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 			<fieldset id="motd">
 				<legend>message of the day</legend>
-				you can do the 1 block jump for the ipv4, or attempt the 1 block vertical jump for
-				ipv6
+				taking software commissions now! will write small-ish web, systems, bot, etc.
+				projects<br />
+				<a href="#commissions">see more</a>
 			</fieldset>
 
 			<h2 id="about">about</h2>
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 				learn a new thing or practice my skills.<br />
 			</p>
 
+			<p id="commissions">
+				<b>accepting software commissions.</b> will write web stuff, systems software, bots
+				(or whatever else really) in a language i am familiar with. not able to do large
+				projects due to reasons explained in
+				<a href="https://blog.slonk.ing/posts/2024">my most recent blog post</a>. if you are
+				unsure about anything, just ask, contact information is
+				<a href="#contact">below</a>.
+			</p>
+
 			<div>
 				<details>
 					<summary>my favorite/go-to web stack is</summary>