diff --git a/screenless/__init__.py b/screenless/__init__.py
index b633544..a50a018 100644
--- a/screenless/__init__.py
+++ b/screenless/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import sys
 
-from . import officemgr
+from . import mgmt
 
 def main(args=None):
     if args is None:
         args = sys.argv[1:]
 
-    print("starting Screenless Office...")
-    mgr = officemgr.OfficeManager()
+    print("initializing Screenless Office...")
+    mgr = mgmt.Management()
 
-    print("starting Office Manager...")
+    print("starting Management...")
     mgr.run()
diff --git a/screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py b/screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py
index 6d6574d..7b2cf42 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import subprocess
+import vlc
 
 from bureau import Bureau, add_command
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Audio(Bureau):
         Bureau.__init__(self)
 
         self.urldb = self.open_db("urldb")
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-S"])
+        self.player = vlc.MediaPlayer()
         
     @add_command("p", "Play an album, track or a live stream.")
     def play(self, data):
@@ -31,44 +31,58 @@ class Audio(Bureau):
         url = self.urldb.get(shortcode)
         self.log.debug(" playing url " + url)
 
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-c"])
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-a", url])
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-p"])
+        self.player.set_mrl(url)
+        self.player.play()
 
     @add_command("stop", "Halt audio playback.")
     def stop(self):
         """
         Stops all audio currently playing audio output.
         """
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-P"])
+        self.player.pause()
 
     @add_command("resu", "Resume playback.")
     def resume(self):
         """
         Resume playback of paused audio.
         """
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-U"])
+        self.player.play()
 
     @add_command("next", "Play the next song.")
     def play_next(self):
         """
         Skip to the next song in the playlist or album.
         """
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-f"])
+        #subprocess.call(["mocp", "-f"])
+        # TODO
+        pass
 
     @add_command("prev", "Play the previous song.")
     def play_prev(self):
         """
         Skip to the previous song in the playlist or album.
         """
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-r"])
+        #subprocess.call(["mocp", "-r"])
+        # TODO
+        pass
 
     @add_command("nowp", "Now Playing")
     def now_playing(self):
         """
         Prints the currently playing song or stream on the small printer.
         """
-        out = subprocess.check_output(["mocp", "-i"]).decode("utf-8")
+        #out = subprocess.check_output(["mocp", "-i"]).decode("utf-8")
+        # TODO: sort out how to do this with 
+        out = "Now Playing: "
+        out += self.player.get_media().get_meta(vlc.Meta.Title) + "\n"
+        nowplaying = self.player.get_media().get_meta(vlc.Meta.NowPlaying)
+        if nowplaying == "":
+            out += "by " + self.player.get_media().get_meta(vlc.Meta.Title) + "\n"
+            out += "from the album '" + self.player.get_media().get_meta(vlc.Meta.Album) \
+                    + "'\n"
+        else:
+            out += nowplaying + "\n"
+
         self.log.debug("info output:" + out)
         self.print_small(out)
 
diff --git a/screenless/bureau/bureau.py b/screenless/bureau/bureau.py
index 7324bb8..f4a6533 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/bureau.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/bureau.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import os.path
 import random
 import string
 import subprocess
-import sys
 import tempfile
 import textwrap
+#import traceback
 import threading
 
 import lmdb
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ def add_api(apistr, name=""):
     return decorator
 
 
+#def log_traceback(func):
+#    """ this is a decorator that catches tracebacks for logging"""
+#    def wrapper(*args):
+#        my_bureau = args[0]
+#        try:
+#            func(*args)
+#        except Exception as e:
+#            my_bureau.log.error("CRASH TRACE: {0}".format(my_bureau.name),
+#                                exc_info=e)
+#            raise
+#    return wrapper
+
+
 class LogPrinter(logging.Handler):
     """
     LogPrinter prints logs on a receipt printer for screenless debugging.
@@ -151,11 +164,6 @@ class Bureau(object):
         self.api = {}
 
         modpath = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        #slimerjs = os.path.join(modpath, "..", "lib", "slimerjs", "slimerjs")
-        #renderer = os.path.join(modpath, "..", "slimerjs", "rasterize.js")
-        #self.slimerjs = os.path.abspath(slimerjs)
-        #self.html2pdf = self.slimerjs + " --headless " + \
-        #                os.path.abspath(renderer) + " "
         mypath = inspect.getfile(self.__class__)
         self.mdir = os.path.dirname(mypath)
 
@@ -181,7 +189,6 @@ class Bureau(object):
         log_format = logging.Formatter('LOG ${levelname} $name: $message', style='$')
         log_printer.setFormatter(log_format)
         self.log.addHandler(log_printer)
-        sys.excepthook = self._log_exception
 
         # setup a dir to store files and data
         self.datadir = os.path.join(basepath, self.prefix)
@@ -200,9 +207,9 @@ class Bureau(object):
         self.log.debug("commands: ")
         self.log.debug(str(self.commands))
 
-    def _log_exception(typ, value, tb):
-        self.log.error("CRASH TRACE: {0}".format(str(value)), exc_info=(typ, value, tb))
-        sys.__excepthook__(typ, value, tb)
+#    def _log_exception(typ, value, tb):
+#        self.log.error("CRASH TRACE: {0}".format(str(value)), exc_info=(typ, value, tb))
+#        sys.__excepthook__(typ, value, tb)
 
     def open_db(self, name):
         """
@@ -361,6 +368,16 @@ class Bureau(object):
         print(("hi! testing. " + self.name + " bureau seems to work!"))
         return "seems to work."
 
+    def _run_io(self):
+        """
+        wrapper for run_io so that we can catch threaded exceptions and log
+        """
+        try:
+            self.run_io()
+        except Exception as err:
+            self.log.exception("%s CRASHED with %s\n", self.name, err)
+            raise
+
     def run_io(self):
         """process hardware or timed input
 
@@ -375,6 +392,16 @@ class Bureau(object):
         pass
 
     def run(self):
+        """
+        wrapper running the main loop and logging all exceptions
+        """
+        try:
+            self._run()
+        except Exception as err:
+            self.log.exception("%s CRASHED with %s\n", self.name, err)
+            raise
+
+    def _run(self):
         """
         main loop for processing messages
 
@@ -382,7 +409,7 @@ class Bureau(object):
         """
 
         # start the hardware input handler
-        io_handler = threading.Thread(target=self.run_io)
+        io_handler = threading.Thread(target=self._run_io)
         io_handler.start()
 
         # register commands and api methods
@@ -398,10 +425,6 @@ class Bureau(object):
                     msg = self._recv.recv_string(flags=zmq.NOBLOCK)
             else:
                 continue
-            #    msg = self._recv.recv_string(flags=zmq.NOBLOCK)
-            #except zmq.ZMQError:
-            #    time.sleep(0.05)  # don't waste CPU
-            #    continue
             try:
                 self.log.debug("got message:" + msg)
                 dot = msg.find(".")
@@ -411,7 +434,6 @@ class Bureau(object):
                     self.log.debug("dot at %d", dot)
                     # TODO: maybe trim off the trailing "." for convenience
                     data = msg[dot + 1:]
-                    # data = str(data)  # force to be a string
                 else:
                     data = None
                 self.log.debug("data: " + str(data))
diff --git a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
index 7d3f55d..98b5836 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ class PublicRelations(Bureau):
         prn.codepage = "cp437"
 
         # TODO: add fancier formatting i.e. inverted text for username/handle
+        # TODO: clean this up to use the built in formatting from escpos lib
+        #       and make a print_status function to use for notifications too
         toots = self.masto.timeline(limit=count)
         out = ""
         for t in toots:
@@ -324,8 +326,20 @@ class PublicRelations(Bureau):
 
             tw_shortcode = self.short_tweet_id(str(t["id"]))
             prn.barcode("PRmad." + tw_shortcode, "CODE128", function_type="B")
-            prn.text("\r\n\r\n")
 
+        notifications = self.masto.notifications()
+        if len(notifications) > 0:
+            prn.set(text_type="B")
+            prn.text("NOTIFICATIONS:\r\n")
+            prn.set(text_type="NORMAL")
+        for note in notifications:
+            username = t.account.display_name.encode("cp437", "ignore") + \
+                       b" (" + t.account.acct.encode("cp437", "ignore") + b")"
+            prn.text(note["type"] + " " + str(note["created_at"]) + " from ")
+            prn._raw(username)
+            prn.text(":\r\n" + str(note.keys()) + "\r\n")
+
+        prn.text("\r\n\r\n")
         prn.cut()
 
            
diff --git a/screenless/bureau/sales/sales.py b/screenless/bureau/sales/sales.py
index dea4538..91ff3da 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/sales/sales.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/sales/sales.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Sales(Bureau):
             pass  # we've already got a db folder
 
     @add_command("p", "Play Media")
-    def print_fortune(self, data):
+    def play_media(self, data):
         """
         Shows media on a connected projector or plays audio.
         """
diff --git a/screenless/bureau/typing.py b/screenless/bureau/typing.py
index 566d5f2..d6b9c73 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/typing.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/typing.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class TypingPool(Bureau):
     def run_io(self):
         val = ""
         upper = False
+        ctrl = False
         #TODO: this is crap, needs to be multi-threaded and have one
         #      such loop for each active device
         self.active_devices[0].grab()
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class TypingPool(Bureau):
         for ev in self.active_devices[0].read_loop():
             if ev.type == evdev.ecodes.EV_KEY:
                 data = evdev.categorize(ev)
-                if data.keystate == 1:
+                if data.keystate == 1:  # key-down
                     if data.scancode == 28:
                         print("sending barcode:", val)
                         self.send(val[0:2], val[2:])
@@ -82,15 +83,27 @@ class TypingPool(Bureau):
                     else:
                         try:
                             new_key = KEYS[data.scancode]
-                            if new_key == "LSHFT" or new_key == "RSHFT":
+                            if ctrl and (new_key == "j"):
+                                self.log.debug("ignoring line-feed")
+                            elif new_key == "LSHFT" or new_key == "RSHFT":
                                 upper = True
+                            elif new_key == "LCTRL" or new_key == "RCTRL":
+                                ctrl = True
                             else:
                                 if upper:
                                     new_key = new_key.upper()
-                                    upper = False
                                 val += new_key
                         except KeyError:
                             print("Error invalid keycode:", data.scancode)
+                if data.keystate == 0:  # key-up for mod-keys
+                        try:
+                            new_key = KEYS[data.scancode]
+                            if new_key == "LSHFT" or new_key == "RSHFT":
+                                upper = False
+                            if new_key == "LCTRL" or new_key == "RCTRL":
+                                ctrl = False
+                        except KeyError:
+                            print("Error invalid keycode:", data.scancode)
 
 
 def main():