diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5315b3..0070709 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PROPRIETARY - Copyright - Yehowshua Immanuel
  - loads 400MB of VCD waveform per second on an 8 core 2017 desktop CPU with NVMe storage
  - consumes roughly between 10 - 50MB of memory per GB of waveform
 
-## Planed Features
+## Planned Features
  - elegant/pretty UI
  - can be easily ported to work in browser via webassembly
  - allows high-performance custom Rust plugins to manipulate and
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ The first build of the program may take some time.
 You can run all the tests with ``cargo test``
 
 # TODO
- - [ ] support parsing dates with commas
+ - [ ] make a custon date parser for possibly up to 18 different versions(that 
+       is, for each possible tool).
  - [ ] Fix warning especially usage and restriction warnings once I'm
        able to successfully parse all sample VCDs.
  - [ ] Should be able to load waveform whilst viewing it live.
@@ -40,5 +41,9 @@ You can run all the tests with ``cargo test``
  - [ ] Take a look at GTKWave parser to compare effificiency.
  - [ ] Send survey to community channel.
 
+# Questions to Answer
+ - [ ] Is it safe to assume that we may treat any values before the first
+       non-zero timestamp as having occured on `#0`?
+
 # Probably No Longer Needed
  - [ ] Should insert nodes in BFS order
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vcd/parse.rs b/src/vcd/parse.rs
index c7821f1..4ab523c 100644
--- a/src/vcd/parse.rs
+++ b/src/vcd/parse.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::{fs::File};
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use num::BigInt;
+use num::bigint::ToBigInt;
 
 use super::*;
 
@@ -15,6 +17,32 @@ use metadata::*;
 mod scopes;
 use scopes::*;
 
+use function_name::named;
+
+#[named]
+fn parse_events<'a>(
+    word_reader      : &mut WordReader,
+    vcd              : &'a mut VCD,
+    signal_map       : &mut HashMap<String, Signal_Idx>
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+
+    loop {
+        let next_word = word_reader.next_word();
+        // if we've reached the end of the file, then there is obviously
+        // nothing left to do...
+        if next_word.is_none() {break};
+
+        let (word, cursor) = next_word.unwrap();
+        match &word[0..1] {
+            "$" => {continue}
+            "#" => {continue}
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn parse_vcd(file : File) -> Result<VCD, String> {
     let mut word_gen = WordReader::new(file);
 
@@ -24,12 +52,14 @@ pub fn parse_vcd(file : File) -> Result<VCD, String> {
 
     let mut vcd = VCD{
         metadata   : header,
+        cursor     : 0.to_bigint().unwrap(),
         all_signals: vec![],
         all_scopes : vec![],
         scope_roots: vec![],
     };
 
     parse_scopes(&mut word_gen, None, &mut vcd, &mut signal_map)?;
+    // parse_events(&mut word_gen, &mut vcd, &mut signal_map)?;
 
     Ok(vcd)
 }
diff --git a/src/vcd/parse/scopes.rs b/src/vcd/parse/scopes.rs
index b1a1f1e..d03001c 100644
--- a/src/vcd/parse/scopes.rs
+++ b/src/vcd/parse/scopes.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub(super) fn parse_var<'a>(
                 sig_type: var_type,
                 num_bits: no_bits,
                 self_idx: signal_idx,
-                timeline: BTreeMap::new(),
+                timeline: vec![],
                 scope_parent: parent_scope_idx };
             (signal, signal_idx)
         }
diff --git a/src/vcd/types.rs b/src/vcd/types.rs
index 51c5ce8..6796179 100644
--- a/src/vcd/types.rs
+++ b/src/vcd/types.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ pub(super) struct Signal_Idx(pub(super) usize);
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(super) enum Sig_Type {Integer, Parameter, Real, Reg, Str, Wire, Tri1, Time}
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(super) struct TimeStamp(BigInt);
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(super) enum Sig_Value {
     Numeric(BigInt),
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ pub(super) enum Signal{
          num_bits     : Option<usize>,
          // TODO : may be able to remove self_idx
          self_idx     : Signal_Idx,
-         timeline     : BTreeMap<BigInt, Sig_Value>,
+         timeline      : Vec<(TimeStamp, Sig_Value)>,
          scope_parent : Scope_Idx},
     Alias{
          name         : String,
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ pub(super) struct Scope {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VCD {
     pub(super) metadata    : Metadata,
+    pub(super) cursor      : BigInt,
     pub(super) all_signals : Vec<Signal>,
     pub(super) all_scopes  : Vec<Scope>,
     pub(super) scope_roots : Vec<Scope_Idx>}