diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 3fc077d3..0eb7b2f3 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ Development Lead
 Patches and Suggestions
 ```````````````````````
 
-- Various Pocoo Members
\ No newline at end of file
+- Various Pocoo Members
+- Chris Adams
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index f48abe0f..6c630039 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 History
 -------
 
+0.2.3 (2011-02-15)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+* New HTTPHandling Methods
+  - Reponse.__nonzero__ (false if bad HTTP Status)
+  - Response.ok (True if expected HTTP Status)
+  - Response.error (Logged HTTPError if bad HTTP Status)
+  - Reponse.raise_for_status() (Raises stored HTTPError)
+
+
 0.2.2 (2011-02-14)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/requests/core.py b/requests/core.py
index 6fcfca03..05b7619d 100644
--- a/requests/core.py
+++ b/requests/core.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import urllib
 import urllib2
 
+from urllib2 import HTTPError
 
 try:
 	import eventlet
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ from .packages.poster.streaminghttp import register_openers
 
 
 __title__ = 'requests'
-__version__ = '0.2.2'
-__build__ = 0x000202
+__version__ = '0.2.3'
+__build__ = 0x000203
 __author__ = 'Kenneth Reitz'
 __license__ = 'ISC'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2011 Kenneth Reitz'
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ class Request(object):
 				if isinstance(self.params, dict):
 					params = urllib.urlencode(self.params)
 				else:
-
 					params = self.params
 
 				req = _Request(("%s?%s" % (self.url, params)), method=self.method)
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ class Request(object):
 				try:
 					resp = opener(req)
 					self._build_response(resp)
-					success = True
+					self.response.ok = True
 
 				except urllib2.HTTPError as why:
 					self._build_response(why)
-					success = False
+					self.response.error = why
 
 
 		elif self.method == 'PUT':
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ class Request(object):
 					resp =  opener(req)
 
 					self._build_response(resp)
-					success = True
+					self.response.ok = True
 
 				except urllib2.HTTPError as why:
 					self._build_response(why)
-					success = False
+					self.response.error = why
 
 
 		elif self.method == 'POST':
@@ -233,21 +233,19 @@ class Request(object):
 						req.data = self.data
 
 				try:
-
 					opener = self._get_opener()
 					resp =  opener(req)
 
 					self._build_response(resp)
-					success = True
+					self.response.ok = True
 
 				except urllib2.HTTPError as why:
 					self._build_response(why)
-					success = False
-
+					self.response.error = why
 		
-		self.sent = True if success else False
+		self.sent = self.response.ok
 		
-		return success
+		return self.sent
 		
 
 class Response(object):
@@ -261,9 +259,20 @@ class Response(object):
 		self.status_code = None
 		self.headers = dict()
 		self.url = None
+		self.ok = False
+		self.error = None
 		
 	def __repr__(self):
 		return '<Response [%s]>' % (self.status_code)
+		
+	def __nonzero__(self):
+		"""Returns true if status_code is 'OK'."""
+		return not self.error
+		
+	def raise_for_status(self):
+		"""Raises stored HTTPError if one exists."""
+		if self.error:
+			raise self.error
 
 
 	
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 727834c5..58edb452 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ required = []
 
 setup(
 	name='requests',
-	version='0.2.2',
+	version='0.2.3',
 	description='Awesome Python HTTP Library that\'s actually usable.',
 	long_description=open('README.rst').read() + '\n\n' +
 	                 open('HISTORY.rst').read(),
diff --git a/test_requests.py b/test_requests.py
index 35bb9f65..2fda7ee8 100644
--- a/test_requests.py
+++ b/test_requests.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-
 import unittest
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
@@ -21,22 +20,27 @@ class RequestsTestSuite(unittest.TestCase):
 	def test_invalid_url(self):
 		self.assertRaises(ValueError, requests.get, 'hiwpefhipowhefopw')
 
+
 	def test_HTTP_200_OK_GET(self):
 		r = requests.get('http://google.com')
 		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
 
+
 	def test_HTTPS_200_OK_GET(self):
 		r = requests.get('https://google.com')
 		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
 
+
 	def test_HTTP_200_OK_HEAD(self):
 		r = requests.head('http://google.com')
 		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
 
+
 	def test_HTTPS_200_OK_HEAD(self):
 		r = requests.head('https://google.com')
 		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
 
+
 	def test_AUTH_HTTPS_200_OK_GET(self):
 		auth = requests.AuthObject('requeststest', 'requeststest')
 		url = 'https://convore.com/api/account/verify.json'
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ class RequestsTestSuite(unittest.TestCase):
 
 		self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
 
+
 	def test_POSTBIN_GET_POST_FILES(self):
 
 		bin = requests.post('http://www.postbin.org/')
@@ -56,6 +61,27 @@ class RequestsTestSuite(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(post2.status_code, 201)
 
 
+	def test_nonzero_evaluation(self):
+		r = requests.get('http://google.com/some-404-url')
+		self.assertEqual(bool(r), False)
+	
+		r = requests.get('http://google.com/')
+		self.assertEqual(bool(r), True)
+
+
+	def test_request_ok_set(self):
+		r = requests.get('http://google.com/some-404-url')
+		self.assertEqual(r.ok, False)
+
+
+	def test_status_raising(self):
+		r = requests.get('http://google.com/some-404-url')
+		self.assertRaises(requests.HTTPError, r.raise_for_status)
+
+		r = requests.get('http://google.com/')
+		self.assertFalse(r.error)
+		r.raise_for_status()
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	unittest.main()