diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index 6a432c8..c89c8bf 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 const channelSocket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:9091/connect");
-var __messengerjs__sessionID = null;
-var __messengerjs__imTheChannelOwner = false;
-var __messengerjs__myNickname = "";
-var __messengerjs__onloadfunction = null;
-var __messengerjs__onloadargs = null;
-const __messengerjs__fade = document.createElement("div");
-__messengerjs__fade.style.cssText = "position: absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);color:white;text-align:center;font-family:sans-serif;";
-__messengerjs__fade.textContent = "connecting to WebSocket server...";
+const __messengerjs__ = {
+	"sessionID": null, 
+	"imTheChannelOwner": false, 
+	"myNickname": "", 
+	"onloadfunction": null, 
+	"onloadargs": null, 
+	"fade": null
+}
+__messengerjs__.fade = document.createElement("div");
+__messengerjs__.fade.style.cssText = "position: absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);color:white;text-align:center;font-family:sans-serif;";
+__messengerjs__.fade.textContent = "connecting to WebSocket server...";
 
 const beforeUnloadHandler = function(ev, reason) {
 	Channel_OnAppClose();
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ channelSocket.onmessage = function(event) {
 			let args = ParseCommandString(new TextDecoder("utf8").decode(event.data));
 			switch(args[0]) {
 				case "rename": {
-					__messengerjs__myNickname = args[3];
+					__messengerjs__.myNickname = args[3];
 					break;
 				}
 				case "connect": {
@@ -140,19 +143,19 @@ channelSocket.onmessage = function(event) {
 						case "0": {
 								console.error("channel is full or not avaliable");
 								// regenerate channel ID if we get 0'd
-								__messengerjs__sessionID = Math.random().toString(36).split('.')[1].substring(0,8);
-								history.pushState(null, "", `?channel=${__messengerjs__sessionID}`);
-								channelSocket.send(new TextEncoder("utf8").encode(EncodeCommandString(["connect", __messengerjs__sessionID])));
+								__messengerjs__.sessionID = Math.random().toString(36).split('.')[1].substring(0,8);
+								history.pushState(null, "", `#channel=${__messengerjs__.sessionID}`);
+								channelSocket.send(new TextEncoder("utf8").encode(EncodeCommandString(["connect", __messengerjs__.sessionID])));
 							break;
 						}
 						case "1": {
 							console.log("joined channel successfully.");
-							__messengerjs__fade.textContent = "waiting for opponent to join this channel...";
+							__messengerjs__.fade.textContent = "waiting for opponent to join this channel...";
 							window.addEventListener("beforeunload", beforeUnloadHandler);
 							if(args[2] === "1") {
-								__messengerjs__imTheChannelOwner = false;
+								__messengerjs__.imTheChannelOwner = false;
 							} else {
-								__messengerjs__imTheChannelOwner = true;
+								__messengerjs__.imTheChannelOwner = true;
 								if(window.external.Users.Inviter !== window.external.Users.Me) {
 									// This channel has already been closed. Create a new one.
 									beforeUnloadHandler(null, "channel was empty when expecting host");
@@ -175,33 +178,33 @@ channelSocket.onmessage = function(event) {
 					Channel_OnTypeChanged();
 				}
 				case "adduser": {
-					__messengerjs__fade.style.display = "none";
-					if(__messengerjs__imTheChannelOwner === false) {
-						window.external.yellows111_Users[1].Name = __messengerjs__myNickname;
+					__messengerjs__.fade.style.display = "none";
+					if(__messengerjs__.imTheChannelOwner === false) {
+						window.external.yellows111_Users[1].Name = __messengerjs__.myNickname;
 						window.external.yellows111_Users[0].Name = args[2];
 					} else {
 						window.external.yellows111_Users[1].Name = args[2];
-						window.external.yellows111_Users[0].Name = __messengerjs__myNickname;
+						window.external.yellows111_Users[0].Name = __messengerjs__.myNickname;
 					}
-					if(__messengerjs__imTheChannelOwner === true) {
+					if(__messengerjs__.imTheChannelOwner === true) {
 						window.external.Users.Me = window.external.yellows111_Users[0];
 						window.external.Users.Inviter = window.external.yellows111_Users[0];
 					} else {
 						window.external.Users.Me = window.external.yellows111_Users[1];
 						window.external.Users.Inviter = window.external.yellows111_Users[0];
 					}
-					document.title = __messengerjs__myNickname + ": " + document.title;
+					document.title = __messengerjs__.myNickname + ": " + document.title;
 					/** beyond even hack territory **/
-					if(typeof __messengerjs__onloadfunction === "function") {
-						__messengerjs__onloadfunction(__messengerjs__onloadargs);
+					if(typeof __messengerjs__.onloadfunction === "function") {
+						__messengerjs__.onloadfunction(__messengerjs__.onloadargs);
 					}
 					Channel_OnRemoteAppLoaded();
 					Channel_OnTypeChanged();
 					break;
 				}
 				case "remuser": {
-					__messengerjs__fade.textContent = "opponent (" + args[1] + ") disconnected :(";
-					__messengerjs__fade.style.display = "revert";
+					__messengerjs__.fade.textContent = "opponent (" + args[1] + ") disconnected. refresh to get a new session!";
+					__messengerjs__.fade.style.display = "block";
 					window.removeEventListener("beforeunload", beforeUnloadHandler);
 					Channel_OnRemoteAppClosed();
 					beforeUnloadHandler(null, "other user disconnected"); // disconnect ourselves
@@ -221,8 +224,8 @@ channelSocket.onmessage = function(event) {
 }
 channelSocket.onerror = function(ev) {
 	window.external.Channel.Error.Data = "WebSocket generic error";
-	__messengerjs__fade.textContent = "encountered a WebSocket error"
-	__messengerjs__fade.style.display = "revert";
+	__messengerjs__.fade.textContent = "encountered a WebSocket error"
+	__messengerjs__.fade.style.display = "block";
 	Channel_OnDataError();
 }
 channelSocket.onclose = function() {
@@ -233,27 +236,34 @@ function createWSEventsNowThatImReady() {
 	if(channelSocket.readyState === 1) {
 		// if we're already there
 		channelSocket.send(new TextEncoder("utf8").encode(EncodeCommandString(["rename"])));
-		channelSocket.send(new TextEncoder("utf8").encode(EncodeCommandString(["connect", __messengerjs__sessionID])));
+		channelSocket.send(new TextEncoder("utf8").encode(EncodeCommandString(["connect", __messengerjs__.sessionID])));
 	}
 	channelSocket.onopen = function() {
 		channelSocket.send(new TextEncoder("utf8").encode(EncodeCommandString(["rename"])));
-		channelSocket.send(new TextEncoder("utf8").encode(EncodeCommandString(["connect", __messengerjs__sessionID])));
+		channelSocket.send(new TextEncoder("utf8").encode(EncodeCommandString(["connect", __messengerjs__.sessionID])));
 	}
 }
 /** pure evil **/
-window.onload = function(ev) {
-	document.body.append(__messengerjs__fade);
-	if(new URL(location.href).searchParams.get("channel") === null) {
-		__messengerjs__sessionID = Math.random().toString(36).split('.')[1].substring(0,8);
-		history.pushState(null, "", `?channel=${__messengerjs__sessionID}`);
+__messengerjs__.OnLoadInterrupt = function(ev) {
+	document.body.appendChild(__messengerjs__.fade);
+	if(new URL(location.href).hash.substring(1).split("=")[0] === "channel") {
+		__messengerjs__.sessionID = new URL(location.href).hash.substring(1).split("=")[1];
 	} else {
-		__messengerjs__sessionID = new URL(location.href).searchParams.get("channel");
+		__messengerjs__.sessionID = Math.random().toString(36).split('.')[1].substring(0,8);
+		history.pushState(null, "", `#channel=${__messengerjs__.sessionID}`);
 	}
 	createWSEventsNowThatImReady();
-	__messengerjs__onloadargs = ev;
+	__messengerjs__.onloadargs = ev;
 }
-Object.defineProperty(window, "onload", {
-	set: function onload(fn) {
-		__messengerjs__onloadfunction = fn;
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", (event) => {
+	// do document.body.onload too since some things suck
+	if(typeof document.body.onload === "function") {
+		__messengerjs__.onloadfunction = document.body.onload;
 	}
+	window.onload = __messengerjs__.OnLoadInterrupt;
+	Object.defineProperty(window, "onload", {
+		set: function onload(fn) {
+			__messengerjs__.onloadfunction = fn;
+		}
+	});
 });
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diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 80062c4..0194f8c 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ const MessageParser = function(webSocket, message, isBinary) {
 					}
 					if(ChannelStorage.has(getChannelId) === false) {
 						// make the channel right then and there
-						console.log(`creating #${getChannelId}`);
+						console.log(`creating #${getChannelId} for (${webSocket.getUserData().uid})`);
 						ChannelStorage.set(getChannelId, {"owner": webSocket.getUserData().uid});
 					};
 					if(webSocket.isSubscribed(`channels/${getChannelId}`) === true) {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ const MessageParser = function(webSocket, message, isBinary) {
 						);
 						// if room is empty, delete it
 						if(server.numSubscribers(`channels/${UserAttachedChannelStorage.get(webSocket.getUserData().uid)}`) === 0) {
-							console.log(`deleting #${UserAttachedChannelStorage.get(webSocket.getUserData().uid)}`);
+							console.log(`deleting #${UserAttachedChannelStorage.get(webSocket.getUserData().uid)} since (${webSocket.getUserData().uid}) left, leaving it with no members`);
 							ChannelStorage.delete(UserAttachedChannelStorage.get(webSocket.getUserData().uid));
 						}
 						UserAttachedChannelStorage.delete(webSocket.getUserData().uid);