isn't gold at an all time high or something? in other words, wouldn't this be a terrible terrible idea?
In that case, it would have been terrible idea years ago, as well.
It's only a bad idea if you think the dollar will strengthen and/or the overall value of gold (depends on supply/demand, of course) will drop.
If I were going to buy gold or silver, I'd only do so for the next couple of months. I think the economy is going to recover and strengthen significantly by the end of the next 1 1/2 years.