diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
index 96d270e..d542ec8 100644
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import qualified SDL.Raw.Enum as SDL
 
 import qualified Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL as GL
 
-import Control.Monad (when, void)
+import Control.Monad (when, void, unless)
 
 import Control.Concurrent.STM
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ instance Affectionate GameData where
   draw = Main.draw
   loadState = Main.init
   cleanUp _ = return ()
-  hasNextStep = liftIO . atomically . readTVar . gameRunning
+  hasNextStep = liftIO . readTVarIO . gameRunning
 
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
@@ -63,14 +63,13 @@ preLoad gd = do
     (subKeyboard $ gameSubsystems gd)
     (\mesg ->
       case mesg of
-        (MsgKeyboardEvent time win motion False keysym) -> do
-          translator <- liftIO $ atomically $ readTVar (gameActionTranslation gd)
+        (MsgKeyboardEvent time _ motion False keysym) -> do
+          translator <- liftIO $ readTVarIO (gameActionTranslation gd)
           case
-            (
-              ( SDL.keysymScancode keysym
-              , translateSDLModifiers (SDL.keysymModifier keysym)
-              ) `M.lookup`
-              translator)
+            ( SDL.keysymScancode keysym
+            , translateSDLModifiers (SDL.keysymModifier keysym)
+            ) `M.lookup`
+            translator
             of
               Just action ->
                 partEmit
@@ -84,9 +83,9 @@ preLoad gd = do
   windowCloseUUID <- partSubscribe
     (subWindow $ gameSubsystems gd)
     (\mesg -> case mesg of
-      MsgWindowClose time win ->
+      MsgWindowClose _ _ ->
         liftIO $ atomically $ writeTVar (gameRunning gd) False
-      MsgWindowResize _ _ _ ->
+      MsgWindowResize {} ->
         fitViewport (800 / 600) mesg
       _ ->
         return ()
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ preLoad gd = do
 
 handle :: GameData -> [SDL.EventPayload] -> Affection ()
 handle gd evs = do
-  state <- liftIO (atomically $ readTVar $ gameState gd)
+  state <- liftIO (readTVarIO $ gameState gd)
   smEvent state gd evs
 
 update :: GameData -> Double -> Affection ()
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ update gd dt = do
   loadProgress <- liftIO $ atomically $ readTMVar $ gameStateLoadProgress gd
   when (fst loadProgress < 1) $
     liftIO (logIO Verbose ("Progress: " <> snd loadProgress))
-  state <- liftIO $ atomically $ readTVar $ gameState gd
+  state <- liftIO $ readTVarIO $ gameState gd
   isStagePresent <- liftIO $ atomically $ fmap not $ isEmptyTMVar $ gameScene gd
   if isStagePresent
   then do
@@ -127,12 +126,12 @@ update gd dt = do
 
 draw :: GameData -> Affection ()
 draw gd = do
-  state <- liftIO (atomically $ readTVar $ gameState gd)
+  state <- liftIO (readTVarIO $ gameState gd)
   liftIO $ logIO Verbose (fromString $ "now drawing: " <> show state)
   GL.clearColor $= GL.Color4 0 0 0 1
   smDraw state gd
   err <- SDL.get GL.errors
-  when (not $ null err) (liftIO $ logIO Error ("loop errors: " <> fromString (show err)))
+  unless (null err) (liftIO $ logIO Error ("loop errors: " <> fromString (show err)))
 
 init :: IO GameData
 init = do
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ init = do
   GL.blendFunc $= (GL.SrcAlpha, GL.OneMinusSrcAlpha)
   void $ SDL.glSetAttribute SDL.SDL_GL_SHARE_WITH_CURRENT_CONTEXT 1
   GameData
-    <$> (newTMVarIO =<< (Stage <$> (initScene :: IO Test)))
+    <$> (newTMVarIO . Stage =<< (initScene :: IO Test))
     <*> newTVarIO Loading
     <*> newTMVarIO (0, "Ohai!")
     <*> (Subsystems