diff --git a/f2.go b/f2.go
index 4ad550a..5f69b1e 100644
--- a/f2.go
+++ b/f2.go
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-
-	// "math"
+	"math"
 	"os"
-	// "strconv"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -25,40 +24,51 @@ type Dist struct {
 	Samples   []float64
 }
 
-// Parse line into Distribution,
+// Parse line into Distribution
+func parseLineErr(err_msg string) (string, Dist, error) {
+	return "", Dist{}, errors.New(err_msg)
+}
 func parseLine(line string) (string, Dist, error) {
 
 	words := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(line), " ")
-	op = ""
+	op := ""
 	var dist Dist
 
 	switch words[0] {
 	case "*":
 		op = "*"
+		words = words[1:]
 	case "/":
 		op = "/"
+		words = words[1:]
 	case "+":
-		return "", Dist{}, error.New("+ operation not implemented yet")
+		return parseLineErr("+ operation not implemented yet")
 	case "-":
-		return "", Dist{}, error.New("- operation not implemented yet")
+		return parseLineErr("- operation not implemented yet")
 	default:
-		return "", Dist{}, error.New("operation not recognized")
+		op = "*" // later, change the below to
 	}
 
 	switch len(words) {
+	case 0:
+		return parseLineErr("Can't operate on nothing")
 	case 1:
-		return "", Dist{}, error.New("Can't operate on nothing")
-	case 2:
-		single_float, err1 := strconv.ParseFloat(words[1], 64)
+		single_float, err1 := strconv.ParseFloat(words[0], 64)
 		if err1 != nil {
 			fmt.Println("Trying to operate on a scalar, but scalar is not a float")
-			fmt.Println(error_msg_cont)
-			continue EventForLoop
 		}
-		new_low = single_float
-		new_high = single_float
-
+		dist = Dist{Type: "Lognormal", Lognormal: Lognormal{low: single_float, high: single_float}, Samples: nil}
+	case 2:
+		new_low, err1 := strconv.ParseFloat(words[0], 64)
+		new_high, err2 := strconv.ParseFloat(words[1], 64)
+		if err1 != nil || err2 != nil {
+			return parseLineErr("Trying to operate by a distribution, but distribution is not specified as two floats")
+		}
+		dist = Dist{Type: "Lognormal", Lognormal: Lognormal{low: new_low, high: new_high}, Samples: nil}
+	default:
+		return parseLineErr("Other input methods not implemented yet")
 	}
+	return op, dist, nil
 
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +104,7 @@ func joinDists(old_dist Dist, new_dist Dist, op string) (Dist, error) {
 	switch {
 	case old_dist.Type == "Lognormal" && new_dist.Type == "Lognormal" && op == "*":
 		low, high := multiplyLogBounds(old_dist.Lognormal.low, old_dist.Lognormal.high, new_dist.Lognormal.low, new_dist.Lognormal.high)
-		return Dist{Type: "Lognormal", Lognormal: Lognormal{low: low, high: high}, Samples: nil}
+		return Dist{Type: "Lognormal", Lognormal: Lognormal{low: low, high: high}, Samples: nil}, nil
 	default:
 		fmt.Printf("For now, can't do anything besides multiplying lognormals")
 	}