diff --git a/src/date.lisp b/src/date.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6392b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/date.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+(in-package :nih)
+
+;; UNIVERSAL-TIME --> STRING
+(defun iso-time (universal-time)
+  "Return `universal-time` in ISO 8601 format. :)"
+
+  (multiple-value-bind
+    (second minute hour date month year)
+    (decode-universal-time universal-time)
+
+    (format nil "~A-~A-~A"
+	    year
+	    (min-string-length month 2 :prefix "0")
+	    (min-string-length date 2 :prefix "0"))))
+
+
+;; NIL --> STRING
+(defun get-iso-time ()
+  "Return the ISO 8601 time of immediately, right here, right now."
+
+  (iso-time (get-universal-time)))
+
+
+;; STRING STRING --> INTEGER
+(defun iso-date-distance (iso-date-a iso-date-b)
+  "Return the number of days between date-a and date-b."
+
+  (let* ((a (mapcar #'read-from-string (nih:char-split "-" iso-date-a)))
+	 (year-a (car a)) (month-a (cadr a)) (day-a (caddr a))
+
+	 (b (mapcar #'read-from-string (nih:char-split "-" iso-date-b)))
+	 (year-b (car b)) (month-b (cadr b)) (day-b (caddr b)))
+
+    (+
+      (* 365 (- year-b year-a))
+      (- (day-number month-b day-b) (day-number month-a day-a)))))
+
+
+(defvar month-length
+  '(31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 30))
+
+
+;; INTEGER [INTEGER] --> INTEGER
+(defun day-number (month &optional (date 1))
+  "Return the day-number (of a year) of a month/day combo."
+
+  (let ((month-days (reduce #'+ (nih:up-to (- month 2) month-length)))
+	(date-days date))
+
+    (+ month-days date-days)))
+
diff --git a/src/file.lisp b/src/file.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e486fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+(in-package :nih)
+
+;; PATH --> STRING
+(defun read-file-string (path)
+  "Read all lines from a file into a string."
+
+  (if (file-exists path)
+    (let ((encoding (asdf-encodings:detect-file-encoding path)))
+      
+      (with-open-file (fstream path
+			       :direction :input
+			       :external-format encoding)
+	(line-string
+	  (loop
+	    :for line = (read-line fstream nil)
+	    :while line
+	    :collect line))))))
+
+
+(defun write-file-string (path string &key
+			       (if-exists :append)
+			       (if-does-not-exist :create))
+  "Write a string to a file."
+
+  (let ((encoding :utf-8))
+
+    (if (file-exists path)
+      (setq encoding (asdf-encodings:detect-file-encoding path)))
+
+    (with-open-file (fstream path
+			     :direction :output
+			     :external-format encoding
+			     :if-exists if-exists
+			     :if-does-not-exist if-does-not-exist)
+      (format fstream "~A" string))))
diff --git a/src/list.lisp b/src/list.lisp
index e6c6d43..6cec8ad 100644
--- a/src/list.lisp
+++ b/src/list.lisp
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 (in-package :nih)
 
 ;; ITEM LIST --> DATA_AFTER_ITEM
-(defun following (item list)
+(defun following (item list &key (test #'eq))
   "Return all items following the first instance of ITEM"
 
-  (cdr (up-from (position item list :test #'equal) list)))
+  (cdr (up-from (position item list :test test) list)))
 
 
 ;; ITEM LIST --> DATA_UP_TO_ITEM
-(defun preceding (item list)
+(defun preceding (item list &key (test #'eq))
   "Return all items preceding the first instance of ITEM"
 
   (reverse
     (cdr (reverse
-	   (up-to (position item list :test #'equal) list)))))
+	   (up-to (position item list :test test) list)))))
 
 
 ;; ----------------------------------------
@@ -93,3 +93,71 @@
       (setq i (+ 1 i)))
 
     stack))
+
+
+;; ----------------------------------------
+
+
+;; LIST --> LIST_OF_ODD-NUMBERED_ITEMS
+(defun odds (list)
+  "Return a list only containing the odd-numbered items of a list."
+
+  (let ((stack '())
+	(i 0))
+
+    (loop
+      :while (< i (length list))
+      :do
+      (if (oddp i)
+	(setq stack (concatenate 'list stack (list (nth i list)))))
+
+      (setq i (+ 1 i)))
+
+    stack))
+
+
+;; LIST --> LIST_OF_ODD-NUMBERED_ITEMS
+(defun evens (list)
+  "Return a list only containing the even-numbered items of a list."
+
+  (let ((stack '())
+	(i 0))
+
+    (loop
+      :while (< i (length list))
+      :do
+      (if (evenp i)
+	(setq stack (concatenate 'list stack (list (nth i list)))))
+
+      (setq i (+ 1 i)))
+
+    stack))
+
+
+;; ----------------------------------------
+
+
+
+;; PLIST PLIST --> PLIST
+(defun property-list-merge (plist-a plist-b)
+  "Merge two property-lists, with plist-a being the canonical one.
+  Useful for when you have defaults (in plist-a) and modifications to
+  them (in plist-b), especially for configs."
+
+  (let* ((keys (evens plist-a))
+	 (pairs (length keys))
+	 (stack '())
+	 (i 0))
+
+    (loop
+      :while (< i pairs)
+      :do
+      (let* ((key (nth i keys))
+	     (a-value (getf plist-a key))
+	     (b-value (getf plist-b key)))
+
+	(setq stack
+	      (append stack
+		      (list key (value-or b-value a-value))))
+	(setq i (+ i 1))))
+      stack))
diff --git a/src/misc.lisp b/src/misc.lisp
index 1b38b37..f9cf62e 100644
--- a/src/misc.lisp
+++ b/src/misc.lisp
@@ -49,18 +49,38 @@
 (defun random-item (list)
   "Return a random item from a list."
 
-  (nth (random (length list)) list))
+  (if (not list)
+    nil
+    (nth (random (length list)) list)))
+
+;; INTEGER LIST --> LIST
+(defun random-items (number list)
+  "Return an amount of random items from a list."
+
+  (if (not list)
+    nil
+    (let ((item (random-item list)))
+      (concatenate 'list
+		   (list item)
+		   (if (not (eq number 1))
+		     (random-items (- number 1) (remove item list)))))))
+
+;; FILE_PATH --> BOOLEAN
+(defun file-exists (path)
+  "Return whether or not a file exists."
+
+  (if (ignore-errors (file-author path))
+    'T
+    nil))
 
 
-;; UNIVERSAL-TIME --> ISO8601-FORMAT_TIME
-(defun iso-time (universal-time)
-  "Return `universal-time` in ISO 8601 format. :)"
+;; STREAM --> STRING_OF_ENTIRE_STREAM
+(defun read-line-entire (stream)
+  (let* ((cur-line (ignore-errors (read-line stream))))
 
-  (multiple-value-bind
-    (second minute hour date month year)
-    (decode-universal-time universal-time)
-
-    (format nil "~A-~A-~A"
-	    year
-	    (min-string-length month 2 "0")
-	    (min-string-length date 2 "0"))))
+    (cond
+      (cur-line
+	(string-combine cur-line
+			(read-line-entire stream)
+			:seperator (format nil "~%")) )
+      ('T ""))))
diff --git a/src/package.lisp b/src/package.lisp
index d009559..c9df757 100644
--- a/src/package.lisp
+++ b/src/package.lisp
@@ -16,17 +16,20 @@
     :regex-get-all
     :regex-remove
     :regex-remove-all
+    :regex-split
 
     :nil-string
 
     :pad-string
     :min-string-length
+    :max-string-length
 
     :getf-string
     :getf-strings
 
     :get-colon-values
     :remove-colon-values
+    :replace-colon-value
 
 
     ;; STRING/WORD
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@
     :word-remove-all
     :word-position
     :word-positions
+    :word-split
+    :word-length
 
     :word-car
     :word-caar :word-cadddrr :word-cadaar :word-cadr :word-caadr
@@ -63,6 +68,8 @@
     :line-remove-all
     :line-position
     :line-positions
+    :line-split
+    :line-length
 
     :line-car
     :line-caar :line-cadddrr :line-cadaar :line-cadr :line-caadr
@@ -83,6 +90,8 @@
     :char-remove-all
     :char-position
     :char-positions
+    :char-split
+    :char-length
 
     :char-car
     :char-caar :char-cadddrr :char-cadaar :char-cadr :char-caadr
@@ -108,13 +117,37 @@
     
     :replace-at
 
+    :odds
+    :evens
+
+    :property-list-merge
+
+
+    ;; DATE
+    ;; =======================
+    :iso-time  ;; see (local-time:format-timestring nil timestamp)
+    :get-iso-time
+    ;; see (local-time:format-timestring nil (local-time:universal-to-timestamp)
+    :iso-date-distance ;; see #'local-time:timestamp-difference
+    :day-number ;; see #'local-time:format-timestring
+    :week-number ;; see #'local-time:format-timestring
+
+
+    ;; FILE
+    ;; =======================
+    :read-file-string ;; see #'alexandria:read-file-into-string
+    :write-file-string ;; see #'alexandria:write-string-into-file
+
 
     ;; MISC
     ;; =======================
     :random-item
+    :random-items
     :iso-time
     :list-or-real
     :value-or
+    :file-exists
+    :read-line-entire
     :parse-keys))
 
 
diff --git a/src/string/char.lisp b/src/string/char.lisp
index 0f24a40..1712d98 100644
--- a/src/string/char.lisp
+++ b/src/string/char.lisp
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
   (nth n (char-list string)))
 
 
+;; STRING --> INTEGER
+(defun char-length (string)
+  "Return the length of a string by character."
+
+  (length (char-list string)))
+
+
+
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -75,6 +83,14 @@
   (positions character (char-list string)))
 
 
+;; CHARACTER STRING --> LIST_OF_STRINGS
+(defun char-split (character string)
+  "Split a string into a list of strings, at a set character."
+
+  (regex-split (string character)
+	       (mapcar #'string (char-list string))))
+
+
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/src/string/line.lisp b/src/string/line.lisp
index 82e046a..4bb5fe1 100644
--- a/src/string/line.lisp
+++ b/src/string/line.lisp
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
   (nth n (line-list string)))
 
 
+;; STRING --> INTEGER
+(defun line-length (string)
+  "Return the length of a string in lines."
+
+  (length (line-list string)))
+
+
+
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -72,6 +80,13 @@
   (positions line (line-list string) :test #'equal))
 
 
+;; QUERY STRING --> LIST_OF_LINES_SANS_MATCHES
+(defun line-split (query string)
+    "Split a string into a list, seperated by a set line matching a regex query."
+
+      (regex-split query (line-list string) (string #\Newline)))
+
+
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/src/string/string.lisp b/src/string/string.lisp
index e6ff73a..44e3e2d 100644
--- a/src/string/string.lisp
+++ b/src/string/string.lisp
@@ -87,6 +87,26 @@
 	(padding "" string suffix)))))
 
 
+;; STRING INTEGER --> STRING
+(defun max-string-length (string length)
+  "Return a string by splitting it into lines, each line being length long."
+
+  (let ((stack "")
+	(i 0))
+    (loop
+      :for char
+      :across string
+      :do
+      (if (eq length i)
+	(progn
+	  (setq i 0)
+	  (setq stack
+		(nih:string-combine stack (format nil "~%~A" char))))
+	(setq stack
+	      (nih:string-combine stack (format nil "~A" char))))
+      (setq i (+ 1 i)))
+    stack))
+
 
 ;; STRING DESIRED_LENGTH [PREFIX] [SUFFIX] --> STRING_OF_DESIRED_LENGTH
 (defun min-string-length (string target-length
@@ -188,6 +208,35 @@ Example:
     stack))
 
 
+;; QUERY LIST_OF_STRINGS --> LIST_SANS_QUERY_MATCHES
+(defun regex-split (query list &optional (combiner ""))
+  "Split a string into a list, seperated by a set item matching a regex query."
+
+  (let ((stack '(""))
+	(i 0))
+
+    (loop
+      :while (< i (length list))
+      :do
+      (let ((string (nth i list))
+	    (last-string (car (reverse stack)))
+	    (stack-sans (reverse (cdr (reverse stack)))))
+
+	(cond
+	  ((ppcre:scan-to-strings query string)
+	   (setq stack (concatenate 'list stack (list ""))))
+	  ('T
+	   (setq stack (concatenate 'list stack-sans
+				    (list (string-trim combiner
+						       (string-combine
+							 last-string string
+							 :seperator combiner))))))))
+
+      (setq i (+ 1 i)))
+
+    (remove "" stack :test #'equal)))
+
+
 ;; ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
@@ -263,8 +312,46 @@ Example:
 
 
 
-  ;; STRING COLON_VARIABLE_NAME --> STRING_WITHOUT_COLON_VARIABLE
-  (defun remove-colon-values (string)
-    "Remove the colon-variable declaration from a string."
+;; STRING COLON_VARIABLE_NAME --> STRING_WITHOUT_COLON_VARIABLE
+(defun remove-colon-values (string)
+  "Remove the colon-variable declaration from a string."
 
-    (line-remove-all "^:.*" string))
+  (line-remove-all "^:.*" string))
+
+
+
+;; STRING SYMBOL STRING --> STRING
+(defun replace-colon-value (string key-string value)
+  "Replace a colon variable's value."
+
+  (let ((existent
+	  (getf (get-colon-values string) (read-from-string key-string))))
+    (if existent
+      (line-replace
+	(line-position
+	  (line-get (string-combine "^" key-string " ") string)
+	  string)
+	(string-combine key-string value :seperator " ")
+	string)
+      (string-combine :seperator (string #\Newline)
+		      string (string-combine key-string " " value)))))
+
+
+
+
+;; -------------------------------------
+;; PRIVATE HELPER FUNCTIONS
+
+
+;; INTEGER STRING STRING --> STRING
+(defun line-replace (position new-line string)
+  "Replace nth line with a new one in a string."
+
+  (let* ((line-list (nih:line-split (nih:line-nth position string) string))
+	 (modified-list
+	   (list (car line-list)
+		 new-line
+		 (nih:value-or (cadr line-list) ""))))
+
+    (reduce (lambda (a b) (nih:string-combine a b :seperator (format nil "~%")))
+	    modified-list)))
diff --git a/src/string/word.lisp b/src/string/word.lisp
index 490b3dd..3d54d88 100644
--- a/src/string/word.lisp
+++ b/src/string/word.lisp
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
   (word-string (nth n (word-list string))))
 
 
+;; STRING --> INTEGER
+(defun word-length (string)
+    "Return the length of a string by word."
+
+      (length (word-list string)))
+
+
+
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@
 (defun word-get (query string)
   "Return a word in a string that matches a regex query."
 
-  (word-car (word-get-all query string)))
+  (ignore-errors (word-car (word-get-all query string))))
 
 ;; REGEX STRING --> LIST_OF_MATCHING_WORDS
 (defun word-get-all (query string)
@@ -48,15 +56,15 @@
 
 ;; REGEX STRING --> LINES_SANS_MATCHES
 (defun word-remove (query string)
-    "Remove a word from a string that matches a regex query."
+  "Remove a word from a string that matches a regex query."
 
-      (word-string (regex-remove query (word-list string))))
+  (word-string (regex-remove query (word-list string))))
 
 ;; REGEX STRING --> LINES_SANS_MATCHES
 (defun word-remove-all (query string)
-    "Remove all words from a string that match a regex query."
+  "Remove all words from a string that match a regex query."
 
-      (word-string (regex-remove-all query (word-list string))))
+  (word-string (regex-remove-all query (word-list string))))
 
 
 ;; WORD STRING --> WORD_POS_IN_STRING
@@ -72,6 +80,12 @@
   (positions word (word-list string) :test #'equal))
 
 
+(defun word-split (query string)
+  "Split a string into a list, seperated by a set word matching a regex query."
+
+  (regex-split query (word-list string) " "))
+
+
 ;; ----------------------------------------