diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index bf697b9..571628c 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -9,6 +9,41 @@ import (
 	timertxt "github.com/br0xen/go-timertxt"
 )
 
+// TimerToString takes a TimeEntry and gives a nicely formatted string
+func TimerToString(t *timertxt.Timer) string {
+	var ret string
+	var end string
+	if t.StartsToday() {
+		ret = t.StartDate.Format("15:04 - ")
+		end = "**:**"
+	} else {
+		ret = t.StartDate.Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 - ")
+		end = "**:**:**"
+	}
+	if !t.FinishDate.IsZero() {
+		if t.EndsToday() {
+			end = t.FinishDate.Format("15:04")
+		} else {
+			end = t.FinishDate.Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05")
+		}
+	}
+	ret += end
+	if len(t.Contexts) > 0 {
+		ret += " " + fmt.Sprint(t.Contexts)
+	}
+	if len(t.Projects) > 0 {
+		ret += " " + fmt.Sprint(t.Projects)
+	}
+	if len(t.AdditionalTags) > 0 {
+		ret += " [ "
+		for k, v := range t.AdditionalTags {
+			ret += k + ":" + v + " "
+		}
+		ret += "]"
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
 func GetRoundToDuration() time.Duration {
 	var dur time.Duration
 	var err error
@@ -42,6 +77,15 @@ func getProjectsFromSlice(args []string) ([]string, []string) {
 	})
 }
 
+// getAdditionalTagsFromSlice pulls all '*:*' (tags) out of the
+// string slice and returns those projects and the remaining
+// strings from the slice
+func getAdditionalTagsFromSlice(args []string) ([]string, []string) {
+	return splitSlice(args, func(v string) bool {
+		return strings.Contains(v, ":")
+	})
+}
+
 func splitSlice(args []string, predicate func(string) bool) ([]string, []string) {
 	var rem1, rem2 []string
 	for _, v := range args {
diff --git a/timer_ops.go b/timer_ops.go
index 1131e32..3bbf869 100644
--- a/timer_ops.go
+++ b/timer_ops.go
@@ -137,28 +137,34 @@ func (a *AppState) opListTimers(args []string) int {
 }
 
 func (a *AppState) opStartTimer(args []string) int {
-	var contexts, projects []string
+	var contexts, projects, strTags []string
 	t := timertxt.NewTimer()
-	contexts, args = getContextsFromSlice(args)
-	projects, args = getProjectsFromSlice(args)
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		if start, err := parseFuzzyTime(args[0]); err == nil {
 			t.StartDate = start
 			args = args[1:]
 		}
 	}
+	contexts, args = getContextsFromSlice(args)
+	projects, args = getProjectsFromSlice(args)
+	strTags, args = getAdditionalTagsFromSlice(args)
 	for _, v := range contexts {
 		t.Contexts = append(t.Contexts, strings.TrimPrefix(v, "@"))
 	}
 	for _, v := range projects {
 		t.Projects = append(t.Projects, strings.TrimPrefix(v, "+"))
 	}
+	for _, v := range strTags {
+		tgPts := strings.Split(v, ":")
+		t.AdditionalTags[tgPts[0]] = tgPts[1]
+	}
 
 	a.TimerList.AddTimer(t)
 	if err := a.WriteList(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
+	fmt.Println("Started: ", TimerToString(t))
 	return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/ui_loop.go b/ui_loop.go
index 8cd7ce7..1c2a106 100644
--- a/ui_loop.go
+++ b/ui_loop.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func uiLoop() int {
 	app.layoutAndDrawScreen(displayScreen)
 	eventChan := make(chan termbox.Event)
 	go readUserInput(eventChan)
+	go checkForUpdate(eventChan)
 	for {
 		event := <-eventChan
 		if event.Type == termbox.EventKey {