diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de9147f..551f72c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
-# whisper
+# Whisper
 
-FIXME: description
+Whisper is a client for signald. In combination, the two represent a complete replacement for the official Signal desktop client. Additionally, Whisper and Signald can be run on any mobile device supporting the Java Runtime Environment.
+
+**Whisper is in early stages of development.**
 
 ## Installation
 
-Download from http://example.com/FIXME.
+Currently: use lein run
+TODO: package, wrap with a nice makefile
 
 ## Usage
 
+Call `lein run` in a freshly cloned repository to run Whisper. Make sure Signald is already running.
+
 FIXME: explanation
 
     $ java -jar whisper-0.1.0-standalone.jar [args]
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ FIXME: listing of options this app accepts.
 
 ## License
 
-Copyright © 2019 FIXME
+Copyright © 2019 Aidan Hahn
 
 This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
diff --git a/src/whisper/core.clj b/src/whisper/core.clj
index 0038a83..1ae48f0 100644
--- a/src/whisper/core.clj
+++ b/src/whisper/core.clj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         [whisper.signald]))
 
 (def sockpath "/var/run/signald/signald.sock")
-(def user (atom {}))
+(def user (atom {"username" "" "filename" ""}))
 
 ;; TODO: handle multi users (with list ui)
 (defn handle-users
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
   (let [users (get-in data ["data" "accounts"])]
         (if (> (count users) 1)
           (log/info "Alert, multi account not supported yet. picking first on list"))
-        (swap! user (first users))
-        (get @user "username")))
+        (swap! user (first users))))
 
 (defn -main
   "packs and shows main window with signald version string"
@@ -55,14 +54,30 @@
         ;; handle login basically
         (assoc-callback-type "account_list"
                              (fn [x]
-                               (if (< (count x) 1)
+                               (if (< (count (get-in x ["data" "accounts"])) 1)
                                  (do (make-link-data-req sigd-input)
                                      (make-list-accounts-req sigd-input)
-                                     (let [username (handle-users x)]
-                                       (make-subscription-req sigd-input username)
-                                       ;; list_contacts?
-                                       ;; TODO: sync/list groups
-                                       (make-contact-sync-req sigd-input username))))))
+                                     (handle-users x)))))
+
+        ;; log in every time username changes
+        (add-watch user :login-manager
+                   (fn [key atom old-state new-state]
+                     (let [old-user (get old-state "username")
+                           new-user (get new-state "username")]
+
+                       (log/info key " changed state from "
+                                 old-user " to " new-user)
+
+                       ;; unsub from old acc
+                       (if (some? old-user)
+                         ;; TODO: make this a do statement
+                         ;; add a call to reset the UI
+                         (make-unsubscribe-req sigd-input old-user))
+
+                       ;; sub to new account
+                       (if (some? new-user)
+                         (make-subscribe-req sigd-input new-user)
+                         (make-contact-sync-req sigd-input new-user)))))
 
         ;; find avail accounts
         (make-list-accounts-req sigd-input)
diff --git a/src/whisper/signald.clj b/src/whisper/signald.clj
index 4aa9917..dccb59f 100644
--- a/src/whisper/signald.clj
+++ b/src/whisper/signald.clj
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
              (json/write-str {"type" "subscribe"
                               "username" username})))
 
+(defn make-unsubscribe-req
+  [output-stream username]
+  (-make-req output-stream
+             (json/write-str {"type" "unsubscribe"
+                              "username" username})))
+
 (defn make-contact-sync-req
   [output-stream username]
   (-make-req output-stream