diff --git a/x05-rq/ebin/rq.app b/x05-rq/ebin/rq.app
index 74b0787..6b65df2 100644
--- a/x05-rq/ebin/rq.app
+++ b/x05-rq/ebin/rq.app
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
              [{description,[]},
               {registered,[]},
               {included_applications,[]},
-              {applications,[stdlib,kernel]},
+              {applications,[stdlib,kernel, ssl]},
               {vsn,"0.1.0"},
               {modules,[rq]}]}.
diff --git a/x05-rq/src/rq.erl b/x05-rq/src/rq.erl
index 25fd510..2c496e8 100644
--- a/x05-rq/src/rq.erl
+++ b/x05-rq/src/rq.erl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 start(ArgV) ->
     ok = hz(),
+    _ = application:ensure_all_started(ssl),
     rq(ArgV).
 
 
@@ -33,13 +34,22 @@ help_screen() ->
         rq addr names.aes
         rq ctstr names
         rq ctstr names.aes      deployed address of names
+        rq decode xy_...        only on the ones i use
+        rq grids URL            only works with the faucet grids
         rq my
         rq my everything        all
         rq my akstr             my akstr
+        rq my acc
+        rq my balance
+        rq my explorer
+        rq my explorer_link
+        rq my explorer_url
+        rq my url
         rq my rbx_tuples
         rq my tuples            my rbx_tuples
         rq query ak_...         hz:acc("ak_...")
         rq query ct_...         hz:contract("ak_...")
+        rq query th_...         hz:contract("ak_...")
         rq lookup NAME
         rq register NAME
         rq src names.aes        print contract source
@@ -72,10 +82,18 @@ rq_II(Args) ->
             io:format("~ts~n", [nct_ctstr()]);
         ["debug" | Rest] ->
             rq_debug(Rest);
+        ["decode", ApiStr]      -> rq_decode(ApiStr);
+        ["grids", URL]          -> rq_grids(URL);
         ["my"]                  -> rq_my(everything);
         ["my", "everything"]    -> rq_my(everything);
+        ["my", "acc"]           -> rq_my(acc);
         ["my", "addr"]          -> rq_my(akstr);
         ["my", "akstr"]         -> rq_my(akstr);
+        ["my", "balance"]       -> rq_my(balance);
+        ["my", "explorer"]      -> rq_my(url);
+        ["my", "explorer_link"] -> rq_my(url);
+        ["my", "explorer_url"]  -> rq_my(url);
+        ["my", "url"]           -> rq_my(url);
         ["my", "rbx_tuples"]    -> rq_my(rbx_tuples);
         ["my", "tuples"]        -> rq_my(rbx_tuples);
         ["lookup", Name]        -> rq_lookup(Name);
@@ -87,11 +105,75 @@ rq_II(Args) ->
         BadArgs            -> badargs(BadArgs)
     end.
 
+
+rq_decode(CbStr = "cb_" ++ _) ->
+    CbBin = unicode:characters_to_binary(CbStr),
+    io:format("CbBin = ~tp~n", [CbBin]),
+    {contract_bytearray, Bytes} = gmser_api_encoder:decode(CbBin),
+    io:format("Bytes = ~tp~n", [Bytes]),
+    Deser = gmb_fate_encoding:deserialize(Bytes),
+    io:format("Deserialized = ~tp~n", [Deser]),
+    Fmt = gmb_fate_data:format(Deser),
+    io:format("Formatted = ~ts~n", [Fmt]),
+    ok.
+
+
+% hacky to get fund via faucet to work
+rq_grids(URL) ->
+    {ok, {{sign, https}, URL_II}} = hz_grids:parse(URL),
+    case httpc:request(URL_II) of
+        {ok, {{_HttpVsn, 200, _Slogan}, _Hdrs, JSONBodyStr}} ->
+            rq_grids_ii00(URL_II, JSONBodyStr);
+        {ok, {{_HttpVsn, 404, _Slogan}, _Hdrs, _JSONBodyStr}} ->
+            io:format("BUTTER YOUR OWN BISCUIT FATASS~n", []),
+            io:format("(404... probably faucet copypasta expired)~n", []);
+        Error ->
+            io:format("ERROR: ~tp~n", [Error])
+    end.
+
+rq_grids_ii00(URL_II, JSONBodyStr) ->
+    {ok, Decoded} = zj:decode(JSONBodyStr),
+    io:format("Decoded = ~tp~n", [Decoded]),
+    case Decoded of
+        #{"chain"      := "gajumaru",
+          "grids"      := 1,
+          "network_id" := "groot.testnet",
+          "payload"    := PayloadStr,
+          "public_id"  := false,
+          "signature"  := undefined,
+          "type"       := "message"} ->
+            rq_grids_iii(URL_II, Decoded, PayloadStr);
+        _Nah ->
+            error(nah_brah)
+    end.
+
+rq_grids_iii(URL_II, Decoded, PayloadStr) ->
+    io:format("PayloadStr = ~tp~n", [PayloadStr]),
+    Sig = base64:encode(hz:sign_message(unicode:characters_to_binary(PayloadStr), my_secret_key())),
+    Recoded = Decoded#{"signature" => Sig,
+                       "public_id" => my_akstr()},
+    io:format("Recoded = ~tp~n", [Recoded]),
+    Reconfuckulated = zj:encode(Recoded),
+    io:format("Reconfuckulated = ~tp~n", [Reconfuckulated]),
+    Shit = httpc:request(post, {URL_II, [], "application/json", Reconfuckulated}, [], []),
+    io:format("Shit = ~tp~n", [Shit]).
+%    ok.
+
 rq_my(everything) ->
     rq_my(akstr),
     rq_my(rbx_tuples);
+rq_my(acc) ->
+    Ak = my_akstr(),
+    rq_query([Ak]);
+rq_my(balance) ->
+    Ak = my_akstr(),
+    {ok, #{"balance" := B}} = hz:acc(Ak),
+    io:format("Balance = ~tp~n", [B]),
+    io:format("log10(Balance) = ~tp~n", [math:log10(B)]);
 rq_my(akstr) ->
     io:format("~ts~n", [my_akstr()]);
+rq_my(url) ->
+    io:format("https://groot.testnet.gajumaru.io/account/~ts~n", [my_akstr()]);
 rq_my(rbx_tuples) ->
     io:format("~tp~n", [my_rbx_tuples()]).
 
@@ -100,10 +182,16 @@ rq_query([Ak = "ak_" ++ _ | Rest]) ->
     {ok, X} = hz:acc(Ak),
     io:format("~tp~n", [X]),
     rq_query(Rest);
+rq_query([Cb = "cb_" ++ _ | Rest]) ->
+    rq_decode(Cb),
+    rq_query(Rest);
 rq_query([Ct = "ct_" ++ _ | Rest]) ->
     {ok, X} = hz:contract(Ct),
     io:format("~tp~n", [X]),
     rq_query(Rest);
+rq_query([Th = "th" ++ _ | Rest]) ->
+    await_thstr(Th),
+    rq_query(Rest);
 rq_query([]) ->
     ok.
 
@@ -177,17 +265,35 @@ dbg_rct() ->
 
 
 rq_register(Name) ->
-    {ok, CallTx} = hz:contract_call(my_akstr(), nct_aaci(), nct_ctstr(), "register", [Name]),
-    {ok, SignedTx} = hz:sign_tx(CallTx, my_secret_key()),
-    {ok, Result} = hz:post_tx(SignedTx),
-    io:format("~tp~n", [Result]).
+    ct_call(nct_aaci(), nct_ctstr(), "register", [Name]).
+
 
 rq_lookup(Name) ->
-    {ok, CallTx} = hz:contract_call(my_akstr(), nct_aaci(), nct_ctstr(), "lookup", {erlang, [Name]}),
-    SignedTx = hz:sign_tx(CallTx, my_secret_key()),
-    {ok, Result} = hz:post_tx(SignedTx),
-    io:format("~tp~n", [Result]).
+    ct_call(nct_aaci(), nct_ctstr(), "lookup", [Name]).
 
+ct_call(AACI, CtStr, FunName, ErlArgs) ->
+    {ok, CallTx} = hz:contract_call(my_akstr(), AACI, CtStr, FunName, {erlang, ErlArgs}),
+    SignedTx = hz:sign_tx(CallTx, my_secret_key()),
+    {ok, PostResult} = hz:post_tx(SignedTx),
+    case PostResult of
+        #{"tx_hash" := ThStr} ->
+            await_thstr(ThStr);
+        #{"error" := NodeErr} ->
+            io:format("ERROR: node sent back the following extremely helpful error message~n", []),
+            io:format("NodeErr = ~tp~n", [NodeErr]),
+            error(NodeErr);
+        _ ->
+            io:format("ERROR (nyi) node sent back voodoo:~n", []),
+            io:format("PostResult = ~tp~n", [PostResult]),
+            error(nyi)
+    end.
+
+await_thstr(ThStr) ->
+    {ok, Tx} = hz:tx(ThStr),
+    {ok, TxInfo} = hz:tx_info(ThStr),
+    io:format("Tx = ~tp~n", [Tx]),
+    io:format("TxInfo = ~tp~n", [TxInfo]),
+    ok.
 
 
 %% name contract deployed address
@@ -235,7 +341,7 @@ my_keypair() ->
     ecu_eddsa:sign_seed_keypair(my_seed()).
 
 my_seed() ->
-    crypto:hash(sha3_512, <<"p@ssw0rd">>).
+    crypto:hash(sha3_256, <<"p@ssw0rd">>).
 
 my_rbx_tuples() ->
     NoiseStr = "Noise_NK_25519_ChaChaPoly_BLAKE2b",