, though the real star of the film was the gorgeous–and hauntingly Kristen Stewart-like–Teresa Palmer.

And what a killer soundtrack. They nailed it. From the title track of Eddie Money’s Take Me Home Tonight, to Mötley Crüe’s Kick Start My Heart, to Men Without Hats, Wang Chung, and Duran Duran, it felt like there was a hit song every 5 minutes. Really, I don’t think the soundtrack could have been any better for this film. It fit perfectly.

So really, if you want something fun to watch–and you love the 80s, then you can’t go wrong with this movie.

Totally rad!

Any summery plans?

First of all, there was a family trip to Cedar Point in Ohio for 3 days, and then out to Pennsylvania for outlet shopping madness for 3 days in Grove City.

Then I came  home for 1 day.

And then off to WisCon in–you guessed it–Wisconsin for 4 awesomely awesome days.

Now I’m home and trying to get caught up on 50 million to-dos.

But there will be a HUGE Wiscon post coming soon, with LOTSA pics.

Also, a new contest too, starting NEXT WEEK.

So stay tuned…

Starting it off with a quick video shout out.

How much do the Beastie Boys kick ass? A lot.

And so does their new video. Holy cameos. Love it.

!Make Some Noise!

They better tour in Canuckistan, that’s all I’m sayin’.

I’ve been burning the candle at both ends and I’m tired of being tired.

So I’m going to stop feeling like I need to update this website–which I obviously haven’t been doing.

I’ll be back when I have a reason to be. Hopefully with an updated website too.

In the meantime, I’ll be working toward my dream of being published, living life, and spending time with my family.

And working like woah.

I’ll leave you with Swamp Thing by The Chameleons–just because I <3 it madly deeply.