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@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 welcome to my personal website.
 
-i don't update this repository very frequently,
+i don't update this repository anymore,
 but at the moment it's my only proof that this
 website exists. i used to host it but didn't want
-to spend the money any more, so it's been a local
-pet project ever since.
-
-it's in a state of unfinished-ness.
+to spend the money any more, so it's been in a state
+of unfinished-ness. because i have moved on to other
+things. this website is full of poorly optimized images
+bloating the size, and i have certainly learned
+a lot about more efficient web design since then.
 
 if you want to check it out, simply download
 the "website.zip" file. it will contain all of
@@ -17,4 +18,4 @@ to view:
 - download "website.zip"
 - extract folder to desired location on computer
 - open the "light" folder
-- launch "index.html" to go to the landing page
\ No newline at end of file
+- launch "index.html" to go to the landing page