diff --git a/account.cpp b/account.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f414a282c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/account.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "account.h"
+
+const Account* Account::m_anon = new Account("justinfan123", "", "");
+
+Account::Account(QString username, QString oauthToken, QString oauthClient)
+{
+    m_oauthClient = oauthClient;
+    m_oauthToken = oauthToken;
+    m_username = username;
+}
diff --git a/account.h b/account.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bca5c648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/account.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ifndef ACCOUNT_H
+#define ACCOUNT_H
+
+#include "QString"
+
+class Account
+{
+public:
+    Account(QString username, QString oauthToken, QString oauthClient);
+
+    static const Account* anon() {
+        return m_anon;
+    }
+
+    const QString& username() {
+        return m_username;
+    }
+
+    const QString& oauthToken() {
+        return m_oauthToken;
+    }
+
+    const QString& oauthClient() {
+        return m_oauthClient;
+    }
+
+    bool isAnon() {
+        return m_username.startsWith("justinfan");
+    }
+
+private:
+    const static Account* m_anon;
+
+    QString m_username;
+    QString m_oauthClient;
+    QString m_oauthToken;
+};
+
+#endif // ACCOUNT_H
diff --git a/asyncexec.h b/asyncexec.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81142b4cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asyncexec.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef ASYNCEXEC_H
+#define ASYNCEXEC_H
+
+#include "QThreadPool"
+#include "QRunnable"
+#include "lambdaqrunnable.h"
+#include "qcoreapplication.h"
+
+#define async_start QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(new LambdaQRunnable(
+#define async_end ));
+#define async_exec(a) QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(new LambdaQRunnable([]{ a; }));
+
+
+#endif // ASYNCEXEC_H
diff --git a/chatterino.pro b/chatterino.pro
index d3701e6b4..e93d6a1da 100644
--- a/chatterino.pro
+++ b/chatterino.pro
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp\
     scrollbar.cpp \
     scrollbarhighlight.cpp \
     ircmanager.cpp \
-    lambdaqrunnable.cpp
+    lambdaqrunnable.cpp \
+    account.cpp \
+    emotes.cpp \
+    lazyloadedimage.cpp \
+    concurrentmap.cpp
 
 HEADERS  += mainwindow.h \
     chatwidget.h \
@@ -66,7 +70,13 @@ HEADERS  += mainwindow.h \
     scrollbar.h \
     scrollbarhighlight.h \
     ircmanager.h \
-    lambdaqrunnable.h
+    lambdaqrunnable.h \
+    asyncexec.h \
+    account.h \
+    emotes.h \
+    lazyloadedimage.h \
+    twitchemotevalue.h \
+    concurrentmap.h
 
 FORMS    += \
     dialog.ui
diff --git a/concurrentmap.cpp b/concurrentmap.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa2365bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/concurrentmap.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "concurrentmap.h"
+
+//template<typename TKey, typename TValue>
+//ConcurrentMap<TKey, TValue>::ConcurrentMap()
+//{
+
+//}
diff --git a/concurrentmap.h b/concurrentmap.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..613872baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/concurrentmap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#ifndef CONCURRENTMAP_H
+#define CONCURRENTMAP_H
+
+#include "QMutex"
+#include "QMap"
+#include "functional"
+
+template<typename TKey, typename TValue>
+class ConcurrentMap
+{
+public:
+    ConcurrentMap() {
+        mutex = new QMutex();
+        map = new QMap<TKey, TValue>();
+    }
+
+    bool tryGet(const TKey &name, TValue& value) {
+        mutex->lock();
+        auto a = map->find(name);
+        if (a == map->end()) {
+            mutex->unlock();
+            value = NULL;
+            return false;
+        }
+        mutex->unlock();
+        value = a.value();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    TValue getOrAdd(const TKey &name, function<TValue ()> addLambda) {
+        mutex->lock();
+        auto a = map->find(name);
+        if (a == map->end()) {
+            TValue value = addLambda();
+            map->insert(name, value);
+            mutex->unlock();
+            return value;
+        }
+        mutex->unlock();
+        return a.value();
+    }
+
+    void clear() {
+        mutex->lock();
+        map->clear();
+        mutex->unlock();
+    }
+
+    void insert(const TKey &name, const TValue &value) {
+        mutex->lock();
+        map->insert(name, value);
+        mutex->unlock();
+    }
+
+private:
+    QMutex* mutex;
+    QMap<TKey, TValue>* map;
+};
+
+#endif // CONCURRENTMAP_H
diff --git a/emotes.cpp b/emotes.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2b84d5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emotes.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "emotes.h"
+
+ConcurrentMap<QString, TwitchEmoteValue*>* Emotes::m_twitchEmotes               = new ConcurrentMap<QString, TwitchEmoteValue*>();
+ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* Emotes::m_bttvEmotes                 = new ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >();
+ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* Emotes::m_ffzEmotes                  = new ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >();
+ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* Emotes::m_chatterinoEmotes           = new ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >();
+ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* Emotes::m_bttvChannelEmoteFromCaches = new ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >();
+ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* Emotes::m_fFzChannelEmoteFromCaches  = new ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >();
+ConcurrentMap<int,     LazyLoadedImage* >* Emotes::m_twitchEmoteFromCache       = new ConcurrentMap<int,     LazyLoadedImage* >();
+ConcurrentMap<int,     LazyLoadedImage* >* Emotes::m_miscImageFromCache         = new ConcurrentMap<int,     LazyLoadedImage* >();
+
+//QMutex* Emotes::mutexBttvEmote = new QMutex();
+//QMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage*>* Emotes::mapBttvEmote = new QMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage*>();
+
+//LazyLoadedImage* Emotes::getBttvEmote(const QString &name) {
+//    mutexBttvEmote->lock();
+//    auto a = mapBttvEmote->find(name);
+//    if (a == mapBttvEmote->end()) {
+//        mutexBttvEmote->unlock();
+//        return NULL;
+//    }
+//    mutexBttvEmote->unlock();
+//    return a.value();
+//}
+
+//void
+
+
+Emotes::Emotes()
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/emotes.h b/emotes.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4efe7c2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emotes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef EMOTES_H
+#define EMOTES_H
+
+#include "twitchemotevalue.h"
+#include "lazyloadedimage.h"
+#include "QMutex"
+#include "QMap"
+#include "concurrentmap.h"
+
+class Emotes
+{
+public:
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, TwitchEmoteValue*>& twitchEmotes()               { return *m_twitchEmotes              ; }
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >& bttvEmotes()                 { return *m_bttvEmotes                ; }
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >& ffzEmotes()                  { return *m_ffzEmotes                 ; }
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >& chatterinoEmotes()           { return *m_chatterinoEmotes          ; }
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >& bttvChannelEmoteFromCaches() { return *m_bttvChannelEmoteFromCaches; }
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >& fFzChannelEmoteFromCaches()  { return *m_fFzChannelEmoteFromCaches ; }
+    static ConcurrentMap<int,     LazyLoadedImage* >& twitchEmoteFromCache()       { return *m_twitchEmoteFromCache      ; }
+    static ConcurrentMap<int,     LazyLoadedImage* >& miscImageFromCache()         { return *m_miscImageFromCache        ; }
+
+private:
+    Emotes();
+
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, TwitchEmoteValue*>* m_twitchEmotes;
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* m_bttvEmotes;
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* m_ffzEmotes;
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* m_chatterinoEmotes;
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* m_bttvChannelEmoteFromCaches;
+    static ConcurrentMap<QString, LazyLoadedImage* >* m_fFzChannelEmoteFromCaches;
+    static ConcurrentMap<int,     LazyLoadedImage* >* m_twitchEmoteFromCache;
+    static ConcurrentMap<int,     LazyLoadedImage* >* m_miscImageFromCache;
+};
+
+#endif // EMOTES_H
diff --git a/ircmanager.cpp b/ircmanager.cpp
index 3d30672d9..a74eaa33b 100644
--- a/ircmanager.cpp
+++ b/ircmanager.cpp
@@ -2,27 +2,33 @@
 #include "ircconnection.h"
 #include "irccommand.h"
 #include "future"
-#include "QThreadPool"
-#include "QRunnable"
-#include "lambdaqrunnable.h"
-#include "qcoreapplication.h"
+#include "QNetworkReply"
+#include "asyncexec.h"
+#include "qnetworkrequest.h"
+#include "QJsonDocument"
+#include "QJsonObject"
+#include "QJsonArray"
 
-IrcConnection* IrcManager::connection = NULL;
-QMutex* IrcManager::connectionMutex = new QMutex();
-long IrcManager::connectionIteration = 0;
+Account*                IrcManager::account                 = NULL;
+IrcConnection*          IrcManager::connection              = NULL;
+QMutex*                 IrcManager::connectionMutex         = new QMutex();
+long                    IrcManager::connectionIteration     = 0;
+const                   QString IrcManager::defaultClientId = "7ue61iz46fz11y3cugd0l3tawb4taal";
+QNetworkAccessManager*  IrcManager::accessManager           = new QNetworkAccessManager();
 
-QObject* IrcManager::parent = new QObject();
+QMap<QString, bool>*    IrcManager::twitchBlockedUsers      = new QMap<QString, bool>;
+QMutex*                 IrcManager::twitchBlockedUsersMutex = new QMutex();
 
 IrcManager::IrcManager()
 {
-
+//    account = Account::anon();
 }
 
 void IrcManager::connect()
 {
     disconnect();
 
-    QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(new LambdaQRunnable([]{ beginConnecting(); return false; }));
+    async_exec(beginConnecting());
 }
 
 void IrcManager::beginConnecting()
@@ -38,6 +44,68 @@ void IrcManager::beginConnecting()
                      &IrcConnection::privateMessageReceived,
                      &privateMessageReceived);
 
+    if (account->isAnon()) {
+        // fetch ignored users
+        QString username = account->username();
+        QString oauthClient = account->oauthClient();
+        QString oauthToken = account->oauthToken();
+
+        {
+        QString nextLink = "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/" + username +
+            "/blocks?limit=" + 100 +
+            "&client_id=" + oauthClient;
+
+        QNetworkRequest req(QUrl(nextLink + "&oauth_token=" + oauthToken));
+        QNetworkReply *reply = accessManager->get(req);
+
+        QObject::connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::finished, [=]{
+            twitchBlockedUsersMutex->lock();
+            twitchBlockedUsers->clear();
+            twitchBlockedUsersMutex->unlock();
+
+            QByteArray data = reply->readAll();
+            QJsonDocument jsonDoc(QJsonDocument::fromJson(data));
+            QJsonObject root = jsonDoc.object();
+
+            //nextLink = root.value("_links").toObject().value("next").toString();
+
+            auto blocks = root.value("blocks").toArray();
+
+            twitchBlockedUsersMutex->lock();
+            for (QJsonValue block : blocks) {
+                QJsonObject user = block.toObject().value("user").toObject();
+                // display_name
+                twitchBlockedUsers->insert(user.value("name").toString().toLower(), true);
+            }
+            twitchBlockedUsersMutex->unlock();
+        });
+        }
+
+        // fetch available twitch emtoes
+        {
+        QNetworkRequest req(QUrl("https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/" + username + "/emotes?oauth_token=" + oauthToken + "&client_id=" + oauthClient));
+        QNetworkReply *reply = accessManager->get(req);
+
+        QObject::connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::finished, [=]{
+            QByteArray data = reply->readAll();
+            QJsonDocument jsonDoc(QJsonDocument::fromJson(data));
+            QJsonObject root = jsonDoc.object();
+
+            //nextLink = root.value("_links").toObject().value("next").toString();
+
+            auto blocks = root.value("blocks").toArray();
+
+            twitchBlockedUsersMutex->lock();
+            for (QJsonValue block : blocks) {
+                QJsonObject user = block.toObject().value("user").toObject();
+                // display_name
+                twitchBlockedUsers->insert(user.value("name").toString().toLower(), true);
+            }
+            twitchBlockedUsersMutex->unlock();
+        });
+        }
+    }
+
     c->setHost("irc.chat.twitch.tv");
     c->setPort(6667);
 
@@ -77,10 +145,93 @@ void IrcManager::disconnect()
 
 void IrcManager::messageReceived(IrcMessage *message)
 {
-//    qInfo(message->());
+    qInfo(message->command().toStdString().c_str());
+
+//    if (message->command() == "")
 }
 
 void IrcManager::privateMessageReceived(IrcPrivateMessage *message)
 {
     qInfo(message->content().toStdString().c_str());
 }
+
+bool IrcManager::isTwitchBlockedUser(QString const &username)
+{
+    twitchBlockedUsersMutex->lock();
+
+    auto iterator = twitchBlockedUsers->find(username);
+
+    if (iterator == twitchBlockedUsers->end()) {
+        twitchBlockedUsersMutex->unlock();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    twitchBlockedUsersMutex->unlock();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool IrcManager::tryAddIgnoredUser(QString const &username, QString& errorMessage)
+{
+    QUrl url("https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/" + account->username() +
+             "/blocks/" + username +
+             "?oauth_token=" + account->oauthToken() +
+             "&client_id=" + account->oauthClient());
+
+    QNetworkRequest request(url);
+    auto reply = accessManager->put(request, QByteArray());
+    reply->waitForReadyRead(10000);
+
+    if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError)
+    {
+        twitchBlockedUsersMutex->lock();
+        twitchBlockedUsers->insert(username, true);
+        twitchBlockedUsersMutex->unlock();
+
+        delete reply;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    errorMessage = "Error while ignoring user \"" + username + "\": " + reply->errorString();
+    return false;
+}
+
+void IrcManager::addIgnoredUser(QString const &username)
+{
+    QString errorMessage;
+    if (tryAddIgnoredUser(username, errorMessage)) {
+#warning "xD"
+    }
+}
+
+bool IrcManager::tryRemoveIgnoredUser(QString const &username, QString& errorMessage)
+{
+    QUrl url("https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/" + account->username() +
+             "/blocks/" + username +
+             "?oauth_token=" + account->oauthToken() +
+             "&client_id=" + account->oauthClient());
+
+    QNetworkRequest request(url);
+    auto reply = accessManager->deleteResource(request);
+    reply->waitForReadyRead(10000);
+
+    if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError)
+    {
+        twitchBlockedUsersMutex->lock();
+        twitchBlockedUsers->remove(username);
+        twitchBlockedUsersMutex->unlock();
+
+        delete reply;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    errorMessage = "Error while unignoring user \"" + username + "\": " + reply->errorString();
+    return false;
+}
+
+void IrcManager::removeIgnoredUser(QString const &username)
+{
+    QString errorMessage;
+    if (tryRemoveIgnoredUser(username, errorMessage)) {
+#warning "xD"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ircmanager.h b/ircmanager.h
index f64baf339..ec9e525d0 100644
--- a/ircmanager.h
+++ b/ircmanager.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 #include "IrcMessage"
 #include "QMutex"
+#include "QString"
+#include "QMap"
+#include "account.h"
+#include "qnetworkaccessmanager.h"
 
 class IrcManager
 {
@@ -12,12 +16,25 @@ public:
     static void connect();
     static void disconnect();
 
+    static const QString defaultClientId;
+
+    bool isTwitchBlockedUser(QString const &username);
+    bool tryAddIgnoredUser(QString const &username, QString& errorMessage);
+    void addIgnoredUser(QString const &username);
+    bool tryRemoveIgnoredUser(QString const &username, QString& errorMessage);
+    void removeIgnoredUser(QString const &username);
+
+    static Account* account;
+
 private:
     IrcManager();
 
-    static void beginConnecting();
+    static QMap<QString, bool>* twitchBlockedUsers;
+    static QMutex* twitchBlockedUsersMutex;
 
-    static QObject* parent;
+    static QNetworkAccessManager* accessManager;
+
+    static void beginConnecting();
 
     static IrcConnection* connection;
     static QMutex* connectionMutex;
diff --git a/lambdaqrunnable.cpp b/lambdaqrunnable.cpp
index 4051b4afd..9a7ccc22e 100644
--- a/lambdaqrunnable.cpp
+++ b/lambdaqrunnable.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "lambdaqrunnable.h"
 
-LambdaQRunnable::LambdaQRunnable(std::function<bool ()> action)
+LambdaQRunnable::LambdaQRunnable(std::function<void ()> action)
 {
     this->action = action;
 }
diff --git a/lambdaqrunnable.h b/lambdaqrunnable.h
index 289097c0f..d4af93e88 100644
--- a/lambdaqrunnable.h
+++ b/lambdaqrunnable.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 class LambdaQRunnable : public QRunnable
 {
 public:
-    LambdaQRunnable(std::function<bool ()> action);
+    LambdaQRunnable(std::function<void ()> action);
 
     void run();
 
 private:
-    std::function<bool ()> action;
+    std::function<void ()> action;
 };
 
 #endif // LAMBDAQRUNNABLE_H
diff --git a/lazyloadedimage.cpp b/lazyloadedimage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b8092a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lazyloadedimage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "lazyloadedimage.h"
+
+LazyLoadedImage::LazyLoadedImage()
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/lazyloadedimage.h b/lazyloadedimage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb4e5e993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lazyloadedimage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef LAZYLOADEDIMAGE_H
+#define LAZYLOADEDIMAGE_H
+
+
+class LazyLoadedImage
+{
+public:
+    LazyLoadedImage();
+};
+
+#endif // LAZYLOADEDIMAGE_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/twitchemotevalue.h b/twitchemotevalue.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c0027183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitchemotevalue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef TWITCHEMOTEVALUE_H
+#define TWITCHEMOTEVALUE_H
+
+#include "QString"
+
+struct TwitchEmoteValue
+{
+public:
+    int set() {
+        return m_set;
+    }
+
+    int id() {
+        return m_id;
+    }
+
+    QString channelName() {
+        return m_channelName;
+    }
+
+private:
+    int m_set;
+    int m_id;
+    QString m_channelName;
+};
+
+#endif // TWITCHEMOTEVALUE_H