diff --git a/copycat/gui/gui.py b/copycat/gui/gui.py
index 949659a..850b78e 100755
--- a/copycat/gui/gui.py
+++ b/copycat/gui/gui.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import tkinter.ttk as ttk
 from tkinter import scrolledtext
 from tkinter import filedialog
 
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
 from .status import Status, StatusFrame
 from .gridframe import GridFrame
 from .primary import Primary
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ from .primary import Primary
 from .plot import plot_imbedded
 
 font1Size = 32
-font2Size = 16
+font2Size = 12
 font1 = ('Helvetica', str(font1Size)) 
 font2 = ('Helvetica', str(font2Size))
 
@@ -22,11 +24,12 @@ style = dict(background='black',
              foreground='white',  
              font=font2)
 
+plt.style.use('dark_background')
+
 class MainApplication(GridFrame):
 
     def __init__(self, parent, *args, **kwargs):
         GridFrame.__init__(self, parent, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.widgets = dict()
 
         self.parent = parent
         self.primary = Primary(self, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -37,20 +40,20 @@ class MainApplication(GridFrame):
 
     def create_widgets(self):
 
-        slipList = tk.Listbox(self, **style, bd=0)
-        self.add(slipList, 0, 1)
-        self.widgets['sliplist'] = slipList
+        self.slipList = tk.Listbox(self, **style, bd=0)
+        self.add(self.slipList, 0, 1)
 
-        codeletList = tk.Listbox(self, **style, bd=0)
-        self.add(codeletList, 1, 1)
-        self.widgets['codeletlist'] = codeletList
+        self.codeletList = tk.Listbox(self, **style, bd=0)
+        self.add(self.codeletList, 1, 1)
 
-        l = ttk.Label(self, text='', **style, padding=30)
-        self.add(l, 2, 1)
+        self.objectList = tk.Listbox(self, **style, bd=0)
+        self.add(self.objectList, 2, 1)
 
-        self.graph1 = Status()
-        sframe1 = StatusFrame(self, self.graph1, 'graph 1')
-        self.add(sframe1, 1, 0)
+        #l = ttk.Label(self, text='', **style, padding=30)
+        #self.add(l, 2, 1)
+
+        self.log = tk.Label(self, text='[Logging]', **style)
+        self.add(self.log, 1, 0)
         self.graph2 = Status()
         sframe2 = StatusFrame(self, self.graph2, 'graph 2')
         self.add(sframe2, 2, 0)
@@ -58,27 +61,29 @@ class MainApplication(GridFrame):
     def update(self, copycat):
         self.iterations += 1
         self.primary.update(copycat)
-        temp      = copycat.temperature.value()
-        self.graph1.x += [self.iterations]
-        self.graph1.y += [temp]
-        #self.widgets['temp']['text'] = 'Temp:\n{}'.format(round(temp, 2))
 
         slipnodes = copycat.slipnet.slipnodes
         codelets  = copycat.coderack.codelets
+        objects   = copycat.workspace.objects
 
-        slipList = self.widgets['sliplist']
-        slipList.delete(0, slipList.size())
+        self.slipList.delete(0, self.slipList.size())
         slipnodes = sorted(slipnodes, key=lambda s:s.activation, reverse=True)
         for item in slipnodes:
             listStr = '{}: {}'.format(item.name, round(item.activation, 2))
-            slipList.insert(tk.END, listStr)
+            self.slipList.insert(tk.END, listStr)
 
-        codeletList = self.widgets['codeletlist']
-        codeletList.delete(0, codeletList.size())
+        self.codeletList.delete(0, self.codeletList.size())
         codelets = sorted(codelets, key=lambda c:c.urgency, reverse=True)
         for codelet in codelets:
             listStr = '{}: {}'.format(codelet.name, round(codelet.urgency, 2))
-            codeletList.insert(tk.END, listStr)
+            self.codeletList.insert(tk.END, listStr)
+
+        self.objectList.delete(0, self.objectList.size())
+        #objects = sorted(objects, key=lambda c:c.urgency, reverse=True)
+        for o in objects:
+            #listStr = '{}: {}'.format(o.name, round(o.urgency, 2))
+            listStr = str(o)
+            self.objectList.insert(tk.END, listStr)
 
     def reset_with_strings(self, initial, modified, target):
         self.primary.reset_with_strings(initial, modified, target)
@@ -97,7 +102,8 @@ class GUI(object):
 
     def add_answers(self, answers):
         def modifier(status):
-            plot_imbedded(answers, status)
+            with plt.style.context(('dark_background')):
+                plot_imbedded(answers, status)
         self.app.graph2.modifier = modifier 
 
     def refresh(self):
diff --git a/copycat/gui/status.py b/copycat/gui/status.py
index 9a68d5b..e54e479 100644
--- a/copycat/gui/status.py
+++ b/copycat/gui/status.py
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ class Status(object):
         self.y       = []
 
         def modifier(status):
-            status.subplot.plot(status.x, status.y)
+            with plt.style.context(('dark_background')):
+                status.subplot.plot(status.x, status.y)
 
         self.modifier = modifier
         self.update_plots(0)
 
     def update_plots(self, i):
         self.subplot.clear()
-        with plt.style.context(('dark_background')):
-            self.modifier(self)
+        self.modifier(self)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app = tk.Tk()