diff --git a/src/git.js b/src/git.js
index a9fc4f0a..f6059def 100644
--- a/src/git.js
+++ b/src/git.js
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ function GitEngine(options) {
   events.on('processCommand', _.bind(this.dispatch, this));
 }
 
+GitEngine.prototype.defaultInit = function() {
+  var defaultTree = JSON.parse(unescape("%7B%22branches%22%3A%7B%22master%22%3A%7B%22target%22%3A%22C1%22%2C%22id%22%3A%22master%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22branch%22%7D%7D%2C%22commits%22%3A%7B%22C0%22%3A%7B%22type%22%3A%22commit%22%2C%22parents%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22author%22%3A%22Peter%20Cottle%22%2C%22createTime%22%3A%22Mon%20Nov%2005%202012%2000%3A56%3A47%20GMT-0800%20%28PST%29%22%2C%22commitMessage%22%3A%22Quick%20Commit.%20Go%20Bears%21%22%2C%22id%22%3A%22C0%22%2C%22rootCommit%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22C1%22%3A%7B%22type%22%3A%22commit%22%2C%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C0%22%5D%2C%22author%22%3A%22Peter%20Cottle%22%2C%22createTime%22%3A%22Mon%20Nov%2005%202012%2000%3A56%3A47%20GMT-0800%20%28PST%29%22%2C%22commitMessage%22%3A%22Quick%20Commit.%20Go%20Bears%21%22%2C%22id%22%3A%22C1%22%7D%7D%2C%22HEAD%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A%22HEAD%22%2C%22target%22%3A%22master%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22general%20ref%22%7D%7D"));
+  this.loadTree(defaultTree);
+};
+
 GitEngine.prototype.init = function() {
   // make an initial commit and a master branch
   this.rootCommit = this.makeCommit(null, null, {rootCommit: true});
@@ -109,10 +114,9 @@ GitEngine.prototype.loadTreeFromString = function(treeString) {
 GitEngine.prototype.instantiateFromTree = function(tree) {
   // now we do the loading part
   var createdSoFar = {};
-  debugger
+
   _.each(tree.commits, function(commitJSON) {
     var commit = this.getOrMakeRecursive(tree, createdSoFar, commitJSON.id);
-    console.log(commit);
     this.commitCollection.add(commit);
   }, this);
 
@@ -157,7 +161,6 @@ GitEngine.prototype.reloadGraphics = function() {
 };
 
 GitEngine.prototype.getOrMakeRecursive = function(tree, createdSoFar, objID) {
-  console.log('get or make recursive', objID, tree, createdSoFar);
   if (createdSoFar[objID]) {
     // base case
     return createdSoFar[objID];
@@ -1517,10 +1520,6 @@ var Ref = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
   toString: function() {
     return 'a ' + this.get('type') + 'pointing to ' + String(this.get('target'));
-  },
-
-  delete: function() {
-    console.log('DELETING ' + this.get('type') + ' ' + this.get('id'));
   }
 });