diff --git a/lib/src/App.dart b/lib/src/App.dart
index a571dba..64bfde9 100644
--- a/lib/src/App.dart
+++ b/lib/src/App.dart
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class App {
 
   App(this.canvas) {
     _elapsed.start();
+    grid.startingPattern();
   }
 
   void reset () {
diff --git a/lib/src/Grid.dart b/lib/src/Grid.dart
index 72152d0..f188ae9 100644
--- a/lib/src/Grid.dart
+++ b/lib/src/Grid.dart
@@ -22,65 +22,47 @@ class Grid {
         this.map = new List() {
     map.addAll(_buildGrid(w, h));
 
-    // BLINKER
-//    map[5][5].state = true;
-//    map[5][6].state = true;
-//    map[6][5].state = true;
-//    map[6][6].state = true;
-//
-//    map[7][7].state = true;
-//    map[7][8].state = true;
-//    map[8][7].state = true;
-//    map[8][8].state = true;
-
-    // SPACESHIP
-//    setCellState(1 + 5, 0 + 5, true);
-//    setCellState(2 + 5, 1 + 5, true);
-//    setCellState(2 + 5, 2 + 5, true);
-//    setCellState(1 + 5, 2 + 5, true);
-//    setCellState(0 + 5, 2 + 5, true);
-    startingPattern();
-
     print("Grid creation finished");
   }
 
-  void startingPattern([Pattern pattern]) {
+  void startingPattern({Pattern pattern, int x, int y}) {
     math.Random rng = new math.Random();
-    var x = rng.nextInt(w~/3) + (w~/3);
-    var y = rng.nextInt(h~/3) + (h~/3);
+    int cx = x ?? rng.nextInt(w~/3) + (w~/3);
+    int cy = y ?? rng.nextInt(h~/3) + (h~/3);
     switch (pattern) {
       // Two blocks, offset
       // ##
       //   ##
       case Pattern.Blinker:
-        setCellState(x, y, true);
-        setCellState(x+1, y, true);
-        setCellState(x, y+1, true);
-        setCellState(x+1, y+1, true);
+        setCellState(cx, cy, true);
+        setCellState(cx+1, cy, true);
+        setCellState(cx, cy+1, true);
+        setCellState(cx+1, cy+1, true);
 
-        setCellState(x+2, y+2, true);
-        setCellState(x+3, y+2, true);
-        setCellState(x+2, y+3, true);
-        setCellState(x+3, y+3, true);
+        setCellState(cx+2, cy+2, true);
+        setCellState(cx+3, cy+2, true);
+        setCellState(cx+2, cy+3, true);
+        setCellState(cx+3, cy+3, true);
         break;
       // A 'gliding' Spaceship
       //   #
       //    #
       //  ###
       case Pattern.SpaceShip:
-        setCellState(1 + x, 0 + y, true);
-        setCellState(2 + x, 1 + y, true);
-        setCellState(2 + x, 2 + y, true);
-        setCellState(1 + x, 2 + y, true);
-        setCellState(0 + x, 2 + y, true);
+        setCellState(1 + cx, 0 + cy, true);
+        setCellState(2 + cx, 1 + cy, true);
+        setCellState(2 + cx, 2 + cy, true);
+        setCellState(1 + cx, 2 + cy, true);
+        setCellState(0 + cx, 2 + cy, true);
         break;
       default:
         for (var i = 0; i < rng.nextInt(20); i++) {
-          setCellState(x + rng.nextInt(10), y + rng.nextInt(10), true);
+          setCellState(cx + rng.nextInt(10), cy + rng.nextInt(10), true);
         }
         break;
     }
   }
+  
   void setCellState(int x, int y, bool state) {
     if (y < map.length && x < map[y].length) map[y][x].state = state;
   }