diff --git a/bumblebee/config.py b/bumblebee/config.py
index 8e95559..a494566 100644
--- a/bumblebee/config.py
+++ b/bumblebee/config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import bumblebee.module
 class Config(object):
     def __init__(self, args):
         self._raw = args
-        self._parser = self.parser()
+        self._parser = self._parser()
         self._indent = " "*4
 
         if len(args) == 0:
@@ -24,21 +24,15 @@ class Config(object):
         if self._args.list:
             self._parser.exit()
 
-    def parser(self):
-        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)",
-            default=[])
-        parser.add_argument("-l", "--list",
-            help="List: 'modules', 'themes' ",
-            choices = [ "modules", "themes" ],
-            default="modules")
-        parser.add_argument("-t", "--theme", help="Specify which theme to use for "
-            "drawing the modules",
-            default="default")
+    def parameter(self, name, default):
+        # TODO
+        return default
 
-        return parser
+    def theme(self):
+        return self._args.theme
+
+    def modules(self):
+        return self._args.modules
 
     def print_themes(self):
         print(textwrap.fill(", ".join(bumblebee.theme.themes()),
@@ -57,4 +51,23 @@ class Config(object):
                 80, initial_indent=self._indent*2, subsequent_indent=self._indent*4)
             print ""
 
+    def _parser(self):
+        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)",
+            default=[],
+        )
+        parser.add_argument("-l", "--list",
+            help="List: 'modules', 'themes' ",
+            choices = [ "modules", "themes" ],
+        )
+        parser.add_argument("-t", "--theme", help="Specify which theme to use for "
+            "drawing the modules",
+            default="default",
+        )
+
+        return parser
+
+
 # vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/bumblebee/engine.py b/bumblebee/engine.py
index 02cbde1..8834877 100644
--- a/bumblebee/engine.py
+++ b/bumblebee/engine.py
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ import bumblebee.output
 import bumblebee.modules
 
 class Engine:
-    def __init__(self, args):
+    def __init__(self, config):
         self._modules = []
-        self._args = args
-        self._theme = bumblebee.theme.Theme(args)
-        self._output = bumblebee.output.output(args)
+        self._config = config
+        self._theme = bumblebee.theme.Theme(config)
+        self._output = bumblebee.output.output(config)
 
-    def load_module(self, modulespec):
-        name = modulespec.split(self._args.split)[0]
-        args = None if name == modulespec else modulespec.split(self._args.split)[1:]
+    def load_module(self, name):
         module = importlib.import_module("bumblebee.modules.{}".format(name))
-        return getattr(module, "Module")(self._output, args)
+        return getattr(module, "Module")(self._output, self._config)
 
     def load_modules(self):
-        for m in self._args.modules:
+        for m in self._config.modules():
             self._modules.append(self.load_module(m))
 
     def register_event(self, eventspec):
+        return
+        # TODO
         event = eventspec.split(self._args.split)
         if len(event) < 3:
             raise Exception("invalid click event format, expected 3 parameters")
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class Engine:
         )
 
     def register_events(self):
+        return
+        # TODO
         for e in self._args.events:
             self.register_event(e)
 
diff --git a/bumblebee/module.py b/bumblebee/module.py
index 495d146..9c4ab4b 100644
--- a/bumblebee/module.py
+++ b/bumblebee/module.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ModuleDescription(object):
         return "n/a"
 
 class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, args):
+    def __init__(self, output, config):
         pass
 
     def data(self):
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/time.py b/bumblebee/modules/time.py
index 48b8916..9a69d71 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/time.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/time.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ def description():
     return "Displays the current time, using the optional format string as input for strftime."
 
 class Module(bumblebee.module.Module):
-    def __init__(self, output, args):
-        super(Module, self).__init__(args)
+    def __init__(self, output, config):
+        super(Module, self).__init__(output, config)
 
         module = self.__module__.split(".")[-1]
         default = "%x %X"
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class Module(bumblebee.module.Module):
         if module == "time":
             default = "%X"
 
-        self._fmt = args[0] if args else default
-
+        param_name = "{}.format".format(module)
+        self._fmt = config.parameter(param_name, default)
 
     def data(self):
         return datetime.datetime.now().strftime(self._fmt)
diff --git a/bumblebee/theme.py b/bumblebee/theme.py
index 8b7e9bd..a0e4697 100644
--- a/bumblebee/theme.py
+++ b/bumblebee/theme.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ def themes():
 class Theme:
     _cycle_index = 0
     _cycle = None
-    def __init__(self, args):
+    def __init__(self, config):
         self._data = None
         path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-        with open("{}/{}.json".format(getpath(), args.theme)) as f:
+        with open("{}/{}.json".format(getpath(), config.theme())) as f:
             self._data = json.load(f)
         self._defaults = self._data.get("defaults", {})
         self._cycle = self._defaults.get("cycle", [])