diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ef8ecd..0b078f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ push:
 	git pull
 	git add --all
 	-git commit -a -s
-	git push
+	git push --all
+	git push --tags
 
 # should update every go dependancy (?)
 update:
diff --git a/channel.go b/channel.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88ac442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+import "log"
+import "net"
+import "os"
+import "io"
+import "bytes"
+
+import "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+import pb "git.wit.com/jcarr/witProtobuf"
+
+var mychannel chan *pb.Event
+
+func initChannel() {
+	mychannel = make(chan *pb.Event)
+}
+
+// func processEvents(mychannel chan *pb.Event) {
+func processEvents() {
+	for {
+		message := <-mychannel
+		log.Println("processEvents() on channel recieved a message")
+		ReadReceivedData(message)
+	}
+}
+
+func ReadReceivedData(data *pb.Event) {
+	msgItems := data.GetResults()
+	fmt.Println("Receiving data...")
+	for _, item := range msgItems {
+		fmt.Println(item)
+	}
+}
+
+func handleProtoClient(conn net.Conn) {
+	fmt.Println("Connected!")
+	defer conn.Close()
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	_, err := io.Copy(&buf, conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Fatal error: %s", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	pdata := new(pb.Event)
+	err = proto.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), pdata)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Fatal error: %s", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	mychannel <- pdata
+}
+
+func addEvent() {
+	msg := new(pb.Event)
+	msg.Name = "hello jeff"
+
+	// var mybuf bytes.Buffer
+
+	data, err := proto.Marshal(msg)
+	if (err != nil) {
+		log.Printf("something fucked up happened")
+	}
+	pdata := new(pb.Event)
+        // err = proto.Unmarshal(data.Bytes(), pdata)
+        err = proto.Unmarshal(data, pdata)
+	mychannel <- pdata
+	// sendDataToDest(data)
+}
diff --git a/infoTabUI.go b/infoTabUI.go
index 4e90f6b..caa2ba6 100644
--- a/infoTabUI.go
+++ b/infoTabUI.go
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ func makeCloudInfoBox() ui.Control {
 	})
 	vbox.Append(add2button, false)
 	// ATTEMPT TO ADD THE TABLE HERE END
+	hbox.Append(ui.NewVerticalSeparator(), false)
+
+	add3button := ui.NewButton("Add buf to chann")
+	add3button.OnClicked(func(*ui.Button) {
+		log.Println("add protobuf event to the channel")
+		addEvent()
+	})
+	vbox.Append(add3button, false)
+
 
 	hbox.Append(ui.NewVerticalSeparator(), false)
 
@@ -106,7 +115,6 @@ func setupCloudUI() {
 	jwcmaintab.Append("Cloud Info", makeCloudInfoBox())
 	jwcmaintab.SetMargined(tabcount, true)
 
-
 	jwcmainwin.Show()
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2340ae1..6f464c2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ func main() {
 		onExit()
 	}
 
+	initChannel()
+	go processEvents()
+
 	go retrySocket()
 
 	// make this the main loop in an attempt to figure out the crashes