diff --git a/src/menu.cpp b/src/menu.cpp
index 4fb6272..2a4253f 100644
--- a/src/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu.cpp
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@ std::string Menu::FilterMenuText(int position) {
 }
 
 void Menu::CreateMenuItem(std::string text, int position, bool highlighted) {
-  char* cstr = &text[0];
   text.insert(text.end(), MAX_CHAR_LENGTH-text.size(), ' ');
-  patch->display.SetCursor(MENU_X[position-1], MENU_Y[position-1]);
   if (highlighted) {
     DrawSolidRect(*patch, 0, MENU_Y[2], SSD1309_WIDTH, MENU_Y[2]+17, true);
-    patch->display.WriteString(cstr, Font_11x18, !highlighted);
+    WriteString(*patch, MENU_X[position-1], MENU_Y[position-1], Font_11x18, text, !highlighted);
   } else {
-    patch->display.WriteString(cstr, Font_7x10, !highlighted);
+    WriteString(*patch, MENU_X[position-1], MENU_Y[position-1], Font_7x10, text, !highlighted);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/menu.h b/src/menu.h
index af51a07..8e3b94c 100644
--- a/src/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef CASCADE_MENU_H_
+#define CASCADE_MENU_H_
+
 #include "daisy_patch.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -21,3 +24,5 @@ class Menu {
   void UpdateMenuPosition();
   std::string SelectedName();
 };
+
+#endif // CASCADE_MENU_H_
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index a47c8d2..db1cda2 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,20 @@ void DrawSolidRect(DaisyPatch patch,
   }
 }
 
-void WriteString(DaisyPatch patch, int x, int y, FontDef font, std::string text) {
+void WriteString(DaisyPatch patch,
+		 int x,
+		 int y,
+		 FontDef font,
+		 std::string text,
+		 bool on) {
   patch.display.SetCursor(x, y);
-  char* cstr = &text[0];
-  patch.display.WriteString(cstr, font, true);
+  patch.display.WriteString(&text[0], font, on);
+}
+
+void WriteString(DaisyPatch patch,
+		 int x,
+		 int y,
+		 FontDef font,
+		 std::string text) {
+  WriteString(patch, x, y, font, text, true);
 }
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index fb1eb28..f5c720b 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ void DrawSolidRect(DaisyPatch,
 		   uint8_t,
 		   bool);
 
+void WriteString(DaisyPatch,
+		 int,
+		 int,
+		 FontDef,
+		 std::string,
+		 bool);
+
 void WriteString(DaisyPatch,
 		 int,
 		 int,