function hideMeShowForm(){
		$("#me").stop().animate({
			width: "toggle"
		}, {
			duration: 700,
			easing: "easeOutQuint"
		});
		
		$("table#contactform").stop().animate({
			width: "toggle",
			marginRight: "20px"
		}, {
			duration: 800,
			easing: "easeOutQuint"
		});
		
		$("#sayhi").stop().animate({
			height: "toggle",
			marginTop: "0px"
		}, {
			duration: 700,
			easing: "easeOutQuint"
		});
		
		$("#hi").stop().animate({
			height: "toggle",
			left: 0,
			marginTop: "0px"
		}, {
			duration: 700,
			easing: "easeOutQuint"
		});	
		
		$("#dropaline").stop().animate({
			height: "toggle",
			left: 250,
			marginTop: "100px"
		}, {
			duration: 800,
			easing: "easeOutQuint"
		}); 
}

function showMeAndLinks(){

	$("#me").stop().animate({
		width: "toggle"
	}, {
		duration: 1000,
		easing: "easeOutBounce"
	});
	
	$("#sayhi").stop().animate({
		height: "toggle",
		marginTop: "50px"
	}, {
		duration: 1000,
		easing: "easeOutBounce"
	});
	
	$("#hi").stop().animate({
		height: "toggle",
		left: 45,
		marginTop: "90px"
	}, {
		duration: 1000,
		easing: "easeOutBounce"
	});	
	
}

//validation setup
var setupFormValidation = function(){

    $("a#submitform").click(function(){
        submitForm();
    });
  
    $("#simpleform").validate({
        errorLabelContainer: $("div#contacterrors"),
      	rules: {
      	   name: { required: true },
      	   email: { required: true, email:true },
      	   comment: { required: true }
      	},
      	messages:{
      	   name: "what was your name again?",
      	   email: "dont believe you... enter a valid email address",
      	   comment: "whats up? comment is empty.."		
      	}
   });

}

var submitForm = function(){

  if($("#simpleform").valid()){   
    var name = $("input#name").val();  
	  var email = $("input#email").val();  
	  var comment =  $("textarea#comment").val();
    var dataString = 'name='+ name + '&email=' + email + '&comment=' + comment; 
   
    //thanksforstoppingby();return false;
    //alert(dataString);return false;  
  
  	$.ajax({  
     	   type: "POST",  
     	   url: "php/simpleform-action.php",  
     	   data: dataString, 
  	     success: function(html){
  	        //$("#result").html(html); //For error logging
            thanksforstoppingby();
  	     }
  	 });
  	
    
    return false;

 }else{
    $(".errors").prependTo("div#contacterrors");
    
 }
}

function thanksforstoppingby(){
		
		$("table#contactform").stop().animate({
			width: "toggle",
			marginRight: "0px"
		}, {
			duration: 500,
			easing: "easeOutQuint"
		}); 
		
		
		$("#me").stop().animate({
			width: "toggle"
		}, {
			duration: 1000,
			easing: "easeOutBounce"
		});		
    
    $("#dropaline").stop().animate({
			height: "toggle",
			left: 0,
			marginTop: "0px"
		}, {
			duration: 700,
			easing: "easeOutQuint"
		});	
		
		$("#thanksforstoppingby").stop().animate({
			height: "toggle",
			left: 45,
			marginTop: "90px"
		}, {
			duration: 1000,
			easing: "easeOutQuint"
		}); 
		
		
		
}