diff --git a/pygwin/rect.py b/pygwin/rect.py
index 875f5a9..a5a2503 100644
--- a/pygwin/rect.py
+++ b/pygwin/rect.py
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@ class rect:
             pass
         return locals()
     height = property(**height())
-    def contains(self, xorect, y=None):
-        if type(xorect) == rect and y == None:
-            return pg.Rect(self.x,self.y,
-            self.w,self.h).contains(pg.Rect(
-            xorect.x,xorect.y,xorect.w,xorect.h))
-        elif type(xorect) != rect and y != None:
-            return pg.Rect(self.x,self.y,self.w,
-            self.h).collidepoint((xorect,y))
+    def collide(self, x):
+        return pg.Rect(self.x,self.y,self.w,self.h).colliderect(pg.Rect(x.x,x.y,x.w,x.h))
+    def contains(self, x, y):
+        return pg.Rect(self.x,self.y,self.w,self.h).collidepoint(x,y)
diff --git a/pygwin/surface.py b/pygwin/surface.py
index b91083e..8605ab3 100644
--- a/pygwin/surface.py
+++ b/pygwin/surface.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pygwin.rect import rect as _r
 from pygwin._pg import pg as _pg
 
 class surface:
@@ -69,6 +70,13 @@ class surface:
         self._orig = _pg.transform.smoothscale(self._orig,scale)
         self._orig = _pg.transform.smoothscale(self._orig,self._orig.get_size())
         return self.copy()
+    def rect(self, x=0, y=0, center=None):
+        if center == None:
+            return _r(x, y, self.size[0], self.size[1])
+        else:
+            return _r(center[0]-(self.size[0]/2),
+                      center[1]-(self.size[1]/2),
+                      self.size[0], self.size[1])
     class _draw:
         def __init__(self,surface):
             self._surf = surface