diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/__init__.py b/bumblebee/modules/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/time.py b/bumblebee/modules/time.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc054b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/time.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import datetime
+
+class Module:
+    def data(self):
+        return datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%x %X")
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py b/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py
index 39c8e20..7ed5836 100644
--- a/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py
+++ b/bumblebee/outputs/i3.py
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 import json
 
 class i3bar:
-    def preamble(self):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._data = []
+    def start(self):
         return json.dumps({ "version": 1 }) + "["
 
-    def data(self, data):
-        return json.dumps(data) + ","
+    def add(self, obj):
+        self._data.append({
+            "full_text": obj.data()
+        })
 
-    def finalize(self):
+    def get(self):
+        data = json.dumps(self._data)
+        self._data = []
+        return data + ","
+
+    def stop(self):
         return "]"
 
 # vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/i3bumblebee b/i3bumblebee
index f798013..9ff4920 100755
--- a/i3bumblebee
+++ b/i3bumblebee
@@ -1,18 +1,46 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+import sys
+import time
+import argparse
+import importlib
 import bumblebee.outputs.i3
 
+def print_module_list():
+    # TODO
+    pass
+
 def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="display system data in the i3bar")
+    parser.add_argument("-m", "--modules", nargs="+", help="List of modules to load. The order of the list determines their order in the i3bar (from left to right)")
+    parser.add_argument("-l", "--list", action="store_true", help="List all available modules")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.list:
+        print_module_list()
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    modules = []
+    for m in args.modules:
+        # TODO: how to cleanly handle errors here?
+        # (useful error messages)
+        module = importlib.import_module("bumblebee.modules.%s" % m)
+        modules.append(getattr(module, "Module")())
+
     output = bumblebee.outputs.i3.i3bar()
 
-    print output.preamble()
+    print output.start()
+    sys.stdout.flush()
 
     while True:
-        # TODO: retrieve data from modules
-        data = []
-        print output.data(data)
+        for m in modules:
+            output.add(m)
+        print output.get()
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        time.sleep(1)
 
-    print output.finalize()
+    print output.stop()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()