diff --git a/parser/tree.go b/parser/tree.go
index cb3a8a2..0ef5fd3 100644
--- a/parser/tree.go
+++ b/parser/tree.go
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ type Phrase struct {
 	multiValuable
 	
 	kind PhraseKind
-	
+
+	// TODO: do not have this be an argument. make a string version, and
+	// and identifier version.
 	command Argument
 
 	// only applicable for PhraseKindOperator
diff --git a/parser/type-notation.go b/parser/type-notation.go
index 945a08f..a97213a 100644
--- a/parser/type-notation.go
+++ b/parser/type-notation.go
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseType () (what Type, err error) {
 		err = parser.skipWhitespace()
 		if err != nil { return }
 
-		err = parser.expect(
-			lexer.TokenKindName,
-			lexer.TokenKindUInt,
-			lexer.TokenKindLParen,
-			lexer.TokenKindLessThan)
+		err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName, lexer.TokenKindUInt)
 		if err != nil { return }
 
 		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindName) {
@@ -77,242 +73,8 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseType () (what Type, err error) {
 			err = parser.nextToken()
 			if err != nil { return }
 			
-		} else if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindLessThan) {
-			// parse default value
-			what.defaultValue, err = parser.parseBasicDefaultValue()
-			if err != nil { return }
-			
-		} else if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindLParen) {
-			// parse members and member default values
-			what.defaultValue,
-			what.members,
-			err = parser.parseObjectDefaultValueAndMembers()
-			if err != nil { return }
 		}
 	}
 
 	return
 }
-
-// parseBasicDefaultValue parses a default value of a non-object type.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseBasicDefaultValue () (
-	value Argument,
-	err error,
-) {
-	value.location = parser.token.Location()
-	
-	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindLessThan)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	err = parser.nextToken()
-	if err != nil { return }
-
-	var attributes []Argument
-
-	defer func () {
-		// if we have multiple values, we need to return the full array
-		// instead.
-		if len(attributes) > 1 {
-			value.kind = ArgumentKindArrayDefaultValues
-			value.value = ArrayDefaultValues(attributes)
-		}
-	} ()
-
-	for {
-		err = parser.skipWhitespace()
-		if err != nil { return }
-		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindGreaterThan) { break }
-
-		value, err = parser.parseArgument()
-		if err != nil { return }
-		attributes = append(attributes, value)
-	}
-	
-	err = parser.nextToken()
-	if err != nil { return }
-	
-	return
-}
-
-// parseObjectDefaultValueAndMembers parses default values and new members of an
-// object type.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseObjectDefaultValueAndMembers () (
-	value   Argument,
-	members []TypeMember,
-	err error,
-) {
-	value.location = parser.token.Location()
-
-	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindLParen)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	parser.nextToken()
-	if err != nil { return }
-
-	var attributes ObjectDefaultValues
-
-	for {
-		err = parser.skipWhitespace()
-		if err != nil { return }
-		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindRParen)  { break }
-		
-		err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindDot)
-		if err != nil { return }
-		parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName, lexer.TokenKindPermission)
-		if err != nil { return }
-
-		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindName) {
-			// parsing a defalut value for an inherited member
-			var memberName  string
-			var memberValue Argument
-
-			memberName,
-			memberValue, err = parser.parseObjectInheritedMember()
-			if err != nil { return }
-			
-			if value.kind == ArgumentKindNil {
-				// create default value map if it doesn't
-				// already exist
-				value.kind = ArgumentKindObjectDefaultValues
-				attributes = make(ObjectDefaultValues)
-				value.value = attributes
-			}
-
-			// TODO: error on duplicate
-			if memberValue.kind != ArgumentKindNil {
-				attributes[memberName] = memberValue
-			}
-			
-		} else if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindPermission) {
-			// parsing a member declaration
-			var member TypeMember
-			member, err = parser.parseObjectNewMember()
-
-			// TODO: error on duplicate
-			members = append(members, member)
-			if err != nil { return }
-		}
-	}
-	
-	err = parser.nextToken()
-	if err != nil { return }
-	
-	return
-}
-
-// parseObjectDefaultValue parses member default values only, and will throw an
-// error when it encounteres a new member definition.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseObjectDefaultValue () (
-	value Argument,
-	err error,
-) {
-	value.location = parser.token.Location()
-
-	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindLParen)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	parser.nextToken()
-	if err != nil { return }
-
-	var attributes ObjectDefaultValues
-
-	for {
-		err = parser.skipWhitespace()
-		if err != nil { return }
-		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindRParen)  { break }
-		
-		err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindDot)
-		if err != nil { return }
-		parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName)
-		if err != nil { return }
-
-		if value.kind == ArgumentKindNil {
-			value.kind = ArgumentKindObjectDefaultValues
-			attributes = make(ObjectDefaultValues)
-			value.value = attributes
-		}
-
-		var memberName  string
-		var memberValue Argument
-		memberName,
-		memberValue, err = parser.parseObjectInheritedMember()
-
-		attributes[memberName] = memberValue
-	}
-	
-	err = parser.nextToken()
-	if err != nil { return }
-	
-	return
-}
-
-// .name:<value>
-
-// parseObjectInheritedMember parses a new default value for an inherited
-// member.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseObjectInheritedMember () (
-	name  string,
-	value Argument,
-	err   error,
-) {
-	// get the name of the inherited member
-	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName)
-	value.location = parser.token.Location()
-	if err != nil { return }
-	name = parser.token.Value().(string)
-
-	// we require a default value to be present
-	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindColon)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindLParen, lexer.TokenKindLessThan)
-	if err != nil { return }
-
-	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindLessThan) {
-		// parse default value
-		value, err = parser.parseBasicDefaultValue()
-		if err != nil { return }
-		
-	} else if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindLParen) {
-		// parse member default values
-		value, err = parser.parseObjectDefaultValue()
-		if err != nil { return }
-	}
-	
-	return
-}
-
-// .ro name:Type:qualifier:<value>
-
-// parseObjectNewMember parses an object member declaration, and its
-// default value if it exists.
-func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseObjectNewMember () (
-	member TypeMember,
-	err error,
-) {
-	// get member permission
-	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindPermission)
-	member.location = parser.token.Location()
-	if err != nil { return }
-	member.permission = parser.token.Value().(types.Permission)
-	
-	// get member name
-	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	member.name = parser.token.Value().(string)
-
-	// get type
-	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindColon)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName, lexer.TokenKindLBrace)
-	if err != nil { return }
-	member.what, err = parser.parseType()
-	if err != nil { return }
-
-	// get bit width
-	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindBinaryAnd) {
-		err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindUInt)
-		if err != nil { return }
-		member.bitWidth = parser.token.Value().(uint64)
-		err = parser.nextToken()
-		if err != nil { return }
-	}
-	
-	return
-}
diff --git a/tests/parser/data/main.arf b/tests/parser/data/main.arf
index bd204ba..7f6c767 100644
--- a/tests/parser/data/main.arf
+++ b/tests/parser/data/main.arf
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ data ro jObject:Obj
 	(324
 	438)
 
+# TODO: at some point, have this syntax for object literals. terminate members
+# with newlines.
+# data ro jObject:Bird (
+	# .this 324
+	# .that 438)
+
 data ro lMutIntegerArray16:Int:16:mut
 
 data ro mExternalData:Int:8
diff --git a/tests/parser/type/main.arf b/tests/parser/type/main.arf
index 611adf9..7236678 100644
--- a/tests/parser/type/main.arf
+++ b/tests/parser/type/main.arf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type ro bBitFields:Obj
 	ro that:Int     & 1
 	ro this:Int 298 & 24
 
-type ro cInit:Obj:(
+type ro cInit:Obj
 	ro that:String "hello world"
 	ro this:Int    23