diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index c9394a8..b8589fd 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ default:
     just --list
 build:
     RUST_LOG=debug cargo build
-run ui=' ' file='~/dev/lumina-iced/testypres.lisp': 
-    RUST_LOG=debug cargo run -- {{ui}} {{file}}
+run ui=' ' file='~/dev/lumina-iced/test_presentation.lisp': 
+    RUST_LOG=debug cargo run -- -i {{ui}} {{file}}
 clean:
     RUST_LOG=debug cargo clean
 test:
diff --git a/src/lisp.rs b/src/lisp.rs
index 4754361..80109cd 100644
--- a/src/lisp.rs
+++ b/src/lisp.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::{fs::read_to_string, path::PathBuf};
+
 use crisp::types::{Symbol, Value};
 use tracing::error;
 
@@ -21,7 +23,20 @@ pub fn parse_lisp(value: Value) -> Vec<Slide> {
                 }
             }
             Value::Symbol(Symbol(s)) if s == "load" => {
-                vec![Slide::default()]
+                let Ok(path) = PathBuf::from(String::from(&vec[1]))
+                    .canonicalize()
+                else {
+                    return vec![Slide::default()];
+                };
+                let lisp = read_to_string(path).expect("oops");
+                let lisp_value = crisp::reader::read(&lisp);
+                match lisp_value {
+                    Value::List(value) => value
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .flat_map(|v| parse_lisp(v))
+                        .collect(),
+                    _ => panic!("Should not be"),
+                }
             }
             _ => todo!(),
         },
@@ -77,6 +92,8 @@ mod test {
                 assert_eq!(first_lisp_slide, &test_vec[0]);
                 assert_eq!(second_lisp_slide, &test_vec[1]);
                 assert_eq!(third_lisp_slide, &test_vec[2]);
+
+                assert_eq!(slide_vec, test_vec);
             }
             _ => panic!("this should be a lisp"),
         }
diff --git a/test_presentation.lisp b/test_presentation.lisp
index 4088bb5..2428a10 100644
--- a/test_presentation.lisp
+++ b/test_presentation.lisp
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ And my life began"))
 (song :author "Jordan Feliz" :ccli 97987
       :font "Quicksand" :font-size 80
       :title "The River"
-      :background (video :source "./coolerbg.mkv" :fit cover)
+      :background (video :source "~/vids/test/camprules2024theo.mp4" :fit cover)
       :verse-order (v1 c1 v2 c1)
       (v1 "I'm going down to the river")
       (c1 "Down to the river")
       (v2 "Down to the river to pray ay ay!"))
-(load "./10000-reasons.lisp")
+(load "./test_song.lisp")