diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 377ac21..ad7965e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) `pkg-config --cflags --libs sdl3`
 LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -lm
 
-SRCS = slutpet.c img.c samply.c
+SRCS = slutpet.c img.c samply.c sdl.c
 
 all: slutpet
 
diff --git a/dat.h b/dat.h
index 4254bd2..89a4580 100644
--- a/dat.h
+++ b/dat.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ typedef struct Image Image;
 typedef struct State State;
 
 struct Samply {
+	Image *tx; /* this is a pointer to one of the images below */
+
 	Image *idle;
 	Image *walka;
 	Image *walkb;
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ struct Image {
 struct State {
 	SDL_Window *win;
 	SDL_Renderer *ren;
+	SDL_DisplayID dpy;
+	SDL_Rect bounds;
 	Uint64 lastframe;
 
 	Samply *sam;
diff --git a/fns.h b/fns.h
index 6e26cb6..30ce072 100644
--- a/fns.h
+++ b/fns.h
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
 void free_image(Image *i);
 Image *load_image(SDL_Renderer *ren, char *path);
 
+int samply_step(State *st);
 void put_samply_to_bed(Samply *sam);
-Samply *wake_samply_up(SDL_Renderer *ren);
+Samply *wake_samply_up(State *st);
+
+int in_bounds(Image *i, int x, int y, SDL_Rect *bounds);
diff --git a/samply.c b/samply.c
index a82bd31..7731785 100644
--- a/samply.c
+++ b/samply.c
@@ -3,6 +3,46 @@
 #include "dat.h"
 #include "fns.h"
 
+int
+samply_step(State *st)
+{
+	Uint64 ms;
+	int x, y;
+
+	if (SDL_GetWindowPosition(st->win, &x, &y) == false) {
+		shit("window pos query fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
+		goto render_it;
+	}
+
+	ms = SDL_GetTicks();
+	if ((ms / 100) % 2) {
+		babble("anim walka");
+		st->sam->tx = st->sam->walka;
+	} else {
+		babble("anim walkb");
+		st->sam->tx = st->sam->walkb;
+	}
+
+	x++;
+	babble("bounds %d %d %d %d", st->bounds.x, st->bounds.y,
+			st->bounds.w, st->bounds.h);
+	babble("img %d %d %d %d", x, y, st->sam->tx->w, st->sam->tx->h);
+	// if (in_bounds(st->sam->tx, x, y, &st->bounds) == false) {
+	if (st->bounds.w - st->sam->tx->w < x) {
+		st->sam->tx = st->sam->idle;
+		x = st->bounds.w - st->sam->tx->w;
+		babble("*bonk*");
+	}
+	if (SDL_SetWindowPosition(st->win, x, y) == false)
+		shit("window pos set fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
+
+render_it:
+	if (SDL_RenderTexture(st->ren, st->sam->tx->tex, NULL, NULL) == false) {
+		fuck("rendertexture fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
 void
 put_samply_to_bed(Samply *sam)
 {
@@ -19,7 +59,7 @@ put_samply_to_bed(Samply *sam)
 }
 
 Samply *
-wake_samply_up(SDL_Renderer *ren)
+wake_samply_up(State *st)
 {
 	Samply *sam;
 
@@ -31,7 +71,7 @@ wake_samply_up(SDL_Renderer *ren)
 	}
 
 	babble("stand samply up!!");
-	sam->idle = load_image(ren, "samply/Samply.png");
+	sam->idle = load_image(st->ren, "samply/Samply.png");
 	if (!sam->idle) {
 		fuck("samply would rather stay in bed. too bad!");
 		put_samply_to_bed(sam);
@@ -39,7 +79,7 @@ wake_samply_up(SDL_Renderer *ren)
 	}
 
 	babble("samply walk! part 1!!");
-	sam->walka = load_image(ren, "samply/Samply_Walk1.png");
+	sam->walka = load_image(st->ren, "samply/Samply_Walk1.png");
 	if (!sam->walka) {
 		fuck("samply would rather stay in bed. too bad!");
 		put_samply_to_bed(sam);
@@ -47,12 +87,14 @@ wake_samply_up(SDL_Renderer *ren)
 	}
 
 	babble("samply walk! part 2!!");
-	sam->walkb = load_image(ren, "samply/Samply_Walk2.png");
+	sam->walkb = load_image(st->ren, "samply/Samply_Walk2.png");
 	if (!sam->walkb) {
 		fuck("samply would rather stay in bed. too bad!");
 		put_samply_to_bed(sam);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	sam->tx = sam->idle;
+
 	return sam;
 }
diff --git a/sdl.c b/sdl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90f23b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <SDL3/SDL.h>
+
+#include "dat.h"
+#include "fns.h"
+
+int
+in_bounds(Image *i, int x, int y, SDL_Rect *bounds)
+{
+	SDL_Rect r;
+	SDL_Rect irect = { x, y, i->w, i->h };
+
+	if (SDL_GetRectUnion(&irect, bounds, &r) == false) {
+		shit("rect union math fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
+		return false;
+	}
+	return SDL_RectsEqual(&irect, &r);
+}
diff --git a/slutpet.c b/slutpet.c
index 883cd73..a735780 100644
--- a/slutpet.c
+++ b/slutpet.c
@@ -53,18 +53,12 @@ SDL_AppIterate(void *as)
 	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(st->ren, 0, 0, 0, SDL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT);
 	SDL_RenderClear(st->ren);
 
-	ms = SDL_GetTicks();
-	if ((ms / 100) % 2)
-		tx = st->sam->walka->tex;
-	else
-		tx = st->sam->walkb->tex;
-
-	if (SDL_RenderTexture(st->ren, tx, NULL, NULL) == false) {
-		fuck("rendertexture fail: %s", SDL_GetError());
+	if (samply_step(st) < 0)
 		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
-	}
+
 	SDL_RenderPresent(st->ren);
 	st->lastframe = SDL_GetTicks();
+
 	return SDL_APP_CONTINUE;
 }
 
@@ -101,8 +95,22 @@ SDL_AppInit(void **as, int argc, char **argv)
 		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
 	}
 
+	if (SDL_EnableScreenSaver() == false)
+		shit("cannot disable screensaver: %s", SDL_GetError());
+
+	st->dpy = SDL_GetDisplayForWindow(st->win);
+	if (!st->dpy) {
+		fuck("cannot get current display: %s", SDL_GetError());
+		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	if (SDL_GetDisplayBounds(st->dpy, &st->bounds) == false) {
+		fuck("cannot get display bounds: %s", SDL_GetError());
+		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	babble("create samply!!...");
-	st->sam = wake_samply_up(st->ren);
+	st->sam = wake_samply_up(st);
 	if (!st->sam) {
 		fuck("samply said no. too bad!");
 		return SDL_APP_FAILURE;