diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dabb5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+phenny
+======
+
+Warning
+-------
+This is an experimental port of phenny to python3. Do not expect it to work at
+all.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+1. Run ./phenny - this creates a default config file
+2. Edit ~/.phenny/default.py
+3. Run ./phenny - this now runs phenny with your settings
+
+Enjoy!
+
+-- 
+Sean B. Palmer, http://inamidst.com/sbp/
+mutantmonkey, http://mutantmonkey.in
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4edf7c0..0000000
--- a/README.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-Installation &c.
-
-1) Run ./phenny - this creates a default config file
-2) Edit ~/.phenny/default.py
-3) Run ./phenny - this now runs phenny with your settings
-
-Enjoy!
-
--- 
-Sean B. Palmer, http://inamidst.com/sbp/
diff --git a/irc.py b/irc.py
index 9f3acd5..d7e911f 100755
--- a/irc.py
+++ b/irc.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class Bot(asynchat.async_chat):
 
     def __write(self, args, text=None): 
         # print '%r %r %r' % (self, args, text)
-        print(args, text)
         try: 
             if text is not None: 
                 self.push((b' '.join(args) + b' :' + text)[:512] + b'\r\n')
@@ -64,16 +63,20 @@ class Bot(asynchat.async_chat):
     def write(self, args, text=None): 
         """This is a safe version of __write"""
         def safe(input): 
-            input = input.replace('\n', '')
-            input = input.replace('\r', '')
-            return input.encode('utf-8')
+            if type(input) == str:
+                input = input.replace('\n', '')
+                input = input.replace('\r', '')
+                return input.encode('utf-8')
+            else:
+                return input
         try: 
             args = [safe(arg) for arg in args]
             if text is not None: 
                 text = safe(text)
             self.__write(args, text)
         except Exception as e:
-            pass
+            raise
+            #pass
 
     def run(self, host, port=6667, ssl=False, ipv6=False): 
         self.initiate_connect(host, port, ssl, ipv6)
@@ -118,12 +121,10 @@ class Bot(asynchat.async_chat):
 
     def found_terminator(self): 
         line = self.buffer
-        print(line)
         if line.endswith(b'\r'): 
             line = line[:-1]
         self.buffer = b''
 
-        # print line
         if line.startswith(b':'): 
             source, line = line[1:].split(b' ', 1)
         else: source = None
diff --git a/phenny b/phenny
index cf4a02b..375ac80 100755
--- a/phenny
+++ b/phenny
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
 phenny - An IRC Bot
 Copyright 2008, Sean B. Palmer, inamidst.com