diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60b9b25..0865817 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,4 +18,23 @@ $ ws [port]
 ```
 The `port` arg is optional, the default is 8000.
 
+Use with Logstalgia
+===================
+The `default` log format is compatible with [logstalgia](http://code.google.com/p/logstalgia/).
+
+Write your log output to disk:
+```sh
+$ ws --logger default > web.log
+```
+
+Then visualise in logstalgia:
+```sh
+$ logstalgia web.log
+```
+
+Or pipe directly into logstalgia for real-time visualisation:
+```sh
+$ ws --logger default | logstalgia -
+```
+
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7790609..626aa29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "local-web-server",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "description": "Local web server",
   "bin": {
-      "ws": "./server.js"
+    "ws": "./server.js"
   },
   "repository": "https://github.com/75lb/local-web-server",
   "author": "Lloyd Brookes",
   "license": "BSD",
   "dependencies": {
-    "connect": "~2.7.11"
+    "connect": "~2.7.11",
+    "nature": "0.0.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 705b4ba..bb7a760 100755
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,24 +1,38 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node 
-var connect = require('connect');
+var connect = require('connect'),
+    Thing = require("nature").Thing;
 
-/**
-usage:
-$ ws <port> <connect-logger-profile>
-*/
+process.argv.splice(0, 2);
 
-var port = process.argv[2] || 8000,
-    loggerProfile = process.argv[3] || "dev";
+var usage = "usage: ws [--port|-p <port>] [--log-format|-p dev|default|short|tiny]";
+var options = new Thing()
+    .define({ name: "port", alias: "p", type: "number", defaultOption: true, default: 8000 })
+    .define({ name: "log-format", alias: "f", type: "string", default: "dev" })
+    .define({ name: "help", alias: "h", type: "boolean" })
+    .set(process.argv);
 
-connect.logger.token('date', function(req, res){ 
-    var a = new Date();
-    return (a.getDate() + "/" + a.getUTCMonth() + "/" + a.getFullYear() + ":" + a.toTimeString())
-            .replace("GMT", "").replace(" (BST)", "");
-});
-    
-connect()
-    .use(connect.logger(loggerProfile))
-    .use(connect.static(process.cwd()))
-    .use(connect.directory(process.cwd()))
-    .listen(port);
-    
-process.stderr.write("listening on port " + port + "\n");
\ No newline at end of file
+if (!options.valid){
+    console.log(usage);
+    throw new Error(options.validationMessages);
+
+} else if (options.help){
+    console.log(usage);
+
+} else {
+    /**
+    customised connect.logger :date token, purely to satisfy Logstalgia. 
+    */
+    connect.logger.token('date', function(req, res){ 
+        var a = new Date();
+        return (a.getDate() + "/" + a.getUTCMonth() + "/" + a.getFullYear() + ":" + a.toTimeString())
+                .replace("GMT", "").replace(" (BST)", "");
+    });
+
+    connect()
+        .use(connect.logger(options["log-format"]))
+        .use(connect.static(process.cwd()))
+        .use(connect.directory(process.cwd()))
+        .listen(options.port);
+
+    process.stderr.write("listening on port " + options.port + "\n");
+}