diff --git a/build/bundle.js b/build/bundle.js
index e0cd55e0..97623615 100644
--- a/build/bundle.js
+++ b/build/bundle.js
@@ -4585,6 +4585,7 @@ var CommandBuffer = Backbone.Model.extend({
       var Main = require('../app');
       Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommand', popped, callback);
     } else {
+      // no more commands to process
       this.clear();
     }
   },
@@ -13912,11 +13913,8 @@ exports.MultiView = MultiView;
 require.define("/src/js/util/keyboard.js",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){var _ = require('underscore');
 var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
-function KeyboardListener(options) {
-  this.events = options.events || _.clone(Backbone.Events);
-  this.aliasMap = options.aliasMap || {};
-
-  this.keyMap = {
+var mapKeycodeToKey = function(keycode) {
+  var keyMap = {
     37: 'left',
     38: 'up',
     39: 'right',
@@ -13924,8 +13922,14 @@ function KeyboardListener(options) {
     27: 'esc',
     13: 'enter'
   };
-  this.keydownListener = _.bind(this.keydown, this);
+  return keyMap[keycode];
+};
 
+function KeyboardListener(options) {
+  this.events = options.events || _.clone(Backbone.Events);
+  this.aliasMap = options.aliasMap || {};
+
+  this.keydownListener = _.bind(this.keydown, this);
   this.listen();
 }
 
@@ -13941,10 +13945,12 @@ KeyboardListener.prototype.keydown = function(e) {
   var which = e.which;
   console.log('key which', which);
 
-  if (this.keyMap[which] === undefined) {
+  var key = mapKeycodeToKey(which);
+  if (key === undefined) {
     return;
   }
-  this.fireEvent(this.keyMap[which]);
+
+  this.fireEvent(key);
 };
 
 KeyboardListener.prototype.fireEvent = function(eventName) {
@@ -13953,7 +13959,7 @@ KeyboardListener.prototype.fireEvent = function(eventName) {
 };
 
 exports.KeyboardListener = KeyboardListener;
-
+exports.mapKeycodeToKey = mapKeycodeToKey;
 
 });
 
@@ -15982,6 +15988,7 @@ var CommandBuffer = Backbone.Model.extend({
       var Main = require('../app');
       Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommand', popped, callback);
     } else {
+      // no more commands to process
       this.clear();
     }
   },
@@ -16559,11 +16566,8 @@ require("/src/js/util/index.js");
 require.define("/src/js/util/keyboard.js",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){var _ = require('underscore');
 var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
-function KeyboardListener(options) {
-  this.events = options.events || _.clone(Backbone.Events);
-  this.aliasMap = options.aliasMap || {};
-
-  this.keyMap = {
+var mapKeycodeToKey = function(keycode) {
+  var keyMap = {
     37: 'left',
     38: 'up',
     39: 'right',
@@ -16571,8 +16575,14 @@ function KeyboardListener(options) {
     27: 'esc',
     13: 'enter'
   };
-  this.keydownListener = _.bind(this.keydown, this);
+  return keyMap[keycode];
+};
 
+function KeyboardListener(options) {
+  this.events = options.events || _.clone(Backbone.Events);
+  this.aliasMap = options.aliasMap || {};
+
+  this.keydownListener = _.bind(this.keydown, this);
   this.listen();
 }
 
@@ -16588,10 +16598,12 @@ KeyboardListener.prototype.keydown = function(e) {
   var which = e.which;
   console.log('key which', which);
 
-  if (this.keyMap[which] === undefined) {
+  var key = mapKeycodeToKey(which);
+  if (key === undefined) {
     return;
   }
-  this.fireEvent(this.keyMap[which]);
+
+  this.fireEvent(key);
 };
 
 KeyboardListener.prototype.fireEvent = function(eventName) {
@@ -16600,7 +16612,7 @@ KeyboardListener.prototype.fireEvent = function(eventName) {
 };
 
 exports.KeyboardListener = KeyboardListener;
-
+exports.mapKeycodeToKey = mapKeycodeToKey;
 
 });
 require("/src/js/util/keyboard.js");
diff --git a/src/js/models/collections.js b/src/js/models/collections.js
index e9678b76..76931b71 100644
--- a/src/js/models/collections.js
+++ b/src/js/models/collections.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ var CommandBuffer = Backbone.Model.extend({
       var Main = require('../app');
       Main.getEvents().trigger('processCommand', popped, callback);
     } else {
+      // no more commands to process
       this.clear();
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/js/util/keyboard.js b/src/js/util/keyboard.js
index c322964e..eb53f8a6 100644
--- a/src/js/util/keyboard.js
+++ b/src/js/util/keyboard.js
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
-function KeyboardListener(options) {
-  this.events = options.events || _.clone(Backbone.Events);
-  this.aliasMap = options.aliasMap || {};
-
-  this.keyMap = {
+var mapKeycodeToKey = function(keycode) {
+  var keyMap = {
     37: 'left',
     38: 'up',
     39: 'right',
@@ -13,8 +10,14 @@ function KeyboardListener(options) {
     27: 'esc',
     13: 'enter'
   };
-  this.keydownListener = _.bind(this.keydown, this);
+  return keyMap[keycode];
+};
 
+function KeyboardListener(options) {
+  this.events = options.events || _.clone(Backbone.Events);
+  this.aliasMap = options.aliasMap || {};
+
+  this.keydownListener = _.bind(this.keydown, this);
   this.listen();
 }
 
@@ -30,10 +33,12 @@ KeyboardListener.prototype.keydown = function(e) {
   var which = e.which;
   console.log('key which', which);
 
-  if (this.keyMap[which] === undefined) {
+  var key = mapKeycodeToKey(which);
+  if (key === undefined) {
     return;
   }
-  this.fireEvent(this.keyMap[which]);
+
+  this.fireEvent(key);
 };
 
 KeyboardListener.prototype.fireEvent = function(eventName) {
@@ -42,4 +47,4 @@ KeyboardListener.prototype.fireEvent = function(eventName) {
 };
 
 exports.KeyboardListener = KeyboardListener;
-
+exports.mapKeycodeToKey = mapKeycodeToKey;
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 55a558b2..c8d8793e 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ Big Graphic things:
 Medium things:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Views
-=========
-
 Commands
 ========
-[ ] refactor some kind of 'filter' that processes or yields commands
-[ ] then each sandbox is essentially a series of filters
-[ ] make a shim so a level engine can check after every git command if
-    they succeeded and then do finish animation
+[ ] sip from buffer with post-command hooks. ideally the git engine
+    knows nothing about the level being played
+[ ] text input from the commandPromptView must flow down into
+    filters. no hacky stuff anymore where it's part of the option parser,
+    wtf
 
 Small things to implement:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~