diff --git a/LunaMac.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/LunaMac.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 001e5f5..80e18a7 100644
--- a/LunaMac.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/LunaMac.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@
 			children = (
 				7ED5E24428E8AD0A00FF26EB /* dark */,
 				7ED5E23528E8AD0A00FF26EB /* darkalt */,
-				7ED5E24E28E8AD0A00FF26EB /* default */,
 				7ED5E27728E8ADCC00FF26EB /* emoji */,
+				7ED5E24E28E8AD0A00FF26EB /* default */,
 			);
 			path = png;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
diff --git a/LunaMac/AppDelegate.swift b/LunaMac/AppDelegate.swift
index 9c40b6a..45bde8c 100644
--- a/LunaMac/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/LunaMac/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -86,9 +86,15 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSMenuDelegate {
         showLog()
     }
     
+    // get system-wide menu bar
+    let statusBar = NSStatusBar.system
+    
     // make sure applet stays in memory
     var statusBarItem: NSStatusItem?
     
+    // create a menu for the icon
+    let statusBarMenu = NSMenu(title: "LunaMac Menu")
+    
     // create empty timer for event loop
     var lunaTimer = Timer()
     
@@ -110,6 +116,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSMenuDelegate {
         
         // start the the timer for keeping the icon updated automatically
         startTimer()
+        
+        // set icon size to square
+        statusBarItem = statusBar.statusItem(withLength: NSStatusItem.squareLength)
     }
     
     // start the timer for auto-updating the icon
@@ -127,17 +136,10 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSMenuDelegate {
     }
     
     @objc func buildMenu(key: String = "default") {
-        // create a menu for the icon
-        let statusBarMenu = NSMenu(title: "LunaMac Menu")
+        statusBarMenu.removeAllItems()
         
         statusBarMenu.delegate = self
         
-        // get system-wide menu bar
-        let statusBar = NSStatusBar.system
-        
-        // set icon size to square
-        statusBarItem = statusBar.statusItem(withLength: NSStatusItem.squareLength)
-        
         // filename suffix
         /*
          -dark      dark mode
@@ -151,17 +153,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSMenuDelegate {
         
         // if iconPref is set to emoji
         if (defaults.string(forKey: "iconPref") == "emoji") {
-            // change font size
-            // still not aligned properly
-            /*
-            let iconString = phaseArray[key]?["icon"] as String? ?? "⨂"
-            let iconAttrib = [ NSAttributedString.Key.font: NSFont.menuFont(ofSize: 12.0) ]
-            let iconAttrString = NSAttributedString(string: iconString, attributes: iconAttrib)
-            statusBarItem?.button?.attributedTitle = iconAttrString
-            */
             suffix += "-emoji"
         }
-        // otherwise use icons
+        // otherwise use monochrome icons
         else {
             // check for dark mode and set the right image file
             if #available(OSX 10.14, *) {
diff --git a/LunaMac/Info.plist b/LunaMac/Info.plist
index d0dad0b..f5064b6 100644
--- a/LunaMac/Info.plist
+++ b/LunaMac/Info.plist
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
 	<string>LunaMac</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>1.4.1</string>
+	<string>1.4.2</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>1.4.1</string>
+	<string>1.4.2</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
 	<string>$(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)</string>
 	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
diff --git a/LunaMac/InfoBox.xib b/LunaMac/InfoBox.xib
index 0c1d80f..30338d8 100644
--- a/LunaMac/InfoBox.xib
+++ b/LunaMac/InfoBox.xib
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                     <textField horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" fixedFrame="YES" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="24S-3e-fTg">
                         <rect key="frame" x="26" y="188" width="212" height="19"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
-                        <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" alignment="center" title="Using LunaMac 1.4" id="3Ea-1B-yru">
+                        <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="clipping" alignment="center" title="Using LunaMac 1.4.2" id="3Ea-1B-yru">
                             <font key="font" metaFont="system" size="15"/>
                             <color key="textColor" name="labelColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                             <color key="backgroundColor" name="textBackgroundColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 78778fc..5afebe0 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
 # LunaMac
 
-![](LunaMac/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/fullmoon128.png)
+<img src="LunaMac/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/fullmoon128.png" align="left">
 
 A MacOS menu bar app for the phases of the moon. LunaMac calculates the current moon phase using your computer's system time. If the menu bar icon is a Ⓧ, something went wrong and LunaMac couldn't calculate the moon phase. You can try reloading from the icon's menu.
+<br clear="left"/>
 
-For a comprehensive breakdown of this project's code, check out the [wiki](/ABG/LunaMac/wiki).
+<img src="https://abettergeek.com/_media/wiki/git/lunamac/prefmenu.png" align="right">
+
+This project covers a number of basic use cases:
+
+* Programmatically creating a status icon in the system menu bar
+* Working with datetime objects, including datetime math
+* Loading contents of a file packaged with the application
+* Using a timer to run periodic background updates
+* Setting and using user preferences to build the UI
+
+There are some useful implementations for those new to Apple's programming paradigms. Swift adopts a lot of Objective-C concepts, which themselves are likely foreign if don't already have a working knowledge of Objective-C.
+
+* Using interface builder **actions** and **outlets** to work with window elements
+* Working with **object delegation**
+* Implementing a **view controller** to interact with windows
+
+For a comprehensive breakdown of this project's code, check out the [wiki](/ABG/LunaMac/wiki).
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