diff --git a/client/css/style.css b/client/css/style.css
index 65992539..7884c71a 100644
--- a/client/css/style.css
+++ b/client/css/style.css
@@ -27,22 +27,25 @@ h2 {
 	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
 	float: left;
 	height: 100%;
-	line-height: 20px;
+	line-height: 36px;
 	width: 199px;
 }
 #sidebar .channel {
-	clear: both;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
 	color: #f00;
 	cursor: pointer;
-	float: left;
-	margin-left: 20px;
+	padding: 0 12px;
+}
+#sidebar .channel[data-id='0'] {
+	background: #eaeaea;
+	border-bottom-color: #e5e5e5;
+}
+#sidebar .channel:first-child {
+	color: #333;
+	overflow: hidden;
 }
 #sidebar .channel:hover {
-	color: #999;
-}
-#sidebar .channel.network {
-	margin-top: 10px;
-	overflow: hidden;
+	text-decoration: underline;
 }
 #chat {
 	bottom: 0;
diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index 0203d051..f6630e3c 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	{{#networks}}
 	<div class="network" data-id="{{id}}">
 		{{#channels}}
-		<div class="channel {{type}}" data-id="{{id}}">
+		<div class="channel" data-id="{{id}}">
 			{{name}}
 		</div>
 		{{/channels}}
diff --git a/client/js/chat.js b/client/js/chat.js
index de6f01ff..ca9a1533 100644
--- a/client/js/chat.js
+++ b/client/js/chat.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ $(function() {
 	socket.on(
 		"event",
 		function(event) {
+			console.log(event);
 			View[event.action](event);
 		}
 	);
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ $(function() {
 
 	var View = {};
 
-	View.redraw = function(event) {
+	View.refresh = function(event) {
 		if (event.data == undefined || event.data == []) {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/lib/models.js b/lib/models.js
index 83721805..8a08dca1 100644
--- a/lib/models.js
+++ b/lib/models.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var _ = require("lodash");
+
 var models = exports;
 var id = 0;
 
@@ -8,6 +10,10 @@ models.Network = function() {
 	this.channels = [];
 };
 
+models.Network.prototype.toJSON = function() {
+	return _.omit(this, "irc");
+};
+
 models.Channel = function() {
 	this.id = id++;
 	this.name = "";
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index b32154c1..16ec4330 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var _ = require("lodash");
 var connect = require("connect");
+var irc = require("irc");
 var io = require("socket.io");
 var models = require("./models.js");
 
@@ -8,14 +9,7 @@ exports.listen = listen;
 var sockets;
 var networks = [];
 
-var network = new models.Network;
-var chan = _.assign(new models.Channel, {
-	name: "Network",
-	type: "network"
-});
-
-network.channels.push(chan);
-networks.push(network);
+addNetwork("Lobby", false);
 
 function listen(port) {
 	var http = connect()
@@ -25,39 +19,121 @@ function listen(port) {
 	sockets.on("connection", function(socket) {
 		init(socket);
 	});
-};
+}
 
 function init(socket) {
+	refresh();
 	socket.on(
 		"input",
 		function(input) {
 			handleUserInput(input)
 		}
 	);
+}
+
+function refresh() {
+	if (typeof sockets === "undefined") {
+		return;
+	}
 	sockets.emit("event", _.assign(new models.Event, {
-		action: "redraw",
+		action: "refresh",
 		data: networks
 	}));
-};
+}
 
 function handleUserInput(input) {
-	var id = input.id;
 	var text = input.text;
+	var target = getChannel(input.id);
 	
+	if (text.charAt(0) != "/") {
+		return addMessage(target, text);
+	} 
+
+	var args = text.substr(1).split(" ");
+	switch (args[0]) {
+
+	case "connect":
+		if (typeof args[1] !== "undefined") {
+			addNetwork(args[1], true);
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case "join":
+		console.log(args);
+		if (typeof args[1] === "undefined") {
+			return;
+		}
+		target.network.channels.push(
+			_.assign(new models.Channel, {
+				name: args[1]
+			})
+		);
+		refresh();
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		console.log("DEFAULT");
+		addMessage(
+			target,
+			"Command '/" + args[0] + "' does not exist."
+		);
+		break;
+
+	}
+}
+
+function addNetwork(addr, bool) {
+	bool = bool || false;
+
+	var chan = _.assign(new models.Channel, {name: addr, type: "network"});
+	var network = _.assign(
+		new models.Network, {channels: [chan]}
+	);
+
+	if (bool) {
+		console.log("IRC");
+		network.irc = new irc.Client(addr, "default_user", {
+			channels: ["#default_channel"]
+		});
+		network.irc.addListener("raw", function() {
+			handleEvent.apply(this, [network].concat(arguments));
+		});
+	}
+
+	networks.push(network);
+	refresh();
+}
+
+function handleEvent(network) {
+	var args = arguments;
+	var target = {
+		network: network,
+		channel: network.channels[0]
+	};
+
+	console.log(args[1]);
+	addMessage(target, args[1][0].args);
+}
+
+function addMessage(target, text) {
 	var message = _.assign(new models.Message, {text: text});
-	var event = _.assign(new models.Event, {
+	target.channel.messages.push(message);
+	sockets.emit("event", _.assign(new models.Event, {
 		action: "add",
 		type: "message",
-		data: message,
-		target: id
-	});
+		target: target.channel.id,
+		data: message
+	}));
+}
 
-	sockets.emit("event", event);
-
-	_.each(networks, function(n) {
-		var chan = _.findWhere(n.channels, {id: id});
-		if (chan !== "undefined") {
-			chan.messages.push(message);
+function getChannel(id) {
+	for (var i = 0; i < networks.length; i++) {
+		var find = {
+			network: networks[i],
+			channel: _.findWhere(networks[i].channels, {id: id})
+		};
+		if (typeof find.channel !== "undefined") {
+			return find;
 		}
-	});
-};
+	}
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e80df36..6755da51 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"commander": "2.1.0",
 		"connect": "2.13.0",
+		"irc": "0.3.6",
 		"lodash": "2.4.1", 
 		"socket.io": "0.9.16"
 	}