diff --git a/compile_commands.json b/compile_commands.json
index 58fa469..41a18a7 100644
--- a/compile_commands.json
+++ b/compile_commands.json
@@ -1,21 +1,4 @@
 [
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/globals.o",
-      "kernel/globals.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/globals.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/globals.o"
-  },
   {
     "arguments": [
       "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
@@ -33,244 +16,6 @@
     "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/kmain.c",
     "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/kmain.o"
   },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/idt.o",
-      "kernel/idt.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/idt.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/idt.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/drivers/pic/pic.o",
-      "kernel/drivers/pic/pic.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/drivers/pic/pic.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/drivers/pic/pic.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/drivers/vga/vga_stream_writer.o",
-      "kernel/drivers/vga/vga_stream_writer.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/drivers/vga/vga_stream_writer.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/drivers/vga/vga_stream_writer.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/drivers/ps2/ps2.o",
-      "kernel/drivers/ps2/ps2.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/drivers/ps2/ps2.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/drivers/ps2/ps2.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/gdt.o",
-      "kernel/gdt.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/gdt.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/gdt.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/memory/mm.o",
-      "kernel/memory/mm.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/memory/mm.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/memory/mm.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/interrupts.o",
-      "kernel/interrupts.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/interrupts.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/interrupts.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/lib/stream.o",
-      "kernel/lib/stream.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/lib/stream.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/lib/stream.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/lib/print.o",
-      "kernel/lib/print.c"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/lib/print.c",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/lib/print.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/drivers/pic/pic_stubs.o",
-      "kernel/drivers/pic/pic_stubs.S"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/drivers/pic/pic_stubs.S",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/drivers/pic/pic_stubs.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/drivers/pit/pit_stubs.o",
-      "kernel/drivers/pit/pit_stubs.S"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/drivers/pit/pit_stubs.S",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/drivers/pit/pit_stubs.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/drivers/ps2/ps2_stubs.o",
-      "kernel/drivers/ps2/ps2_stubs.S"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/drivers/ps2/ps2_stubs.S",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/drivers/ps2/ps2_stubs.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/boot/boot.o",
-      "kernel/boot/boot.S"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/boot/boot.S",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/boot/boot.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/gdt_stubs.o",
-      "kernel/gdt_stubs.S"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/gdt_stubs.S",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/gdt_stubs.o"
-  },
   {
     "arguments": [
       "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
@@ -287,22 +32,5 @@
     "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
     "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/common_stubs.S",
     "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/common_stubs.o"
-  },
-  {
-    "arguments": [
-      "/home/slinky/opt/cross/bin/i686-elf-gcc",
-      "-c",
-      "-ffreestanding",
-      "-O2",
-      "-Wall",
-      "-Wextra",
-      "-Ikernel",
-      "-o",
-      "obj/kernel/idt_stubs.o",
-      "kernel/idt_stubs.S"
-    ],
-    "directory": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS",
-    "file": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/kernel/idt_stubs.S",
-    "output": "/home/slinky/source/RockOS/obj/kernel/idt_stubs.o"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/kernel/common_stubs.S b/kernel/common_stubs.S
index 72bee7f..a6c2f5e 100644
--- a/kernel/common_stubs.S
+++ b/kernel/common_stubs.S
@@ -13,4 +13,28 @@ enable_interrupts:
 .global io_wait 
 io_wait:
     outb %al, $0x80
-    ret
\ No newline at end of file
+    ret
+
+.global liftoff
+liftoff:
+    cli
+
+    mov 4(%esp), %ecx
+    mov 8(%esp), %ebx
+
+    mov $0x23, %ax
+    mov %ax, %ds
+    mov %ax, %es
+    mov %ax, %fs
+    mov %ax, %gs
+
+    push $0x23           
+    push %ebx
+    push $0x202
+    push $0x1B
+    push %ecx
+
+    xor %eax, %eax
+    xor %edx, %edx
+    
+    iret
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/interrupts.c b/kernel/interrupts.c
index 21db4f5..404413a 100644
--- a/kernel/interrupts.c
+++ b/kernel/interrupts.c
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ void common_interrupt_handler(struct registers *args) {
             uint32_t faulting_address;
             asm volatile("mov %%cr2, %0" : "=r"(faulting_address));
             kprintf("\n--- PAGE FAULT ---\n");
-            kprintf("Faulting Virtual Address (CR2): 0x%x\n", faulting_address);
+            kprintf("Faulted Virtual Address: 0x%x\n", faulting_address);
             kprintf("Error Code: 0x%x\n", args->error_code);
-            kprintf("Instruction Pointer (EIP): 0x%x\n", args->eip);
+            kprintf("Instruction Pointer: 0x%x\n", args->eip);
             kprintf("Caused by: %s, %s, running in %s mode\n",
-                (args->error_code & 0x01) ? "Page protection violation" : "Non-present page",
-                (args->error_code & 0x02) ? "Write operation" : "Read operation",
-                (args->error_code & 0x04) ? "User (Ring 3)" : "Supervisor (Ring 0)");
+                (args->error_code & 0x01) ? "Protection Violation" : "Page Not Present",
+                (args->error_code & 0x02) ? "Write" : "Read",
+                (args->error_code & 0x04) ? "User" : "Supervisor");
             while(1);
             break;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/kmain.c b/kernel/kmain.c
index 2ce815c..92aff0e 100644
--- a/kernel/kmain.c
+++ b/kernel/kmain.c
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ void load_origin_program(multiboot_info* mbi) {
   map_page(0xBFFFF000, stack_paddr, PAGE_PRESENT | PAGE_WRITABLE | PAGE_USER);
 
   kprintf("program loaded into memory @ [virt] 0x%x\n", elf->e_entry);
+
+  extern void liftoff(uint32_t entry, uint32_t stack_top);
+  kprintf("launching origin process");
+  uint32_t stack_top =  0xBFFFF000 + 4095;
+  liftoff(elf->e_entry, stack_top);
 }
 
 void kmain(uint32_t magic, multiboot_info* mbi)  {