diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 9b5625d..c2f1693 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace placeholdervo
         
         private static ConcurrentQueue<string> scriptFragmentFiles = new ConcurrentQueue<string>();
         private static ConcurrentQueue<string> titleCardLines = new ConcurrentQueue<string>();
+        private static ConcurrentDictionary<string, string> filePickups = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, string>();
         private static CancellationToken scriptFileCancellationToken;
 
         //from when I cut it up into separate files
@@ -71,50 +72,48 @@ namespace placeholdervo
         //     }
         // }
 
-        // private static async void filePickup()
-        // {
-        //     while(true)
-        //     {
-        //         while(!scriptFragmentVoiceFiles.IsEmpty)
-        //         {
-        //             var files = Directory.GetFiles(conf.sync_dropoff);
-        //             Console.WriteLine($"files listed: {string.Join(", ", files)}");
-        //             Console.WriteLine($"hoping for: {string.Join(", ", scriptFragmentVoiceFiles.Keys)}");
-        //             // Console.WriteLine($"sanity check: first listed file: {Path.GetFileName(files.FirstOrDefault())}");
-        //             // Console.WriteLine($"sanity check: first key: {scriptFragmentVoiceFiles.Keys.FirstOrDefault()}");
-        //             // Console.WriteLine($"sanity check: first value: {scriptFragmentVoiceFiles[scriptFragmentVoiceFiles.Keys.FirstOrDefault()]}");
-        //             var audioFile = files.FirstOrDefault(f => scriptFragmentVoiceFiles.ContainsKey(Path.GetFileName(f)));
-        //             if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(audioFile))
-        //             {
-        //                 Console.WriteLine($"found {audioFile}");
-        //                 try
-        //                 {
-        //                     var bareAudioFile = Path.GetFileName(audioFile);
-        //                     var destFile = scriptFragmentVoiceFiles[bareAudioFile];
-        //                     destFile = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(destFile) + ".wav";
-        //                     destFile = Path.Combine(workingDir, destFile);
-        //                     File.Move(audioFile, destFile);
-                            
-        //                     if(!scriptFragmentVoiceFiles.Remove(bareAudioFile, out string throwaway))
-        //                     {
-        //                         Console.WriteLine($"failed to remove {bareAudioFile}");
-        //                     }
-        //                 }
-        //                 catch(Exception e)
-        //                 {
-        //                     Console.Error.WriteLine(e.Message);
-        //                 }
-        //             }
-        //             System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
-        //         }
-        //         if(scriptFileCancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
-        //         {
-        //             return;
-        //         }
+        ///<summary>mostly just to give myself the reminder about paths</summary>
+        ///<param name="src">the *complete path* of the awaited file. you might want conf.sync_dropoff</param>
+        ///<param name="dest">the *complete path* to move the file to.</param>
+        private static async void awaitFile(string src, string dest)
+        {
+            filePickups[src] = dest;
+        }
+        private static async void filePickup()
+        {
+            while(true)
+            {
+                foreach(var srcKey in filePickups.Keys)
+                {
+                    // var files = Directory.GetFiles(conf.sync_dropoff);
+                    // Console.WriteLine($"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()]}");
+                    if(File.Exists(srcKey))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine($"found {srcKey}");
+                        string dest;
+                        if (filePickups.TryRemove(srcKey, out dest))
+                        {
+                            File.Move(srcKey, dest);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            Console.Error.WriteLine($"Failed to remove {srcKey} from filepickups. Unrecoverable, I think.");
+                            Environment.Exit(-1);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if(scriptFileCancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
 
-        //         System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
-        //     }
-        // }
+                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+            }
+        }
 
         public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         {
@@ -264,9 +263,9 @@ namespace placeholdervo
             }
             
             // execute them all
-            // Task.Run(OfflineStuff); //e.g., generate title cards and credits
-            // Task.Run(ApiCalls); //e.g. generate voice
-            // await Task.Run(FilePickups);
+            //Task.Run(OfflineStuff);
+            //Task.Run(ApiCalls);
+            var fpTask = Task.Run(filePickup);
             
             // cancelSource.Cancel();
             // Console.WriteLine("http client \"cancelled\".");