diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7e1aaf8..091f8a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e28923312444cdd728e4738b3f9c9cac739500909bb3d3c94b43551b16517648"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1cd54b81ec8d6180e24654d0b371ad22fc3dd083b6ff8ba325b72e00c87660a7"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ariadne",
  "clap",
+ "dirs",
+ "owo-colors",
  "ron",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "time",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -226,6 +229,36 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7a81dae078cea95a014a339291cec439d2f232ebe854a9d672b796c6afafa9b7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "deranged"
+version = "0.3.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b42b6fa04a440b495c8b04d0e71b707c585f83cb9cb28cf8cd0d976c315e31b4"
+dependencies = [
+ "powerfmt",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "5.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44c45a9d03d6676652bcb5e724c7e988de1acad23a711b5217ab9cbecbec2225"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "520f05a5cbd335fae5a99ff7a6ab8627577660ee5cfd6a94a6a929b52ff0321c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.9.0"
@@ -285,6 +318,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "spin",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "getrandom"
+version = "0.2.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "190092ea657667030ac6a35e305e62fc4dd69fd98ac98631e5d3a2b1575a12b5"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "wasi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gif"
 version = "0.12.0"
@@ -350,6 +394,23 @@ version = "0.5.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "03087c2bad5e1034e8cace5926dec053fb3790248370865f5117a7d0213354c8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libc"
+version = "0.2.152"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "13e3bf6590cbc649f4d1a3eefc9d5d6eb746f5200ffb04e5e142700b8faa56e7"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "libredox"
+version = "0.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "85c833ca1e66078851dba29046874e38f08b2c883700aa29a03ddd3b23814ee8"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
+ "libc",
+ "redox_syscall",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.11"
@@ -400,6 +461,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num_threads"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2819ce041d2ee131036f4fc9d6ae7ae125a3a40e97ba64d04fe799ad9dabbb44"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "option-ext"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "owo-colors"
+version = "4.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "caff54706df99d2a78a5a4e3455ff45448d81ef1bb63c22cd14052ca0e993a3f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pl-cli"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -422,6 +504,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "powerfmt"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "439ee305def115ba05938db6eb1644ff94165c5ab5e9420d1c1bcedbba909391"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.70"
@@ -469,6 +557,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4722d768eff46b75989dd134e5c353f0d6296e5aaa3132e776cbdb56be7731aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a18479200779601e498ada4e8c1e1f50e3ee19deb0259c25825a98b5603b2cb4"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+ "libredox",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ron"
 version = "0.8.1"
@@ -570,6 +678,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.55"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e3de26b0965292219b4287ff031fcba86837900fe9cd2b34ea8ad893c0953d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.55"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "268026685b2be38d7103e9e507c938a1fcb3d7e6eb15e87870b617bf37b6d581"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tiff"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -581,6 +709,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "weezl",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "time"
+version = "0.3.31"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f657ba42c3f86e7680e53c8cd3af8abbe56b5491790b46e22e19c0d57463583e"
+dependencies = [
+ "deranged",
+ "libc",
+ "num_threads",
+ "powerfmt",
+ "serde",
+ "time-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "time-core"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ef927ca75afb808a4d64dd374f00a2adf8d0fcff8e7b184af886c3c87ec4a3f3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.12"
@@ -599,19 +747,49 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "711b9620af191e0cdc7468a8d14e709c3dcdb115b36f838e601583af800a370a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasi"
+version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "weezl"
 version = "0.1.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9193164d4de03a926d909d3bc7c30543cecb35400c02114792c2cae20d5e2dbb"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -620,51 +798,93 @@ version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8a18201040b24831fbb9e4eb208f8892e1f50a37feb53cc7ff887feb8f50e7cd"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc",
- "windows_i686_gnu",
- "windows_i686_msvc",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.0",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.0",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.0",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cb7764e35d4db8a7921e09562a0304bf2f93e0a51bfccee0bd0bb0b666b015ea"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bbaa0368d4f1d2aaefc55b6fcfee13f41544ddf36801e793edbbfd7d7df075ef"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a28637cb1fa3560a16915793afb20081aba2c92ee8af57b4d5f28e4b3e7df313"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ffe5e8e31046ce6230cc7215707b816e339ff4d4d67c65dffa206fd0f7aa7b9a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3d6fa32db2bc4a2f5abeacf2b69f7992cd09dca97498da74a151a3132c26befd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1a657e1e9d3f514745a572a6846d3c7aa7dbe1658c056ed9c3344c4109a6949e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.0"
diff --git a/crates/app/Cargo.toml b/crates/app/Cargo.toml
index 4f05ebc..0325fc1 100644
--- a/crates/app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/app/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { workspace = true, features = [ "derive" ] }
+clap = { workspace = true, features = [ "derive", "env" ] }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = [ "derive" ] }
 ron = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true } 
 ariadne = "0.4"
+time = { version = "0.3", features = [ "local-offset" ] }
+dirs = "5"
+owo-colors = "4"
diff --git a/crates/app/src/main.rs b/crates/app/src/main.rs
index b5de824..6fec037 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/main.rs
@@ -1,48 +1,124 @@
-use crate::{config::Configs, error_reporting::report_serde_json_err};
+use clap::Parser;
+use cli::Args;
+use welcome_msg::print_startup_msg;
+
+use crate::config::Configs;
 
 mod cli {
-    use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+    use clap::Parser;
 
     #[derive(Parser)]
-    struct Args {
-        #[command(subcommand)]
-        command: Command,
+    pub(crate) struct Args {
+        /// Read this config file.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        pub config_file: Option<PathBuf>,
+        #[arg(long, env = "NO_STARTUP_MESSAGE", default_value = "false")]
+        pub no_startup_message: bool,
     }
-
-    #[derive(Clone, Subcommand)]
-    enum Command {}
 }
 
 mod config {
+    use std::{
+        fs,
+        path::{Path, PathBuf},
+        process,
+    };
+
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+    use crate::error_reporting::{report_serde_json_err, report_serde_ron_err};
+
     #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-    pub struct Configs<'a> {
-        example_value: i32,
-        example_string: &'a str,
+    pub struct Configs {
+        #[serde(default = "default_example_value")]
+        pub example_value: i32,
+        #[serde(default = "default_no_startup_msg")]
+        pub no_startup_message: bool,
     }
 
-    impl Configs<'_> {
-        pub fn read_json(config_text: &str) -> serde_json::Result<Configs<'_>> {
-            serde_json::from_str(config_text)
+    /// what the fuck serde why do i need this
+    fn default_example_value() -> i32 {
+        43
+    }
+    fn default_no_startup_msg() -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    impl Configs {
+        pub fn read(custom_path: Option<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+            use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
+            let p = match custom_path {
+                Some(p) => p,
+                None => {
+                    let config_path = dirs::config_dir().expect("config dir should exist");
+
+                    let ron_path = config_path.with_file_name("config.ron");
+                    let json_path = config_path.with_file_name("config.json");
+
+                    if Path::new(&ron_path).exists() {
+                        ron_path
+                    } else if Path::new(&json_path).exists() {
+                        json_path
+                    } else {
+                        eprintln!("{}: couldn't find config file", "Fatal error".red());
+                        process::exit(1)
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            match p.extension().map(|v| v.to_str().unwrap()) {
+                Some("ron") => Self::read_json(&fs::read_to_string(p).unwrap()),
+                Some("json") => Self::read_ron(&fs::read_to_string(p).unwrap()),
+                None | Some(_) => {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "{}: couldn't determine config file type",
+                        "Fatal error".red()
+                    );
+                    process::exit(1)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        pub fn read_json(config_text: &str) -> Configs {
+            match serde_json::from_str(config_text) {
+                Ok(c) => c,
+                Err(e) => report_serde_json_err(config_text, e),
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub fn read_ron(config_text: &str) -> Configs {
+            match ron::from_str(config_text) {
+                Ok(c) => c,
+                Err(e) => report_serde_ron_err(config_text, e),
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
 mod error_reporting {
-    use std::{ops::Range, process};
+    use std::process;
 
-    use ariadne::{Report, Source};
+    use ron::error::Position;
 
     pub fn report_serde_json_err(src: &str, err: serde_json::Error) -> ! {
-        use ariadne::{Color, ColorGenerator, Fmt, Label, Report, ReportKind, Source};
-        let offset = try_reconstruct_loc(src, err.line(), err.column());
+        report_serde_err(src, err.line(), err.column(), err.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn report_serde_ron_err(src: &str, err: ron::error::SpannedError) -> ! {
+        let Position { line, col } = err.position;
+        report_serde_err(src, line, col, err.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn report_serde_err(src: &str, line: usize, col: usize, msg: String) -> ! {
+        use ariadne::{Label, Report, Source};
+        let offset = try_reconstruct_loc(src, line, col);
 
         Report::build(ariadne::ReportKind::Error, "test", offset)
             .with_label(
                 Label::new(("test", offset..offset)).with_message("Something went wrong here!"),
             )
-            .with_message(err.to_string())
+            .with_message(msg)
             .with_note(
                 "We'd like to give better errors, but serde errors are horrible to work with...",
             )
@@ -54,25 +130,37 @@ mod error_reporting {
     fn try_reconstruct_loc(src: &str, line_nr: usize, col_nr: usize) -> usize {
         let (line_nr, col_nr) = (line_nr - 1, col_nr - 1);
 
-        src.lines().enumerate().fold(0, |acc, (i, line)| {
-            if i < line_nr {
-                acc + line.len()
-            } else if i == line_nr {
-                acc + col_nr
-            } else {
-                acc
-            }
-        })
+        src.lines()
+            .enumerate()
+            .fold(0, |acc, (i, line)| match i.cmp(&line_nr) {
+                std::cmp::Ordering::Less => acc + line.len() + 1,
+                std::cmp::Ordering::Equal => acc + col_nr,
+                std::cmp::Ordering::Greater => acc,
+            })
+    }
+}
+
+mod welcome_msg {
+    use time::{Month, OffsetDateTime};
+
+    pub fn print_startup_msg() {
+        // now or fallback to utc
+        let now = OffsetDateTime::now_local().unwrap_or_else(|_| OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
+
+        if now.month() == Month::June {
+            println!("Hello, thanks for using iOwO and happy pride month!");
+            println!("Why pride month is important in {}", now.year());
+        } else {
+            println!("Hello, thanks for using iOwO! :3");
+        }
     }
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    const TEST_JSON_CONFIG: &str = "{ \"example_value\": 42, \"example_string\": \"meow\" }";
-    const TEST_JSON_CONFIG_BROKEN: &str = "{ 
-    \"example_value\": \"42\", 
-    \"example_string\": \"meow\" 
-}";
+    let args = Args::parse();
+    let cfg = Configs::read(args.config_file);
 
-    dbg!(Configs::read_json(TEST_JSON_CONFIG_BROKEN)
-        .map_err(|e| report_serde_json_err(TEST_JSON_CONFIG_BROKEN, e)));
+    if !(args.no_startup_message || cfg.no_startup_message) {
+        print_startup_msg();
+    }
 }