diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ec668c9..93137f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-rand = "0.8.5"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d9397e6..428b23d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,45 @@
-use rand::seq::IteratorRandom;
+use std::{hash::Hasher, collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher, time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH}};
+
+// this is trash but i only need a unique string each minute
+fn formatted_timestamp() -> String {
+	let t = SystemTime::now()
+		.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+		.expect("UNIX time overflowed again")
+		.as_secs();
+	format!(
+		"D{} H{} M{}",
+		(t / (60 * 60 * 24)),
+		(t / (60 * 60)) % 60,
+		(t / 60) % 60,
+	)
+}
 
 fn main() {
-	let file = std::env::var("MOOD_FILE").unwrap_or("/srv/http/api/mood.txt".to_string());
-	let content = std::fs::read_to_string(file).unwrap();
-	let choice = content.lines().choose(&mut rand::thread_rng()).unwrap();
+	let now_str = formatted_timestamp();
+
+	let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
+	hasher.write(now_str.as_bytes());
+	let index = hasher.finish() as usize;
+
+	let file = std::env::var("MOOD_FILE").expect("missing MOOD_FILE env variable");
+	let content = std::fs::read_to_string(file).expect("could not read MOOD_FILE contents");
+
+	let lines : Vec<(u64, &str)> = content.lines()
+		.map(|l| l.split_once(' ').unwrap())
+		.map(|(n, l)| (n.parse::<u64>().unwrap(), l))
+		.collect();
+
+	let mut pool = Vec::new();
+	pool.reserve(lines.iter().map(|(x,_)| x).sum::<u64>() as usize);
+	for (count, line) in lines {
+		for _ in 0..count {
+			pool.push(line);
+		}
+	}
+
+	let choice = pool[index % pool.len()];
 
 	println!("Content-type: application/json");
 	println!();
-	println!("{{\"mood\":\"{}\"}}", choice);
+	println!("{{\"id\":{},\"mood\":\"{}\"}}", index, choice);
 }