diff --git a/life.py b/life.py
index 05329d0..55fdeee 100755
--- a/life.py
+++ b/life.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def show_state():
     print s
 
 
-fixed_cmd_cnt = 1000
+fixed_cmd_cnt = 10000
 
 for i in range(generations):
 
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ def show_state():
     print cmd
 
   sys.stdout.flush()
-  #busy loop
-  for b in range(cnt):
-    print "#", i, ": busy ", (fixed_cmd_cnt - b)
-
   update_cells()
+  time.sleep(.76)
+
+  # #busy loop
+  # for b in range(cnt):
+  #   print "#", i, ": busy ", (fixed_cmd_cnt - b)
 
 
 
diff --git a/rand.py b/rand.py
index 845f729..a3b5907 100755
--- a/rand.py
+++ b/rand.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 H = 20
 
 
-for i in range(1000):
+for i in range(100000):
   x = random.randint(0, W-1);
   y = random.randint(0, H-1);
   cmd = "{} {}".format(x,y)
diff --git a/sss.py b/sss.py
index a8fd194..cb44f0a 100755
--- a/sss.py
+++ b/sss.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import sys, random, time
 import math
+import threading
+
 
 W = 120
 H = 20
@@ -13,37 +15,21 @@
 
 #COLORS
 black = [0,0,0]
-red = [255,0,0]
-green = [0,255,0]
-blue = [0,0,255]
 white = [255,255,255]
-yellow = [255,165, 0]
-purple = [102, 0, 172]
-grey = [120,120,120]
-
-
-# pygame.mixer.pre_init(44100, -16, 2, 2048) # setup mixer to avoid sound lag
-# #modified from http://www.freesound.org/people/Koops/sounds/20258/
-# flip_snd = pygame.mixer.Sound("flip.ogg")
-# pygame.mixer.set_num_channels(W*H)
-# print  "ther are ", pygame.mixer.get_num_channels()
 
 screen = pygame.display.set_mode((W*cell_size,H*cell_size), pygame.NOFRAME)
 clock = pygame.time.Clock()
 screenCenter = screen.get_rect().center
+changes = pygame.Surface((W*cell_size,H*cell_size))
 
 def idx(x,y):
   return W*y + x
 
-def draw_cell(screen, x,y):
-  
+def draw_cell(surface, x,y):
   r = pygame.Rect((x * cell_size, y*cell_size), (cell_size, cell_size))
-  pygame.draw.rect(screen, black, r)
+  pygame.draw.rect(surface, black, r)
   width = 0 if cells[idx(x,y)] else 1
-  pygame.draw.circle(screen, white, r.center, (cell_size / 2) - 1, width)
-  # chn  =  pygame.mixer.find_channel()
-  # if chn:
-  #   chn.play(flip_snd)
+  pygame.draw.circle(surface, white, r.center, (cell_size / 2) - 1, width)
 
 
 #init
@@ -54,21 +40,33 @@ def draw_cell(screen, x,y):
     cells.append(False)
     draw_cell(screen, x, y)
 
+def read_cmds():
+  for line in sys.stdin:
+    #  print line
+    if line.startswith("#"):
+      continue
+    coords = line.split()
+    x = int(coords[0])
+    y = int(coords[1])
+    cells[idx(x,y)] = not cells[idx(x,y)]
+    draw_cell(screen, x,y)
+    time.sleep(.00005);          # the flip time aproximation
 
+t = threading.Thread(target=read_cmds)
+t.start()
+
+
+done = False
+while not done:
+  clock.tick_busy_loop(1500);
+  pygame.event.pump()
+  for event in pygame.event.get():
+    if  event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key == pygame.K_ESCAPE:
+      done = True
 
-for line in sys.stdin:
-  clock.tick_busy_loop(1000)	
-#  print line
-  if line.startswith("#"):
-    continue
-  coords = line.split()
-  x = int(coords[0])
-  y = int(coords[1])
-  cells[idx(x,y)] = not cells[idx(x,y)] 
-  draw_cell(screen, x,y)
 
   pygame.display.update()
   pygame.display.flip()
+
   
-while (pygame.event.wait().type != pygame.KEYDOWN): pass 
 pygame.quit()