diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/manager.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/manager.py
index 60db7b09c..b9ef9c8b2 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/manager.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/manager.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import media.monitor.pure as mmp
 
 class Manager(Loggable):
     """
-    An abstraction over media monitors core pyinotify functions. These include
-    adding watched,store, organize directories, etc. Basically composes over
-    WatchManager from pyinotify
+    An abstraction over media monitors core pyinotify functions. These
+    include adding watched,store, organize directories, etc. Basically
+    composes over WatchManager from pyinotify
     """
     global_inst = None
     all_signals = set(['add_watch', 'remove_watch'])
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ class Manager(Loggable):
 
     def add_watch_directory(self, new_dir):
         """
-        adds a directory to be "watched". "watched" directories are those that
-        are being monitored by media monitor for airtime in this context and
-        not directories pyinotify calls watched
+        adds a directory to be "watched". "watched" directories are
+        those that are being monitored by media monitor for airtime in
+        this context and not directories pyinotify calls watched
         """
         if self.has_watch(new_dir):
             self.logger.info("Cannot add '%s' to watched directories. It's \
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
index dab05b6b5..6eb5b5e81 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/pure.py
@@ -369,15 +369,6 @@ def last_modified(path):
         return os.path.getmtime(path)
     else: 0
 
-def import_organize(store):
-    # TODO : get rid of this later
-    """
-    returns a tuple of organize and imported directory from an airtime store
-    directory
-    """
-    store = os.path.normpath(store)
-    return os.path.join(store,'organize'), os.path.join(store,'imported')
-
 def expand_storage(store):
     """
     A storage directory usually consists of 4 different subdirectories. This
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/watchersyncer.py b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/watchersyncer.py
index 93b193c23..ecdb63d63 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/watchersyncer.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor2/media/monitor/watchersyncer.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class RequestSync(threading.Thread,Loggable):
             try: make_req()
             # most likely we did not get json response as we expected
             except ValueError:
-                self.logger.info("Api Controller is a piece of shit\n \
-                        it's not returning json when it should\n \
-                        ... will fix once I setup the damn debugger")
+                self.logger.info("ApiController.php probably crashed, we \
+                        diagnose this from the fact that it did not return \
+                        valid json")
                 self.logger.info("Trying again after %f seconds" %
                         self.request_wait)
                 time.sleep( self.request_wait )
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ class WatchSyncer(ReportHandler,Loggable):
         return len(self.__requests) > 0
 
     def flag_done(self):
-        """ called by request thread when it finishes operating """
+        """
+        called by request thread when it finishes operating
+        """
         self.request_running = False
         self.__current_thread = None
         # This call might not be necessary but we would like
@@ -147,7 +149,9 @@ class WatchSyncer(ReportHandler,Loggable):
         if self.requests_in_queue() > 0: self.request_do()
 
     def request_do(self):
-        """ launches a request thread only if one is not running right now """
+        """
+        launches a request thread only if one is not running right now
+        """
         if not self.request_running:
             self.request_running = True
             self.__requests.pop()()