diff --git a/html/assets/css/squatconf.css b/html/assets/css/squatconf.css
index be34be3..822f364 100644
--- a/html/assets/css/squatconf.css
+++ b/html/assets/css/squatconf.css
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   margin-left: -5px;
 }
 .input{width: 100%;}
+#status-msg.info{color: black}
+#status-msg.error{color: red}
 
 /*mq madness*/
 .maxW, .dskW,.tblW{display:none;}
@@ -28,4 +30,4 @@
 @media (max-width: 979px) {
   .tblW{display:block;}
 }
-@media (min-width: 980px) {}
\ No newline at end of file
+@media (min-width: 980px) {}
diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html
index 89db0d2..53ad850 100644
--- a/html/index.html
+++ b/html/index.html
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
               <input type="checkbox" name="paris"> Paris Nov.2014?
             </label>
             <button type="submit" class="btn">Send</button>
+            <div id="status-msg">&nbsp;</div>
         </fieldset>
         </form>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/email.js b/src/email.js
index 5a91052..05f8187 100644
--- a/src/email.js
+++ b/src/email.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ process.nextTick(function() {
 
     var form  = document.getElementById('signup-form')
       , input_email = ''
+      , status_msg  = document.getElementById('status-msg')
 
     for (var n = 0, l = form.childNodes[1].childNodes.length; n < l; n++) {
       var el = form.childNodes[1].childNodes[n]
@@ -20,11 +21,16 @@ process.nextTick(function() {
           if (input_email && input_email.value) {
             var is_valid = check_email(input_email.value)
             if (is_valid) {
-              alert('got it, thanks '+ input_email.value)
-              form.submit()
+              status_msg.className = 'info'
+              status_msg.innerHTML = "Got it, thanks"
+              setTimeout(function() { form.submit() }, 600)
             } else {
               input_email.value = ''
-              alert("that doesn't look like an email address,\nplease try again...")
+              e.preventDefault()
+              status_msg.className = 'error'
+              status_msg.innerHTML = "that doesn't look like an email address,"
+                                     + "<br />please try again..."
+              setTimeout(function() { status_msg.innerHTML = '&nbsp;' }, 2000)
             }
           }
         }