diff --git a/src/packages/game/IZ_app.c b/src/packages/game/IZ_app.c
index fc1b786..dbabe7a 100644
--- a/src/packages/game/IZ_app.c
+++ b/src/packages/game/IZ_app.c
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ IZ_ProcedureResult IZ_InitializeApp(IZ_App* app) {
 
 	IZ_InitializeInput(config_path, &app->input_state);
 	IZ_InitializePool(&app->memory_pool);
-	void* p1 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u16))->pointer;
-	void* p2 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u8))->pointer;
-	void* p3 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u64))->pointer;
-	void* p4 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u32))->pointer;
-	printf("\n%p %p %p %p\n", p1, p2, p3, p4);
+//	void* p1 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u16), 0)->pointer;
+//	void* p2 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u8), 0)->pointer;
+//	void* p3 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u64), 0)->pointer;
+//	void* p4 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u32), 0)->pointer;
+//	printf("\n%p %p %p %p\n", p1, p2, p3, p4);
+//	IZ_PoolDeallocate(p1);
+//	void* p5 = IZ_PoolAllocate(&app->memory_pool, sizeof(u16), 0)->pointer;
+//	printf("\n%p\n", p5);
 	app->quit = false;
+	app->ticks = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -46,20 +50,26 @@ void IZ_HandleSDLEvents(IZ_App* app) {
 }
 
 void IZ_HandlePortMIDIEvents(IZ_App* app) {
-	for (u8 player_index = 0; player_index < PLAYERS; player_index += 1) {
-		i32 midi_events_count = Pm_Read(
+	u8 player_index;
+	i32* midi_events_count;
+	u32 midi_event_index;
+	for (player_index = 0; player_index < PLAYERS; player_index += 1) {
+		midi_events_count = &app->input_state.midi_input_state[player_index].midi_events_count;
+		*midi_events_count = Pm_Read(
 			app->input_state.midi_input_state[player_index].stream,
 			app->input_state.midi_input_state[player_index].event_buffer,
 			1024
 		);
 
-		if (midi_events_count > 0) {
-			for (i32 midi_event_index = 0; midi_event_index < midi_events_count; midi_event_index += 1) {
-				IZ_HandlePortMIDIInputEvents(
-					app->input_state.midi_input_state->event_buffer[midi_event_index],
-					&app->input_state
-				);
-			}
+		if (*midi_events_count < 1) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		for (midi_event_index = 0; midi_event_index < *midi_events_count; midi_event_index += 1) {
+			IZ_HandlePortMIDIInputEvents(
+				app->input_state.midi_input_state[player_index].event_buffer[midi_event_index],
+				&app->input_state
+			);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -69,10 +79,11 @@ void IZ_HandleEvents(IZ_App* app) {
 	IZ_HandlePortMIDIEvents(app);
 }
 
-IZ_ProcedureResult IZ_RunApp(IZ_App* app, u8 argc, char* argv[]) {
-	printf_s("Args (%u):\n", argc);
-	for (u8 i = 0; i < argc; i += 1) {
-		printf_s("  %s", argv[i]);
+IZ_ProcedureResult IZ_RunApp(IZ_App* app, u8 arg_count, char* arg_values[]) {
+	printf_s("Args (%u):\n", arg_count);
+	u8 arg_index;
+	for (arg_index = 0; arg_index < arg_count; arg_index += 1) {
+		printf_s("  %s\n", arg_values[arg_index]);
 	}
 
 	IZ_ProcedureResult init_result = IZ_InitializeApp(app);
@@ -80,20 +91,18 @@ IZ_ProcedureResult IZ_RunApp(IZ_App* app, u8 argc, char* argv[]) {
 		return init_result;
 	}
 
-	u64 ticks;
 	while (true) {
-		ticks = SDL_GetTicks64();
+		app->ticks = SDL_GetTicks64();
 
 		// TODO do audio processing
 		// TODO do networking?
 
-		// process events
 		IZ_HandleEvents(app);
 		if (app->quit) {
 			break;
 		}
 
-		IZ_UpdateVideo(&app->video_state, &app->input_state, ticks);
+		IZ_UpdateVideo(&app->video_state, &app->input_state, app->ticks);
 	}
 
 	IZ_TeardownApp(app);
diff --git a/src/packages/game/IZ_app.h b/src/packages/game/IZ_app.h
index db60f4e..0e2a9fb 100644
--- a/src/packages/game/IZ_app.h
+++ b/src/packages/game/IZ_app.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	IZ_VideoState video_state;
 
 	IZ_Pool memory_pool;
+	u64 ticks;
 	bool quit;
 } IZ_App;
 
diff --git a/src/packages/game/input/IZ_midi.h b/src/packages/game/input/IZ_midi.h
index a53af88..b96054d 100644
--- a/src/packages/game/input/IZ_midi.h
+++ b/src/packages/game/input/IZ_midi.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	const PmDeviceInfo* device_info;
 	PmStream* stream;
 	PmEvent event_buffer[MIDI_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	i32 midi_events_count;
 } IZ_MIDIInputState;
 
 static const IZ_MIDIInputState IZ_DEFAULT_MIDI_INPUT_STATE[PLAYERS] = {
diff --git a/src/packages/game/main.c b/src/packages/game/main.c
index 606a34d..3b097a5 100644
--- a/src/packages/game/main.c
+++ b/src/packages/game/main.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include "IZ_app.h"
 
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+int main(int arg_count, char* arg_values[]) {
 	IZ_App app;
-	return IZ_RunApp(&app, argc, argv);
+	return IZ_RunApp(&app, arg_count, arg_values);
 }
diff --git a/src/packages/game/memory/IZ_pool.c b/src/packages/game/memory/IZ_pool.c
index c1059fd..4b6d9a6 100644
--- a/src/packages/game/memory/IZ_pool.c
+++ b/src/packages/game/memory/IZ_pool.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ void IZ_InitializePool(IZ_Pool* pool) {
 	pool->next_address = 0;
 }
 
-IZ_PoolItem* IZ_PoolAllocate(IZ_Pool* pool, size_t size) {
+IZ_PoolItem* IZ_PoolAllocate(IZ_Pool* pool, size_t size, u64 created_at) {
 	// 1. check next free allocation for size
 	// 2. if 1. returns non-null,
 
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ IZ_PoolItem* IZ_PoolAllocate(IZ_Pool* pool, size_t size) {
 	void* pointer = &pool->memory[pool->next_address];
 	IZ_PoolItem* next_allocation = &pool->items[pool->top];
 	pool->items[pool->top] = (IZ_PoolItem) {
-		.pool = pool,
-		.size = size,
 		.pointer = pointer,
+		.size = size,
+		.created_at = created_at,
+		.pool = pool,
 	};
 	pool->top = (pool->top + 1) % POOL_MAX_ITEMS;
 	pool->next_address = (pool->next_address + size) % POOL_MAX_SIZE;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ void IZ_PoolDeallocate(IZ_PoolItem* item) {
 		item->pool->items[i].pool = NULL;
 		item->pool->items[i].size = 0;
 		item->pool->items[i].pointer = NULL;
+		item->pool->items[i].created_at = 0;
 		return;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/packages/game/memory/IZ_pool.h b/src/packages/game/memory/IZ_pool.h
index d1de1d6..b263d3b 100644
--- a/src/packages/game/memory/IZ_pool.h
+++ b/src/packages/game/memory/IZ_pool.h
@@ -12,19 +12,20 @@ struct IZ_Pool;
 typedef struct {
 	void* pointer;
 	size_t size;
+	u64 created_at;
 	struct IZ_Pool* pool;
 } IZ_PoolItem;
 
 typedef struct IZ_Pool {
 	u16 top;
-	IZ_PoolItem items[POOL_MAX_ITEMS];
 	u64 next_address;
+	IZ_PoolItem items[POOL_MAX_ITEMS];
 	void* memory;
 } IZ_Pool;
 
 void IZ_InitializePool(IZ_Pool*);
 
-IZ_PoolItem* IZ_PoolAllocate(IZ_Pool*, size_t);
+IZ_PoolItem* IZ_PoolAllocate(IZ_Pool*, size_t, u64);
 
 void IZ_PoolDeallocate(IZ_PoolItem*);