diff --git a/static2/disasm.py b/static2/disasm.py
index 5a1d224a..830a3cb1 100644
--- a/static2/disasm.py
+++ b/static2/disasm.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from capstone import *
 
 class Destination(object):
+  none = 0
   cjump = 1
   jump = 2
   call = 3
@@ -32,65 +33,78 @@ class disasm(object):
     try:
       self.i = self.md.disasm(self.raw, self.address).next()
       self.decoded = True
+
       self.regs_read = self.i.regs_read
       self.regs_write = self.i.regs_write
+
+      self.dtype = Destination.none
+      if self.i.mnemonic == "call":
+        self.dtype = Destination.call
+      elif self.i.mnemonic == "jmp":
+        self.dtype = Destination.jump
+      #TODO: what about not x86?
+      elif x86.X86_GRP_JUMP in self.i.groups:
+        self.dtype = Destination.cjump
+
+    #if capstone can't decode it, we're screwed
     except StopIteration:
       self.decoded = False
 
+
   def __str__(self):
     if self.decoded:
       return "%s\t%s"%(self.i.mnemonic,self.i.op_str)
     return ""
 
   def is_jump(self):
-    #TODO: what about not x86?
-    if self.decoded:
-      return x86.X86_GRP_JUMP in self.i.groups
-    return False
+    if not self.decoded:
+      return False
+    return self.dtype in [Destination.jump,Destination.cjump]
 
   def is_ret(self):
-    if self.decoded:
-      return self.i.mnemonic == "ret"
-    return False
+    if not self.decoded:
+      return False
+    return self.i.mnemonic == "ret"
     #TODO: what about iret? and RET isn't in the apt version of capstone
     return x86.X86_GRP_RET in self.i.groups
 
   def is_call(self):
-    if self.decoded:
-      return self.i.mnemonic == "call"
-    return False
+    if not self.decoded:
+      return False
+    return self.dtype == Destination.call
 
   def is_ending(self):
-    if self.decoded:
-      '''is this something which should end a basic block'''
-      return self.is_jump() or self.is_ret()
-    return False
+    '''is this something which should end a basic block'''
+    if not self.decoded:
+      return False
+    return self.is_jump() or self.is_ret()
+
+  def code_follows(self):
+    '''should the data after this instructino be treated as code
+       note that is_ending is different, as conditional jumps still have
+       code that follows'''
+    if not self.decoded:
+      return False
+    #code follows UNLESS we are a return or an unconditional jump
+    return not (self.is_ret() or self.dtype == Destination.jump)
 
   def size(self):
     return self.i.size if self.decoded else 0
 
   def dests(self):
-    if self.decoded and not self.is_ret():
-      dl = []
-      
-      
-      
-      if self.is_jump() or self.is_call():
-        if (self.i.operands[0].value.reg) and (self.i.operands[0].value.mem.disp == 0):
-          if self.i.mnemonic == "jmp":
-            dtype = Destination.jump
-          else:
-            #the next instruction after this one
-            dl.append((self.address+self.size(),Destination.implicit))
-            if self.i.mnemonic == "call":
-              dtype = Destination.call
-            else:
-              dtype = Destination.cjump
-          dl.append((self.i.operands[0].value.imm,dtype)) #the target of the jump/call
+    if not self.decoded or self.is_ret():
+      return []
 
-        else:
-          dl.append((self.address+self.size(),Destination.implicit))
-        return dl
-      else:
-        return [(self.address+self.size(),Destination.implicit)]
-    return []
\ No newline at end of file
+    dl = []
+    
+    if self.code_follows():
+      #this piece of code leads implicitly to the next instruction
+      dl.append((self.address+self.size(),Destination.implicit)) 
+
+
+    if self.is_jump() or self.is_call():
+      #if we take a PTR and not a MEM operand (TODO: better support for MEM operands)
+      if (self.i.operands[0].value.reg) and (self.i.operands[0].value.mem.disp == 0):
+        dl.append((self.i.operands[0].value.imm,self.dtype)) #the target of the jump/call
+
+    return dl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static2/static2.py b/static2/static2.py
index 1cc7d225..16d6c3e0 100755
--- a/static2/static2.py
+++ b/static2/static2.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Tags:
 # will only support radare2 for now
 # mostly tags, except for names and functions
 class Static:
-  def __init__(self, path):
+  def __init__(self, path, debug=False):
     self.tags = {}
     self.path = path
 
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ class Static:
     # run the elf loader
     loader.load_binary(self, path)
 
+    self.debug = debug
+
   # this should be replaced with a 
   def set_name(self, address, name):
     if name not in self.rnames:
@@ -176,9 +178,14 @@ class Static:
       self[address]['instruction'] = d
       self[address]['len'] = d.size()
       for (c,flag) in d.dests():
+        #if we aren't just the next instruction, we have an explicit xref
         if c != address + d.size():
           self[c]['crefs'].append(address)
           block_starts.add(c)
+        #if we come after a jump and are an implicit xref, we are the start
+        #of a new block
+        elif d.is_jump():
+          block_starts.add(c)
       return d.dests()
 
     # recursive descent pass
@@ -206,16 +213,21 @@ class Static:
         i = self[address]['instruction']
       blocks.append((b, address))
 
-    for b in blocks:
-      print hex(b[0]), hex(b[1]), self[b[0]]['crefs'], self[b[1]]['instruction'].dests()
-      for a in range(b[0], b[1]+1):
-        if self[a]['instruction'] != None:
-          print "  ",hex(a),self[a]['instruction']
+    #print out basic blocks in simple disassembly view
+    if self.debug:
+      for b in sorted(blocks,key=lambda b:b[0]):
+        print "  -------  %s [%s] -------"%(hex(b[0])," ".join(map(hex,self[b[0]]['crefs'])))
+        for a in range(b[0], b[1]+1):
+          if self[a]['instruction'] != None:
+            print "  ",hex(a),self[a]['instruction']
+
+        print "  -------  %s [%s] -------"%(hex(b[1])," ".join( map(lambda x:hex(x[0]),self[b[1]]['instruction'].dests()) ))
+        print
 
 # *** STATIC TEST STUFF ***
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-  static = Static(sys.argv[1])
+  static = Static(sys.argv[1],debug=True)
   print "arch:",static['arch']
 
   # find main