diff --git a/ext/v8/isolate.cc b/ext/v8/isolate.cc
index 56cbce0..3592cd6 100644
--- a/ext/v8/isolate.cc
+++ b/ext/v8/isolate.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ namespace rr {
   }
 
   VALUE Isolate::Dispose(VALUE self) {
-    Isolate(self)->Dispose();
+    Isolate isolate(self);
+    delete isolate.data();
+    isolate->Dispose();
     return Qnil;
   }
 
diff --git a/ext/v8/isolate.h b/ext/v8/isolate.h
index 1e2674f..3832a00 100644
--- a/ext/v8/isolate.h
+++ b/ext/v8/isolate.h
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ namespace rr {
    * Represents a fully encapsulated V8 virtual machine. Allocated
    * from Ruby by calling `V8::C::Isolate::New()`
    *
+   * Every v8::Isolate wrapped in Ruby will have an instance of
+   * `IsolateData` embedded in it that can be used for bookkeeping
+   * between the V8 and Ruby worlds. For example, when v8 objects are
+   * no longer needed by ruby, they'll be enqueued for later release
+   * inside the V8 garbarge collection thread. This queue lives in the
+   * `IsolateData`
+   *
    * Note: You must call `Dispose()` on the isolate for its resources
-   * to be released.
+   * to be released, otherwise, it will be leaked.
    */
   class Isolate : public Pointer<v8::Isolate> {
   public:
+    class IsolateData;
     static void Init();
 
     static VALUE New(VALUE self);
@@ -21,11 +29,30 @@ namespace rr {
     inline Isolate(v8::Isolate* isolate) : Pointer<v8::Isolate>(isolate) {}
     inline Isolate(VALUE value) : Pointer<v8::Isolate>(value) {}
 
+    /**
+     * Converts the v8::Isolate into a Ruby Object, while setting up
+     * its book keeping data. E.g.
+     * VALUE rubyObject = Isolate(v8::Isolate::New());
+     */
     inline operator VALUE() {
+      pointer->SetData(0, new IsolateData());
       return Data_Wrap_Struct(Class, 0, 0, pointer);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Access the book-keeping data. e.g.
+     *
+     *   Isolate(self).data();
+     */
+    inline IsolateData* data() {
+      return (IsolateData*)pointer->GetData(0);
+    }
+
     static VALUE Dispose(VALUE self);
+
+    class IsolateData {
+
+    };
   };
 }