diff --git a/bot/classes/rc.py b/bot/classes/rc.py
index 2c913b0..a2d23b6 100644
--- a/bot/classes/rc.py
+++ b/bot/classes/rc.py
@@ -1,57 +1,73 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
 
-# A class to store data on an individual event received from our IRC watcher.
-
 import re
 
 class RC(object):
+    """A class to store data on an event received from our IRC watcher."""
+    re_color = re.compile("\x03([0-9]{1,2}(,[0-9]{1,2})?)?")
+    re_edit = re.compile("\A\[\[(.*?)\]\]\s(.*?)\s(http://.*?)\s\*\s(.*?)\s\*\s(.*?)\Z")
+    re_log = re.compile("\A\[\[(.*?)\]\]\s(.*?)\s\*\s(.*?)\s\*\s(.*?)\Z")
+
     def __init__(self, msg):
-        """store data on an individual event received from our IRC watcher"""
         self.msg = msg
 
     def parse(self):
-        """parse recent changes log into some variables"""
+        """Parse a recent change event into some variables."""
+        # Strip IRC color codes; we don't want or need 'em:
+        self.msg = self.re_color.sub("", self.msg).strip()
         msg = self.msg
-        msg = re.sub("\x03([0-9]{1,2}(,[0-9]{1,2})?)?", "", msg) # strip IRC color codes; we don't want/need 'em
-        msg = msg.strip()
-        self.msg = msg
         self.is_edit = True
 
-        # flags: 'M' for minor edit, 'B' for bot edit, 'create' for a user creation log entry...
+        # Flags: 'M' for minor edit, 'B' for bot edit, 'create' for a user
+        # creation log entry, etc:
         try:
-            page, flags, url, user, comment = re.findall("\A\[\[(.*?)\]\]\s(.*?)\s(http://.*?)\s\*\s(.*?)\s\*\s(.*?)\Z", msg)[0] 
-        except IndexError: # we're probably missing the http:// part, because it's a log entry, which lacks a url
-            page, flags, user, comment = re.findall("\A\[\[(.*?)\]\]\s(.*?)\s\*\s(.*?)\s\*\s(.*?)\Z", msg)[0]
-            url = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{}".format(page)
-            flags = flags.strip() # flag tends to have a extraneous whitespace character at the end when it's a log entry
-            self.is_edit = False # this is a log entry, not edit
-        
-        self.page, self.flags, self.url, self.user, self.comment = page, flags, url, user, comment
-
-    def get_pretty(self):
-        """make a nice, colorful message from self.msg to send to the front-end"""
+            page, self.flags, url, user, comment = self.re_edit.findall(msg)[0]
+        except IndexError:
+            # We're probably missing the http:// part, because it's a log
+            # entry, which lacks a URL:
+            page, flags, user, comment = self.re_log.findall(msg)[0]
+            url = "".join(("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/", page))
+
+            self.is_edit = False  # This is a log entry, not edit
+
+            # Flags tends to have extra whitespace at the end when they're
+            # log entries:
+            self.flags = flags.strip()
+
+        self.page, self.url, self.user, self.comment = page, url, user, comment
+
+    def prettify(self):
+        """Make a nice, colorful message to send back to the IRC front-end."""
         flags = self.flags
-        event_type = flags # "New <event>:" if we don't know exactly what happened
+        # "New <event>:" if we don't know exactly what happened:
+        event_type = flags
         if "N" in flags:
-            event_type = "page" # "New page:"
+            event_type = "page"  # "New page:"
         elif flags == "delete":
-            event_type = "deletion" # "New deletion:"
+            event_type = "deletion"  # "New deletion:"
         elif flags == "protect":
-            event_type = "protection" # "New protection:"
+            event_type = "protection"  # "New protection:"
         elif flags == "create":
-            event_type = "user" # "New user:"
+            event_type = "user"  # "New user:"
         if self.page == "Special:Log/move":
-            event_type = "move" # New move:
+            event_type = "move"  # New move:
         else:
-            event_type = "edit" # "New edit:"
+            event_type = "edit"  # "New edit:"
             if "B" in flags:
-                event_type = "bot {}".format(event_type) # "New bot edit:"
+                # "New bot edit:"
+                event_type = "bot {}".format(event_type)
             if "M" in flags:
-                event_type = "minor {}".format(event_type) # "New minor edit:" OR "New minor bot edit:"
-        
+                # "New minor edit:" OR "New minor bot edit:"
+                event_type = "minor {}".format(event_type)
+
+        # Example formatting:
+        # New edit: [[Page title]] * User name * http://en... * edit summary
         if self.is_edit:
-            pretty = "\x02New {0}\x0F: \x0314[[\x0307{1}\x0314]]\x0306 *\x0303 {2}\x0306 *\x0302 {3}\x0306 *\x0310 {4}".format(event_type, self.page, self.user, self.url, self.comment)
-        else:
-            pretty = "\x02New {0}\x0F: \x0303{1}\x0306 *\x0302 {2}\x0306 *\x0310 {3}".format(event_type, self.user, self.url, self.comment)
-        
-        return pretty
+            return "".join(("\x02New ", event_type, "\x0F: \x0314[[\x0307",
+                            self.page, "\x0314]]\x0306 *\x0303 ", self.user,
+                            "\x0306 *\x0302 ", self.url, "\x0306 *\x0310 ",
+                            self.comment))
+
+        return "".join(("\x02New ", event_type, "\x0F: \x0303", self.user,
+                        "\x0306 *\x0302 ", self.url, "\x0306 *\x0310 ",
+                        self.comment))
diff --git a/bot/watcher.py b/bot/watcher.py
index 1e4152a..9153d9a 100644
--- a/bot/watcher.py
+++ b/bot/watcher.py
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ def process_rc(rc):
     """
     chans = rules.process(rc)
     if chans and frontend_conn:
-        pretty = rc.get_pretty()
+        pretty = rc.prettify()
         for chan in chans:
             frontend_conn.say(chan, pretty)