The craziness of working with MIDI circuits

So, for the past week or so, I have been trying to figure out how to have a MIDI circuit work with Jitter. This is actually my first time working with MIDI, since we only quickly ran through it when I took PComp, and I wasn't versed with Max/MSP/Jitter then to worry about it. Well, isn't it funny how things come full circle? I am trying not to succumb to the temptation of Teleo, but, then again, if someone else has perfected the art of serial communication to Jitter, wouldn't that mean that I have more time to work on my patch, and installation, anyway?