diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 3e263ca..8e905de 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ PATH
       activesupport (>= 2.3.0)
       json (>= 1.4.0)
       redis (>= 2.1.0)
-      system_timer (>= 1.0.0)
       time_ext (>= 0.2.8)
 
 GEM
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ GEM
     rspec-expectations (2.1.0)
       diff-lcs (~> 1.1.2)
     rspec-mocks (2.1.0)
-    system_timer (1.0)
     time_ext (0.2.8)
       activesupport (>= 2.3.0)
       i18n (>= 0.4.2)
@@ -39,6 +37,5 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   redis (>= 2.1.0)
   redistat!
   rspec (>= 2.1.0)
-  system_timer (>= 1.0.0)
   time_ext (>= 0.2.8)
   yard (>= 0.6.3)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f920837..54665c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Redis fits perfectly with all of these requirements. It has atomic operations li
 
     gem install redistat
 
+If you are using Ruby 1.8.x, it's recommended you also install the `system_timer` gem, as the Redis gem will otherwise complain.
+
 ## Usage
 
 The simplest way to use Redistat is through the model wrapper.
diff --git a/lib/redistat.rb b/lib/redistat.rb
index e18c076..57bd17c 100644
--- a/lib/redistat.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ require 'redistat/summary'
 require 'redistat/core_ext/date'
 require 'redistat/core_ext/time'
 require 'redistat/core_ext/fixnum'
+require 'redistat/core_ext/bignum'
 
 module Redistat
   
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ module Redistat
     end
     
     def flush
-      puts "WARNING: Redistat.flush is deprecated. Use Redistat.redis.flush instead."
+      puts "WARNING: Redistat.flush is deprecated. Use Redistat.redis.flushdb instead."
       connection.flushdb
     end
     
diff --git a/lib/redistat/core_ext/bignum.rb b/lib/redistat/core_ext/bignum.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..20e08e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/redistat/core_ext/bignum.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class Bignum
+  include Redistat::DateHelper
+  
+  def to_time
+    Time.at(self)
+  end
+  
+end
diff --git a/lib/redistat/date.rb b/lib/redistat/date.rb
index 48fb65e..218a914 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/date.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/date.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ module Redistat
         from_string(input)
       elsif input.is_a?(::Fixnum)
         from_integer(input)
+      elsif input.is_a?(::Bignum)
+        from_integer(input)
       end
     end
     
diff --git a/lib/redistat/finder/date_set.rb b/lib/redistat/finder/date_set.rb
index 32c5a60..0bb805b 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/finder/date_set.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/finder/date_set.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module Redistat
         return find_start_year_for(start_date, end_date, lowest_depth) if unit == :year
         index = Date::DEPTHS.index(unit)
         nunit = Date::DEPTHS[(index > 0) ? index-1 : index]
-        if start_date < start_date.round(nunit) || start_date.next(nunit).beginning_of(nunit) > end_date.beginning_of(nunit)
+        if start_date < start_date.beginning_of_closest(nunit) || start_date.next(nunit).beginning_of(nunit) > end_date.beginning_of(nunit)
           add = []
           start_date.beginning_of_each(unit, :include_start => lowest_depth).until(start_date.end_of(nunit)) do |t|
             add << t.to_rs.to_s(unit) if t < end_date.beginning_of(unit)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module Redistat
         index = Date::DEPTHS.index(unit)
         nunit = Date::DEPTHS[(index > 0) ? index-1 : index]
         has_nunit = end_date.prev(nunit).beginning_of(nunit) >= start_date.beginning_of(nunit)
-        nearest_nunit = end_date.round(nunit)
+        nearest_nunit = end_date.beginning_of_closest(nunit)
         if end_date >= nearest_nunit && has_nunit
           add = []
           end_date.beginning_of(nunit).beginning_of_each(unit, :include_start => true, :include_end => lowest_depth).until(end_date) do |t|
diff --git a/lib/redistat/model.rb b/lib/redistat/model.rb
index aea5308..8d9059b 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/model.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/model.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ module Redistat
       end
     end
     
+    def class_name(class_name = nil)
+      if !class_name.nil?
+        options[:class_name] = class_name
+      else
+        options[:class_name] || nil
+      end
+    end
+    alias :scope :class_name
+    
     def depth(depth = nil)
       if !depth.nil?
         options[:depth] = depth
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ module Redistat
     private
     
     def name
-      @name ||= self.to_s
+      options[:class_name] || (@name ||= self.to_s)
     end
     
   end
diff --git a/lib/redistat/version.rb b/lib/redistat/version.rb
index 9420013..68057e8 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/version.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Redistat
-  VERSION = "0.0.6"
+  VERSION = "0.0.7"
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/redistat.gemspec b/redistat.gemspec
index 3fef21e..83968ca 100644
--- a/redistat.gemspec
+++ b/redistat.gemspec
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'activesupport', '>= 2.3.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'json', '>= 1.4.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'redis', '>= 2.1.0'
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'system_timer', '>= 1.0.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'time_ext', '>= 0.2.8'
   
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '>= 2.1.0'
diff --git a/spec/event_spec.rb b/spec/event_spec.rb
index 14fd9e5..3550c59 100644
--- a/spec/event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/event_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe Redistat::Event do
     @event.scope.should == @scope
     @event.label.should == @label
     @event.label_hash.should == @label_hash
-    @event.date.to_time.should == @date
+    @event.date.to_time.to_s.should == @date.to_s
     @event.stats.should == @stats
     @event.meta.should == @meta
     @event.options.should == @event.default_options.merge(@options)
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ describe Redistat::Event do
 
   it "should allow changing attributes" do
     # date
-    @event.date.to_time.should == @date
+    @event.date.to_time.to_s.should == @date.to_s
     @date = Time.now
     @event.date = @date
-    @event.date.to_time.should == @date
+    @event.date.to_time.to_s.should == @date.to_s
     # label
     @event.label.should == @label
     @event.label_hash.should == @label_hash
diff --git a/spec/key_spec.rb b/spec/key_spec.rb
index bb2cd20..9d8bec4 100644
--- a/spec/key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/key_spec.rb
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ describe Redistat::Key do
     @key.scope = @scope
     @key.scope.should == @scope
     # date
-    @key.date.to_time.should == @date
+    @key.date.to_time.to_s.should == @date.to_s
     @date = Time.now
     @key.date = @date
-    @key.date.to_time.should == @date
+    @key.date.to_time.to_s.should == @date.to_s
     # label
     @key.label.should == @label
     @key.label_hash == @label_hash
diff --git a/spec/model_helper.rb b/spec/model_helper.rb
index 6b5489c..b0cfb24 100644
--- a/spec/model_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/model_helper.rb
@@ -20,4 +20,11 @@ class ModelHelper3
   
   connect_to :port => 8379, :db => 14
   
+end
+
+class ModelHelper4
+  include Redistat::Model
+  
+  class_name "FancyHelper"
+  
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/model_spec.rb b/spec/model_spec.rb
index 8773bd1..f0000bf 100644
--- a/spec/model_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/model_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe Redistat::Model do
     ModelHelper1.redis.flushdb
     ModelHelper2.redis.flushdb
     ModelHelper3.redis.flushdb
+    ModelHelper4.redis.flushdb
   end
   
   it "should should name itself correctly" do
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ describe Redistat::Model do
     ModelHelper2.depth.should == :day
     ModelHelper2.store_event.should == true
     ModelHelper2.hashed_label.should == true
+    ModelHelper2.class_name.should be_nil
     
     ModelHelper1.depth.should == nil
     ModelHelper1.store_event.should == nil
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ describe Redistat::Model do
     ModelHelper1.depth.should == nil
     ModelHelper1.store_event.should == nil
     ModelHelper1.hashed_label.should == nil
+    
+    ModelHelper4.class_name.should == "FancyHelper"
+    ModelHelper4.send(:name).should == "FancyHelper"
   end
   
   it "should store and fetch stats" do