diff --git a/api/app.js b/api/app.js
index 6fea014..d8be03e 100644
--- a/api/app.js
+++ b/api/app.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const token = process.env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN;
 const channel = process.env.SLACK_MILLION_CHANNEL;
 const port = process.env.PORT ?? 3000;
 
-const goalDate = '10/1/2024';
+const goalDate = '3/1/2024';
 const goalNumber = 300000;
 
 const app = new App({
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const app = new App({
 });
 
 function extractNumber(txt) {
-	let array = ["-", " ", "\n"]
+	let array = ["\n", " ", "-"]
 	for (let i of array) {
 		if (txt.includes(i)) {
 			return txt.split(i)[0]
@@ -173,14 +173,9 @@ async function report() {
 function predictSpeed(goalDate, goalNumber, currentNumber) {
 	let today = new Date();
 	let goal = new Date(goalDate);
-	let timeRemaining = goal - today;
-	let daysRemaining
-	if (timeRemaining >= 0) {
-		daysRemaining = Math.ceil(timeRemaining / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
-	else {
-		daysRemaining = math.floor(timeRemaining / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
-	}
-	let neededSpeed = (goalNumber - currentNumber) / Math.abs(daysRemaining);
+	let timeRemaining = Math.abs(goal - today);
+	let daysRemaining = Math.ceil(timeRemaining / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+	let neededSpeed = (goalNumber - currentNumber) / daysRemaining;
 	return [daysRemaining, neededSpeed];
 
 }
@@ -243,4 +238,4 @@ app.event('app_mention', async (body) => {
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.error(error);
 	}
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();
diff --git a/api/quotes.js b/api/quotes.js
index ff0120d..80f848c 100644
--- a/api/quotes.js
+++ b/api/quotes.js
@@ -22,23 +22,19 @@ let regularEndQuotes = [
 
 function addQuotes(message, rawGoals, rawSpeed) {
 	let start = regularStartQuotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * regularStartQuotes.length)]
-	let end = regularEndQuotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * regularEndQuotes.length)];
+	let end =regularEndQuotes[Math.floor(Math.random() * regularEndQuotes.length)];
 	let goals = Math.ceil(rawGoals[1]);
 	let days = rawGoals[0];
 	let speed = Math.round(rawSpeed);
 	let diff = goals - speed;
 	if (goals <= 0) {
 		end = `:tada: YOU DID IT, MY LOYAL SERVANTS! YOU'VE REACHED OUR GOAL ON TIME! :tada: But there's still loads of time before we reach a million-- let's keep up the pace!`
-	} else if (diff < 10 && days > 0) {
+	} else if (diff < 10) {
 		end = `You're doing well, my lackeys! Keep up that speed of at least *+${speed}* if you want to reach that goal! You have *${days}* days remaining to get there!`
-	} else if (diff > 10 && diff < 1000 && days > 0) {
+	} else if (diff > 10 && diff < 1000) {
 		end = `Still room to improve your performance, my underlings-- you're only at *${speed}* a day! Get that speed up to at least *+${goals}* to get there on time! You have *${days}* days left!`
-	} else if (diff > 1000 && days > 0) {
+	} else if (diff > 1000) {
 		end = `You're slogging behind, my minions! Only *${speed}* a day? RiDONKulous! Get that speed up to at least *+${goals}* to get there on time! Hurry up!!! You have *${days}* days left to get there!`
-	} else if (days == 0) {
-		end = `Today's the deadline my minions! I hope you can count at least *+${goals}* today, otherwise we'll miss the deadline!`
-	} else if (days < 0) {
-		end = `We've missed the deadline by ${Math.abs(days)} day${(days < -1)? 's': ''} my underlings-- I hope you can make the next one. In the meantime, I recommend counting *+${goals}* numbers today.`
 	}
 	return start + "\n" + message + "\n" + end;
 }