diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e00fcb..b3a2d0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ Check in and water your plant every 24h to keep it growing. 5 days without water
 
 *"We do not 'come into' this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree." - Alan Watts*
 
-*(work in progress)*
-
 ## getting started
 botany is designed for unix-based systems. Clone into a local directory using `$ git clone https://github.com/jifunks/botany.git`.
 
@@ -57,14 +55,11 @@ If your plant goes 5 days without water, it will die!
 ### to-dos
 * Finish garden feature
   * Water neighbor's plants
-* Harvest plant at end of life (gather seeds)
-  * Plant pollination - cross-breed with neighbor plants to unlock second-gen plants
+* Plant pollination - cross-breed with neighbor plants to unlock second-gen plants
   * Share seeds with other users
 * Global events
   * Server API to have rain storms, heat waves, insects
-* Name your plant
-* Reward for keeping plant alive
-  * Hybridization, lineage tracking
+* Hybridization, lineage tracking
 
 ## requirements
 * Unix-based OS (Mac, Linux)
diff --git a/menu_screen.py b/menu_screen.py
index fb640ee..25b30e4 100644
--- a/menu_screen.py
+++ b/menu_screen.py
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ class CursedMenu(object):
         curses.noecho()
         curses.raw()
         curses.start_color()
-        curses.curs_set(0)
+        try:
+            curses.curs_set(0)
+        except curses.error:
+            # Not all terminals support this functionality.
+            # When the error is ignored the screen will look a little uglier, but that's not terrible
+            # So in order to keep botany as accesible as possible to everyone, it should be safe to ignore the error.
+            pass
         self.screen.keypad(1)
         self.plant = this_plant
         self.user_data = this_data