diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index d0db139ff..14b02de01 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -4622,6 +4622,34 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
       }
     }
 
+    // Finally, something special for the Internet Explorer users. Turns out
+    // that we can't get files that are part of the same folder using the 
+    // methods above when using IE, so we have to resort to the old skool
+    // getDocumentBase() from teh applet dayz. 1996, my brotha.
+    try {
+      URL base = getDocumentBase();
+      if (base != null) {
+        URL url = new URL(base, filename);
+        URLConnection conn = url.openConnection();
+        return conn.getInputStream();
+//      if (conn instanceof HttpURLConnection) {
+//      HttpURLConnection httpConnection = (HttpURLConnection) conn;
+//      // test for 401 result (HTTP only)
+//      int responseCode = httpConnection.getResponseCode();
+//    }        
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) { }  // IO or NPE or...
+
+    // Now try it with a 'data' subfolder. getting kinda desperate for data...
+    try {
+      URL base = getDocumentBase();
+      if (base != null) {
+        URL url = new URL(base, "data/" + filename);
+        URLConnection conn = url.openConnection();
+        return conn.getInputStream();
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) { }
+
     try {
       // attempt to load from a local file, used when running as
       // an application, or as a signed applet
@@ -4647,6 +4675,7 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
       //die(e.getMessage(), e);
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
+    
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/todo.txt b/core/todo.txt
index d95d6929a..af1e04ab2 100644
--- a/core/todo.txt
+++ b/core/todo.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,31 @@
 0187 core
 X add requestFocusInWindow() call to replace requestFocus()
 X   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=279
+X add getDocumentBase() version to createInput() for internet explorer
+
+
+LIBRARIES / XML
+
+_ add getBoolean() methods?
+_   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=304
+_ handle charset decoding in xml element parser?
+_   same with the other methods like loadStrings()
+_   could also be a way to handle gzip too?
+_   tho charset + gzip would be a problem
+_ need to handle how save() works inside xml lib
+_ need to handle <!ENTITY tags for svg documents
+_ vectors shouldn't be exposed, need to expose attr lists as arrays
+_   or also add a method for getting the vectors?
+2 _ XML attributes named "xmlns" always return NULL
+2 _   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1196
+_ save xml elements back out again
+_   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=963
+_   or make the call that it's read-only, and remove the saving code
+
 
 _ possible addition for 'implementation' variable
 _   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=281
 
-
 _ change skewX/Y to shearX/Y
 
 _ possibly add rounded rect method
@@ -565,8 +585,10 @@ CORE / PImage
 _ accuracy problems make alpha channel go to FE with image.copy()
 _   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1420
 _ improve blend() accuracy when using ADD
-_   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1008
+_   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=133
 _   includes code for a slow but more accurate mode
+_ blend() bugs with identically-sized images
+_   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=285
 _ for a PGraphics2D, should its image cache object be the memoryimagesource?
 _ loading lots of images is a problem, describe how to unload
 _   is it possible? necessary to call delay(5) or something?