diff --git a/build/bundle.js b/build/bundle.js
index 56d9a94a..86e93772 100644
--- a/build/bundle.js
+++ b/build/bundle.js
@@ -11667,8 +11667,9 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
 
   submitValue: function(value) {
-    // we should add if it's not a blank line and this is a new command...
-    // or if we edited the command
+    // we should add the command to our local storage history
+    // if it's not a blank line and this is a new command...
+    // or if we edited the command in place
     var shouldAdd = (value.length && this.index == -1) ||
       ((value.length && this.index !== -1 &&
       this.commands.toArray()[this.index].get('text') !== value));
@@ -11700,7 +11701,6 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
   }
 });
 
-
 // This is the view for all commands -- it will represent
 // their status (inqueue, processing, finished, error),
 // their value ("git commit --amend"),
@@ -11831,7 +11831,6 @@ var CommandLineHistoryView = Backbone.View.extend({
 exports.CommandPromptView = CommandPromptView;
 exports.CommandLineHistoryView = CommandLineHistoryView;
 
-
 });
 
 require.define("/src/js/util/keyboard.js",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){var _ = require('underscore');
@@ -12962,12 +12961,13 @@ var VisNode = VisBase.extend({
   },
 
   attachClickHandlers: function() {
-    var commandStr = 'git show ' + this.get('commit').get('id');
+    var commandStr = 'git checkout ' + this.get('commit').get('id');
     var Main = require('../app');
     _.each([this.get('circle'), this.get('text')], function(rObj) {
       rObj.click(function() {
         Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommandFromEvent', commandStr);
       });
+      $(rObj.node).css('cursor', 'pointer');
     });
   },
 
@@ -13437,10 +13437,24 @@ var VisBranch = VisBase.extend({
       .attr(this.getAttributes().arrow);
     this.set('arrow', arrow);
 
+    this.attachClickHandlers();
     rect.toFront();
     text.toFront();
   },
 
+  attachClickHandlers: function() {
+    var commandStr = 'git checkout ' + this.get('branch').get('id');
+    var Main = require('../app');
+    var objs = [this.get('rect'), this.get('text'), this.get('arrow')];
+
+    _.each(objs, function(rObj) {
+      rObj.click(function() {
+        Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommandFromEvent', commandStr);
+      });
+      $(rObj.node).css('cursor', 'pointer');
+    });
+  },
+
   updateName: function() {
     this.get('text').attr({
       text: this.getName()
@@ -13913,13 +13927,14 @@ var MultiView = Backbone.View.extend({
     // other views will take if they need to
     this.keyboardListener.mute();
     require('../app').getUI().modalEnd();
-    this.deferred.resolve();
 
     setTimeout(_.bind(function() {
       _.each(this.childViews, function(childView) {
         childView.tearDown();
       });
     }, this), this.deathTime);
+
+    this.deferred.resolve();
   },
 
   start: function() {
@@ -16860,8 +16875,9 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
 
   submitValue: function(value) {
-    // we should add if it's not a blank line and this is a new command...
-    // or if we edited the command
+    // we should add the command to our local storage history
+    // if it's not a blank line and this is a new command...
+    // or if we edited the command in place
     var shouldAdd = (value.length && this.index == -1) ||
       ((value.length && this.index !== -1 &&
       this.commands.toArray()[this.index].get('text') !== value));
@@ -16893,7 +16909,6 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
   }
 });
 
-
 // This is the view for all commands -- it will represent
 // their status (inqueue, processing, finished, error),
 // their value ("git commit --amend"),
@@ -17024,7 +17039,6 @@ var CommandLineHistoryView = Backbone.View.extend({
 exports.CommandPromptView = CommandPromptView;
 exports.CommandLineHistoryView = CommandLineHistoryView;
 
-
 });
 require("/src/js/views/commandViews.js");
 
@@ -17367,13 +17381,14 @@ var MultiView = Backbone.View.extend({
     // other views will take if they need to
     this.keyboardListener.mute();
     require('../app').getUI().modalEnd();
-    this.deferred.resolve();
 
     setTimeout(_.bind(function() {
       _.each(this.childViews, function(childView) {
         childView.tearDown();
       });
     }, this), this.deathTime);
+
+    this.deferred.resolve();
   },
 
   start: function() {
@@ -19049,10 +19064,24 @@ var VisBranch = VisBase.extend({
       .attr(this.getAttributes().arrow);
     this.set('arrow', arrow);
 
+    this.attachClickHandlers();
     rect.toFront();
     text.toFront();
   },
 
+  attachClickHandlers: function() {
+    var commandStr = 'git checkout ' + this.get('branch').get('id');
+    var Main = require('../app');
+    var objs = [this.get('rect'), this.get('text'), this.get('arrow')];
+
+    _.each(objs, function(rObj) {
+      rObj.click(function() {
+        Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommandFromEvent', commandStr);
+      });
+      $(rObj.node).css('cursor', 'pointer');
+    });
+  },
+
   updateName: function() {
     this.get('text').attr({
       text: this.getName()
@@ -19651,12 +19680,13 @@ var VisNode = VisBase.extend({
   },
 
   attachClickHandlers: function() {
-    var commandStr = 'git show ' + this.get('commit').get('id');
+    var commandStr = 'git checkout ' + this.get('commit').get('id');
     var Main = require('../app');
     _.each([this.get('circle'), this.get('text')], function(rObj) {
       rObj.click(function() {
         Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommandFromEvent', commandStr);
       });
+      $(rObj.node).css('cursor', 'pointer');
     });
   },
 
diff --git a/src/js/views/commandViews.js b/src/js/views/commandViews.js
index 4c70d0fb..d34e5b4b 100644
--- a/src/js/views/commandViews.js
+++ b/src/js/views/commandViews.js
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
 
   submitValue: function(value) {
-    // we should add if it's not a blank line and this is a new command...
-    // or if we edited the command
+    // we should add the command to our local storage history
+    // if it's not a blank line and this is a new command...
+    // or if we edited the command in place
     var shouldAdd = (value.length && this.index == -1) ||
       ((value.length && this.index !== -1 &&
       this.commands.toArray()[this.index].get('text') !== value));
@@ -260,7 +261,6 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
   }
 });
 
-
 // This is the view for all commands -- it will represent
 // their status (inqueue, processing, finished, error),
 // their value ("git commit --amend"),
@@ -390,4 +390,3 @@ var CommandLineHistoryView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
 exports.CommandPromptView = CommandPromptView;
 exports.CommandLineHistoryView = CommandLineHistoryView;
-
diff --git a/src/js/views/multiView.js b/src/js/views/multiView.js
index 9dd2849a..befa63b4 100644
--- a/src/js/views/multiView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/multiView.js
@@ -121,13 +121,14 @@ var MultiView = Backbone.View.extend({
     // other views will take if they need to
     this.keyboardListener.mute();
     require('../app').getUI().modalEnd();
-    this.deferred.resolve();
 
     setTimeout(_.bind(function() {
       _.each(this.childViews, function(childView) {
         childView.tearDown();
       });
     }, this), this.deathTime);
+
+    this.deferred.resolve();
   },
 
   start: function() {
diff --git a/src/js/visuals/visBranch.js b/src/js/visuals/visBranch.js
index 8ebcc815..fd132236 100644
--- a/src/js/visuals/visBranch.js
+++ b/src/js/visuals/visBranch.js
@@ -307,10 +307,24 @@ var VisBranch = VisBase.extend({
       .attr(this.getAttributes().arrow);
     this.set('arrow', arrow);
 
+    this.attachClickHandlers();
     rect.toFront();
     text.toFront();
   },
 
+  attachClickHandlers: function() {
+    var commandStr = 'git checkout ' + this.get('branch').get('id');
+    var Main = require('../app');
+    var objs = [this.get('rect'), this.get('text'), this.get('arrow')];
+
+    _.each(objs, function(rObj) {
+      rObj.click(function() {
+        Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommandFromEvent', commandStr);
+      });
+      $(rObj.node).css('cursor', 'pointer');
+    });
+  },
+
   updateName: function() {
     this.get('text').attr({
       text: this.getName()
diff --git a/src/js/visuals/visNode.js b/src/js/visuals/visNode.js
index f9236e6e..338364f9 100644
--- a/src/js/visuals/visNode.js
+++ b/src/js/visuals/visNode.js
@@ -314,12 +314,13 @@ var VisNode = VisBase.extend({
   },
 
   attachClickHandlers: function() {
-    var commandStr = 'git show ' + this.get('commit').get('id');
+    var commandStr = 'git checkout ' + this.get('commit').get('id');
     var Main = require('../app');
     _.each([this.get('circle'), this.get('text')], function(rObj) {
       rObj.click(function() {
         Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommandFromEvent', commandStr);
       });
+      $(rObj.node).css('cursor', 'pointer');
     });
   },
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index c8d8793e..5c762566 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Commands
 ========
 [ ] sip from buffer with post-command hooks. ideally the git engine
     knows nothing about the level being played
+[ ] refactor 'processCommand'
 [ ] text input from the commandPromptView must flow down into
     filters. no hacky stuff anymore where it's part of the option parser,
     wtf
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ Big Bugs to fix:
 Done things:
 (I only started this on Dec 17th 2012 to get a better sense of what was done)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+[x] better click events on branches and commits
 [x] change to returning a promise for multiview
 [x] multiViews with multiple terminals...
 [x] debounce the forward and back methods