diff --git a/bin/results.py b/bin/results.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a647756..0000000
--- a/bin/results.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-from multiprocessing.managers import BaseManager
-
-import numpy as np
-
-import interp.bootstrap
-
-class QueueManager(BaseManager): pass
-QueueManager.register('get_outqueue')
-
-m = QueueManager(address=('gannon', 50000), authkey='asdf')
-m.connect()
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-  outq = m.get_outqueue()
-
-  while True:
-    print outq.get()
diff --git a/bin/slave.py b/bin/slave.py
index 12aad3f..171a115 100644
--- a/bin/slave.py
+++ b/bin/slave.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   g = ggrid(input_file)
   g.q = np.array([exact(x) for x in g.verts])
 
+  outq.put((myname, "ready"))
 
   while True:
     i, o, e, X = inq.get()
diff --git a/bin/submit.py b/bin/submit.py
index 2b20b93..e386e53 100644
--- a/bin/submit.py
+++ b/bin/submit.py
@@ -2,24 +2,61 @@
 
 import sys
 
+import time
+
 from multiprocessing.managers import BaseManager
 
 import numpy as np
 
 import interp.bootstrap
 
+import logging
+log = logging.getLogger("interp")
+
 class QueueManager(BaseManager): pass
 QueueManager.register('get_inqueue' )
+QueueManager.register('get_outqueue')
 
-m = QueueManager(address=('gannon', 50000), authkey='asdf')
-m.connect()
+def run_queries(count, order = 3, extra_points = 8):
+  r = []
+  submit_start = time.time()
+  for i in xrange(count):
+    X = np.random.random((1,3))[0]
+    inq.put((i,order,extra_points,X))
+  submit_end = time.time()
+
+  receive_start = time.time()
+  for i in xrange(count):
+    r.append(outq.get())
+  receive_end = time.time()
+
+  return (r, submit_end - submit_start, receive_end - receive_start)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  start = int(sys.argv[1])
-  end   = int(sys.argv[2])
+  server = 'localhost'
+  expected_participants = 6
+
+  m = QueueManager(address=(server, 50000), authkey='asdf')
+  m.connect()
+
+  count = int(sys.argv[1])
 
   inq = m.get_inqueue()
+  outq = m.get_outqueue()
 
-  for i in xrange(start, end + 1):
-    X = np.random.random((1,3))[0]
-    inq.put((i,X))
+  # wait for all participants to be loaded up
+  for i in xrange(expected_participants):
+    print outq.get()
+
+  # run codes
+  r, submit, receive = run_queries(count, order=3, extra_points = 64)
+
+  for i in xrange(expected_participants):
+    inq.put([None] * expected_participants)
+
+  results = {}
+  results['submit' ] = float(submit)
+  results['receive'] = float(receive)
+
+  print "submit time: %(submit)0.2f seconds, results time: %(receive)0.2f" % results
+  log.error(results)