diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bind_first.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bind_first.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41c9073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bind_first.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// This file is distributed under the BSD License.
+// See "license.txt" for details.
+// Copyright 2009, Jonathan Turner (jturner@minnow-lang.org)
+// and Jason Turner (lefticus@gmail.com)
+// http://www.chaiscript.com
+
+#include <boost/preprocessor.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/arithmetic/inc.hpp>
+
+#define param(z,n,text) BOOST_PP_CAT(_, BOOST_PP_INC(n)) 
+
+#ifndef  BOOST_PP_IS_ITERATING
+#ifndef __bind_first_hpp__
+#define __bind_first_hpp__
+
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <boost/ref.hpp>
+
+#define BOOST_PP_ITERATION_LIMITS ( 0, 8 )
+#define BOOST_PP_FILENAME_1 <chaiscript/dispatchkit/bind_first.hpp>
+
+#include BOOST_PP_ITERATE()
+
+
+# endif
+#else
+# define n BOOST_PP_ITERATION()
+
+namespace chaiscript
+{
+  
+  template<typename Ret, typename Class BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, typename Param) >
+    boost::function<Ret (BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param))> 
+      bind_first(Ret (Class::*f)(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param)), boost::reference_wrapper<Class> &o)
+      {
+        return boost::bind(f, o BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM(n, param, ~));
+      }
+
+  template<typename Ret, typename Class BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, typename Param) >
+    boost::function<Ret (BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param))> 
+      bind_first(Ret (Class::*f)(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param)) const, boost::reference_wrapper<Class> &o)
+      {
+        return boost::bind(f, o BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM(n, param, ~));
+      }
+
+  template<typename Ret, typename Class BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, typename Param) >
+    boost::function<Ret (BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param))> 
+      bind_first(Ret (Class::*f)(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param)), Class *o)
+      {
+        return boost::bind(f, o BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM(n, param, ~));
+      }
+
+  template<typename Ret, typename Class BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, typename Param) >
+    boost::function<Ret (BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param))> 
+      bind_first(Ret (Class::*f)(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param))const, Class *o)
+      {
+        return boost::bind(f, o BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM(n, param, ~));
+      }
+
+
+  template<typename Ret, typename Class BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, typename Param) >
+    boost::function<Ret (BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param))> 
+      bind_first(Ret (Class::*f)(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param)), boost::shared_ptr<Class> o)
+      {
+        return boost::bind(f, o BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM(n, param, ~));
+      }
+
+  template<typename Ret, typename Class BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, typename Param) >
+    boost::function<Ret (BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param))> 
+      bind_first(Ret (Class::*f)(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(n, Param))const, boost::shared_ptr<Class> o)
+      {
+        return boost::bind(f, o BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(n) BOOST_PP_ENUM(n, param, ~));
+      }
+
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
index 36edadb..b785d7a 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
       /**
        * return true if the Boxed_Value matches the registered type by name
        */
-      bool is_type(const std::string &user_typename, Boxed_Value r) const
+      bool is_type(Boxed_Value r, const std::string &user_typename) const
       {
         try {
           if (get_type(user_typename).bare_equal(r.get_type_info()))
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
index 1871315..df1555a 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define __register_function_hpp__
 
 #include "dispatchkit.hpp"
+#include "bind_first.hpp"
 #include <boost/function.hpp>
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
 
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@ namespace chaiscript
     {
       return detail::fun_helper(t);
     }
+
+  template<typename T, typename Q>
+    Proxy_Function bound_fun(T t, Q q)
+    {
+      return detail::fun_helper(bind_first(t, q));
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp
index f3475f8..3afcd96 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
         /**
          * Evaluates the given boxed string, used during eval() inside of a script
          */
-        const Boxed_Value internal_eval(const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &vals) {
-            return do_eval(boxed_cast<std::string>(vals.at(0)), "__EVAL__", true);
+        const Boxed_Value internal_eval(const std::string &e) {
+            return do_eval(e, "__EVAL__", true);
         }
 
         void use(const std::string &filename)
@@ -491,18 +491,13 @@ namespace chaiscript
             engine.add_reserved_word("false");
             engine.add_reserved_word("_");
 
-
             add(Bootstrap::bootstrap());
 
-            engine.add(fun(boost::function<void ()>(boost::bind(&Eval_Engine::dump_system, boost::ref(engine)))), "dump_system");
-            engine.add(fun(boost::function<void (Boxed_Value)>(boost::bind(&Eval_Engine::dump_object, boost::ref(engine), _1))), "dump_object");
-            engine.add(fun(boost::function<bool (Boxed_Value, const std::string &)>(boost::bind(&Eval_Engine::is_type, boost::ref(engine), _2, _1))),
-                "is_type");
-
-            engine.add(fun(boost::function<std::string (Boxed_Value)>(boost::bind(&Eval_Engine::type_name, boost::ref(engine), _1))),
-                "type_name");
-            engine.add(fun(boost::function<bool (const std::string &)>(boost::bind(&Eval_Engine::function_exists, boost::ref(engine), _1))),
-                "function_exists");
+            engine.add(bound_fun(&Eval_Engine::dump_system, boost::ref(engine)), "dump_system");
+            engine.add(bound_fun(&Eval_Engine::dump_object, boost::ref(engine)), "dump_object");
+            engine.add(bound_fun(&Eval_Engine::is_type, boost::ref(engine)), "is_type");
+            engine.add(bound_fun(&Eval_Engine::type_name, boost::ref(engine)), "type_name");
+            engine.add(bound_fun(&Eval_Engine::function_exists, boost::ref(engine)), "function_exists");
 
 
             engine.add(fun(boost::function<void (const std::string &)>(
@@ -520,13 +515,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
             add(map_type<std::map<std::string, Boxed_Value> >("Map"));
             add(pair_type<std::pair<Boxed_Value, Boxed_Value > >("Pair"));
 
-            engine.add(fun(boost::function<void (const std::string &)>(boost::bind(&ChaiScript_System<Eval_Engine>::use, this, _1))), "use");
-
-            engine.add(Proxy_Function(
-                  new Dynamic_Proxy_Function(boost::bind(&ChaiScript_System<Eval_Engine>::internal_eval, boost::ref(*this), _1), 1)), "eval");
-
-
-
+            engine.add(bound_fun(&ChaiScript_System<Eval_Engine>::use, this), "use");
+            engine.add(bound_fun(&ChaiScript_System<Eval_Engine>::internal_eval, this), "eval");
 
 
             do_eval(chaiscript_prelude, "standard prelude");
diff --git a/src/example.cpp b/src/example.cpp
index 3a08508..5145724 100644
--- a/src/example.cpp
+++ b/src/example.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   System system;
   chai.add(var(&system), "system");
 
+  //Add a bound callback method
+  chai.add(bound_fun(&System::add_callback, system), "add_callback_bound");
+
   //Register the two methods of the System structure.
   chai.add(fun(&System::add_callback), "add_callback");
   chai.add(fun(&System::do_callbacks), "do_callbacks");