diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5b4ec879..bcf7296d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ src += [
   'anim.c', 'config.c', 'datastream.c','font.c','HandmadeMath.c','jsffi.c','model.c',
   'render.c','simplex.c','spline.c', 'transform.c','cell.c',  'wildmatch.c',
   'sprite.c', 'rtree.c', 'qjs_nota.c', 'qjs_soloud.c', 'qjs_sdl.c', 'qjs_sdl_input.c', 'qjs_sdl_video.c', 'qjs_sdl_surface.c', 'qjs_math.c', 'qjs_geometry.c', 'qjs_transform.c', 'qjs_sprite.c', 'qjs_io.c', 'qjs_fd.c', 'qjs_os.c', 'qjs_actor.c',
-  'qjs_qr.c', 'qjs_wota.c', 'monocypher.c', 'qjs_blob.c', 'qjs_crypto.c', 'qjs_time.c', 'qjs_http.c', 'qjs_rtree.c', 'qjs_spline.c', 'qjs_js.c', 'qjs_debug.c', 'picohttpparser.c', 'qjs_miniz.c', 'timer.c'
+  'qjs_qr.c', 'qjs_wota.c', 'monocypher.c', 'qjs_blob.c', 'qjs_crypto.c', 'qjs_time.c', 'qjs_http.c', 'qjs_rtree.c', 'qjs_spline.c', 'qjs_js.c', 'qjs_debug.c', 'picohttpparser.c', 'qjs_miniz.c', 'timer.c', 'qjs_socket.c'
 ]
 # quirc src
 src += [
diff --git a/source/cell.c b/source/cell.c
index fd0c273a..b04df5a4 100644
--- a/source/cell.c
+++ b/source/cell.c
@@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ static void loop()
   
     SDL_LockMutex(queue_mutex);
     cell_rt *actor = NULL;
-    printf("queue check? %d\n", arrlen(ready_queue));
     for (int i = 0; i < arrlen(ready_queue); i++) {
       if (ready_queue[i]->main_thread_only) {
         actor = ready_queue[i];
@@ -814,11 +813,9 @@ static void loop()
       // No more timers - hence, no more actors ... exit if single threaded.
     }
 
-    printf("waiting for a timeout ...\n");
     SDL_LockMutex(queue_mutex);    
     SDL_WaitConditionTimeout(queue_cond, queue_mutex, 100);
     SDL_UnlockMutex(queue_mutex);
-    printf("something happened ...\n");
   }
 }
 
@@ -939,12 +936,3 @@ int actor_exists(const char *id)
   else
     return 1;
 }
-
-int JS_ArrayLength(JSContext *js, JSValue a)
-{
-  JSValue length = JS_GetPropertyStr(js, a, "length");
-  int len;
-  JS_ToInt32(js,&len,length);
-  JS_FreeValue(js,length);
-  return len;
-}
diff --git a/source/jsffi.c b/source/jsffi.c
index 4c43f6f2..d700d92a 100644
--- a/source/jsffi.c
+++ b/source/jsffi.c
@@ -1527,6 +1527,7 @@ JSC_CCALL(os_value_id,
 #include "qjs_time.h"
 #include "qjs_http.h"
 #include "qjs_wota.h"
+#include "qjs_socket.h"
 
 //JSValue js_imgui_use(JSContext *js);
 #define MISTLINE(NAME) (ModuleEntry){#NAME, js_##NAME##_use}
@@ -1547,6 +1548,7 @@ void ffi_load(JSContext *js)
   // extra
   arrput(rt->module_registry, ((ModuleEntry){"io", js_io_use}));
   arrput(rt->module_registry, ((ModuleEntry){"fd", js_fd_use}));
+  arrput(rt->module_registry, MISTLINE(socket));
   arrput(rt->module_registry, ((ModuleEntry){"os", js_os_use}));
   arrput(rt->module_registry, MISTLINE(qr));
   arrput(rt->module_registry, MISTLINE(http));
diff --git a/source/qjs_socket.c b/source/qjs_socket.c
index 5f881e21..6d4a3704 100644
--- a/source/qjs_socket.c
+++ b/source/qjs_socket.c
@@ -13,104 +13,15 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-// Socket wrapper structure
-typedef struct {
-    int sockfd;
-} SocketWrapper;
-
-// Addrinfo wrapper structure
-typedef struct {
-    struct addrinfo *info;
-} AddrinfoWrapper;
-
-// Free function for socket
-static void Socket_free(JSRuntime *rt, SocketWrapper *sw)
+// Helper to convert JS value to file descriptor
+static int js2fd(JSContext *ctx, JSValueConst val)
 {
-    if (sw->sockfd >= 0) {
-        close(sw->sockfd);
+    int fd;
+    if (JS_ToInt32(ctx, &fd, val) < 0) {
+        JS_ThrowTypeError(ctx, "Expected file descriptor number");
+        return -1;
     }
-    js_free_rt(rt, sw);
-}
-
-// Free function for addrinfo
-static void Addrinfo_free(JSRuntime *rt, AddrinfoWrapper *aw)
-{
-    if (aw->info) {
-        freeaddrinfo(aw->info);
-    }
-    js_free_rt(rt, aw);
-}
-
-// Class definitions
-static JSClassID js_socket_class_id;
-static JSClassID js_addrinfo_class_id;
-
-static JSClassDef js_socket_class = {
-    "Socket",
-    .finalizer = (JSClassFinalizer *)Socket_free,
-};
-
-static JSClassDef js_addrinfo_class = {
-    "Addrinfo",
-    .finalizer = (JSClassFinalizer *)Addrinfo_free,
-};
-
-// Helper to convert JS value to SocketWrapper
-static SocketWrapper *js2socket(JSContext *ctx, JSValueConst obj)
-{
-    SocketWrapper *sw = JS_GetOpaque2(ctx, obj, js_socket_class_id);
-    if (!sw) {
-        JS_ThrowTypeError(ctx, "Expected socket object");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return sw;
-}
-
-// Helper to convert JS value to AddrinfoWrapper
-static AddrinfoWrapper *js2addrinfo(JSContext *ctx, JSValueConst obj)
-{
-    AddrinfoWrapper *aw = JS_GetOpaque2(ctx, obj, js_addrinfo_class_id);
-    if (!aw) {
-        JS_ThrowTypeError(ctx, "Expected addrinfo object");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return aw;
-}
-
-// Helper to create JS SocketWrapper object
-static JSValue socket2js(JSContext *ctx, int sockfd)
-{
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js_mallocz(ctx, sizeof(SocketWrapper));
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
-    
-    sw->sockfd = sockfd;
-    
-    JSValue obj = JS_NewObjectClass(ctx, js_socket_class_id);
-    if (JS_IsException(obj)) {
-        js_free(ctx, sw);
-        return obj;
-    }
-    
-    JS_SetOpaque(obj, sw);
-    return obj;
-}
-
-// Helper to create JS AddrinfoWrapper object
-static JSValue addrinfo2js(JSContext *ctx, struct addrinfo *info)
-{
-    AddrinfoWrapper *aw = js_mallocz(ctx, sizeof(AddrinfoWrapper));
-    if (!aw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
-    
-    aw->info = info;
-    
-    JSValue obj = JS_NewObjectClass(ctx, js_addrinfo_class_id);
-    if (JS_IsException(obj)) {
-        js_free(ctx, aw);
-        return obj;
-    }
-    
-    JS_SetOpaque(obj, aw);
-    return obj;
+    return fd;
 }
 
 // SOCKET FUNCTIONS
@@ -206,7 +117,9 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_getaddrinfo,
             copy->ai_canonname = strdup(p->ai_canonname);
         }
         
-        JS_SetPropertyStr(js, info, "_addrinfo", addrinfo2js(js, copy));
+        // Store the addrinfo pointer as an internal property
+        // We'll need to handle this differently since we can't wrap it
+        // For now, we'll skip storing the raw addrinfo
         JS_SetPropertyUint32(js, ret, idx++, info);
     }
     
@@ -251,15 +164,15 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_socket,
         return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "socket failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     }
     
-    return socket2js(js, sockfd);
+    return JS_NewInt32(js, sockfd);
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_bind,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
-    AddrinfoWrapper *aw = js2addrinfo(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[1], "_addrinfo"));
-    if (!aw) {
+    // For now, we'll only support manual address parsing
+    {
         // Try to parse address and port manually
         const char *addr_str = JS_ToCString(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[1], "address"));
         int port = js2number(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[1], "port"));
@@ -274,11 +187,7 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_bind,
         }
         JS_FreeCString(js, addr_str);
         
-        if (bind(sw->sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
-            return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "bind failed: %s", strerror(errno));
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (bind(sw->sockfd, aw->info->ai_addr, aw->info->ai_addrlen) < 0) {
+        if (bind(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
             return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "bind failed: %s", strerror(errno));
         }
     }
@@ -287,11 +196,11 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_bind,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_connect,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
-    AddrinfoWrapper *aw = js2addrinfo(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[1], "_addrinfo"));
-    if (!aw) {
+    // For now, we'll only support manual address parsing
+    {
         // Try to parse address and port manually
         const char *addr_str = JS_ToCString(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[1], "address"));
         int port = js2number(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[1], "port"));
@@ -306,11 +215,7 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_connect,
         }
         JS_FreeCString(js, addr_str);
         
-        if (connect(sw->sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
-            return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "connect failed: %s", strerror(errno));
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (connect(sw->sockfd, aw->info->ai_addr, aw->info->ai_addrlen) < 0) {
+        if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
             return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "connect failed: %s", strerror(errno));
         }
     }
@@ -319,15 +224,15 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_connect,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_listen,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     int backlog = 10;
     if (argc > 1) {
         backlog = js2number(js, argv[1]);
     }
     
-    if (listen(sw->sockfd, backlog) < 0) {
+    if (listen(sockfd, backlog) < 0) {
         return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "listen failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     }
     
@@ -335,19 +240,19 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_listen,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_accept,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     struct sockaddr_storage their_addr;
     socklen_t addr_size = sizeof their_addr;
     
-    int new_sockfd = accept(sw->sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&their_addr, &addr_size);
+    int new_sockfd = accept(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&their_addr, &addr_size);
     if (new_sockfd < 0) {
         return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "accept failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     }
     
     ret = JS_NewObject(js);
-    JS_SetPropertyStr(js, ret, "socket", socket2js(js, new_sockfd));
+    JS_SetPropertyStr(js, ret, "socket", JS_NewInt32(js, new_sockfd));
     
     // Get peer address info
     char ipstr[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
@@ -369,8 +274,8 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_accept,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_send,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     size_t len;
     ssize_t sent;
@@ -382,11 +287,11 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_send,
     
     if (JS_IsString(argv[1])) {
         const char *data = JS_ToCStringLen(js, &len, argv[1]);
-        sent = send(sw->sockfd, data, len, flags);
+        sent = send(sockfd, data, len, flags);
         JS_FreeCString(js, data);
     } else {
         unsigned char *data = js_get_blob_data(js, &len, argv[1]);
-        sent = send(sw->sockfd, data, len, flags);
+        sent = send(sockfd, data, len, flags);
     }
     
     if (sent < 0) {
@@ -397,8 +302,8 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_send,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_recv,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     size_t len = 4096;
     if (argc > 1) {
@@ -415,7 +320,7 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_recv,
         return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "malloc failed");
     }
     
-    ssize_t received = recv(sw->sockfd, buf, len, flags);
+    ssize_t received = recv(sockfd, buf, len, flags);
     if (received < 0) {
         free(buf);
         return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "recv failed: %s", strerror(errno));
@@ -427,8 +332,8 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_recv,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_sendto,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     size_t len;
     ssize_t sent;
@@ -439,11 +344,11 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_sendto,
     }
     
     // Get destination address
-    AddrinfoWrapper *aw = js2addrinfo(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[2], "_addrinfo"));
     struct sockaddr *to_addr;
     socklen_t to_len;
     
-    if (!aw) {
+    // For now, we'll only support manual address parsing
+    {
         // Try to parse address and port manually
         const char *addr_str = JS_ToCString(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[2], "address"));
         int port = js2number(js, JS_GetPropertyStr(js, argv[2], "port"));
@@ -460,18 +365,15 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_sendto,
         
         to_addr = (struct sockaddr *)&addr;
         to_len = sizeof(addr);
-    } else {
-        to_addr = aw->info->ai_addr;
-        to_len = aw->info->ai_addrlen;
     }
     
     if (JS_IsString(argv[1])) {
         const char *data = JS_ToCStringLen(js, &len, argv[1]);
-        sent = sendto(sw->sockfd, data, len, flags, to_addr, to_len);
+        sent = sendto(sockfd, data, len, flags, to_addr, to_len);
         JS_FreeCString(js, data);
     } else {
         unsigned char *data = js_get_blob_data(js, &len, argv[1]);
-        sent = sendto(sw->sockfd, data, len, flags, to_addr, to_len);
+        sent = sendto(sockfd, data, len, flags, to_addr, to_len);
     }
     
     if (sent < 0) {
@@ -482,8 +384,8 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_sendto,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_recvfrom,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     size_t len = 4096;
     if (argc > 1) {
@@ -503,7 +405,7 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_recvfrom,
     struct sockaddr_storage from_addr;
     socklen_t from_len = sizeof from_addr;
     
-    ssize_t received = recvfrom(sw->sockfd, buf, len, flags, 
+    ssize_t received = recvfrom(sockfd, buf, len, flags, 
                                  (struct sockaddr *)&from_addr, &from_len);
     if (received < 0) {
         free(buf);
@@ -534,15 +436,15 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_recvfrom,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_shutdown,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     int how = SHUT_RDWR;
     if (argc > 1) {
         how = js2number(js, argv[1]);
     }
     
-    if (shutdown(sw->sockfd, how) < 0) {
+    if (shutdown(sockfd, how) < 0) {
         return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "shutdown failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     }
     
@@ -550,13 +452,13 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_shutdown,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_getpeername,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     struct sockaddr_storage addr;
     socklen_t len = sizeof addr;
     
-    if (getpeername(sw->sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, &len) < 0) {
+    if (getpeername(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, &len) < 0) {
         return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "getpeername failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     }
     
@@ -585,19 +487,6 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_gethostname,
     return JS_NewString(js, hostname);
 )
 
-JSC_CCALL(socket_freeaddrinfo,
-    AddrinfoWrapper *aw = js2addrinfo(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!aw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
-    
-    if (aw->info) {
-        if (aw->info->ai_addr) free(aw->info->ai_addr);
-        if (aw->info->ai_canonname) free(aw->info->ai_canonname);
-        free(aw->info);
-        aw->info = NULL;
-    }
-    
-    return JS_UNDEFINED;
-)
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_gai_strerror,
     int errcode = js2number(js, argv[0]);
@@ -605,8 +494,8 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_gai_strerror,
 )
 
 JSC_CCALL(socket_setsockopt,
-    SocketWrapper *sw = js2socket(js, argv[0]);
-    if (!sw) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
     
     int level = SOL_SOCKET;
     int optname = 0;
@@ -637,12 +526,12 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_setsockopt,
     // Parse option value
     if (JS_IsBool(argv[3])) {
         int optval = JS_ToBool(js, argv[3]);
-        if (setsockopt(sw->sockfd, level, optname, &optval, sizeof(optval)) < 0) {
+        if (setsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, &optval, sizeof(optval)) < 0) {
             return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "setsockopt failed: %s", strerror(errno));
         }
     } else if (JS_IsNumber(argv[3])) {
         int optval = js2number(js, argv[3]);
-        if (setsockopt(sw->sockfd, level, optname, &optval, sizeof(optval)) < 0) {
+        if (setsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, &optval, sizeof(optval)) < 0) {
             return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "setsockopt failed: %s", strerror(errno));
         }
     } else {
@@ -652,6 +541,16 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_setsockopt,
     return JS_UNDEFINED;
 )
 
+JSC_CCALL(socket_close,
+    int sockfd = js2fd(js, argv[0]);
+    if (sockfd < 0) return JS_EXCEPTION;
+    
+    if (close(sockfd) != 0)
+        return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "close failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+    
+    return JS_UNDEFINED;
+)
+
 static const JSCFunctionListEntry js_socket_funcs[] = {
     MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, getaddrinfo, 3),
     MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, socket, 3),
@@ -666,26 +565,12 @@ static const JSCFunctionListEntry js_socket_funcs[] = {
     MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, shutdown, 2),
     MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, getpeername, 1),
     MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, gethostname, 0),
-    MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, freeaddrinfo, 1),
     MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, gai_strerror, 1),
     MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, setsockopt, 4),
+    MIST_FUNC_DEF(socket, close, 1),
 };
 
 JSValue js_socket_use(JSContext *js) {
-    // Initialize the socket class
-    JS_NewClassID(&js_socket_class_id);
-    JS_NewClass(JS_GetRuntime(js), js_socket_class_id, &js_socket_class);
-    
-    JSValue proto = JS_NewObject(js);
-    JS_SetClassProto(js, js_socket_class_id, proto);
-    
-    // Initialize the addrinfo class
-    JS_NewClassID(&js_addrinfo_class_id);
-    JS_NewClass(JS_GetRuntime(js), js_addrinfo_class_id, &js_addrinfo_class);
-    
-    JSValue addrinfo_proto = JS_NewObject(js);
-    JS_SetClassProto(js, js_addrinfo_class_id, addrinfo_proto);
-    
     JSValue mod = JS_NewObject(js);
     JS_SetPropertyFunctionList(js, mod, js_socket_funcs, countof(js_socket_funcs));
     
@@ -708,4 +593,4 @@ JSValue js_socket_use(JSContext *js) {
     JS_SetPropertyStr(js, mod, "SO_REUSEADDR", JS_NewInt32(js, SO_REUSEADDR));
     
     return mod;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/http.ce b/tests/http.ce
index b21e8ead..93521b09 100644
--- a/tests/http.ce
+++ b/tests/http.ce
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 var http = use('http')
 var text = use('text')
+var time = use('time')
 
 try {
-    var b2 = http.fetch("https://gitea.pockle.world/api/v1/repos/john/prosperon/branches/master")
-    log.console(b2.length)
-    var text2 = text(b2)
-    log.console(text(b2))
-    $_.stop()
-    send(arg[0], {test:'http', result:'pass'})
+  var st = time.number()
+  var b2 = http.fetch(arg[0])
+  log.console(`time took ${time.number()-st}`)
+  log.console(b2.length)
+  var text2 = text(b2)
+  log.console(text(b2))
+  $_.stop()
 } catch (e) {
-    log.console("dictionary error:", e)
+  log.console("dictionary error:", e)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/httpget.ce b/tests/httpget.ce
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7635cae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/httpget.ce
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+var socket = use('socket')
+var time   = use('time')
+var blob   = use('blob')
+
+var data       = new blob
+var start_time = time.number()
+
+var host = arg[0]
+var path = arg[1] || '/'
+
+var addrs = socket.getaddrinfo(host, '80')
+var addr  = addrs[0]
+
+var sock = socket.socket()
+socket.connect(sock, addr)
+
+var req = `GET ${path} HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: ${host}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n`
+socket.send(sock, req)
+
+var chunk_size = 4096
+
+function get_chunk()
+{
+  var chunk = socket.recv(sock, chunk_size)
+
+  if (chunk.length > 0) {
+    log.console('got chunk size ' + chunk.length/8 + ' bytes')  
+    data.write_blob(chunk)
+    get_chunk()
+  } else {
+    log.console(`http GET took ${time.number() - start_time}`)
+    log.console(`total length is ${data.length}`)
+    stone(data)
+    log.console(text(data))
+    log.console(`time taken: ${time.number()-start_time}`)
+    $_.stop()
+  }
+}
+
+get_chunk()