diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e22004d..2f33a8c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-### TODO:
-6. limit storage, maybe with pseudorandomness, find a way to clean old threads
-7. better html and css
-8. optimize/clean code, improve memory usage
+# kchan
 
 ### Rules
 + single page
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index 4278819..ce99b57 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ impl From<HandlingError> for Response {
 			HandlingError::ServerError(e) => Status::from(e),
 			HandlingError::Io(e) => Status::InternalServerError,
 		};
-		Response::new(status, vec![], status.message().to_string())
+		Response::new(status, vec![], status.message().into())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/http.rs b/src/http.rs
index 6fc526c..4579642 100644
--- a/src/http.rs
+++ b/src/http.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct Request {
 pub struct Response {
 	pub status: Status,
 	pub headers: Vec<(String, String)>,
-	pub body: String, // make into Option<Vec<u8>>
+	pub body: Vec<u8>, // make into Option<Vec<u8>>
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub enum Status {
 	InternalServerError = 500,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Method {
 	Get,
 	Post,
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Vec<String>> for Request {
 }
 
 impl Response {
-	pub fn new(status: Status, headers: Vec<(&str, &str)>, body: String) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(status: Status, headers: Vec<(&str, &str)>, body: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
 		Self {
 			status,
 			headers: headers
@@ -124,24 +124,24 @@ impl Response {
 			body,
 		}
 	}
-}
 
-impl fmt::Display for Response {
-	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-		let headers: String = self
-			.headers
-			.iter()
-			.map(|x| format!("{}:{}\n", x.0, x.1))
-			.fold(String::from(""), |a, b| format!("{}{}", a, b)); // possibly slow
-
-		write!(
-			f,
-			"{} {} {}\n{}\n\n{}",
-			HTTP_VERSION,
-			self.status as i32,
-			self.status.message(),
-			headers,
-			self.body,
-		)
+	pub fn respond(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+		let mut res = vec![];
+		res.extend_from_slice(HTTP_VERSION.as_bytes());
+		res.extend_from_slice(b" ");
+		res.extend_from_slice(&(self.status as i32).to_string().as_bytes()); // network endianness
+		res.extend_from_slice(b" ");
+		res.extend_from_slice(self.status.message().as_bytes());
+		res.extend_from_slice(b"\r\n");
+		for (i, j) in self.headers.iter() {
+			res.extend_from_slice(i.as_bytes());
+			res.extend_from_slice(b":");
+			res.extend_from_slice(j.as_bytes());
+			res.extend_from_slice(b"\r\n");
+		}
+		res.extend_from_slice(b"\r\n");
+		res.extend_from_slice(&self.body);
+		res
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3d75b69..0852bb6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -186,15 +186,16 @@ fn handle(mut reader: BufReader<&mut TcpStream>) -> Result<Response, HandlingErr
 		.iter()
 		.find(|(a, b)| a.to_lowercase() == "content-length")
 	{
-		let body: Vec<u8> = reader
-			.bytes()
-			.take(s.1.parse::<usize>().unwrap())
-			.collect::<Result<Vec<u8>, io::Error>>()
-			.unwrap();
-		// TODO test if it works
-		// FIXME deunwrap
-		// TODO handle body too large
-		request.add_body(body);
+		if request.method == Method::Post {
+			let body: Vec<u8> = reader
+				.bytes()
+				.take(s.1.parse::<usize>().unwrap())
+				.collect::<Result<Vec<u8>, io::Error>>()
+				.unwrap();
+			// FIXME deunwrap
+			// TODO handle body too large
+			request.add_body(body);
+		}
 	}
 	dbg!(&request);
 
@@ -220,14 +221,12 @@ fn get(path: &str) -> Result<Response, HandlingError> {
 				.fold(String::from(""), |a, b| format!("{a}\n{b}"));
 			let c = content("index", &ops);
 
-			Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![], c))
+			Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![], c.into()))
 		}
 		// TODO favicon.ico
-		"/css" => Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![], String::from(STYLE))),
-
-		"/faq" => Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![], String::from(FAQ))),
-		//"/favicon.ico" => Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![("content-type", "image/x-icon")], FAVICON)),
-		// TODO favicon
+		"/css" => Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![], String::from(STYLE).into())),
+		"/faq" => Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![], String::from(FAQ).into())),
+		"/favicon.ico" => Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![("content-type", "image/x-icon")], FAVICON.to_vec())),
 
 		// list specific thread here
 		// FIXME unwrap hell
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ fn get(path: &str) -> Result<Response, HandlingError> {
 				.fold(String::from(""), |a, b| format!("{a}\n{b}"));
 			let c = content(&id.to_string(), &c);
 
-			Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![], c))
+			Ok(Response::new(Status::Ok, vec![], c.into()))
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ fn post(request: Request) -> Result<Response, HandlingError> {
 			Ok(Response::new(
 				Status::SeeOther,
 				vec![("location", "/")],
-				String::from(""),
+				vec![],
 			))
 		}
 
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ fn post(request: Request) -> Result<Response, HandlingError> {
 			Ok(Response::new(
 				Status::SeeOther,
 				vec![("location", s)],
-				String::from(""),
+				vec![],
 			))
 		}
 	}
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ fn main() {
 			};
 
 			// handle request
-			stream.write(response.to_string().as_bytes()).unwrap();
+			stream.write(&response.respond()).unwrap();
 		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/post.rs b/src/post.rs
index 304f88a..bb7f30a 100644
--- a/src/post.rs
+++ b/src/post.rs
@@ -36,17 +36,6 @@ impl Thread {
 	}
 }
 
-//impl Thread {
-//	pub fn head(&self) -> String {
-//		let first = &self.0[0];
-//		format!(
-//			"<article><div><span class=\"info\">{}</span></div>{}</article>",
-//			first.id,
-//			first.to_string(),
-//		)
-//	}
-//}
-
 impl Post {
 	pub fn new(id: u32, body: String) -> Self {
 		Self {
@@ -57,6 +46,7 @@ impl Post {
 	}
 }
 
+// TODO move this to `www/`
 impl fmt::Display for Post {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
 		write!(
diff --git a/src/www/favicon.ico b/src/www/favicon.ico
index f1d213d..6bce58d 100644
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