diff --git a/pygwin/__init__.py b/pygwin/__init__.py
index 0302483..58cbcde 100644
--- a/pygwin/__init__.py
+++ b/pygwin/__init__.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ from pygame.locals import *
 from pygwin.font import *
 from pygwin._win import *
 from pygwin._pg import pg
-from pygwin.ui import *
+import pygwin.ui as ui
 gamepad = _gp.gamepad(pg)
diff --git a/pygwin/image.py b/pygwin/image.py
index 77a0937..358b99f 100644
--- a/pygwin/image.py
+++ b/pygwin/image.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from pygwin._pg import pg as _pg
 from pygwin.surface import surface as _surface
-from PIL import Image as _image
+from PIL import Image as _im
 import pickle as _p
 
 def load(path):
     if path.endswith('.gif'):
-        im = Image.open(path)
+        im = _im.open(path)
         surfs = []
         for i in range(im.n_frames):
             im.seek(i)
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ def load(path):
             surfs.append(surf)
         return surfs
     else:
-        image = _pg.image.load(path)
-        surf = _surface(image.get_size())
-        surf._surface_orig = image
+        surf = _surface(_im.open(path).size)
+        surf.blit(_pg.image.load(path),(0,0))
         return surf
 
 def save(surface, dest):
@@ -27,16 +26,16 @@ def save(surface, dest):
         orig = surface._orig
     _pg.image.save_extended(orig, dest)
 
-def toString(surface):
-    if type(surface) == _surface:
+def toBytes(surface):
+    try:
         orig = surface._surface_orig
-    else:
+    except:
         orig = surface._orig
-    return _p.dumps([_pg.image.tostring(orig,"RGBA"),list(surface.size)],0)
+    return _p.dumps([_pg.image.tostring(orig,"RGBA"),list(surface.size)])
 
-def fromString(string):
-    string = _p.loads(string, encoding='latin1')
+def fromBytes(string):
+    string = _p.loads(string)
     surf = _pg.image.fromstring(string[0],tuple(string[1]),"RGBA")
     surface = _surface(tuple(string[1]))
-    surface._surface_orig = surf
+    surface.blit(surf,(0,0))
     return surface
diff --git a/pygwin/surface.py b/pygwin/surface.py
index b7dc1cc..1d766b5 100644
--- a/pygwin/surface.py
+++ b/pygwin/surface.py
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ class surface:
         self._orig.set_at((x,y),color)
         return self.copy()
     def blit(self, surf, xy):
-        if type(surf) != surface:
+        if type(surf) != surface and type(surf) != _pg.Surface:
             from pygwin.font import defaultFont as _df
             surf = _df.render(surf, 25, (0,0,0))
         try:
             self._orig.blit(surf._surface_orig, xy)
         except:
-            self._orig.blit(surf._orig, xy)
+            try:
+                self._orig.blit(surf._orig, xy)
+            except:
+                self._orig.blit(surf, xy)
         return self.copy()
     def fill(self, color):
         self._orig.fill(color)
@@ -50,8 +53,8 @@ class surface:
         self._orig = self._orig.subsurface((rect.x,rect.y,rect.w,rect.h))
         self._size = self._orig.get_size()
         return self.copy()
-    def scale(self, rect):
-        self._orig = _pg.transform.scale(self._orig, (rect.w, rect.h))
+    def scale(self, size):
+        self._orig = _pg.transform.scale(self._orig, size)
         self._size = self._orig.get_size()
         return self.copy()
     def rotate(self, angle):
@@ -62,9 +65,9 @@ class surface:
         self._orig = _pg.transform.flip(self._orig, x, y)
         return self.copy()
     def blur(self, amt):
-        if amt < 0:
-            return self.copy()
-        scale = (int(self._orig.get_width()*(amt+1)),int(self._orig.get_height()[1]*(amt+1)))
+        if amt < 0:return self.copy()
+        scale = (int(self._orig.get_width()*(amt+1)),
+                 int(self._orig.get_height()*(amt+1)))
         size = self._orig.get_size()
         self._orig = _pg.transform.smoothscale(self._orig,scale)
         self._orig = _pg.transform.smoothscale(self._orig,size)