diff --git a/post.py b/post.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f439dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/post.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+'''
+post.py
+copyright 2009 j.c.sackett
+
+Defines a post object which contains the file information of the base text file and
+converts it into an html post.
+'''
+from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
+import markdown2
+import os
+
+ENV = Environment(loader=PackageLoader('puffin', 'templates'))
+
+class post:
+    def __init__(self, file_path, dest):
+        self.read, self.write = self.build_paths(file_path)
+        self.title = self.make_title(file_path)
+        self.content = 
+    
+    def build_paths(self, file_path):
+        r = file_path
+        w = file_path.replace(dest, '').replace('//', '/').replace('.txt', '.html')d 
+        return r,w
+    
+    def make_title(self, file_path):
+        return os.path.split(file_path)[-1].split('.')[0].replace('_', ' ')
+    
+    def make_url(self):
+        if self.write_path.startswith('/'):
+            return self.write_path[1:]
+        else:
+            return self.write_path
+    
+    def build_page(self):
+        pass
+
diff --git a/puffin.py b/puffin.py
index 9a76d84..5d7bdb6 100755
--- a/puffin.py
+++ b/puffin.py
@@ -6,34 +6,13 @@
 written by j.c.sackett on 2.19.2009
 """
 from optparse import OptionParser
-from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
 
 import sys
 import os
-import markdown2
 import subprocess
 
 MAJOR = 0
-MINOR = 1
-
-ENV = Environment(loader=PackageLoader('puffin', 'templates'))
-
-class post:
-    def __init__(self, file_path, dest):
-        self.read_path = file_path
-        self.write_path = file_path.replace(dest, '').replace('//', '/').replace('.txt', '.html')
-        self.title = os.path.split(file_path)[-1].split('.')[0].replace('_', ' ')
-        if self.write_path.startswith('/'):
-            self.url = self.write_path[1:]
-        else:
-            self.url = self.write_path
-        self.content = ''
-        
-def init_posts(output_dir):
-    try:
-        os.mkdir(output_dir)
-    except OSError:
-        print 'Post directory already exists. Use -r or --rebuild to force overwrite.'
+MINOR = 2
 
 def get_files(dest):
     files = []
@@ -44,6 +23,13 @@ def get_files(dest):
             f = post(path,dest)
             files.append(f)
     return files
+    
+def init_posts(output_dir):
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(output_dir)
+    except OSError:
+        print 'Post directory already exists. Use -r or --rebuild to force overwrite.'
+
 
 def process_files(file_list, output_dir):
     print 'Processing markdown for %s...' % [f.read_path for f in file_list]