diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68d6299..fc19204 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 development.log
 *.sqlite3
 *.swp
+*.swo
diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index 004537f..734ca46 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   # config.gem "aws-s3", :lib => "aws/s3"
   config.gem "haml"
   config.gem "authlogic", :version => "= 2.1.6"
+  config.gem "typhoeus"
+  config.gem "quimby"
 
   # Only load the plugins named here, in the order given (default is alphabetical).
   # :all can be used as a placeholder for all plugins not explicitly named
diff --git a/lib/foursquare/base.rb b/lib/foursquare/base.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8cc52e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foursquare/base.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+module EXFoursquare
+  class Base
+    # Constants
+    API = "https://api.foursquare.com/v2/"
+
+    # Constructor
+    def initialize(*args)
+      case args.size
+      when 1
+        @access_token = args.first
+      when 2
+        @client_id, @client_secret = args
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "either access_token or (client_id + client_secret) should be passed"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def venues
+      EXFoursquare::Venue.new(self)
+    end
+
+    def get(path, query_params={})
+      require 'uri'
+      require 'net/http'
+      require 'net/https'
+ 
+      add_credential_params(query_params)
+
+      # create a URI object
+      param_array = []
+      query_params.each {|key, value| param_array << "#{key}=#{value}"}
+      api_url = API << path << '?' << param_array.join("&")
+      uri = URI.parse(api_url)
+ 
+      # create an http object with ssl (for https)
+      http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+      http.use_ssl = true
+      http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
+      http.set_debug_output($stdout)
+      
+      # create the GET request
+      request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri) 
+     
+      # execute the request
+      response = http.request(request)
+
+      # get and return the results
+      #result =  ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)
+    end
+
+    private
+ 
+    def add_credential_params(params)
+      if @access_token
+        params.merge!(:oauth_token => @access_token)
+      else
+        params.merge!(:client_id => @client_id, :client_secret => @client_secret)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/foursquare/tester.rb b/lib/foursquare/tester.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2de8bd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foursquare/tester.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+require 'base'
+require 'venue'
+
+f = EXFoursquare::Base.new('HH0W0R34BDBXBU44OOXNIWT0VF4EBR0G4I0R1CDRDY5UNSPB', 'KSWT0P3UATRZUOFZO203YX5KR24U0I3XXXFB0QXXOA2TCNAD')
+#@venues = f.venues.search({:ll => "48.857,2.349"})
+@venues = f.venues.search(:near => "Chicago")
diff --git a/lib/foursquare/venue.rb b/lib/foursquare/venue.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb6d2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foursquare/venue.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module EXFoursquare
+  class Venue
+    def initialize(foursquare)
+      @foursquare = foursquare
+    end
+
+    def search(options={})
+      puts @foursquare.get('venues/search', options)
+    end
+  end
+end