diff --git a/realm.c b/realm.c
index 8e3ae2a..d66c269 100644
--- a/realm.c
+++ b/realm.c
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ Realm* create_realm(UserInfo* table, char* uname, char* name) {
 Realm* parse_realm(char* cart, char* name) {
   Realm* self;
   FILE* f;
-  char path[128];
-  char file[128];
-  char buf[256];
+  char path[128] = {0};
+  char file[128] = {0};
+  char buf[256] = {0};
   scat(path, "carts/");
   scat(path, cart);
   scat(path, "/realms/");
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ Realm* parse_realm(char* cart, char* name) {
   scpy(path, file, 128);
 
   scat(file, "/realm");
+
+  fprintf(stderr, "realm path: %s\n", file);
   f = fopen(file, "r");
   if (f != nil) {
     if (fgets(buf, 256, f)) {
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ Realm* parse_realm(char* cart, char* name) {
 
   scpy(path, file, 128);
   scat(file, "/universe");
-  self->universe = parse_universe(path);
+  self->universe = parse_universe(cart, name);
   return self;
 }
 
diff --git a/universe.c b/universe.c
index bd60f4f..4ffb1ec 100644
--- a/universe.c
+++ b/universe.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Universe* create_universe() {
   return self;
 }
 
-Universe* parse_universe(char* realm_name) {
+Universe* parse_universe(char* cart, char* realm_name) {
   char path[64] = {0};
   char buf[256] = {0};
   char name[16] = {0};
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ Universe* parse_universe(char* realm_name) {
   Atom* a;
   Universe* self;
 
-  scat(path, "realms/");
+  scat(path, "carts/");
+  scat(path, cart);
+  scat(path, "/realms/");
   scat(path, realm_name);
   scat(path, "/universe");
+  fprintf(stderr, "universe path: %s\n", path);
 
   f = fopen(path, "r");
   if (f != nil) {
diff --git a/universe.h b/universe.h
index 9d0a4d0..2bee2da 100644
--- a/universe.h
+++ b/universe.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ typedef struct Universe {
 } Universe;
 
 Universe* create_universe();
-Universe* parse_universe(char* realm_name);
+Universe* parse_universe(char* cart, char* realm_name);
 void save_universe(char* cart, Universe* self, char* realm_name);
 void set_atom(Universe* self, Atom* atom);
 Atom* get_atom(Universe* self, char* name);
diff --git a/xrxs.c b/xrxs.c
index 595d2a7..2ea0ea8 100644
--- a/xrxs.c
+++ b/xrxs.c
@@ -116,19 +116,23 @@ void write_universe(Req* r) {
   char key[16] = {0};
   char value[64] = {0};
   char* c = r->ifcall.data;
+  char buffer[1024] = {0};
   UserInfo* u = find_user(users_table, r->fid->uid);
   Atom* a;
   int i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < 15 && i < r->ifcall.count && *c != ' ' && *c != '\n'; i++) {
-    ccat(key, *c++);
-  }
-  c++;
-  c++;
-  for (i = 0; i < 63 && i < r->ifcall.count && *c != ' ' && *c != '\n'; i++) {
-    ccat(value, *c++);
-  }
+  scpy(r->ifcall.data, buffer, r->ifcall.count);
+  sscanf(buffer, "%15s = %63s", key, value);
 
+  /*  for (i = 0; i < 15 && i < r->ifcall.count && *c != ' ' && *c != '\n'; i++)
+    { ccat(key, *c++);
+    }
+    c++;
+    c++;
+    for (i = 0; i < 63 && i < r->ifcall.count && *c != ' ' && *c != '\n'; i++) {
+      ccat(value, *c++);
+    }
+  */
   if (u != nil && u->realm != nil && u->realm->universe != nil) {
     a = get_atom(u->realm->universe, key);
     if (a != nil) {
@@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ String** list_dir(char* path) {
   char* c;
   if ((dir = opendir(path)) != NULL) {
     while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-      if (i = size) {
+      if (i == size) {
         size *= 2;
         self = realloc(self, size * sizeof(String*));
       }
@@ -239,12 +243,9 @@ String** list_dir(char* path) {
 }
 
 void s_freemany(String** ss) {
-  int i;
   String** s = ss;
-  for (i = 0; i < 128; i++) {
-    if (*s != nil) {
-      s_free(*s);
-    }
+  while (*s != nil) {
+    s_free(*s++);
   }
   free(ss);
 }
@@ -362,12 +363,14 @@ void read_universe(Req* r) {
   int i;
 
   if (u == nil || u->realm == nil) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "realm nil, wtf\n");
     respond(r, nil);
     return;
   }
 
   universe = u->realm->universe;
   if (universe == nil) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "no universe, oh noes!!\n");
     respond(r, ENOUNI);
     return;
   }