diff --git a/janet/myparser.janet b/janet/myparser.janet
index 351dcd7..a154d75 100644
--- a/janet/myparser.janet
+++ b/janet/myparser.janet
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ The idea, however, is that Jesus: we must not have test-rule and apply-rule: com
 			(var passing true)
 			(def origin (stash parser))
 			(pprint origin)
-			(def failing nil)
-			(def passing true)
+			(var failing nil)
+			(var passing true)
 			(loop [rule :in rules :while passing]
 				(def pass? (apply-rule rule parser))
 				(when (not pass?) 
@@ -384,4 +384,9 @@ if (:)foo then :bar else :baz
 (-> (scan source) (parse if-expr) pprint)
 )
 
+(comment
 
+Okay, so I'm trying to figure out how to manage panics in this declarative (not recursive-descent) parser.
+The question is how to 
+
+)