diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 44c930f8..415c5226 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif
 LDFLAGS=`pkg-config --libs opencv` -lm
 VPATH=./src/
 
-OBJ=network.o image.o tests.o convolutional_layer.o connected_layer.o maxpool_layer.o activations.o list.o option_list.o parser.o utils.o data.o matrix.o softmax_layer.o
+OBJ=network.o image.o tests.o convolutional_layer.o connected_layer.o maxpool_layer.o activations.o list.o option_list.o parser.o utils.o data.o matrix.o softmax_layer.o mini_blas.o
 
 all: cnn
 
diff --git a/dog.jpg b/dog.jpg
index 16d05ab1..3b9f7abd 100644
Binary files a/dog.jpg and b/dog.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/connected_layer.c b/src/connected_layer.c
index 0344c71a..6871b2ee 100644
--- a/src/connected_layer.c
+++ b/src/connected_layer.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "connected_layer.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "mini_blas.h"
 
 #include <math.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -35,55 +36,99 @@ connected_layer *make_connected_layer(int inputs, int outputs, ACTIVATION activa
     return layer;
 }
 
+void update_connected_layer(connected_layer layer, double step, double momentum, double decay)
+{
+    int i;
+    for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs; ++i){
+        layer.bias_momentum[i] = step*(layer.bias_updates[i]) + momentum*layer.bias_momentum[i];
+        layer.biases[i] += layer.bias_momentum[i];
+    }
+    for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs*layer.inputs; ++i){
+        layer.weight_momentum[i] = step*(layer.weight_updates[i] - decay*layer.weights[i]) + momentum*layer.weight_momentum[i];
+        layer.weights[i] += layer.weight_momentum[i];
+    }
+    memset(layer.bias_updates, 0, layer.outputs*sizeof(double));
+    memset(layer.weight_updates, 0, layer.outputs*layer.inputs*sizeof(double));
+}
+
 void forward_connected_layer(connected_layer layer, double *input)
 {
-    int i, j;
+    int i;
+    memcpy(layer.output, layer.biases, layer.outputs*sizeof(double));
+    int m = 1;
+    int k = layer.inputs;
+    int n = layer.outputs;
+    double *a = input;
+    double *b = layer.weights;
+    double *c = layer.output;
+    gemm(0,0,m,n,k,1,a,k,b,n,1,c,n);
     for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs; ++i){
-        layer.output[i] = layer.biases[i];
-        for(j = 0; j < layer.inputs; ++j){
-            layer.output[i] += input[j]*layer.weights[i*layer.inputs + j];
-        }
         layer.output[i] = activate(layer.output[i], layer.activation);
     }
 }
 
 void learn_connected_layer(connected_layer layer, double *input)
 {
-    int i, j;
+    int i;
     for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs; ++i){
         layer.delta[i] *= gradient(layer.output[i], layer.activation);
         layer.bias_updates[i] += layer.delta[i];
-        for(j = 0; j < layer.inputs; ++j){
-            layer.weight_updates[i*layer.inputs + j] += layer.delta[i]*input[j];
-        }
     }
-}
-
-void update_connected_layer(connected_layer layer, double step, double momentum, double decay)
-{
-    int i,j;
-    for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs; ++i){
-        layer.bias_momentum[i] = step*(layer.bias_updates[i]) + momentum*layer.bias_momentum[i];
-        layer.biases[i] += layer.bias_momentum[i];
-        for(j = 0; j < layer.inputs; ++j){
-            int index = i*layer.inputs+j;
-            layer.weight_momentum[index] = step*(layer.weight_updates[index] - decay*layer.weights[index]) + momentum*layer.weight_momentum[index];
-            layer.weights[index] += layer.weight_momentum[index];
-        }
-    }
-    memset(layer.bias_updates, 0, layer.outputs*sizeof(double));
-    memset(layer.weight_updates, 0, layer.outputs*layer.inputs*sizeof(double));
+    int m = layer.inputs;
+    int k = 1;
+    int n = layer.outputs;
+    double *a = input;
+    double *b = layer.delta;
+    double *c = layer.weight_updates;
+    gemm(0,0,m,n,k,1,a,k,b,n,1,c,n);
 }
 
 void backward_connected_layer(connected_layer layer, double *input, double *delta)
 {
-    int i, j;
+    memset(delta, 0, layer.inputs*sizeof(double));
 
-    for(j = 0; j < layer.inputs; ++j){
-        delta[j] = 0;
-        for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs; ++i){
-            delta[j] += layer.delta[i]*layer.weights[i*layer.inputs + j];
-        }
-    }
+    int m = layer.inputs;
+    int k = layer.outputs;
+    int n = 1;
+
+    double *a = layer.weights;
+    double *b = layer.delta;
+    double *c = delta;
+
+    gemm(0,0,m,n,k,1,a,k,b,n,1,c,n);
 }
+/*
+   void forward_connected_layer(connected_layer layer, double *input)
+   {
+   int i, j;
+   for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs; ++i){
+   layer.output[i] = layer.biases[i];
+   for(j = 0; j < layer.inputs; ++j){
+   layer.output[i] += input[j]*layer.weights[i*layer.inputs + j];
+   }
+   layer.output[i] = activate(layer.output[i], layer.activation);
+   }
+   }
+   void learn_connected_layer(connected_layer layer, double *input)
+   {
+   int i, j;
+   for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs; ++i){
+   layer.delta[i] *= gradient(layer.output[i], layer.activation);
+   layer.bias_updates[i] += layer.delta[i];
+   for(j = 0; j < layer.inputs; ++j){
+   layer.weight_updates[i*layer.inputs + j] += layer.delta[i]*input[j];
+   }
+   }
+   }
+   void backward_connected_layer(connected_layer layer, double *input, double *delta)
+   {
+   int i, j;
 
+   for(j = 0; j < layer.inputs; ++j){
+   delta[j] = 0;
+   for(i = 0; i < layer.outputs; ++i){
+   delta[j] += layer.delta[i]*layer.weights[i*layer.inputs + j];
+   }
+   }
+   }
+ */
diff --git a/src/image.c b/src/image.c
index 74b88325..df8e1b8f 100644
--- a/src/image.c
+++ b/src/image.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ image make_random_image(int h, int w, int c)
     int i;
     for(i = 0; i < h*w*c; ++i){
         out.data[i] = rand_normal();
+        //out.data[i] = rand()%3;
     }
     return out;
 }
diff --git a/src/mini_blas.c b/src/mini_blas.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b15ba8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mini_blas.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+
+void gemm(int TA, int TB, int M, int N, int K, double ALPHA, 
+                    double *A, int lda, 
+                    double *B, int ldb,
+                    double BETA,
+                    double *C, int ldc)
+{
+    // Assume TA = TB = 0, beta = 1 LULZ
+    int i,j,k;
+    for(i = 0; i < M; ++i){
+        for(k = 0; k < K; ++k){
+            for(j = 0; j < N; ++j){
+                C[i*ldc+j] += ALPHA*A[i*lda+k]*B[k*ldb+j];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void im2row(double *image, int h, int w, int c, int size, int stride, double *matrix)
+{
+    int i;
+    int mc = c;
+    int mw = (size*size);
+    int mh = ((h-size)/stride+1)*((w-size)/stride+1);
+    int msize = mc*mw*mh;
+    for(i = 0; i < msize; ++i){
+        int channel = i/(mh*mw);
+        int block =   (i%(mh*mw))/mw;
+        int position = i%mw;
+        int block_h = block/((w-size)/stride+1);
+        int block_w = block%((w-size)/stride+1);
+        int ph, pw, pc;
+        ph = position/size+block_h;
+        pw = position%size+block_w;
+        pc = channel;
+        matrix[i] = image[pc*h*w+ph*w+pw];
+    }
+}
+void im2col(double *image, int h, int w, int c, int size, int stride, double *matrix)
+{
+    int b,p;
+    int blocks = ((h-size)/stride+1)*((w-size)/stride+1);
+    int pixels = (size*size*c);
+    for(b = 0; b < blocks; ++b){
+        int block_h = b/((w-size)/stride+1);
+        int block_w = b%((w-size)/stride+1);
+        for(p = 0; p < pixels; ++p){
+            int ph, pw, pc;
+            int position = p%(size*size);
+            pc = p/(size*size);
+            ph = position/size+block_h;
+            pw = position%size+block_w;
+            matrix[b+p*blocks] = image[pc*h*w+ph*w+pw];
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//From Berkeley Vision's Caffe!
+void im2col_cpu(double* data_im, const int channels,
+        const int height, const int width, const int ksize, const int stride,
+        double* data_col) 
+ {
+    int c,h,w;
+    int height_col = (height - ksize) / stride + 1;
+    int width_col = (width - ksize) / stride + 1;
+    int channels_col = channels * ksize * ksize;
+    for ( c = 0; c < channels_col; ++c) {
+        int w_offset = c % ksize;
+        int h_offset = (c / ksize) % ksize;
+        int c_im = c / ksize / ksize;
+        for ( h = 0; h < height_col; ++h) {
+            for ( w = 0; w < width_col; ++w) {
+                data_col[(c * height_col + h) * width_col + w] =
+                    data_im[(c_im * height + h * stride + h_offset) * width
+                    + w * stride + w_offset];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/mini_blas.h b/src/mini_blas.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdf3a86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mini_blas.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+void gemm(int TA, int TB, int M, int N, int K, double ALPHA, 
+                    double *A, int lda, 
+                    double *B, int ldb,
+                    double BETA,
+                    double *C, int ldc);
+void im2row(double *image, int h, int w, int c, int size, int stride, double *matrix);
+void im2col(double *image, int h, int w, int c, int size, int stride, double *matrix);
+void im2col_cpu(double* data_im, const int channels,
+        const int height, const int width, const int ksize, const int stride,
+        double* data_col);
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index 2a50bacf..ce131e7f 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "data.h"
 #include "matrix.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "mini_blas.h"
 
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -28,6 +29,35 @@ void test_convolve()
     show_image_layers(edge, "Test Convolve");
 }
 
+void test_convolve_matrix()
+{
+    image dog = load_image("dog.jpg");
+    printf("dog channels %d\n", dog.c);
+    
+    int size = 11;
+    int stride = 1;
+    int n = 40;
+    double *filters = make_random_image(size, size, dog.c*n).data;
+
+    int mw = ((dog.h-size)/stride+1)*((dog.w-size)/stride+1);
+    int mh = (size*size*dog.c);
+    double *matrix = calloc(mh*mw, sizeof(double));
+
+    image edge = make_image((dog.h-size)/stride+1, (dog.w-size)/stride+1, n);
+
+
+    int i;
+    clock_t start = clock(), end;
+    for(i = 0; i < 1000; ++i){
+        im2col_cpu(dog.data,  dog.c,  dog.h,  dog.w,  size,  stride, matrix);
+        gemm(0,0,n,mw,mh,1,filters,mh,matrix,mw,1,edge.data,mw);
+    }
+    end = clock();
+    printf("Convolutions: %lf seconds\n", (double)(end-start)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
+    show_image_layers(edge, "Test Convolve");
+    cvWaitKey(0);
+}
+
 void test_color()
 {
     image dog = load_image("test_color.png");
@@ -199,7 +229,7 @@ void test_nist()
 {
     srand(444444);
     srand(888888);
-    network net = parse_network_cfg("nist.cfg");
+    network net = parse_network_cfg("nist_basic.cfg");
     data train = load_categorical_data_csv("mnist/mnist_train.csv", 0, 10);
     data test = load_categorical_data_csv("mnist/mnist_test.csv",0,10);
     normalize_data_rows(train);
@@ -216,8 +246,8 @@ void test_nist()
         end = clock();
         printf("Time: %lf seconds\n", (double)(end-start)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
         start=end;
-        visualize_network(net);
-        cvWaitKey(100);
+        //visualize_network(net);
+        //cvWaitKey(100);
         //lr /= 2; 
         if(count%5 == 0 && 0){
             double train_acc = network_accuracy(net, train);
@@ -336,13 +366,59 @@ void test_split()
     printf("%d, %d, %d\n", train.X.rows, split[0].X.rows, split[1].X.rows);
 }
 
+double *random_matrix(int rows, int cols)
+{
+    int i, j;
+    double *m = calloc(rows*cols, sizeof(double));
+    for(i = 0; i < rows; ++i){
+        for(j = 0; j < cols; ++j){
+            m[i*cols+j] = (double)rand()/RAND_MAX;
+        }
+    }
+    return m;
+}
+
+void test_blas()
+{
+    int m = 6025, n = 20, k = 11*11*3;
+    double *a = random_matrix(m,k);
+    double *b = random_matrix(k,n);
+    double *c = random_matrix(m,n);
+    int i;
+    for(i = 0; i<1000; ++i){
+        gemm(0,0,m,n,k,1,a,k,b,n,1,c,n);
+    }
+}
+
+void test_im2row()
+{
+    int h = 20;
+    int w = 20;
+    int c = 3;
+    int stride = 1;
+    int size = 11;
+    image test = make_random_image(h,w,c);
+    int mc = 1;
+    int mw = ((h-size)/stride+1)*((w-size)/stride+1);
+    int mh = (size*size*c);
+    int msize = mc*mw*mh;
+    double *matrix = calloc(msize, sizeof(double));
+    int i;
+    for(i = 0; i < 1000; ++i){
+    im2col_cpu(test.data,  c,  h,  w,  size,  stride, matrix);
+    image render = double_to_image(mh, mw, mc, matrix);
+    }
+}
 
 int main()
 {
+    //test_blas();
+ test_convolve_matrix();
+//    test_im2row();
     //test_kernel_update();
     //test_split();
     //test_ensemble();
-    test_nist();
+    //test_nist();
     //test_full();
     //test_random_preprocess();
     //test_random_classify();