diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ea5ed60..5f66c33 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ arguments are parsed by util.format.
 function _log(arg1, arg2) {
   if (enabled[arg1] === false) return;
   // parse arguments
-  var label = arg1;
   var msg = '';
   if (arg2 instanceof Arguments) {
     for (arg in arg2) {
@@ -40,14 +39,14 @@ function _log(arg1, arg2) {
   }
   // build our output customization string
   var str = '';
-  if (typeof labels[label] !== 'undefined') {
-    for (var j = labels[label].length-1; j >= 0; j--) {
-      str = labels[label][j](str);
+  if (typeof labels[arg1] !== 'undefined') {
+    for (var j = labels[arg1].length-1; j >= 0; j--) {
+      str = labels[arg1][j](str);
       if (j === 0) str += ' ';
     }
   }
   // write to label's Piper
-  pipers[label].write(str+msg+'\n');
+  pipers[arg1].write(str+msg+'\n');
 }
 /* _new(label, options)
 Creates a new label for logging, such as "Error" or similar.
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 2607ba4..7023d1d 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -1,25 +1,41 @@
 var pLog = require('./index.js');
-var perr = pLog.new('Error', {logTime: true, logLabel: true, toTTY: true, toFile: 'error'});
-var pdbg = pLog.new('Debug', {logLabel: true, toTTY: true, toFile: 'debug'});
-var plog = pLog.log; // default TTY-based logger
 
-//perr('test');
+// use default TTY-only logger
+  var log = pLog.log;
+  log('A test message!');
+// create an Error logger with timestamp, labeling, and output to TTY and 'error' file
+  var error = pLog.new('Error', {logTime: true, logLabel: true, toTTY: true, toFile: 'error'});
+  error('Something erroneous happened!');
+// create a Debug logger with labeling, outputting to TTY and 'debug' file
+  var debug = pLog.new('Debug', {logLabel: true, toTTY: true, toFile: 'debug'});
+  var a = {a: '3'};
+  debug(a);
+// create a file logger, outputting to 'file'
+  var log_to_file = pLog.new('File', {toFile: 'file'});
+  log_to_file('Logged to file');
 
-//plog('yo!');
-//plog('Warning', 'yo!');
-//plog('Warning', 'yo!');
-//plog('yo!');
 
-//plog(plog);
-//console.log(plog);
 
-var object = { error: 'oops!' };
-perr('oh no, error: ', object);
+/*plog('beginning timing test');
 
-//pdbg(a);
+var start = Date.now();
+var tty = pLog.new('tty', {logTime: true, logLabel: true, toTTY: true});
+var file = pLog.new('file', {logTime: true, logLabel: true, toTTY: false, toFile: 'file'});
+var ttyfile = pLog.new('ttyfile', {logTime: true, logLabel: true, toTTY: true, toFile: 'file'});
 
-var a = {a: '3'};
-pdbg('a', a, 'c');
+var data = '...................................................';
+for (var i = 0; i < 22; i++) {
+  data += data;
+}
 
-plog(a);
+var tty_start = Date.now();
+tty(data);
+console.log('tty: %d bytes in %dms', data.length, (Date.now() - tty_start));
+tty_start = Date.now();
+file(data);
+console.log('file: %d bytes in %dms', data.length, (Date.now() - tty_start));
+tty_start = Date.now();
+ttyfile(data);
+console.log('ttyfile: %d bytes in %dms', data.length, (Date.now() - tty_start));
+*/
 //console.log(a);