diff --git a/src/Events.c b/src/Events.c
index a78e756..e9edf12 100644
--- a/src/Events.c
+++ b/src/Events.c
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ MatrixCreateMedia(char *mxc, char *body, char *mime, FileInfo *info)
     matrix_type = "m.file";
     if (mime)
     {
-        size_t i;
+        size_t i, len;
         mime_type = StrDuplicate(mime);
-        for (i = 0; i < strlen(mime); i++)
+        len = strlen(mime);
+        for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
         {
             if (mime_type[i] == '/')
             {
diff --git a/src/Main.c b/src/Main.c
index af2496d..2ddd35f 100644
--- a/src/Main.c
+++ b/src/Main.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Main(Array *args, HashMap *env)
     );
     ParseePrintASCII();
     Log(LOG_INFO, "=======================");
-    Log(LOG_INFO, "(C)opyright 2023 LDA");
+    Log(LOG_INFO, "(C)opyright 2024 LDA");
     Log(LOG_INFO, "(This program is free software, see LICENSE.)");
     LogConfigIndent(LogConfigGlobal());
 
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ Main(Array *args, HashMap *env)
             }
         }
         Free(opts);
-        ParseeSetThreads(xmpp, http);
     }
 
     if (verbose >= PARSEE_VERBOSE_COMICAL)
@@ -167,6 +166,7 @@ Main(Array *args, HashMap *env)
     {
         goto end;
     }
+    ParseeSetThreads(xmpp, http);
 
 
     Log(LOG_NOTICE, "Connecting to XMPP...");
diff --git a/src/Parsee/User.c b/src/Parsee/User.c
index 5614ca2..6d6d0be 100644
--- a/src/Parsee/User.c
+++ b/src/Parsee/User.c
@@ -147,14 +147,15 @@ char *
 ParseeEncodeJID(const ParseeConfig *c, char *jid, bool trim)
 {
     char *ret, *tmp;
-    size_t i;
+    size_t i, len;
     if (!c || !jid)
     {
         return NULL;
     }
 
     ret = StrConcat(2, c->namespace_base, "_l_");
-    for (i = 0; i < strlen(jid); i++)
+    len = strlen(jid);
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
     {
         char cpy = jid[i];
         char cs[4] = { 0 };
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ char *
 ParseeGetLocal(char *mxid)
 {
     char *cpy;
-    size_t i;
+    size_t i, len;
     if (!mxid)
     {
         return NULL;
@@ -203,12 +204,14 @@ ParseeGetLocal(char *mxid)
         return StrDuplicate(mxid);
     }
 
-    mxid++;
-    cpy = Malloc(strlen(mxid) + 1);
-    memset(cpy, '\0', strlen(mxid) + 1);
-    memcpy(cpy, mxid, strlen(mxid));
+    len = strlen(mxid);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < strlen(mxid); i++)
+    mxid++;
+    cpy = Malloc(len + 1);
+    memset(cpy, '\0', len + 1);
+    memcpy(cpy, mxid, len);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
     {
         if (cpy[i] == ':')
         {
@@ -224,15 +227,16 @@ char *
 ParseeEncodeMXID(char *mxid)
 {
     char *ret;
-    size_t i, j;
+    size_t i, j, len;
     if (!mxid)
     {
         return NULL;
     }
 
     /* Worst case scenario of 3-bytes the char */
-    ret = Malloc(strlen(mxid) * 3 + 1);
-    for (i = 0, j = 0; i < strlen(mxid); i++)
+    len = strlen(mxid);
+    ret = Malloc(len * 3 + 1);
+    for (i = 0, j = 0; i < len; i++)
     {
         char src = mxid[i];
 
@@ -372,14 +376,15 @@ char *
 ParseeTrimJID(char *jid)
 {
     char *ret;
-    size_t i;
+    size_t i, len;
     if (!jid)
     {
         return NULL;
     }
 
     ret = StrDuplicate(jid);
-    for (i = 0; i < strlen(ret); i++)
+    len = strlen(ret);
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
     {
         if (ret[i] == '/')
         {
diff --git a/src/XML/Parser.c b/src/XML/Parser.c
index 359e637..506e49d 100644
--- a/src/XML/Parser.c
+++ b/src/XML/Parser.c
@@ -114,14 +114,19 @@ XMLCDecode(Stream *stream, bool autofree, bool html)
 void
 XMLEncodeString(Stream *stream, char *data)
 {
-    size_t i;
+    size_t i, len;
 
     if (!stream || !data)
     {
         return;
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < strlen(data); i++)
+    /* TODO: I should write a "Parsee Best Practice" guideline and make sure 
+     * people understand to NOT constantly recompute lengths parameter on 
+     * these kinds of loops. ArraySize is fine(since its indirection), but 
+     * operations like strlen take time! */
+    len = strlen(data); 
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
     {
         char c = data[i];
         if (c == '<')
diff --git a/src/XML/SAX.c b/src/XML/SAX.c
index f2eb814..d21113c 100644
--- a/src/XML/SAX.c
+++ b/src/XML/SAX.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static bool
 XMLookahead(XMLexer *lexer, const char *str, bool skip)
 {
     int *stack;
-    size_t top, i;
+    size_t top, i, len;
     ssize_t ntop;
     bool ret = false;
     if (!lexer || !str)
@@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ XMLookahead(XMLexer *lexer, const char *str, bool skip)
     }
 
     top = 0;
-    stack = Malloc(strlen(str) * sizeof(*stack));
+    len = strlen(str);
+    stack = Malloc(len * sizeof(*stack));
     
-    for (i = 0; i < strlen(str); i++)
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
     {
         char c = str[i];
         int getc = XMLGetc(lexer);