diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
index 6026b11..c6c5aa3 100644
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ you can safely put custom HTML elements!</li>
 <li>(similarly, <code>alias ttbp-beta="~endorphant/bin/ttbp-beta"</code>)</li>
 <li>if the date looks like it&rsquo;s ahead or behind, it&rsquo;s because you haven&rsquo;t set
 your local timezone yet.  here are some
-<a href="timezone%0Asetting%20instructions">http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-set-tz-environment-variable/</a>.</li>
+<a href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-set-tz-environment-variable/">timezone setting instructions</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c70b1f4..89ae742 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ this.**
 * (similarly, `alias ttbp-beta="~endorphant/bin/ttbp-beta"`)
 * if the date looks like it's ahead or behind, it's because you haven't set
   your local timezone yet.  here are some
-  [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-set-tz-environment-variable/](timezone
-  setting instructions).
+  [timezone setting instructions](http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-set-tz-environment-variable/)
 
 ### future features
 
diff --git a/bin/_ttbp.py b/bin/_ttbp.py
index 5791312..4911616 100644
--- a/bin/_ttbp.py
+++ b/bin/_ttbp.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ __author__ = "endorphant <endorphant@tilde.town)"
 
 ## system globals
 SOURCE = os.path.join("/home", "endorphant", "projects", "ttbp", "bin")
-LIVE = "http://tilde.town/~"
+LIVE = "https://tilde.town/~"
 FEEDBACK = os.path.join("/home", "endorphant", "ttbp-mail")
 FEEDBOX = "endorphant@tilde.town"
 USERFILE = os.path.join("/home", "endorphant", "projects", "ttbp", "users.txt")
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ SETTINGS = {
 ## ui globals
 BANNER = util.attach_rainbow()+open(os.path.join(SOURCE, "config", "banner-beta.txt")).read()+util.rainbow("\t~potentially volatile beta version~")+util.attach_reset()
 SPACER = "\n"
-INVALID = "please pick a number from the list of options!\n\n"
-DUST = "sorry about the dust, but this part is still under construction. check back later!\n\n"
+INVALID = "please pick a number from the list of options!"
+DUST = "sorry about the dust, but this part is still under construction. check back later!"
 QUITS = ['exit', 'quit', 'q', 'x']
 EJECT = "eject button fired! going home now."
 RAINBOW = True
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ def main_menu():
             intro = "here are some options for reviewing your feels:"
             redraw(intro)
             review_menu(intro)
+            core.load_files()
+            core.write("index.html")
         else:
             redraw("your recorded feels, listed by date:")
             view_feels(USER)