diff --git a/src/blocks/cpu.rs b/src/blocks/cpu.rs
index dae6af8..0e179f5 100644
--- a/src/blocks/cpu.rs
+++ b/src/blocks/cpu.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc};
+
 use systemstat::Platform;
 
-use crate::Block;
+use crate::{
+    blocks::{BlockInfo, Color},
+    Block,
+};
+
+use super::{BlockEvent, BlockPartName, BlockUpdate};
 
 pub struct CpuBlock {
     pub id: usize,
@@ -15,20 +22,46 @@ impl Block for CpuBlock {
         "cpu"
     }
 
-    fn run(
-        &mut self,
-        _event_r: flume::Receiver<crate::protocol::i3bar_event::I3BarEvent>,
-        update_s: flume::Sender<(usize, String)>,
-    ) {
+    fn run(&mut self, _event_r: flume::Receiver<BlockEvent>, update_s: flume::Sender<BlockUpdate>) {
+        let on = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        {
+            let on = on.clone();
+            std::thread::spawn(move || loop {
+                let event = _event_r.recv().unwrap();
+                match event.part_name {
+                    BlockPartName::Named(name) => {
+                        if name == "icon" {
+                            let on_value = on.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                            on.store(!on_value, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => (),
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
         let sys = systemstat::System::new();
         loop {
             let cpu = sys.cpu_load_aggregate().unwrap();
             std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000));
             let cpu = cpu.done().unwrap();
             let load_percentage = 100.0 * cpu.user;
-            update_s
-                .send((self.id, format!(" Cpu: {:.2}% ", load_percentage)))
-                .unwrap();
+            let fg_color = if on.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                Color::Rgb(0, 255, 0)
+            } else {
+                Color::Rgb(0, 0, 255)
+            };
+            let update = BlockUpdate::Multi(vec![
+                BlockInfo::from_unnamed(String::from(" ")).build(),
+                BlockInfo::from_named(String::from("icon"), String::from("\u{f3fd}"))
+                    .fg_color(fg_color)
+                    .bg_color(Color::Rgb(255, 255, 0))
+                    .build(),
+                BlockInfo::from_unnamed(format!("{:>5.2}% ", load_percentage))
+                    .fg_color(Color::Rgb(0, 255, 0))
+                    .build(),
+            ]);
+            update_s.send(update).unwrap();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/blocks/memory.rs b/src/blocks/memory.rs
index f4b7c36..dfb994a 100644
--- a/src/blocks/memory.rs
+++ b/src/blocks/memory.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use systemstat::Platform;
 
-use crate::Block;
+use crate::{blocks::BlockInfo, Block};
+
+use super::{BlockEvent, BlockUpdate};
 
 pub struct MemoryBlock {
     pub id: usize,
@@ -15,20 +17,17 @@ impl Block for MemoryBlock {
         "memory"
     }
 
-    fn run(
-        &mut self,
-        _event_r: flume::Receiver<crate::protocol::i3bar_event::I3BarEvent>,
-        update_s: flume::Sender<(usize, String)>,
-    ) {
+    fn run(&mut self, _event_r: flume::Receiver<BlockEvent>, update_s: flume::Sender<BlockUpdate>) {
         let sys = systemstat::System::new();
         loop {
             let mem = sys.memory().unwrap();
             let bytes_used = systemstat::saturating_sub_bytes(mem.total, mem.free).as_u64();
             let bytes_total = mem.total.as_u64();
             let mem_percentage = 100.0 * bytes_used as f64 / bytes_total as f64;
-            update_s
-                .send((self.id, format!(" Mem: {:.2}% ", mem_percentage)))
-                .unwrap();
+            let update = BlockUpdate::Single(
+                BlockInfo::from_main(format!(" \u{f2db}{:>5.2}% ", mem_percentage)).build(),
+            );
+            update_s.send(update).unwrap();
             std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/blocks/mod.rs b/src/blocks/mod.rs
index c5d3a14..2e95879 100644
--- a/src/blocks/mod.rs
+++ b/src/blocks/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,188 @@
 pub mod cpu;
 pub mod memory;
 pub mod time;
+
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use crate::protocol::i3bar_event::{I3BarEventButton, I3BarEventModifier};
+
+pub trait Block {
+    fn id(&self) -> usize;
+
+    fn name(&self) -> &str;
+
+    fn run(&mut self, event_r: flume::Receiver<BlockEvent>, update_s: flume::Sender<BlockUpdate>);
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum BlockUpdate {
+    Single(BlockInfo),
+    Multi(Vec<BlockInfo>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct BlockInfo {
+    pub part_name: BlockPartName,
+    pub full_text: String,
+    pub short_text: Option<String>,
+    pub fg_color: Color,
+    pub bg_color: Color,
+    pub border: Option<BlockBorder>,
+    pub min_width: Option<i32>,
+    pub urgent: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+impl BlockInfo {
+    pub fn from_main(full_text: String) -> BlockInfoBuilder {
+        BlockInfoBuilder::new(full_text, BlockPartName::Main)
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_named(name: String, full_text: String) -> BlockInfoBuilder {
+        BlockInfoBuilder::new(full_text, BlockPartName::Named(name))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_unnamed(full_text: String) -> BlockInfoBuilder {
+        BlockInfoBuilder::new(full_text, BlockPartName::Unnamed)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct BlockInfoBuilder {
+    inner: BlockInfo,
+}
+
+impl BlockInfoBuilder {
+    pub fn new(full_text: String, part_name: BlockPartName) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: BlockInfo {
+                full_text,
+                part_name,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn short_text(mut self, short_text: Option<String>) -> Self {
+        self.inner.short_text = short_text;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn fg_color(mut self, fg_color: Color) -> Self {
+        self.inner.fg_color = fg_color;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn bg_color(mut self, bg_color: Color) -> Self {
+        self.inner.bg_color = bg_color;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn border(mut self, border: Option<BlockBorder>) -> Self {
+        self.inner.border = border;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn min_width(mut self, min_width: Option<i32>) -> Self {
+        self.inner.min_width = min_width;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn urgent(mut self, urgent: Option<bool>) -> Self {
+        self.inner.urgent = urgent;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self) -> BlockInfo {
+        self.inner
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for BlockInfoBuilder {
+    type Target = BlockInfo;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.inner
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum BlockPartName {
+    Main,
+    Unnamed,
+    Named(String),
+}
+
+impl From<&str> for BlockPartName {
+    fn from(part_name_raw: &str) -> Self {
+        match part_name_raw {
+            "__main" => Self::Main,
+            "__unnamed" => Self::Unnamed,
+            s => Self::Named(s.to_owned()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BlockPartName> for String {
+    fn from(block_part_name: BlockPartName) -> Self {
+        match block_part_name {
+            BlockPartName::Main => String::from("__main"),
+            BlockPartName::Unnamed => String::from("__unnamed"),
+            BlockPartName::Named(s) => s,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for BlockPartName {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Main
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct BlockBorder {
+    pub color: Color,
+    pub border_top: Option<i32>,
+    pub top: Option<i32>,
+    pub right: Option<i32>,
+    pub bottom: Option<i32>,
+    pub left: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum Color {
+    Default,
+    Rgb(u8, u8, u8),
+    Rgba(u8, u8, u8, u8),
+}
+
+impl Color {
+    pub fn to_hex(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        match *self {
+            Color::Default => None,
+            Color::Rgb(r, g, b) => Some(format!("#{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}", r, g, b)),
+            Color::Rgba(r, g, b, a) => Some(format!("#{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}", r, g, b, a)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Color {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Default
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct BlockEvent {
+    pub part_name: BlockPartName,
+    pub button: I3BarEventButton,
+    pub modifiers: Vec<I3BarEventModifier>,
+}
+
+pub trait BlockConfig: Block {
+    type Config: Serialize;
+
+    fn new(id: usize, block_config: Self::Config, shared_config: String) -> std::io::Result<Self>
+    where
+        Self: Sized;
+}
diff --git a/src/blocks/time.rs b/src/blocks/time.rs
index b5d9814..876de9b 100644
--- a/src/blocks/time.rs
+++ b/src/blocks/time.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use chrono::Timelike;
 
 use crate::Block;
 
+use super::{BlockEvent, BlockInfo, BlockUpdate};
+
 pub struct TimeBlock {
     pub id: usize,
 }
@@ -15,15 +17,12 @@ impl Block for TimeBlock {
         "time"
     }
 
-    fn run(
-        &mut self,
-        _event_r: flume::Receiver<crate::protocol::i3bar_event::I3BarEvent>,
-        update_s: flume::Sender<(usize, String)>,
-    ) {
+    fn run(&mut self, _event_r: flume::Receiver<BlockEvent>, update_s: flume::Sender<BlockUpdate>) {
         loop {
             let now = chrono::Local::now();
-            let time_string = now.format(" %a %d/%m %R ").to_string();
-            update_s.send((self.id, time_string)).unwrap();
+            let time_string = now.format(" \u{f017}%a %d/%m %R ").to_string();
+            let update = BlockUpdate::Single(BlockInfo::from_main(time_string).build());
+            update_s.send(update).unwrap();
 
             let second = now.second() as u64;
             std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(60 - second));
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4ef96c4..852d33f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ mod util;
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use protocol::i3bar_event::I3BarEvent;
-
-use crate::protocol::{
-    i3bar_block::{write_blocks, I3BarBlock},
-    i3bar_event::read_event,
+use crate::{
+    blocks::{Block, BlockPartName, BlockUpdate},
+    protocol::{
+        i3bar_block::{write_blocks, I3BarBlock},
+        i3bar_event::read_event,
+    },
 };
 
 fn main() {
@@ -27,20 +28,39 @@ fn main() {
 
     // Start all the blocks
     for mut block in blocks {
+        let block_id = block.id();
         let (event_s, event_r) = flume::unbounded();
-        event_senders.insert(block.id(), event_s);
+        event_senders.insert(block_id, event_s);
+        let (block_update_s, block_update_r) = flume::unbounded();
         let update_s = update_s.clone();
+        std::thread::spawn(move || loop {
+            let update = block_update_r.recv().unwrap();
+            update_s.send((block_id, update)).unwrap();
+        });
         std::thread::spawn(move || {
-            block.run(event_r, update_s);
+            block.run(event_r, block_update_s);
         });
     }
 
     // Receive events and send them to the correct blocks
     std::thread::spawn(move || loop {
         let event = read_event().unwrap();
-        let id = event.instance.parse().unwrap();
-        if let Some(event_sender) = event_senders.get(&id) {
-            event_sender.send(event).unwrap();
+        let (id, part_name) = event.instance.split_once(',').unwrap();
+        let id = id.parse().unwrap();
+        let part_name = part_name.into();
+        match part_name {
+            BlockPartName::Unnamed => (),
+            _ => {
+                if let Some(event_sender) = event_senders.get(&id) {
+                    event_sender
+                        .send(blocks::BlockEvent {
+                            part_name: part_name.into(),
+                            button: event.button,
+                            modifiers: event.modifiers,
+                        })
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+            }
         }
     });
 
@@ -50,30 +70,108 @@ fn main() {
     loop {
         let (id, content) = update_r.recv().unwrap();
         cache.insert(id, content);
-        let rendered_blocks = block_metas
-            .iter()
-            .rev()
-            .filter_map(|(id, name)| cache.get(id).map(|content| (id, name, content.clone())))
-            .map(|(id, name, content)| I3BarBlock {
-                full_text: content,
-                name: name.clone(),
-                instance: id.to_string(),
-                color: Some(String::from("#ffffff")),
-                ..Default::default()
-            })
-            .collect();
-        write_blocks(rendered_blocks);
-    }
-}
+        let mut rendered_blocks = Vec::new();
+        for (id, name) in block_metas.iter().rev() {
+            let block = match cache.get(id) {
+                Some(block) => block,
+                None => continue,
+            };
 
-pub trait Block {
-    fn id(&self) -> usize;
+            match block {
+                BlockUpdate::Single(block) => {
+                    match block.part_name {
+                        BlockPartName::Main => (),
+                        _ => panic!("Single part blocks cannot be named or unnamed"),
+                    }
 
-    fn name(&self) -> &str;
+                    let block_part_name: String = block.part_name.to_owned().into();
+                    let instance_name = format!("{},{}", id, block_part_name);
+                    let rendered_block = I3BarBlock {
+                        name: name.to_owned(),
+                        instance: instance_name,
+                        full_text: block.full_text.to_owned(),
+                        short_text: block.short_text.to_owned(),
+                        color: block.fg_color.to_hex(),
+                        background: block.bg_color.to_hex(),
+                        border: block.border.and_then(|border| border.color.to_hex()),
+                        border_top: block
+                            .border
+                            .and_then(|border| border.top)
+                            .or_else(|| Some(0)),
+                        border_right: block
+                            .border
+                            .and_then(|border| border.right)
+                            .or_else(|| Some(0)),
+                        border_bottom: block
+                            .border
+                            .and_then(|border| border.bottom)
+                            .or_else(|| Some(0)),
+                        border_left: block
+                            .border
+                            .and_then(|border| border.left)
+                            .or_else(|| Some(0)),
+                        min_width: block.min_width,
+                        urgent: block.urgent,
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    };
+                    rendered_blocks.push(rendered_block);
+                }
+                BlockUpdate::Multi(blocks) => {
+                    let blocks_len = blocks.len();
+                    for (i, block) in blocks.into_iter().enumerate() {
+                        if let BlockPartName::Main = block.part_name {
+                            panic!("Multi part blocks cannot have main")
+                        }
 
-    fn run(
-        &mut self,
-        event_r: flume::Receiver<I3BarEvent>,
-        update_s: flume::Sender<(usize, String)>,
-    );
+                        let block_part_name: String = block.part_name.to_owned().into();
+                        let instance_name = format!("{},{}", id, block_part_name);
+                        let rendered_block = I3BarBlock {
+                            name: name.to_owned(),
+                            instance: instance_name,
+                            full_text: block.full_text.to_owned(),
+                            short_text: block.short_text.to_owned(),
+                            color: block.fg_color.to_hex(),
+                            background: block.bg_color.to_hex(),
+                            border: block.border.and_then(|border| border.color.to_hex()),
+                            border_top: block
+                                .border
+                                .and_then(|border| border.top)
+                                .or_else(|| Some(0)),
+                            border_right: block
+                                .border
+                                .and_then(|border| border.right)
+                                .or_else(|| Some(0)),
+                            border_bottom: block
+                                .border
+                                .and_then(|border| border.bottom)
+                                .or_else(|| Some(0)),
+                            border_left: block
+                                .border
+                                .and_then(|border| border.left)
+                                .or_else(|| Some(0)),
+                            min_width: block.min_width,
+                            urgent: block.urgent,
+                            separator: Some(i == blocks_len - 1),
+                            separator_block_width: if i == blocks_len - 1 { None } else { Some(0) },
+                            ..Default::default()
+                        };
+                        rendered_blocks.push(rendered_block);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // let rendered_blocks = block_metas
+        //     .iter()
+        //     .rev()
+        //     .filter_map(|(id, name)| cache.get(id).map(|content| (id, name, content.clone())))
+        //     .map(|(id, name, content)| I3BarBlock {
+        //         full_text: content,
+        //         name: name.clone(),
+        //         instance: id.to_string(),
+        //         color: Some(String::from("#ffffff")),
+        //         ..Default::default()
+        //     })
+        //     .collect();
+        write_blocks(rendered_blocks);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/protocol/i3bar_event.rs b/src/protocol/i3bar_event.rs
index d9bed9b..8249b53 100644
--- a/src/protocol/i3bar_event.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/i3bar_event.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn read_event() -> std::io::Result<I3BarEvent> {
     let slice = slice.trim_end_matches(|c| c != '}');
 
     // If empty line, read another line
-    if slice == "" {
+    if slice.is_empty() {
         return read_event();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 496a092..bb5a73b 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::io::Write;
 
-pub fn _debug<'s, S1, S2>(loc: S1, content: S2)
+pub fn _debug<S1, S2>(loc: S1, content: S2)
 where
     S1: AsRef<str>,
     S2: AsRef<str>,
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ where
     let mut file = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
         .append(true)
         .create(true)
-        .open("/home/rosen/dev/i3status-simple/debug.log")
+        .open("/home/rosen/i3status-simple-debug.log")
         .unwrap();
     file.write_all(format!("[{:?}]: {:?}\n", loc.as_ref(), content.as_ref()).as_bytes())
         .unwrap();