diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/threading.py b/i3pystatus/core/threading.py
index 8b13789..778a39a 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/threading.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/threading.py
@@ -1 +1,122 @@
+import threading
+import time
+import sys
+import traceback
+from i3pystatus.core.util import partition
 
+timer = time.perf_counter if hasattr(time, "perf_counter") else time.clock
+
+
+class Thread(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, target_interval, workloads=None, start_barrier=1):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.workloads = workloads or []
+        self.target_interval = target_interval
+        self.start_barrier = start_barrier
+        self.daemon = True
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self.workloads)
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.workloads)
+
+    def pop(self):
+        return self.workloads.pop()
+
+    def append(self, workload):
+        self.workloads.append(workload)
+
+    @property
+    def time(self):
+        return sum(map(lambda workload: workload.time, self))
+
+    def wait_for_start_barrier(self):
+        while len(self) <= self.start_barrier:
+            time.sleep(0.4)
+
+    def execute_workloads(self):
+        for workload in self: workload()
+        self.workloads.sort(key=lambda workload: workload.time)
+
+    def run(self):
+        while self:
+            self.execute_workloads()
+            filltime = self.target_interval - self.time
+            if filltime > 0:
+                time.sleep(filltime)
+
+    def branch(self, vtime, bound):
+        if len(self) > 1 and vtime > bound:
+            remove = self.pop()
+            return [remove] + self.branch(vtime - remove.time, bound)
+        return []
+
+
+class Wrapper:
+    def __init__(self, workload):
+        self.workload = workload
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return repr(self.workload)
+
+
+class ExceptionWrapper(Wrapper):
+    def __call__(self):
+        try:
+            self.workload()
+        except:
+            sys.stderr.write("Exception in {thread} at {time}\n".format(
+                thread=threading.current_thread().name,
+                time=time.strftime("%c")
+            ))
+            traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.stderr.flush()
+
+
+class WorkloadWrapper(Wrapper):
+    time = 0.0
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        tp1 = timer()
+        self.workload()
+        self.time = timer() - tp1
+
+
+class Manager:
+    def __init__(self, target_interval):
+        self.target_interval = target_interval
+        self.upper_bound = target_interval * 1.1
+        self.lower_bound = target_interval * 0.7
+
+        initial_thread = Thread(target_interval, [self.wrap(self)])
+        self.threads = [initial_thread]
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        separate = []
+        for thread in self.threads:
+            separate.extend(thread.branch(thread.time, self.upper_bound))
+        self.create_threads(self.partition_workloads(separate))
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "Manager"
+
+    def wrap(self, workload):
+        return WorkloadWrapper(ExceptionWrapper(workload))
+
+    def partition_workloads(self, workloads):
+        return partition(workloads, self.lower_bound, lambda workload: workload.time)
+
+    def create_threads(self, threads):
+        for workloads in threads: self.create_thread(workloads)
+
+    def create_thread(self, workloads):
+        thread = Thread(self.target_interval, workloads, start_barrier=0)
+        thread.start()
+        self.threads.append(thread)
+
+    def append(self, workload):
+        self.threads[0].append(self.wrap(workload))
+
+    def start(self):
+        for thread in self.threads: thread.start()