diff --git a/dashboard/src/main.rs b/dashboard/src/main.rs
index 88fc830..4207ecf 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/main.rs
+++ b/dashboard/src/main.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ extern crate serde_derive;
 extern crate lazy_static;
 */
 
-use chrono::{Datelike, Duration, NaiveTime};
-use glib::Object;
+use chrono::{Datelike, Duration, Local, NaiveTime};
+use geo_types::{Latitude, Longitude};
+use glib::{Object, Sender};
 use gtk::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*, Orientation};
 use ifc::IFC;
-use std::{cell::RefCell, env, f64::consts::PI, ops::Deref, rc::Rc};
+use std::{
+    cell::RefCell,
+    env,
+    f64::consts::PI,
+    ops::Deref,
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
 
 mod drawing;
 use drawing::{Color, PieChart, Wedge};
@@ -19,7 +27,7 @@ use geo_types::{Latitude, Longitude};
 */
 
 mod soluna_client;
-use soluna_client::{LunarPhase, SunMoon};
+use soluna_client::{SolunaClient, SunMoon};
 
 /*
 mod solstices;
@@ -169,8 +177,37 @@ async fn page(
 }
 */
 
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub struct DatePrivate {}
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum Message {
+    Refresh(State),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct State {
+    date: IFC,
+    transit: Option<SunMoon>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Core {
+    tx: Arc<RwLock<Option<Sender<Message>>>>,
+}
+
+pub struct DatePrivate {
+    date: Rc<RefCell<IFC>>,
+    label: Rc<RefCell<gtk::Label>>,
+}
+
+impl Default for DatePrivate {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            date: Rc::new(RefCell::new(IFC::from(
+                chrono::Local::now().date_naive().with_year(12023).unwrap(),
+            ))),
+            label: Rc::new(RefCell::new(gtk::Label::new(None))),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[glib::object_subclass]
 impl ObjectSubclass for DatePrivate {
@@ -197,19 +234,27 @@ impl Date {
         s.set_margin_start(8);
         s.set_margin_end(8);
 
-        let dt = IFC::from(chrono::Local::now().date_naive().with_year(12023).unwrap());
-        s.append(&gtk::Label::new(Some(
-            format!(
-                "{:?}, {:?} {}, {}",
-                dt.weekday(),
-                dt.month(),
-                dt.day(),
-                dt.year()
-            )
-            .as_ref(),
-        )));
+        s.append(&*s.imp().label.borrow());
+
+        s.redraw();
         s
     }
+
+    fn update_date(&self, date: IFC) {
+        *self.imp().date.borrow_mut() = date;
+        self.redraw();
+    }
+
+    fn redraw(&self) {
+        let date = self.imp().date.borrow().clone();
+        self.imp().label.borrow_mut().set_text(&format!(
+            "{:?}, {:?} {}, {}",
+            date.weekday(),
+            date.month(),
+            date.day(),
+            date.year()
+        ));
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct TransitClockPrivate {
@@ -240,13 +285,11 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 }
 
 impl TransitClock {
-    pub fn new(sun_moon_info: SunMoon) -> Self {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
         let s: Self = Object::builder().build();
         s.set_width_request(500);
         s.set_height_request(500);
 
-        *s.imp().info.borrow_mut() = Some(sun_moon_info);
-
         s.set_draw_func({
             let s = s.clone();
             move |_, context, width, height| {
@@ -291,6 +334,11 @@ impl TransitClock {
 
         s
     }
+
+    pub fn update_transit(&self, transit_info: SunMoon) {
+        *self.imp().info.borrow_mut() = Some(transit_info);
+        self.queue_draw();
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn main() {
@@ -299,45 +347,83 @@ pub fn main() {
         .resource_base_path("/com/luminescent-dreams/dashboard")
         .build();
 
-    app.connect_activate(
-        // let runtime = runtime.clone();
-        |app| {
-            let window = gtk::ApplicationWindow::new(app);
-            window.present();
+    let latitude = Latitude::from(41.78);
+    let longitude = Longitude::from(-71.41);
 
-            let layout = gtk::Box::builder()
-                .orientation(Orientation::Vertical)
-                .hexpand(true)
-                .vexpand(true)
-                .build();
-            let date = Date::new();
-            layout.append(&date);
-
-            let button = gtk::Button::builder()
-                .label("Text")
-                .margin_bottom(8)
-                .margin_top(8)
-                .margin_start(8)
-                .margin_end(8)
-                .build();
-            layout.append(&button);
-
-            let day = TransitClock::new(SunMoon {
-                sunrise: NaiveTime::from_hms_opt(7, 0, 0).unwrap(),
-                sunset: NaiveTime::from_hms_opt(22, 0, 0).unwrap(),
-                moonrise: NaiveTime::from_hms_opt(15, 0, 0),
-                moonset: NaiveTime::from_hms_opt(5, 0, 0),
-                moon_phase: LunarPhase::WaningCrescent,
-            });
-            layout.append(&day);
-
-            window.set_child(Some(&layout));
-        },
+    let runtime = Arc::new(
+        tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+            .enable_all()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap(),
     );
 
+    let core = Core {
+        tx: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+    };
+
+    let app_handle = runtime.spawn({
+        let core = core.clone();
+        async move {
+            let soluna_client = SolunaClient::new();
+
+            let transit = soluna_client
+                .request(latitude, longitude, Local::now())
+                .await;
+
+            let state = State {
+                date: IFC::from(Local::now().date_naive().with_year(12023).unwrap()),
+                transit: Some(transit),
+            };
+            loop {
+                if let Some(ref gtk_tx) = *core.tx.read().unwrap() {
+                    let _ = gtk_tx.send(Message::Refresh(state.clone()));
+                }
+                std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(300));
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    app.connect_activate(move |app| {
+        let (gtk_tx, gtk_rx) =
+            gtk::glib::MainContext::channel::<Message>(gtk::glib::PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+
+        *core.tx.write().unwrap() = Some(gtk_tx);
+
+        let window = gtk::ApplicationWindow::new(app);
+        window.present();
+
+        let layout = gtk::Box::builder()
+            .orientation(Orientation::Vertical)
+            .hexpand(true)
+            .vexpand(true)
+            .build();
+        let date_label = Date::new();
+        layout.append(&date_label);
+
+        let transit_clock = TransitClock::new();
+        layout.append(&transit_clock);
+
+        window.set_child(Some(&layout));
+
+        gtk_rx.attach(None, move |msg| {
+            let Message::Refresh(state) = msg;
+            println!("new state: {:?}", state);
+            date_label.update_date(state.date);
+            if let Some(transit) = state.transit {
+                transit_clock.update_transit(transit);
+            }
+
+            Continue(true)
+        });
+
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {});
+    });
+
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
     ApplicationExtManual::run_with_args(&app, &args);
 
+    let _ = runtime.block_on(async { app_handle.await });
+
     /*
     let now = Local::now();
     let ifc = ifc::IFC::from(now.date_naive().with_year(12023).unwrap());