diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d31304..887035c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ FLAGS  = -pipe
 CFLAGS  = -Wall
 CFLAGS += -Ofast
 CFLAGS += -std=c++17
-#CFLAGS += -g
+CFLAGS += -g
 #CFLAGS += -pg
 
 #required for rss-cli
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ TARGET = dashboard.out
 
 MAKEFLAGS += --jobs=4
 
-DEFINITIONS  = -DDATA='"$(DATA)"'
-DEFINITIONS += -DDATA_IMG='"$(DATA_IMG)"'
-DEFINITIONS += -DDATA_FONT='"$(DATA_FONT)"'
+DEFINITIONS  = -DDATA_='"$(DATA)"'
+DEFINITIONS += -DDATA_IMG_='"$(DATA_IMG)"'
+DEFINITIONS += -DDATA_FONT_='"$(DATA_FONT)"'
 
 all : $(OBJ)
 	@echo LD $@
diff --git a/src/board.cpp b/src/board.cpp
index 7c19d0a..c810e01 100644
--- a/src/board.cpp
+++ b/src/board.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ board::~board(){
     SDL_Quit();
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Board init functions ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 int board::init(){
     SDL_Log("Init SDL...\n");
 
@@ -315,13 +319,68 @@ int board::init(){
 // This is called to start the main loop.
 // This is where most of the logic lives
 void board::start(){
+    initConstResources();
 
+    SDL_Log("Starting main loop...\n");
     for(;;){
 
     }
 
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////
+// Grab all constant resources from 
+// the configuration file, as well as
+// all panel's configurations
+void board::initConstResources(){
+    //load all resrouces declared in config.hpp
+    std::string fullPath = DATA_DIR;
+
+    SDL_Log("Base path: %s", fullPath.c_str());
+
+    //load images into memory
+    fullPath = DATA_IMG;
+    fullPath += "/";
+    SDL_Log("Static images directory prefix: %s\n", fullPath.c_str());
+    SDL_Log("Loading static images into working memory...\n");
+    for(unsigned int i = 0; 
+            i < (sizeof(IMAGE_LOCATIONS)/sizeof(IMAGE_LOCATIONS[0])); ++i){
+
+        SDL_Log("Loaded image %s at memory location %p\n",
+                IMAGE_LOCATIONS[i],
+                setImage(fullPath + IMAGE_LOCATIONS[0]));
+    }
+    SDL_Log("Loaded static images into working memory\n");
+
+    //load fonts into memory
+    fullPath = DATA_FONT;
+    fullPath += "/";
+    SDL_Log("Loading fonts into working memory...\n");
+    for(unsigned int i = 0;
+            i < (sizeof(FONT_LOCATIONS)/sizeof(FONT_LOCATIONS[0])); ++i){
+
+        SDL_Log("Loaded font %s %lu at memory location %p\n",
+                FONT_LOCATIONS[i]._name,
+                FONT_LOCATIONS[i]._size,
+                setFont({FONT_LOCATIONS[i]._name, FONT_LOCATIONS[i]._size}));
+    }
+    SDL_Log("Loaded fonts into working memory\n");
+
+    SDL_Log("Loading static strings into working memory...\n");
+    for(unsigned int i = 0;
+            i < (sizeof(CONST_STRINGS)/sizeof(CONST_STRINGS[0])); ++i){
+        SDL_Log("Loaded string (\"%s\") with font %s %lu at memory location %p\n",
+                CONST_STRINGS[i]._text,
+                CONST_STRINGS[i]._font_size._name,
+                CONST_STRINGS[i]._font_size._size,
+                setString(CONST_STRINGS[i]._text,
+                    { CONST_STRINGS[i]._font_size._name,
+                      CONST_STRINGS[i]._font_size._size }));
+    }
+    SDL_Log("Loaded static strings into working memory\n");
+
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Memory Functions ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -350,7 +409,7 @@ TTF_Font* board::getFont(const font_and_size& fs){
     if(_fonts.find(fs) != _fonts.end())
         return _fonts.find(fs)->second.font();
 
-    //Dynamic Fonts? Is the needed?
+    //TODO: Dynamic Fonts? Is the needed?
     //not found, return null
     return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/src/board.hpp b/src/board.hpp
index 251ea0a..c5ba875 100644
--- a/src/board.hpp
+++ b/src/board.hpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ namespace dashboard {
             SDL_Texture_Wrapper, string_and_font_hash> _dynamic_strings;
 
         //TODO: Dynamic images?
+        //TODO: Dynamic Fonts?
 
         //local pointers to the globals
         SDL_Window* _window;
diff --git a/src/config.def.hpp b/src/config.def.hpp
index 384e99b..5b06253 100644
--- a/src/config.def.hpp
+++ b/src/config.def.hpp
@@ -74,7 +74,15 @@ constexpr int IMG_FLAGS = 0
 // DATA_DIR
 // Where all resources will be
 // Keep this as DATA to use the install dir set in the makefile
-constexpr char DATA_DIR[]  = DATA;
+constexpr char DATA_DIR[]  = DATA_ ;
+
+// IMG_DIR
+// Where all images are
+// Keep this a DATA_IMG_ to use the DATA_IMG dir defined in the makefile
+constexpr char DATA_IMG[] = DATA_IMG_;
+
+//TODO: Add directory prefix for each of these, and change it so it doesnt use
+//that whole path as the key for the file
 
 // IMAGE_LOCATIONS
 // Locations of all static images used
@@ -82,14 +90,27 @@ static const char* IMAGE_LOCATIONS[] = {
     "img/bmp_24.png",
 };
 
+// FONT_DIR
+// Where all fonts are kept
+// Keep this as FONT_DIR_ to use the DATA_FONT dir defined in the makefile
+constexpr char DATA_FONT[] = DATA_FONT_;
+
 // FONT_LOCATIONS
 // Locations of all fonts used
-static const char* FONT_LOCATIONS[] = {
-    "font/ielianto-normal.ttf",
+struct FONT_SIZE {
+    const char* _name;
+    const size_t _size;
+};
+static const FONT_SIZE FONT_LOCATIONS[] = {
+    { "elianto-normal.ttf", 24 },
 };
 
 // CONST_STRINGS
 // All constant strings
-static const char* CONST_STRINGS[] = {
-    
+struct FONT_SIZE_STRING {
+    const char* _text;
+    const FONT_SIZE _font_size;
+};
+static const FONT_SIZE_STRING CONST_STRINGS[] = {
+    { "Test string 12345", FONT_LOCATIONS[1] },
 };
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 55cb3a1..c920780 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@
 #include "handler/handler.hpp"
 #include "board.hpp"
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv){
     dashboard::handlers::setHandlers();
 
-    dashboard::board _board;
+    dashboard::board _board(false);
+
+    if(_board.init() != 0){
+        std::cerr << "Due to errors, " << argv[0] 
+            << " was unable to start, quitting!" << std::endl;
+    }
 
     _board.start();
 
-
     return 0;
 }