diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76807b9..9c20f92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,17 +6,23 @@ With all this internet going around, sometimes you just want to experience the t
 
       ```<script src="http://code.onion.com/comcastify.js"></script>```
 
-2. Initialize comcastify on window load, something like this (so image sizes are properly calculated):
+2. Prepare the images on your page on document ready (so images don't show up before the box):
 
     ```
-    window.onload = comcastifyjs.fixMyImagesLoadingSoFast({
+    comcastifyjs.letsPrepareTheseImages();
+    ```
+
+3. Initialize comcastify on window load (so image sizes are properly calculated):
+
+    ```
+    comcastifyjs.fixMyImagesLoadingSoFast({
         boxColor: '#123456',
         loadMaxPercent: 0.75,
         loadSpeed: 100,
         loadIncrement: 5
     });
     ```
-3. Switch up parameters to change your experience:
+4. Switch up parameters to change your experience:
     * **boxColor** Hex color for the box placed over images.
     * **loadMaxPercent** Max percentage of image to load.
     * **loadSpeed** Speed to load your images to their max in ms.
diff --git a/comcastify.js b/comcastify.js
index 43711c3..e3610fe 100644
--- a/comcastify.js
+++ b/comcastify.js
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ var comcastifyjs = (function () {
     };
   };
 
+  var prepare = function () {
+    // hide images so image doesn't show up before box
+    var imgs = document.getElementsByTagName('img');
+    for(var i = 0; i < imgs.length; i++) {
+      var img = imgs[i];
+      img.style.visibility = 'hidden';
+    }
+  };
+
   var slowImages = function (args) {
     return function () {
       var params = {
@@ -58,6 +67,9 @@ var comcastifyjs = (function () {
         // put box over image
         parent.appendChild(slowload);
 
+        // show image again
+        img.style.visibility = 'visible';
+
         if (params.loadMaxPercent > 0.0) {
             // slowload using timeout since this is nicer to the browser :)
             setTimeout(slowloadModiferCallback(slowload, params), params.loadSpeed);
@@ -67,6 +79,7 @@ var comcastifyjs = (function () {
   };
 
   return {
+    letsPrepareTheseImages: prepare,
     fixMyImagesLoadingSoFast: slowImages
   };