diff --git a/src/Dodge/Bullet/Draw.hs b/src/Dodge/Bullet/Draw.hs
index a33ec38cf..909c183a1 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Bullet/Draw.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Bullet/Draw.hs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 module Dodge.Bullet.Draw
     ( drawBul
     ) where
-import Dodge.Data
+import Dodge.Data.Bullet
 import Picture
-
 import Linear
-
 drawBul :: Bullet -> Picture
 drawBul pt = setLayer BloomNoZWrite
     . setDepth 20 
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Particle/TeslaArc.hs b/src/Dodge/Particle/TeslaArc.hs
index 4a661b74b..64d4ee362 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Particle/TeslaArc.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Particle/TeslaArc.hs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ moveTeslaArc thearc w pt
   where
     rcol = brightX 100 1.5 <$> takeOne [white,azure,blue,cyan]
     rdir = state (randomR (-0.7,0.7)) <&> (+ ld)
-    makeaspark = randColDirTimeSpark rcol rdir lp
+    rspeed = state (randomR (3,6))
+    makeaspark = randSpark rspeed rcol rdir lp
     makesparks = makeaspark . makeaspark . makeaspark
     (lp,ld) = case last thearc of
         ArcStep lp' ld' Nothing -> (lp',ld')
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Spark.hs b/src/Dodge/Spark.hs
index add131bcf..c64574910 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Spark.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Spark.hs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module Dodge.Spark
     , colSpark
     , colSparkRandDir
     , createBarrelSpark
-    , randColDirTimeSpark
+    , randColDirSpark
+    , randSpark
     ) where
 import Dodge.Data
 import Dodge.WorldEvent.ThingsHit
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ moveSpark w sk
     | magV (_skVel sk) < 1 = (w,Nothing)
     | otherwise = case thingHit sp ep w of
         Nothing -> (w, Just $ sk & skPos .~ ep & skVel .*.*~ 0.9 & skOldPos .~ sp)
-        Just (hp,hthing) -> (sparkDam sp ep (hp,hthing) w, Just $ sk & skPos .~ hp & skOldPos .~ sp & skVel .~ 0)
+        Just (hp,hthing) -> (sparkDam sp ep (hp,hthing) w
+            , Just $ sk & skPos .~ hp & skOldPos .~ sp & skVel .~ 0)
   where
     sp = _skPos sk
     ep = sp +.+ _skVel sk
@@ -36,26 +38,19 @@ sparkDam sp ep mayEiCrWl = case mayEiCrWl of
   where
     thedam hitp = Damage SPARKING 1 sp hitp ep NoDamageEffect
 
---import Control.Lens
--- TODO remove/simplify this function
 createBarrelSpark :: Point2 -> Float -> Int -> World -> World
-createBarrelSpark pos dir colid = sparks .:~ Spark  
-    { _skVel = rotateV dir (V2 5 0)
-    , _skColor = numColor colid
-    , _skPos = pos
-    , _skOldPos = pos
-    , _skWidth = 1
-    }
+createBarrelSpark pos dir colid = colSparkRandDir 0.1 (numColor colid) pos dir
+
 colSpark :: Color -> Point2 -> Float -> World -> World
 colSpark = colSparkRandDir 0.7
 
-randColDirTimeSpark 
+randColDirSpark 
     :: State StdGen Color 
     -> State StdGen Float 
     -> Point2
     -> World
     -> World
-randColDirTimeSpark randcol randdir pos w = w
+randColDirSpark randcol randdir pos w = w
     & sparks .:~ spark
     & randGen .~ g
   where
@@ -71,17 +66,44 @@ randColDirTimeSpark randcol randdir pos w = w
         , _skWidth = 1
         }
 
-colSparkRandDir :: Float -> Color -> Point2 -> Float -> World -> World
-colSparkRandDir randDir col pos baseDir w = w 
-    & sparks .:~ spark
+randSpark 
+    :: State StdGen Float
+    -> State StdGen Color 
+    -> State StdGen Float 
+    -> Point2
+    -> World
+    -> World
+randSpark randspeed randcol randdir pos w = w
     & randGen .~ g
-  where
-    (a,g)  = randomR (-randDir,randDir) $ _randGen w
-    dir = a + baseDir
-    spark = Spark
-        { _skVel = rotateV dir (V2 5 0)
-        , _skColor = col
-        , _skPos = pos
-        , _skOldPos = pos
+    & sparks .:~ Spark
+        { _skVel    = rotateV dir (V2 speed 0)
+        , _skColor  = col
+        , _skPos  = pos
+        , _skOldPos  = pos
         , _skWidth = 1
         }
+  where
+    ((col,dir,speed),g) = (`runState` _randGen w) $ do
+        c <- randcol
+        d <- randdir
+        x <- randspeed
+        return (c,d,x)
+
+colSparkRandDir :: Float -> Color -> Point2 -> Float -> World -> World
+colSparkRandDir a col pos dir = randColDirSpark 
+    (return col) 
+    (state $ randomR (dir - a, dir + a))
+    pos
+--    w 
+--    & sparks .:~ spark
+--    & randGen .~ g
+--  where
+--    (a,g)  = randomR (-randDir,randDir) $ _randGen w
+--    dir = a + baseDir
+--    spark = Spark
+--        { _skVel = rotateV dir (V2 5 0)
+--        , _skColor = col
+--        , _skPos = pos
+--        , _skOldPos = pos
+--        , _skWidth = 1
+--        }
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Spark/Draw.hs b/src/Dodge/Spark/Draw.hs
index f34b43aaf..929aa255d 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Spark/Draw.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Spark/Draw.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Dodge.Spark.Draw where
-import Dodge.Data
+import Dodge.Data.Spark
 import Picture
 
 drawSpark :: Spark -> Picture