diff --git a/.#README.md b/.#README.md
deleted file mode 120000
index 192ca7b..0000000
--- a/.#README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ink@Magellan.6427:1563239860
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/whisper/core.clj b/src/whisper/core.clj
index bc2815b..5fb48fb 100644
--- a/src/whisper/core.clj
+++ b/src/whisper/core.clj
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 (defn main-loop
   "updates UI with data from Signald"
   [content]
-  (update mainWindow content)
-  (recur (get-next-update)))
+  (update-window mainWindow content)
+  (recur (str (get-next-update))))
 
 (defn -main
   "packs and shows main window with signald version string"
   [& args]
-  ())
+  (main-loop "whisper is online"))
diff --git a/src/whisper/signald.clj b/src/whisper/signald.clj
index 90b91c3..48fc625 100644
--- a/src/whisper/signald.clj
+++ b/src/whisper/signald.clj
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 (defn get-next-update
   "Retrieves and parses next line of incoming data from signald"
   []
-  (:data (json/read-str (.sigdRead readLine) :key-fn keyword)))
+  (map :data (json/read-str (. sigdRead readLine) :key-fn keyword)))
 
diff --git a/src/whisper/ui.clj b/src/whisper/ui.clj
index 8e90808..ff4bfe6 100644
--- a/src/whisper/ui.clj
+++ b/src/whisper/ui.clj
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
                        :height 40))
 
 ;; UI Functions
-(defn update
+(defn update-window
   "Updates WINDOW to display additional content: CONTENT"
   [window content]
   (config! window :content
-           (concat (:content window) content))
+           (str (:content window) content "\n"))
   window)