diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d2d8818..78700d8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -53,18 +53,21 @@ fn main() {
     let mut stdin = async_stdin().keys();
     print!("{}{}", cursor::Hide, clear::All,);
 
-    'main: loop {
+    loop {
         screen.draw();
         if let Some(Ok(key)) = stdin.next() {
+            keyboard.read_keys(key);
             match key {
                 Key::Char('q') => {
-                    break 'main;
+                    break;
                 }
-                Key::Char(' ') => cpu_controller.toggle(),
+                Key::Char('`') => cpu_controller.toggle(),
                 Key::Char('\n') => cpu_controller.cycle(),
                 Key::Char('i') => cpu_controller.irq(),
-                _ => keyboard.read_keys(key),
+                _ => {}
             }
+        } else {
+            keyboard.clear_keys();
         }
         sleep(Duration::from_millis(16));
     }
diff --git a/src/roms/george.asm b/src/roms/george.asm
index 0c57541..2ed46e1 100644
--- a/src/roms/george.asm
+++ b/src/roms/george.asm
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ cleardisplay:
     sta $6700,y ; this goes slightly over but it's fine
     iny
     bne cleardisplay
-    ; cli
+    cli
 
 main:
-    jsr printtext
+    ; jsr printtext
     ; key_zero:
     ;     stz keyboard_cache, x
     ;     dex
@@ -45,21 +45,9 @@ main:
     ; fim: 
     ;     cli
     ;     bra fim
+    jsr keyboard
     jmp main
 
-printtext:
-    ldx 0
-    loop:
-        lda text, x
-        beq end
-        sta $6000, x
-        inx
-        bra loop
-    end:
-        rts
-
-text: 
-    .asciiz "hi <3"
 
 keyboard:
     ldy #0 
@@ -171,7 +159,7 @@ isr: ; interrupt service routine
     pha
     phx
     phy
-    ; jsr irq
+    ; jsr keyboard
     ply
     plx
     pla
diff --git a/src/roms/george.rom b/src/roms/george.rom
index e161e97..a7091a8 100644
Binary files a/src/roms/george.rom and b/src/roms/george.rom differ
diff --git a/src/roms/keyboard.asm b/src/roms/keyboard.asm
index bef677a..96a8060 100644
--- a/src/roms/keyboard.asm
+++ b/src/roms/keyboard.asm
@@ -10,39 +10,31 @@ reset:
     sei
     ldx #0; initialize data stack pointer
 
-; initdisplay:
-;     lda #0
-;     ldy #0
+initdisplay:
+    lda #0
+    ldy #0
 
-; cleardisplay:
-;     sta $6000,y
-;     sta $6100,y
-;     sta $6200,y
-;     sta $6300,y
-;     sta $6400,y
-;     sta $6500,y
-;     sta $6600,y
-;     sta $6700,y ; this goes slightly over but it's fine
-;     iny
-;     bne cleardisplay
-    cli
+cleardisplay:
+    sta $6000,y
+    sta $6100,y
+    sta $6200,y
+    sta $6300,y
+    sta $6400,y
+    sta $6500,y
+    sta $6600,y
+    sta $6700,y ; this goes slightly over but it's fine
+    iny
+    bne cleardisplay
+    ; cli
 
 main:
-    jsr test
-    ; lda key_buffer
+    jsr read_keys
+    lda key_buffer
+    sta $6000
     ; lda $4400
     ; sta $6000
-    nop
-    nop
-    nop
     jmp main
 
-test:
-    nop
-    nop
-    nop
-    rts
-
 ; first, let's do the simplest case of just the letter a being pressed
 ; 1. check row 2 ($4402, where the a key is) for pressed keys
 ; 2. if any keys are pressed, check if the key is a (bit 0)
@@ -113,8 +105,6 @@ fill: ; fills an area from (x1, y1) to (x2, y2) will character c, (n1: c n2: x1
     jsr get_char_address
 
 irq: 
-    lda $4400
-    sta $6000
     rts
 
 isr: ; interrupt service routine