function submit(ev) { console.log("submitted"); console.log(this); this.opts.booksLoading = true; this.update(); var params = $(ev.currentTarget).serialize(); $.getJSON("/search/fc?"+params, (function(courses) { var fcourses = filterCourses(courses); var cgroups = groupsof(3, fcourses); results_passer.trigger("new_results", cgroups); }).bind(this)); }