diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index b6285a1..a39e826 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
 #include <print>
 #include <random>
 
+namespace {
+
 template <typename SDLT, auto deletef>
 struct sdl_wrapper_t : std::unique_ptr<SDLT, decltype(deletef)> {
 	explicit sdl_wrapper_t(SDLT* p)
@@ -47,6 +50,15 @@ struct [[nodiscard("give this a name so SDL_Quit is called at the end"
 	~Defer() { EF(); }
 };
 
+using clock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
+
+auto poll_events(bool& continu) {
+	for (SDL_Event e; SDL_PollEvent(&e);) {
+		if (e.type == SDL_QUIT) { continu = false; }
+	}
+}
+} // namespace
+
 int main() {
 	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) < 0) {
 		std::println("fuck");
@@ -87,23 +99,29 @@ int main() {
 	//                              aarrggbb??
 	constexpr Uint32 walk_color = 0xff00ff00;
 
+	const auto start_time = clock::now();
+	auto next_poll_events_time = start_time;
 	for (bool continu = true; continu;) {
-		SDL_Point newpoint;
-		do {
-			newpoint = pos + directions[dist(rne)];
-		} while (newpoint.x < 0 or newpoint.x >= width or newpoint.y < 0 or
-		         newpoint.y >= height);
-		pos = newpoint;
+
 		SDL_LockSurface(window_surface);
-		static_cast<Uint32*>(window_surface->pixels
-		)[pos.x + pos.y * window_surface->h] = walk_color;
-		SDL_UnlockSurface(window_surface);
-
-		for (SDL_Event e; SDL_PollEvent(&e);) {
-			if (e.type == SDL_QUIT) { continu = false; }
+		for (auto batch = 0z; batch < 1000; ++batch) {
+			SDL_Point newpoint;
+			do {
+				newpoint = pos + directions[dist(rne)];
+			} while (newpoint.x < 0 or newpoint.x >= width or newpoint.y < 0 or
+			         newpoint.y >= height);
+			pos = newpoint;
+			static_cast<Uint32*>(window_surface->pixels
+			)[pos.x + pos.y * window_surface->h] = walk_color;
 		}
-
+		SDL_UnlockSurface(window_surface);
 		SDL_UpdateWindowSurface(window);
+
+		const auto now = clock::now();
+		if (now >= next_poll_events_time) {
+			next_poll_events_time = now + std::chrono::milliseconds{100};
+			poll_events(continu);
+		}
 	}
 
 	// leaking memory, nothing I can do