diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void blendjob_remove(struct blendjob **h
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 
-/* TODO: Put some arg-grabbing code here */
+  /* TODO: Put some arg-grabbing code here */
 
   struct blendjob *head;
 
@@ -493,6 +493,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   struct distrend_listenset *listenset;
   struct distrend_config *config;
 
+  enum clientstatus
+  {
+    CLIENTSTATUS_UNINITIALIZED = 0,
+    CLIENTSTATUS_BUSY = 1,
+    CLIENTSTATUS_IDLE = 2
+  } clientstatus;
+
   head = NULL;
   cont = 1;
 
@@ -511,32 +518,34 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       /* Somewhat Pseudo-code for basic server operation, should be more event-driven */
 
       start_data();
-      status_report_generator(); // TODO: Add correct args
-      blend_frame_watchdog();	 // TODO: Add correct args
+      status_report_generator(&head);
+      blend_frame_watchdog(head);	 // TODO: Add correct args
 
 
       struct frameset *frame;
       struct blendjob *job;
 
       /* If the client is idle (meaning a client without the "busy" status connected via ssh) */
-      	if(clientstatus == "idle")
-	  {
-      		int returnnum = frame_finder(&head, job, frame); // give framefinder args, framefinder should return job number and frame number somehow
-				if(returnnum == 1){
-					fprinf(stderr,"No frames are available to render at this time");
-					sleep(10);
-				}
-				else if(returnnum == 0){
-					remotio_send_to_client(framenum, jobnum);
-				}
-				else(){
-					fprintf(stderr,"Something is terribly wrong!");
-				}
-      	}
+      if(clientstatus == CLIENTSTATUS_IDLE)
+	{
+	  /** 
+	      normaldotcom: learn about ``return by pointer''
+	  */
+	  int returnnum = frame_finder(head, &job, &frame); // give framefinder args, framefinder should return job number and frame number somehow
+	  if(returnnum)
+	    {
+	      fprinf(stderr,"No frames are available to render at this time");
+	      sleep(10);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    /* returnnum == 0 */
+	    remotio_send_to_client(frame->num, job->jobnum);
+	}
       /* If the client's status changes from running to idle */
-      	if(clientstatus == DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME && iteration == 0){
-      		finish_frame(jobnum, framenumprevious); // make it finish the previous frame or something.
-      		frame_finder() ==> returns jobnum/framenum that are sent to slave, "render jobnum framenum"
+      	if(clientsays == DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME && iteration == 0){
+	  clientstatus = CLIENTSTATUS_IDLE;
+	  finish_frame(jobnum, framenumprevious); // make it finish the previous frame or something.
+	  frame_finder() ==> returns jobnum/framenum that are sent to slave, "render jobnum framenum"
       	}
 
       /* End Somewhat Pseudo-code */