diff --git a/public/vanilla-client.js b/public/vanilla-client.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdfe715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/vanilla-client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// client-side js
+// run by the browser each time your view template is loaded
+
+(function(){
+  console.log('hello world :o');
+  
+  const dreams = [
+    'Find and count some sheep',
+    'Climb a really tall mountain',
+    'Wash the dishes'
+  ];
+  
+  const dreamsList = document.getElementById('dreams');
+  const dreamsForm = document.forms[0];
+  
+  dreams.forEach( function(dream) {
+    const newListItem = document.createElement('li');
+    newListItem.innerHTML = dream;
+    dreamsList.appendChild(newListItem);
+  });
+  
+  dreamsForm.onsubmit = function(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    
+    const dream = 
+  };
+  
+})()
+
+/*
+$(function() {
+  console.log('hello world :o');
+  
+  $.get('/dreams', function(dreams) {
+    dreams.forEach(function(dream) {
+      $('<li></li>').text(dream).appendTo('ul#dreams');
+    });
+  });
+
+  $('form').submit(function(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    var dream = $('input').val();
+    $.post('/dreams?' + $.param({dream: dream}), function() {
+      $('<li></li>').text(dream).appendTo('ul#dreams');
+      $('input').val('');
+      $('input').focus();
+    });
+  });
+
+});
+*/
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diff --git a/views/index.html b/views/index.html
index 51d7e5f..b2ba18c 100644
--- a/views/index.html
+++ b/views/index.html
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
       <p class="bold">Oh hi,</p>
       <p>Tell me your hopes and dreams:</p>
       <form>
-        <input type="text" maxlength="100" placeholder="Dreams!">
+        
+        <label for="dream-input">
+          <input id="dream-input" type="text" maxlength="100" placeholder="Dreams!">
+        </label>
+        
         <button type="submit">Submit</button>
       </form>
       <section class="dreams">
@@ -44,11 +48,8 @@
       </a>
     </footer>
 
-    <!-- Your web-app is https, so your scripts need to be too -->
-    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.1.min.js"
-            integrity="sha256-gvQgAFzTH6trSrAWoH1iPo9Xc96QxSZ3feW6kem+O00="
-            crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-    <script src="/client.js"></script>
+
+    <script src="/vanilla-client.js"></script>
 
     
     <!-- include the Glitch button to show what the webpage is about and