diff --git a/src/entries/raw/news/100504.html b/src/entries/raw/news/100504.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 63266f5..0000000
--- a/src/entries/raw/news/100504.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ancient text
diff --git a/src/entries/raw/news/200811.html b/src/entries/raw/news/200811.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 85feb50..0000000
--- a/src/entries/raw/news/200811.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-nothing new sorry
diff --git a/src/entries/raw/news/201004.html b/src/entries/raw/news/201004.html
deleted file mode 100644
index a66bb2d..0000000
--- a/src/entries/raw/news/201004.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1 sample news <b>whoa</b>
diff --git a/src/index.py b/src/index.py
index efc59c2..9769bb7 100644
--- a/src/index.py
+++ b/src/index.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ from bottle import error, route, run, static_file, template
 # make article-to-html work with entries
 # make index work with entries - later, they can be differentiated into features and weeklies with tags or title or whatever
 
-# write diary
-
 def list_headlines(articles):
     head = count_lines('entries/raw/res/head.txt')
     result = []
diff --git a/src/views/index.tpl b/src/views/index.tpl
index 03edd8d..727a39b 100644
--- a/src/views/index.tpl
+++ b/src/views/index.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 % rebase('frame.tpl')
+% import random
     <div class="social">
         <a href="https://twitter.com/lilchimchooree"><img class="img-social-ribbon" src="static/img/ele/twitter-ribbon.png" alt="link to developer's Twitter"></a>
     </div>
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@
         <br>
         <ul>
         % for n in news:
-            <li>★ <a href={{n[0]}}>{{!n[1]}}</a><br></li>
+            % bullet = random.choice(['.','•','☆','★'])
+            <li>{{bullet}}&#9;<a href={{n[0]}}>{{!n[1]}}</a><br></li>
         % end
         </ul>
         <br>