diff --git a/cat.html b/cat.html
index a2533da..78a60e9 100644
--- a/cat.html
+++ b/cat.html
@@ -1259,6 +1259,19 @@ var game = {
 		return this.rng.rndrange(min, max);
 	},
 
+	isfontloaded : function() {
+		var tempctx = this.stargoalbanner.getContext("2d");
+		var size;
+		tempctx.font = "50 pt " + FONT;
+		size = tempctx.measureText("wwwww").width;
+		console.log(size);
+
+		if (size >= 36) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	},
+
 	addfireworks : function() {
 		var delay = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < FIREWORKCOUNT; i++) {
@@ -1343,6 +1356,7 @@ var game = {
 		//this.canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
 		this.canvas = document.getElementsByTagName('canvas')[0];
 		this.stargoalbanner = document.createElement("canvas");
+		this.temp = document.createElement("canvas");
 
 		this.hratio = SCREENH / SCREENW;
 		this.wratio = SCREENW / SCREENH;
@@ -7773,7 +7787,10 @@ function mainloop() {
 		game.drawloader();
 
 		if (nimages >= maximages) {
-			game.setstate("title");
+			// has font loaded?
+			if (game.isfontloaded()) {
+				game.setstate("title");
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (game.state == "help") {
 		game.clear();
diff --git a/todo b/todo
index 6a15938..8153058 100644
--- a/todo
+++ b/todo
@@ -34,17 +34,12 @@ arrow/signpost - cat parades bounce off and take out htings in the path
 
 
 PLAYTEST:
-	... adjust point goal calculation code now that we have multiplier.
 	... adjust # of turns per level
 
 
-
-
 foot/human/cat toy - adjacent cat pushes it, clear the horiz. line.
 
 
-
-
 show points for each element along path??