I hang out with a great group of people on the internet, and the community is just awesome. So, when a fellow member was looking for assistance last year running a charity promo for Child's Play, I committed to helping him.

This year, we're having another annual event, and since my needs over the past few months have changed in regards to what I'm doing with web programming, I figured it was time to move from my basic WinHost account that I wasn't using much to ThrustVPS, where I've been able to get something for around $8/month.

Having spend time re-familiarizing myself with Linux, it's been a great refresher course.  Add in the fact that it's $12/month less than Linode or SliceHost, and I'm that much happier.  Sure, it's not the fastest VPS in the world, but for what I need it for, it'll do.

Here's to my current PHP projects and my new VPS — huzzah!