diff --git a/src/binding.cc b/src/binding.cc
index 4c10d76..43d89a6 100644
--- a/src/binding.cc
+++ b/src/binding.cc
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define LOG(msg) printf("%s\n",msg)
+#define THROW(msg) return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New(msg)));
 
 using namespace v8;
 using namespace node;
 
+static Persistent<String> connect_symbol;
+
 class Connection : public EventEmitter {
+
 public:
+
   static void
   Init (Handle<Object> target)
   {
@@ -21,18 +26,117 @@ public:
     t->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(1);
     t->SetClassName(String::NewSymbol("Connection"));
 
-    NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "test", Test);
+    connect_symbol = NODE_PSYMBOL("connect");
+
+    NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "connect", Connect);
+    NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "_sendQuery", SendQuery);
 
     target->Set(String::NewSymbol("Connection"), t->GetFunction());
     LOG("created class");
   }
 
+  static void
+  io_event(EV_P_ ev_io *w, int revents)
+  {
+    LOG("Received IO event");
+    Connection *connection = static_cast<Connection*>(w->data);
+    connection->HandleIOEvent(revents);
+    //ev_io_stop(EV_A w);
+  }
+
+
   static Handle<Value>
-  Test(const Arguments& args)
+  Connect(const Arguments& args)
   {
     HandleScope scope;
+    Connection *self = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Connection>(args.This());
+    if(args.Length() == 0 || !args[0]->IsString()) {
+      THROW("Must include connection string as only argument to connect");
+    }
 
-    PGconn *connection_ = PQconnectStart("");
+    String::Utf8Value conninfo(args[0]->ToString());
+
+    self->Connect(*conninfo);
+
+    return Undefined();
+  }
+
+  static Handle<Value>
+  SendQuery(const Arguments& args)
+  {
+    HandleScope scope;
+    Connection *self = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Connection>(args.This());
+    String::Utf8Value queryText(args[0]->ToString());
+
+    int result = self->Send(*queryText);
+    if(result == 0) {
+      THROW("PQsendQuery returned error code");
+    }
+
+    self->Flush();
+    return Undefined();
+  }
+
+  int Send(const char *queryText)
+  {
+    return PQsendQuery(connection_, queryText);
+  }
+
+  void Flush()
+  {
+    if(PQflush(connection_) == 1) {
+      ev_io_start(EV_DEFAULT_ &write_watcher_);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  ev_io read_watcher_;
+  ev_io write_watcher_;
+  PGconn *connection_;
+  bool connecting_;
+  Connection () : EventEmitter ()
+  {
+    connection_ = NULL;
+    connecting_ = false;
+
+    LOG("Initializing ev watchers");
+    ev_init(&read_watcher_, io_event);
+    read_watcher_.data = this;
+    ev_init(&write_watcher_, io_event);
+    write_watcher_.data = this;
+  }
+
+  ~Connection ()
+  {
+  }
+
+  void StopWrite()
+  {
+    LOG("Stoping write watcher");
+    ev_io_stop(EV_DEFAULT_ &write_watcher_);
+  }
+
+  void StartWrite()
+  {
+    LOG("Starting write watcher");
+    ev_io_start(EV_DEFAULT_ &write_watcher_);
+  }
+
+  void StopRead()
+  {
+    LOG("Stoping read watcher");
+    ev_io_stop(EV_DEFAULT_ &read_watcher_);
+  }
+
+  void StartRead()
+  {
+    LOG("Starting read watcher");
+    ev_io_start(EV_DEFAULT_ &read_watcher_);
+  }
+
+  bool Connect(const char* conninfo)
+  {
+    connection_ = PQconnectStart(conninfo);
 
     if (!connection_) {
       LOG("Connection couldn't be created");
@@ -47,7 +151,41 @@ public:
     }
 
     ConnStatusType status = PQstatus(connection_);
-    printf("status: %d\n", status);
+
+    switch(status) {
+    case CONNECTION_STARTED:
+      LOG("Status: CONNECTION_STARTED");
+      break;
+
+    case CONNECTION_BAD:
+      LOG("Status: CONNECTION_BAD");
+      break;
+
+    case CONNECTION_MADE:
+      LOG("Status: CONNECTION_MADE");
+      break;
+
+    case CONNECTION_AWAITING_RESPONSE:
+      LOG("Status: CONNECTION_AWAITING_RESPONSE");
+      break;
+
+    case CONNECTION_AUTH_OK:
+      LOG("Status: CONNECTION_AUTH_OKAY");
+      break;
+
+    case CONNECTION_SSL_STARTUP:
+      LOG("Status: CONNECTION_SSL_STARTUP");
+      break;
+
+    case CONNECTION_SETENV:
+      LOG("Status: CONNECTION_SETENV");
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      LOG("Unknown connection status");
+      break;
+    }
+
     if(CONNECTION_BAD == status) {
       PQfinish(connection_);
       LOG("Bad connection status");
@@ -58,34 +196,18 @@ public:
     if(fd < 0) {
       LOG("socket fd was negative. error");
     }
-    
-    LOG("Initializing ev watchers");
-    ev_io read_watcher;
-    ev_io write_watcher;
-    ev_init(&read_watcher, io_event);
-    ev_init(&write_watcher, io_event);
+    printf("socket fd %d\n", fd);
+    assert(PQisnonblocking(connection_));
 
-    ev_io_set(&read_watcher, fd, EV_READ);
-    ev_io_set(&write_watcher, fd, EV_WRITE);
-    
-    ev_io_start(EV_DEFAULT_ &write_watcher);
-    LOG("EV started");
-    Local<String> result = String::New("Hello world");
-    return scope.Close(result);
-  }
+    LOG("Setting watchers to socket");
+    ev_io_set(&read_watcher_, fd, EV_READ);
+    ev_io_set(&write_watcher_, fd, EV_WRITE);
 
-  static void
-  io_event(EV_P_ ev_io *w, int revents)
-  {
-    LOG("Received IO event");
-  }
+    connecting_ = true;
+    StartWrite();
 
-  Connection () : EventEmitter ()
-  {
-  }
-
-  ~Connection ()
-  {
+    Ref();
+    return true;
   }
 
 protected:
@@ -99,9 +221,87 @@ protected:
     return args.This();
   }
 
+  void HandleConnectionIO()
+  {
+    PostgresPollingStatusType status = PQconnectPoll(connection_);
+    switch(status) {
+    case PGRES_POLLING_READING:
+      LOG("Polled: PGRES_POLLING_READING");
+      StopWrite();
+      StartRead();
+      break;
+    case PGRES_POLLING_WRITING:
+      LOG("Polled: PGRES_POLLING_WRITING");
+      StopRead();
+      StartWrite();
+      break;
+    case PGRES_POLLING_FAILED:
+      LOG("Polled: PGRES_POLLING_FAILED");
+      break;
+    case PGRES_POLLING_OK:
+      LOG("Polled: PGRES_POLLING_OK");
+      connecting_ = false;
+      Emit(connect_symbol, 0, NULL);
+      StartRead();
+    default:
+      printf("Polled: %d\n", PQconnectPoll(connection_));
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void HandleIOEvent(int revents)
+  {
+    if(revents & EV_ERROR) {
+      LOG("Connection error.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if(connecting_) {
+      HandleConnectionIO();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if(revents & EV_READ) {
+      LOG("revents & EV_READ");
+      if(PQconsumeInput(connection_) == 0) {
+        LOG("Something happened, consume input is 0");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (PQisBusy(connection_) == 0) {
+        PGresult *result;
+        while ((result = PQgetResult(connection_))) {
+          LOG("Got result");
+          //EmitResult(result);
+          PQclear(result);
+        }
+        //Emit(ready_symbol, 0, NULL);
+      } else {
+        LOG("PQisBusy true");
+      }
+
+      //TODO look at this later
+      PGnotify *notify;
+      while ((notify = PQnotifies(connection_))) {
+        LOG("Unhandled (not implemented) Notification received....");
+        PQfreemem(notify);
+      }
+
+
+    }
+
+    if(revents & EV_WRITE) {
+      LOG("revents & EV_WRITE");
+      if (PQflush(connection_) == 0) {
+        StopWrite();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 private:
-  ev_io read_watcher_;
-  ev_io write_watcher_;
+  void AfterPollingWriting()
+  {
+  }
 
 };
 
diff --git a/test/integration/binding-spike.js b/test/integration/binding-spike.js
index 8dc35c2..9751936 100644
--- a/test/integration/binding-spike.js
+++ b/test/integration/binding-spike.js
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
+var helper = require(__dirname + "/../test-helper");
 var Connection = require(__dirname + "/../../lib/binding");
-var con = new Connection();
-console.log(con.test());
 
-setTimeout(function() {
-  
-}, 1000)
+test('calling connect without params raises error', function() {
+  var con = new Connection();
+  var err;
+  try{
+    con.connect();
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e;
+  }
+  assert.ok(err!=null);
+});
+
+test('connects', function() {
+  var con = new Connection();
+  con.connect("user=postgres password=1234 hostaddr=127.0.0.1 port=5432 dbname=postgres");
+  assert.emits(con, 'connect', function() {
+    con._sendQuery("SELECT NOW()");
+  });
+})