diff --git a/src/mpv.rs b/src/mpv.rs
index 178ade5..1b830bd 100644
--- a/src/mpv.rs
+++ b/src/mpv.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ impl Handle {
             );
         }
 
+        // set up verbose logging for now
+        Error::from_return_code(unsafe { ffi::mpv_request_log_messages(inner.as_ptr(), c"v".as_ptr()) }).unwrap();
+
         // TODO: maybe we need to set something before initialization, but idk
         // also wed need a builder, since "Note that you should avoid doing concurrent accesses on the uninitialized client handle."
         Error::from_return_code(unsafe { ffi::mpv_initialize(inner.as_ptr()) })
@@ -116,6 +119,15 @@ impl Handle {
             match event.event_id {
                 ffi::mpv_event_id_MPV_EVENT_NONE => break,
 
+                ffi::mpv_event_id_MPV_EVENT_LOG_MESSAGE => {
+                    let data = unsafe { &*(event.data as *mut ffi::mpv_event_log_message) };
+                    // TODO: actual logging?
+                    let prefix = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(data.prefix) }.to_str().unwrap();
+                    let level = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(data.level) }.to_str().unwrap();
+                    let text = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(data.text) }.to_str().unwrap();
+                    print!("[{prefix}] {level}: {text}");
+                },
+
                 11 => { /* deprecated, ignore */ }
 
                 _ => todo!("event {}", event.event_id),
@@ -134,8 +146,9 @@ impl Handle {
 
 impl Drop for Handle {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        // destroy? terminate_destroy??
-        todo!()
+        unsafe {
+            ffi::mpv_destroy(self.inner.as_ptr());
+        }
     }
 }