diff --git a/droplet.proto b/droplet.proto
index eb27479..db24050 100644
--- a/droplet.proto
+++ b/droplet.proto
@@ -8,26 +8,27 @@ message Droplets {
 }
 
 message Droplet {
-	string  uuid	= 1;
-	string	name	= 2;
-	string	hostname = 3;
-	int64	cpus	= 4;
-	int64	memory	= 5;
-	string	start_state = 6; // what the state of the droplet is SUPPOSED TO BE ('on' or 'off')
+	string  uuid	 = 1;                   // should be unique across the cluster
+	string	hostname = 2;                   // should be unique and work in DNS
+	int64	cpus	 = 3;                   // what's the point of int64 vs int32
+	int64	memory	 = 4;                   // in bytes
+	string	start_state = 5;                // what the state of the droplet is SUPPOSED TO BE ('on' or 'off')
+	string	notes = 6;                      // maybe useful for something
+	string	preferred_hypervisor = 7;       // the hypervisor to prefer to run the droplet on
+	string	qemu_arch = 8;                  // what arch. example: "x86_64" or "riscv64"
+	string	qemu_cpu = 9;                   // qemu-system -cpu help
+	string	qemu_machine = 10;              // qemu-system -machine help
+        int64   spice_port = 11;                // preferred port to use for spice
 
-	repeated Network networks = 7;
-	repeated Disk disks = 8;
+	repeated Network networks = 12;         // really just mac addresses. should be unique across cluster
+	repeated Disk disks = 13;               // disks to attach
 
-	string	comment = 9;
-	string	preferred_hypervisor = 10; // the hypervisor to prefer to run the droplet on
-	google.protobuf.Any	testany	= 11;
-        StorageInfo humantest = 12;
-
-	string	qemu_arch = 13;
-	string	qemu_cpu = 14;     // qemu-system -cpu help
-	string	qemu_machine = 15; // qemu-system -machine help
+        // trying to figure out how this stuff should work
+	google.protobuf.Any  testany = 14;
+        StorageInfo humantest = 15;
 }
 
+
 message Network {
 	string	mac     = 1;
 	string	name	= 2;
diff --git a/sampleData.go b/sampleData.go
index 02c6a0b..c87fcd0 100644
--- a/sampleData.go
+++ b/sampleData.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func CreateSampleDroplet(hostname string) *Droplet {
 	d := &Droplet{
 		Uuid:     id.String(),
 		Hostname: hostname,
-		Comment:  "this is a droplet for testing",
+		Notes:    "this is a droplet for testing",
 	}
 	return d
 }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func CreateSampleCluster(total int) *Cluster {
 	for i := 0; i < total; i++ {
 		hostname := fmt.Sprintf("bmath%d.wit.com", i)
 		d := CreateSampleDroplet(hostname)
-		d.Comment = fmt.Sprintf("Sample Droplet %d", i)
+		d.Notes = fmt.Sprintf("Sample Droplet %d", i)
 		d.PreferredHypervisor = fmt.Sprintf("farm%d", i)
 		if d.PreferredHypervisor == "farm4" {
 			d.Cpus = 16