diff --git a/menu.go b/menu.go
index 50aa79d..53c530b 100644
--- a/menu.go
+++ b/menu.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
@@ -9,7 +10,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	ascii = "                                                            -hMMMMMMMMMMMd:\n                                                          -hMMMMMMMMMMMd:  \n-:::::::::::: :::::::::::::`.::::::::::::::::::::::::::.-hMMMMMMMMMMMd:    \n`oNMMMMMMMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.ssmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMdshMMMMMMMMMMMd:      \n  `oNMMMMMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NNysmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmshMMMMMMMMMMMd:        \n    `oNMMMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NMMNysmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmshMMMMMMMMMMMd/          \n      `oNMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NMMMMNysmMMMMMMMMMMm+ohddddddddddh/`           \n        `oNMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NMMMMMMNysmMMMMMMm/` ````````````              \n          .oN.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NMMMMMMMMNysmMMm/`                             \n            . :::::::::::::`NMMMMMMMMMMNys+`                               \n                            NMMMMMMMMMMMMNo.                               \n                            NMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmo`                             \n                            NMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmo`                           \n                            NMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy.                           \n                            NMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMh-                             \n                            NMMMMMMMMMMMMMh:                               \n                            NMMMMMMMMMMMh:                                 \n                            NMMMMMMMMMh:                                   \n                            NMMMMMMMdyo                                    \n                            NMMMMMdydMy                                    \n                            NMMMdsdMMMy                                    \n                            NMdsdMMMMMy                                    \n                            dsdMMMMMMMy                                    \n                           :hMMMMMMMMMy                                    \n                         :hMMMMMMMMMMMy                                    \n                       -hMMMMMMMMMMMMMy                                    \n                     -hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy                                    \n                   -yMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy                                    \n                   :dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy                                    \n                     :dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy                                    \n                       /dMMMMMMMMMMMMMy                                    \n                         /dMMMMMMMMMMMy-.                                  \n                           /dMMMMMMMMMy+Ns.                                \n                             /dMMMMMMMy+MMNs.                              \n                               /mMMMMMy+MMMMNs.                            \n                                 /mMMMy+MMMMMMMs.                          \n                                   /mMy+MMMMMMMMMs.                        \n                                     /++MMMMMMMMMMMy.                      "
+	ascii string = "-hMMMMMMMMMMMd:\n-hMMMMMMMMMMMd:\n-:::::::::::::::::::::::::`.::::::::::::::::::::::::::.-hMMMMMMMMMMMd:\n`oNMMMMMMMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.ssmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMdshMMMMMMMMMMMd:\n`oNMMMMMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NNysmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmshMMMMMMMMMMMd:\n`oNMMMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NMMNysmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmshMMMMMMMMMMMd/\n`oNMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NMMMMNysmMMMMMMMMMMm+ohddddddddddh/`\n`oNMM.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NMMMMMMNysmMMMMMMm/`````````````\n.oN.MMMMMMMMMMMMM.NMMMMMMMMNysmMMm/`\n.:::::::::::::`NMMMMMMMMMMNys+`\nNMMMMMMMMMMMMNo.\nNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmo`\nNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmo`\nNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy.\nNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMh-\nNMMMMMMMMMMMMMh:\nNMMMMMMMMMMMh:\nNMMMMMMMMMh:\nNMMMMMMMdyo\nNMMMMMdydMy\nNMMMdsdMMMy\nNMdsdMMMMMy\ndsdMMMMMMMy\n:hMMMMMMMMMy\n:hMMMMMMMMMMMy\n-hMMMMMMMMMMMMMy\n-hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy\n-yMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy\n:dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy\n:dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy\n/dMMMMMMMMMMMMMy\n/dMMMMMMMMMMMy-.\n/dMMMMMMMMMy+Ns.\n/dMMMMMMMy+MMNs.\n/mMMMMMy+MMMMNs.\n/mMMMy+MMMMMMMs.\n/mMy+MMMMMMMMMs.\n/++MMMMMMMMMMMy."
+	tekst string = "Thalia Constitutieborrel Gastenboek\n1) Schrijf een nieuw bericht.\n2) Lees oude berichten."
+)
+
+var (
+	menu string = ""
 )
 
 func terminalSize() (width, height int) {
@@ -23,6 +29,25 @@ func terminalSize() (width, height int) {
 	return width, height
 }
 
-func showMenu() {
-	fmt.Printf("%v\nThalia Constitutieborrel Gastenboek\n Optie 1 1: Optie 2 2:", ascii)
+func generateMenu() string {
+	if menu == "" {
+		var width, height int = terminalSize()
+		var content []string = strings.Split(ascii, "\n")
+		content = append(content, strings.Split(tekst, "\n")...)
+		menu += strings.Repeat("-", width)
+		for _, value := range content {
+			var length int = len(value)
+			menu += "|"
+			menu += strings.Repeat(" ", math.Floor((width-length-2)/2.0))
+			menu += value
+			menu += strings.Repeat(" ", math.Ceil((width-length-2)/2.0))
+			menu += "|"
+		}
+		menu += strings.Repeat("-", width)
+	}
+	return menu
+}
+
+func showMenu() {
+	fmt.Println(generateMenu())
 }