diff --git a/misc/rescuetime_cleanup.py b/misc/rescuetime_cleanup.py
index 356211e..9f3d824 100644
--- a/misc/rescuetime_cleanup.py
+++ b/misc/rescuetime_cleanup.py
@@ -10,10 +10,23 @@ import sys
 
 # todo function to reload hpi?
 todel = [m for m in sys.modules if m.startswith('my.')]
-# for m in todel: del sys.modules[m]
+for m in todel: del sys.modules[m]
 
 import my
+# todo add to doc?
+from my.core import get_files
+from my.config import rescuetime as RC
+
+# todo ugh. doesn't work??
+# from my.core.cachew import disable_cachew
+# disable_cachew()
+# RC.export_path = get_files(RC.export_path)[-1:]
+
 import my.rescuetime as M
+# print(len(list(M.entries())))
+M.fill_influxdb()
+
+ffwf
 
 from itertools import islice, groupby
 from more_itertools import ilen, bucket
diff --git a/my/core/common.py b/my/core/common.py
index 27e9d9b..2258af6 100644
--- a/my/core/common.py
+++ b/my/core/common.py
@@ -471,3 +471,13 @@ def asdict(thing) -> Json:
     # must be a NT otherwise?
     # todo add a proper check.. ()
     return thing._asdict()
+
+
+# todo not sure about naming
+def to_jsons(it) -> Iterable[Json]:
+    from .error import error_to_json # prevent circular import
+    for r in it:
+        if isinstance(r, Exception):
+            yield error_to_json(r)
+        else:
+            yield asdict(r)
diff --git a/my/core/error.py b/my/core/error.py
index 61bce82..1d55d4a 100644
--- a/my/core/error.py
+++ b/my/core/error.py
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ def extract_error_datetime(e: Exception) -> Optional[datetime]:
     return None
 
 
+import traceback
+from .common import Json
+def error_to_json(e: Exception, *, dt_col: str='dt', tz=None) -> Json:
+    edt = extract_error_datetime(e)
+    if edt is not None and edt.tzinfo is None and tz is not None:
+        edt = edt.replace(tzinfo=tz)
+    estr = ''.join(traceback.format_exception(Exception, e, e.__traceback__))
+    return {
+        'error': estr,
+        dt_col : edt,
+    }
+
+
 def test_datetime_errors() -> None:
     import pytz
     dt_notz = datetime.now()
diff --git a/my/core/pandas.py b/my/core/pandas.py
index f1d4c5c..af7ec00 100644
--- a/my/core/pandas.py
+++ b/my/core/pandas.py
@@ -97,18 +97,8 @@ def check_dataframe(f: FuncT, error_col_policy: ErrorColPolicy='add_if_missing',
 # todo doctor: could have a suggesion to wrap dataframes with it?? discover by return type?
 
 
-import traceback
-from typing import Dict, Any
-from .error import extract_error_datetime
-def error_to_row(e: Exception, *, dt_col: str='dt', tz=None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    edt = extract_error_datetime(e)
-    if edt is not None and edt.tzinfo is None and tz is not None:
-        edt = edt.replace(tzinfo=tz)
-    estr = ''.join(traceback.format_exception(Exception, e, e.__traceback__))
-    return {
-        'error': estr,
-        dt_col : edt,
-    }
+from .error import error_to_json
+error_to_row = error_to_json # todo deprecate?
 
 
 # todo add proper types
@@ -120,8 +110,7 @@ def as_dataframe(it: Iterable[Res[Any]]) -> DataFrameT:
     #    https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/blob/fc9fdba6592bdb5d0d1147ce4d65639acd897565/pandas/core/frame.py#L562
     # same for NamedTuple -- seems that it takes whatever schema the first NT has
     # so we need to convert each individually... sigh
-    from .common import asdict
-    ie = (error_to_row(r) if isinstance(r, Exception) else asdict(r) for r in it)
     # TODO just add tests for it?
+    from .common import to_jsons
     import pandas as pd
-    return pd.DataFrame(ie)
+    return pd.DataFrame(to_jsons(it))
diff --git a/my/rescuetime.py b/my/rescuetime.py
index a616c33..c338b1b 100644
--- a/my/rescuetime.py
+++ b/my/rescuetime.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from .core.error import Res, split_errors
 from my.config import rescuetime as config
 
 
-log = LazyLogger(__package__, level='info')
+log = LazyLogger(__name__, level='info')
 
 
 def inputs() -> Sequence[Path]:
@@ -80,25 +80,33 @@ def fake_data(rows: int=1000) -> Iterator[None]:
 
 
 # todo not sure if I want to keep these here? vvv
-
 # guess should move to core? or to 'ext' module, i.e. interfaces?
 # make automatic
-def fill_influxdb():
+def fill_influxdb() -> None:
+    from .core.common import asdict
+
     from influxdb import InfluxDBClient # type: ignore
     client = InfluxDBClient()
-    # client.delete_series(database='lastfm', measurement='phone')
-    db = 'test'
-    client.drop_database(db)
-    client.create_database(db)
-    # todo handle errors
-    vit = (e for e in entries() if isinstance(e, dal.Entry))
-    jsons = [{
-        "measurement": 'phone',
-        "tags": {},
-        "time": str(e.dt),
-        "fields": {"name": e.activity},
-    } for e in vit]
-    client.write_points(jsons, database=db) # TODO??
+    db = 'db'
+    measurement = __name__.replace('.', '_')
+    client.delete_series(database=db,  measurement=measurement)
+    # client.drop_database(db)
+    # todo create if not exists?
+    # client.create_database(db)
+    # todo handle errors.. not sure how? maybe add tag for 'error' and fill with emtpy data?
+    vit = (e for e in entries() if isinstance(e, Entry))
+    jsons = ({
+        'measurement': measurement, # hmm, influx doesn't like dots?
+        # hmm, so tags are autoindexed and might be faster?
+        # not sure what's the big difference though
+        # "fields are data and tags are metadata"
+        'tags': {'activity': e.activity},
+        'time': e.dt.isoformat(),
+        'fields': {'duration_s': e.duration_s},
+        # todo asdict(e),
+    } for e in vit)
+    # todo do we need to batch?
+    client.write_points(jsons, database=db)
 
 
 # TODO lots of garbage in dir()? maybe need to del the imports...