diff --git a/NONGfisher/src/main.rs b/NONGfisher/src/main.rs
index 2a9ed59..659a3cd 100644
--- a/NONGfisher/src/main.rs
+++ b/NONGfisher/src/main.rs
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ struct SfhResponse {
 enum Event {
     IdSubmit { id: String },
     Error { description: String },
+    LoadStatusUpdate { description: String },
 }
 
 enum State {
-    IdSelect { search_string: String, enabled: bool },
+    IdSelect { search_string: String, loading: Option<String> },
 }
 
 struct App {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ impl App {
         Self {
             state: State::IdSelect {
                 search_string: String::new(),
-                enabled: true,
+                loading: None,
             },
             error: None,
             event_tx,
@@ -103,17 +104,18 @@ impl App {
                     (Some(desc), _) => {
 
                     },
-                    (None, State::IdSelect { search_string, enabled }) => {
+                    (None, State::IdSelect { search_string, loading }) => {
                         ui.label("Enter level ID:");
-                        ui.add_enabled_ui(*enabled, |ui| {
+                        ui.add_enabled_ui(loading.is_none(), |ui| {
                             ui.text_edit_singleline(search_string).request_focus();
                         });
-                        if *enabled {
-                            if ui.button("submit").clicked() {
-                                self.event_tx.send(Event::IdSubmit { id: search_string.clone() });
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            ui.label("loading...");
+                        match loading {
+                            None => if ui.button("submit").clicked() {
+                                self.event_tx.send(Event::IdSubmit { id: search_string.clone() }).unwrap();
+                            },
+                            Some(loading) => {
+                                ui.label(loading.as_str());
+                            },
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -124,22 +126,27 @@ impl App {
             match event {
                 Event::IdSubmit { id } => {
                     let tx = self.event_tx.clone();
-                    self.state = State::IdSelect { search_string: id.clone(), enabled: false };
+                    self.state = State::IdSelect { search_string: id.clone(), loading: Some("loading...".into()) };
                     thread::spawn(move || {
                         match query_level_id(&tx, id) {
-                            Ok(Some(song_desc)) => todo!(),
-                            Ok(None) => todo!(),
+                            Ok(_) => todo!(),
                             Err(e) => todo!(),
                         }
                     });
                 },
+                Event::LoadStatusUpdate { description } => {
+                    match &mut self.state {
+                        State::IdSelect { search_string, loading } => *loading = Some(description),
+                    }
+                },
                 Event::Error { description } => self.error = Some(description),
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn query_level_id(tx: &mpsc::Sender<Event>, id: String) -> Result<Option<SfhSong>> {
+fn query_level_id(tx: &mpsc::Sender<Event>, id: String) -> Result<()> {
+    tx.send(Event::LoadStatusUpdate { description: "Getting level info...".into() })?;
     let level_desc = ureq::post("http://www.boomlings.com/database/downloadGJLevel22.php")
         .set("User-Agent", "")
         .send_form(&[
@@ -157,11 +164,23 @@ fn query_level_id(tx: &mpsc::Sender<Event>, id: String) -> Result<Option<SfhSong
     }
 
     let song_id = map.get(&35).unwrap();
+    let level_name = map.get(&2).unwrap();
     
+    tx.send(Event::LoadStatusUpdate { description: "searching SongFileHub for song...".into() })?;
     let sfh_response: SfhResponse = ureq::get(&format!("https://songfilehub.com/api/v1/nongs?id={}", song_id))
         .call()?
         .into_json()?;
 
+    let sfh_descriptor_optional = sfh_response.songs.into_iter().find(|song| song.level_name_caps == level_name.to_uppercase());
+    tx.send(Event::LoadStatusUpdate { description: 
+        format!("searching SongFileHub for song... {}", if sfh_descriptor_optional.is_some() {"Found!"} 
+                                                        else {"Not found; falling back to download watcher"})
+    })?;
+    if let Some(song) = sfh_descriptor_optional {
+        let song_reader = ureq::get(&song.download_url)
+            .call()?.into_reader();
+    }
+
     todo!()
 }