diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index fc96ee9..1a86ec1 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -41,19 +41,14 @@ namespace placeholdervo
             {
                 foreach(var srcKey in filePickups.Keys)
                 {
-                    // var files = Directory.GetFiles(conf.sync_dropoff);
-                    // Console.WriteLine($"files listed: {string.Join(", ", files)}");
-                    // Console.WriteLine($"hoping for: {string.Join(", ", filePickups.Keys)}");
-                    // Console.WriteLine($"sanity check: first listed file: {Path.GetFileName(files.FirstOrDefault())}");
-                    // Console.WriteLine($"sanity check: first key: {scriptFragmentVoiceFiles.Keys.FirstOrDefault()}");
-                    // Console.WriteLine($"sanity check: first value: {scriptFragmentVoiceFiles[scriptFragmentVoiceFiles.Keys.FirstOrDefault()]}");
+                    //Console.WriteLine($"hoping for {srcKey} (would move it to {filePickups[srcKey]})");
                     if(File.Exists(srcKey))
                     {
                         Console.WriteLine($"found {srcKey}");
                         string dest;
                         if (filePickups.TryRemove(srcKey, out dest))
                         {
-                            File.Move(srcKey, dest);
+                            File.Move(srcKey, dest, true);
                         }
                         else
                         {
@@ -64,7 +59,12 @@ namespace placeholdervo
                 }
                 if(scriptFileCancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                 {
-                    return;
+                    //Console.WriteLine($"Cancellation requested. but I'm using it in more of a \"there won't be more work, but finish what you're doing\" kind of way.");
+                    if(filePickups.IsEmpty)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("and we got nothing left, so we quit.");
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
@@ -74,17 +74,32 @@ namespace placeholdervo
         private static async void FFStuff()
         {
             var cardCount = 0;
+            var magnitude = 1;
+            Console.WriteLine($"{titleCardLines.Count} title card lines");
+            magnitude = (int)Math.Log10(titleCardLines.Count);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(conf.titlecards_dest);
             foreach(var tcL in titleCardLines)
             {
+                Console.WriteLine("titlecard commanding");
                 await Process.Start(conf.titlecard_command, tcL).WaitForExitAsync();
-                File.Move("tc.png", Path.Combine(conf.titlecards_dest, $"tc{cardCount++}.png"));
+                cardCount++;
+                File.Move("tc.png", Path.Combine(conf.titlecards_dest, $"tc{cardCount.ToString($"D{magnitude}")}.png"), true);
             }
+            Console.WriteLine("titlecards done");
 
-            cardCount = 0;
-            foreach(var nL in noteLines)
+            if(noteLines != null)
             {
-                await Process.Start(conf.titlecard_command, nL).WaitForExitAsync();
-                File.Move("n0.png", Path.Combine(conf.notes_dest, $"note{cardCount++}.png"));
+                cardCount = 0;
+                Console.WriteLine($"{noteLines?.Count} note lines");
+                magnitude = (int)Math.Log10(noteLines?.Count ?? 1);
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(conf.notes_dest);
+                foreach(var nL in noteLines)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("note commanding");
+                    await Process.Start(conf.note_command, nL).WaitForExitAsync();
+                    cardCount++;
+                    File.Move("note.png", Path.Combine(conf.notes_dest, $"note{cardCount.ToString($"D{magnitude}")}.png"), true);
+                }
             }
         }
         public static async Task Main(string[] args)
@@ -121,10 +136,10 @@ namespace placeholdervo
                 .Append("\n").Append("\n");
             var primaryVOLines = new List<string>();
             var titlecardUnprocessed = new List<string>();
-            var titlecardLines = new List<string>();
+            
             var directiveLines = new List<string>();
             var altVOLines = new List<string>();
-            var noteLines = new List<string>();
+            
             foreach(var l in lines)
             {
                 if(l.StartsWith('#'))
@@ -173,7 +188,7 @@ namespace placeholdervo
                             TitleCardText = string.Join('.', titleLevels[1..]) + ": " + TitleCardText;
                         }
                         Console.WriteLine($"title card: {TitleCardText}");
-                        titlecardLines.Add(TitleCardText);
+                        titleCardLines.Enqueue(TitleCardText);
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -213,7 +228,7 @@ namespace placeholdervo
                     var parameterText = thisLine[(thisLine.IndexOf(']') + 1) ..].Trim();
                     if(directiveName == "note")
                     {
-                        noteLines.Add(parameterText);
+                        noteLines.Enqueue(parameterText);
                         Console.WriteLine($"on screen note: {parameterText}");                        
                     }
                     else
@@ -233,6 +248,8 @@ namespace placeholdervo
             // execute them all
             taskHeap.Add(Task.Run(FFStuff));
             taskHeap.Add(Task.Run(filePickup));
+            Console.WriteLine("sleeping for 1 sec before requesting cancellation");
+            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
             cancelSource.Cancel();
             Task.WaitAll([.. taskHeap]);
             Console.WriteLine("kbai");
@@ -252,11 +269,11 @@ namespace placeholdervo
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    var fname = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+                    var fname = (await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()).Trim('[').Trim(']').Trim('"');
                     Console.WriteLine($"success; {fname}."); //"success" might be a strong word; it's successfully submitted. Its decided what filename it will, eventually, give it.
                     var ext = Path.GetExtension(fname);
                     Directory.CreateDirectory(conf.VODropoff);
-                    awaitFile(Path.Combine(conf.sync_dropoff, fname), destPath + $".{ext}");
+                    awaitFile(Path.Combine(conf.sync_dropoff, fname), destPath + $"{ext}");
                 }
             }
         }