diff --git a/lib/app_component.dart b/lib/app_component.dart
index e559ab7..c23443e 100644
--- a/lib/app_component.dart
+++ b/lib/app_component.dart
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   void onResetClicked() {
+    engine.running = false;
     engine.reset();
   }
 
-  void onRandomClicked() {}
+  void onRandomClicked() {
+    engine.running = false;
+    engine.grid.addPattern();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/App.dart b/lib/src/App.dart
index cfbc032..8ab933a 100644
--- a/lib/src/App.dart
+++ b/lib/src/App.dart
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ class App {
 
   App(this.canvas) {
     _elapsed.start();
-    grid.startingPattern();
+    grid.addPattern(amount: 15, dispersal: 5);
   }
 
   void reset() {
-    grid = new Grid(100, 100);
-    running = false;
+//    grid = new Grid(100, 100);
+//    running = false;
+    grid.reset();
   }
 
   void process(num now) {
diff --git a/lib/src/Grid.dart b/lib/src/Grid.dart
index c03b413..062a78c 100644
--- a/lib/src/Grid.dart
+++ b/lib/src/Grid.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ class Grid {
   final List<List<Cell>> map;
 
   bool _dirty = true;
+  int _startingSeed;
+  int _x;
+  int _y;
+  int _amount;
+  int _dispersal;
+  Pattern _pattern;
 
   Grid(int w, int h)
       : this.w = w,
@@ -22,9 +28,21 @@ class Grid {
     print("Grid creation finished");
   }
 
-  void startingPattern(
-      {Pattern pattern, int x, int y, int amount, int dispersal}) {
-    math.Random rng = new math.Random();
+  void reset() {
+    map.setAll(0, _buildGrid(w, h));
+    if(_startingSeed != null) addPattern(pattern: _pattern, dispersal: _dispersal,amount: _amount,seed: _startingSeed, x: _x, y: _y);
+    _dirty = true;
+  }
+
+  void addPattern(
+      {Pattern pattern, int x, int y, int amount, int dispersal, int seed}) {
+    _startingSeed = seed ?? DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch;
+    math.Random rng = new math.Random(_startingSeed);
+    _x = x;
+    _y = y;
+    _amount = amount ?? rng.nextInt(20);
+    _dispersal = dispersal ?? 10;
+    _pattern = pattern;
     int cx = x ?? rng.nextInt(w ~/ 3) + (w ~/ 3);
     int cy = y ?? rng.nextInt(h ~/ 3) + (h ~/ 3);
     switch (pattern) {
@@ -54,18 +72,28 @@ class Grid {
         setCellState(0 + cx, 2 + cy, true);
         break;
       default:
-        for (var i = 0; i < amount ?? rng.nextInt(20); i++) {
-          setCellState(cx + dispersal ?? rng.nextInt(10),
-              cy + dispersal ?? rng.nextInt(10), true);
+        int sanityCheck = 0;
+        for (var i = 0; i < (_amount); i++) {
+          sanityCheck++;
+          getCellState(cx, cy)
+              ? i--
+              : setCellState(cx + rng.nextInt(_dispersal),
+                  cy + rng.nextInt(_dispersal), true);
+          if (sanityCheck > 100 && sanityCheck > i*3) break;
         }
         break;
     }
+    _dirty = true;
   }
 
   void setCellState(int x, int y, bool state) {
     if (y < map.length && x < map[y].length) map[y][x].state = state;
   }
 
+  bool getCellState(int x, int y) {
+    if (y < map.length && x < map[y].length) return map[y][x].state;
+  }
+
   List<List<Cell>> _buildGrid(int w, int h) {
     print("grid being created");
     List<List<Cell>> grid = new List(h);
@@ -110,13 +138,13 @@ class Grid {
       for (int x = 0; x < w; x++) {
         // DEFAULTS TO CONWAY GAME OF LIFE RANGE OF ONE
         map[y][x].update(getSurroundingNeighbors(x, y, 1));
-        if (!_dirty && map[y][x].dirty) _dirty = true;
       }
     }
     for (int y = 0; y < h; y++) {
       for (int x = 0; x < w; x++) {
         // DEFAULTS TO CONWAY GAME OF LIFE RANGE OF ONE
         map[y][x].advanceState();
+        if (!_dirty && map[y][x].dirty) _dirty = true;
       }
     }
   }