diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 27e1c13..f111544 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	// "database/sql"
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/aes"
 	"crypto/cipher"
 	"crypto/pbkdf2"
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var (
 	password      string
 	dataDir       string
 	dataPath      string
+	cacheDir      string
 	cachePath     string
 	scanner       bufio.Scanner
 )
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ type Note struct {
 
 func check(err error, format string, a ...any) bool {
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf(format, a, err)
+		log.Fatalf("\033[31m"+format+"\033[0m: ", a, err)
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
@@ -106,14 +107,25 @@ func main() {
 	if len(cachePath) < 1 {
 		cachePath = home + "/.cache"
 	}
+	cacheDir = cachePath + "/notes"
 	cachePath += "/notes/notes.db"
 	dataDir = dataPath + "/notes"
 	dataPath += "/notes/userinfo.json"
 
-	// db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", cachePath)
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	log.Fatal("Error opening sqlite database for notes cache at ", cachePath, ": ", err)
-	// }
+	err := os.Mkdir(cacheDir, 0700)
+	if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrExist) {
+		check(err, "Error creating cache directory")
+	}
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", cachePath)
+	check(err, "Error opening cache database at '%s'", cachePath)
+	check(db.Ping(), "Ping of cache database failed!")
+	db.Exec(`
+CREATE TABLE notes (
+	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+	data TEXT
+);
+	`)
+
 	args := os.Args[1:]
 	var command string
 	if len(args) < 1 {
@@ -122,49 +134,38 @@ func main() {
 		command = args[0]
 	}
 	switch command {
-	case "l", "ls", "list", "search", "find":
+	case "ls":
 		userDataBytes, err := os.ReadFile(dataPath)
 		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
 			login()
 		}
-		check(err, "Error reading user data at '%s': %s", dataPath)
+		check(err, "Error reading user data at '%s'", dataPath)
 		var userData []string
 		err = json.Unmarshal(userDataBytes, &userData)
-		check(err, "Error unmarshalling user data: %s")
+		check(err, "Error unmarshalling user data")
 
 		serverAddress, username, password = userData[0], userData[1], userData[2]
-
-		response, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/get?user=%s", serverAddress, url.QueryEscape(username)))
-		check(err, "Error getting notes from '%s' as '%s': %s", serverAddress, username)
-		defer response.Body.Close()
-		body, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
-		check(err, "Error reading response body while getting notes: %s")
-		var jsonBody [][2]string
-		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &jsonBody)
-		check(err, "Error unmarshalling response body: %s")
-
-		fzf := exec.Command("fzf")
-		stdin, err := fzf.StdinPipe()
-		check(err, "Error executing fzf: %s")
-		check(fzf.Start(), "Error starting fzf: %s")
-
-		decryptedBody := make([]Note, len(jsonBody))
-		for i := range len(jsonBody) {
-			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(decrypt(jsonBody[i][1], password)), &decryptedBody[i])
-			if err != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			if len(decryptedBody[i].Title) > 0 && len(decryptedBody[i].Body) > 0 {
-				fmt.Fprintf(stdin, "%s | %s\n", decryptedBody[i].Title, strings.ReplaceAll(decryptedBody[i].Body, "\n", " "))
-			}
-		}
-		fzf.Wait()
-
+		jsonBody := load(db)
+		// jsonBody := fetch()
+		// cache(db, jsonBody)
+		fmt.Println(jsonBody)
+		list(jsonBody)
 	default:
 		login()
 	}
 }
 
+func cache(db *sql.DB, jsonData [][2]string) {
+	for i := range len(jsonData) {
+		stmt, err := db.Prepare("INSERT INTO notes VALUES(?, ?)")
+		check(err, "Error preparing to insert note into cache database at %s", cachePath)
+		defer stmt.Close()
+
+		_, err = stmt.Exec(jsonData[i][0], jsonData[i][1])
+		check(err, "Error executing insert note into cache database at %s", cachePath)
+	}
+}
+
 func login() {
 	fmt.Println("Welcome to Notes! To get started, choose your server and user.")
 	fmt.Print("Server Address [notes.miningtcup.me]: ")
@@ -179,24 +180,24 @@ func login() {
 
 	fmt.Print("Password: ")
 	passwordBytes, err := readPassword()
-	check(err, "Error reading user input (password): %s")
+	check(err, "Error reading user input (password)")
 	password = url.QueryEscape(string(passwordBytes))
 
 	jsonData, err := json.Marshal([]string{serverAddress, username, password})
-	check(err, "Error marshalling server address and credentials: %s")
+	check(err, "Error marshalling server address and credentials")
 	err = os.Mkdir(dataDir, 0700)
 	if !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrExist) {
-		check(err, "Error creating data directory at '%s': %s", dataDir)
+		check(err, "Error creating data directory at '%s'", dataDir)
 	}
 	err = os.WriteFile(dataPath, jsonData, 0600)
-	check(err, "Error writing to '%s': ", dataPath)
+	check(err, "Error writing to '%s'", dataPath)
 
 	fmt.Println("\nAwesome! To get started, run 'notes add' or 'notes list'")
 }
 
 func decrypt(data string, password string) string {
 	dataBytes, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(data)
-	check(err, "Error decoding base64 data: %s")
+	check(err, "Error decoding base64 data")
 
 	if len(dataBytes) < 32 {
 		return ""
@@ -212,9 +213,9 @@ func decrypt(data string, password string) string {
 	}
 
 	key, err := pbkdf2.Key(sha256.New, password, salt, 65536, 32)
-	check(err, "Error deriving pbkdf2-sha256 key from password: %s")
+	check(err, "Error deriving pbkdf2-sha256 key from password")
 	block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
-	check(err, "Error creating AES key: %s")
+	check(err, "Error creating AES key")
 	mode := cipher.NewCBCDecrypter(block, iv)
 
 	plaintext := make([]byte, len(ciphertext))
@@ -226,3 +227,62 @@ func decrypt(data string, password string) string {
 	}
 	return string(strippedPlaintext)
 }
+
+func fetch() [][2]string {
+	response, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/get?user=%s", serverAddress, url.QueryEscape(username)))
+	check(err, "Error getting notes from '%s' as '%s'", serverAddress, username)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	check(err, "Error reading response body while getting notes")
+
+	var jsonBody [][2]string
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &jsonBody)
+	check(err, "Error unmarshalling response body")
+
+	return jsonBody
+}
+
+func load(db *sql.DB) [][2]string {
+	var rowCount int
+	err := db.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM notes").Scan(&rowCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	const limit = 100
+	if rowCount > limit { // change this if there's ever an option to increase limit
+		rowCount = limit // change this if there's ever an option to increase limit
+	}
+
+	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT * FROM notes LIMIT ?", rowCount)
+	check(err, "Error querying cache database", err)
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	notes := make([][2]string, rowCount)
+
+	for i := 0; rows.Next(); i++ {
+		var currentRow [2]string
+		check(rows.Scan(&currentRow[0], &currentRow[1]), "Error scanning cache database rows")
+		notes[i] = currentRow
+	}
+
+	return notes
+}
+
+func list(jsonBody [][2]string) {
+	fzf := exec.Command("fzf")
+	stdin, err := fzf.StdinPipe()
+	check(err, "Error executing fzf")
+	check(fzf.Start(), "Error starting fzf")
+
+	decryptedBody := make([]Note, len(jsonBody))
+	for i := range len(jsonBody) {
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(decrypt(jsonBody[i][1], password)), &decryptedBody[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(decryptedBody[i].Title) > 0 && len(decryptedBody[i].Body) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(stdin, "%s | %s\n", decryptedBody[i].Title, strings.ReplaceAll(decryptedBody[i].Body, "\n", " "))
+		}
+	}
+	fzf.Wait()
+}