diff --git a/femto.txt b/femto.txt
index 0749234..3b713fc 100644
--- a/femto.txt
+++ b/femto.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ it has bugs!
 please consider making backups (or using version control)
 before femto this to modify important files.
 
+(i'm in the midst of adding regex search so the code
+is particularly untidy right now. sorry!)
+
 ---- getting started ----
 
 you must provide a path to a file when starting femto: