Three years ago today I gave birth to a beautiful baby blog. This year in particular has seen a lot of ups (quality of postings) and downs (quality of readership…I kid.) This tiny little blog has come a long way in such a short amount of time. Lets take a look back at the year that was:

It all started with…spam. Late December of ‘07, I was hit with a giant bomb of comment spam that effectively shut the site down. The times were grim. The “Under Maintenance” page was up for weeks. But suddenly, I got on the front page of Gizmodo and everything changed! Suddenly my site was getting new hits and I was re-invigorated to build something bigger and better than what had been for the last two years. I decided it was time for a change.

In March I unvealed the new look, and a new name: The House of Move. I had a new focus and a renewed dedication to the art of animation. This would prove to be the catalyst for my doing something I had been promising for years. I started working on my own animated short. Thus, I began my trepidatious trek into the unknown.

What will next year bring for the blog? The first half will be exciting for sure as the production of Annabelle’s Bistro starts winding up. Only time will tell if I have survived the film and am still alive to tell the tale on the 4th birthday of The House of Move. My thanks goes out to everyone who has supported me over the years and to everyone who has given me the inspiration needed to keep this little blog alive!