diff --git a/home/dot_config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/home/dot_config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
index 7721e29..57ac465 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+++ b/home/dot_config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -872,3 +872,56 @@ live_config_reload: true
 
   # Print all received window events.
   #print_events: false
+colors:
+  primary:
+    background: '#282a36'
+    foreground: '#f8f8f2'
+    bright_foreground: '#ffffff'
+  cursor:
+    text: CellBackground
+    cursor: CellForeground
+  vi_mode_cursor:
+    text: CellBackground
+    cursor: CellForeground
+  search:
+    matches:
+      foreground: '#44475a'
+      background: '#50fa7b'
+    focused_match:
+      foreground: '#44475a'
+      background: '#ffb86c'
+  footer_bar:
+    background: '#282a36'
+    foreground: '#f8f8f2'
+  hints:
+    start:
+      foreground: '#282a36'
+      background: '#f1fa8c'
+    end:
+      foreground: '#f1fa8c'
+      background: '#282a36'
+  line_indicator:
+    foreground: None
+    background: None
+  selection:
+    text: CellForeground
+    background: '#5e68ab'
+    # background: '#44475a'
+  normal:
+    black: '#21222c'
+    red: '#ff5555'
+    green: '#50fa7b'
+    yellow: '#f1fa8c'
+    blue: '#bd93f9'
+    magenta: '#ff79c6'
+    cyan: '#8be9fd'
+    white: '#f8f8f2'
+  bright:
+    black: '#6272a4'
+    red: '#ff6e6e'
+    green: '#69ff94'
+    yellow: '#ffffa5'
+    blue: '#d6acff'
+    magenta: '#ff92df'
+    cyan: '#a4ffff'
+    white: '#ffffff'
diff --git a/home/dot_config/hypr/hyprland.conf b/home/dot_config/hypr/hyprland.conf
index 3826209..e90deec 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/hypr/hyprland.conf
+++ b/home/dot_config/hypr/hyprland.conf
@@ -22,18 +22,14 @@ monitor=eDP-1,preferred,auto,1
 exec-once = dbus-update-activation-environment --all 
 exec-once = kanshi
 exec-once = dex -a -e kypr
-exec-once = swayidle -w \
-  timeout 300 'swaylock -f -i ~/.config/swaylock/bg.png -s fill' \
-  timeout 600 'hyprctl dispatch dpms off' \
-  resume 'hyprctl dispatch dpms on' \
-  before-sleep 'swaylock -f -i ~/.config/swaylock/bg.png -s fill'
+exec-once = swayidle -w timeout 300 'swaylock -f -i ~/.config/swaylock/bg.png -s fill' timeout 600 'hyprctl dispatch dpms off' resume 'hyprctl dispatch dpms on' before-sleep 'swaylock -f -i ~/.config/swaylock/bg.png -s fill'
 exec-once = waybar
 exec-once = swaybg -i ~/.config/hypr/bg.png -m fill
 exec-once = udiskie &
 
 # start applications 
-exec-once = telegram-desktop
-exec-once = slack
+# exec-once = telegram-desktop
+# exec-once = slack
   
 
 # Source a file (multi-file configs)
@@ -67,9 +63,24 @@ general {
 
     gaps_in = 5
     gaps_out = 10
-    border_size = 2
-    col.active_border = rgba(33ccffee) rgba(00ff99ee) 45deg
-    col.inactive_border = rgba(595959aa)
+    border_size = 3
+    # col.active_border = rgba(33ccffee) rgba(00ff99ee) 45deg
+    # col.inactive_border = rgba(595959aa)
+
+		# col.active_border = rgb(44475a) rgb(bd93f9) 90deg
+		# col.inactive_border = rgba(44475aaa)
+		# col.group_border = rgba(282a36dd)
+		# col.group_border_active = rgb(bd93f9) rgb(44475a) 90deg
+    # non-gradient alternative
+		col.active_border = rgb(bd93f9)
+		col.inactive_border = rgba(44475aaa)
+		col.group_border = rgba(282a36dd)
+		col.group_border_active = rgb(bd93f9)
+    # darker alternative
+    #col.active_border = rgb(44475a) # or rgb(6272a4)
+    #col.inactive_border = rgb(282a36)
+    #col.group_border = rgb(282a36)
+    #col.group_border_active = rgb(44475a) # or rgb(6272a4)
 
     layout = dwindle
 }
@@ -86,7 +97,15 @@ decoration {
     drop_shadow = yes
     shadow_range = 4
     shadow_render_power = 3
-    col.shadow = rgba(1a1a1aee)
+    # col.shadow = rgba(1a1a1aee)
+
+		col.shadow = rgba(1E202966)
+    # suggested shadow setting
+		drop_shadow = yes
+		shadow_range = 60
+		shadow_offset = 1 2
+		shadow_render_power = 3
+		shadow_scale = 0.97
 }
 
 animations {
diff --git a/home/dot_config/nvim/init.vim.tmpl b/home/dot_config/nvim/init.vim.tmpl
index 5cc7395..a956895 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/nvim/init.vim.tmpl
+++ b/home/dot_config/nvim/init.vim.tmpl
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ Plug 'codota/tabnine-nvim', { 'do': './dl_binaries.sh' }
 
 Plug 'folke/tokyonight.nvim', { 'branch': 'main' }
 
+Plug 'norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua'
+
 " temp plugin
 Plug 'tpope/vim-surround'
 Plug 'buoto/gotests-vim'
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ require('tabnine').setup({
 })
 
 vim.opt.list = true
-vim.opt.listchars:append "eol:↴"
+-- vim.opt.listchars:append "eol:↴"
 
 require("indent_blankline").setup {
     show_end_of_line = true,
@@ -444,6 +446,8 @@ require("indent_blankline").setup {
     show_current_context_start = true,
 }
 
+require'colorizer'.setup()
+
 local nvlsp = require'lspconfig'
 
 local lspSig = require'lsp_signature'
diff --git a/home/dot_config/waybar/config b/home/dot_config/waybar/config
index 43b274b..b96e36c 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/waybar/config
+++ b/home/dot_config/waybar/config
@@ -2,34 +2,25 @@
 {
     "layer": "top", // Waybar at top layer
     "position": "top", // Waybar position (top|bottom|left|right)
-    "height": 30, // Waybar height (to be removed for auto height)
+    // "height": 30, // Waybar height (to be removed for auto height)
+    "margin": "3 3 0 3",
     // "width": 1280, // Waybar width
-    "spacing": 2, // Gaps between modules (4px)
+    // "spacing": 1, // Gaps between modules (4px)
     // Choose the order of the modules
-    "modules-left": ["wlr/workspaces", "hyprland/submap", "hyprland/window"],
+    "modules-left": ["wlr/workspaces", "custom/sep", "hyprland/window", "hyprland/submap"],
     // "modules-left": ["sway/workspaces", "sway/mode", "sway/window"],
-    "modules-center": [],
+    "modules-center": ["clock"],
     "modules-right": [
       "idle_inhibitor",
       "custom/sep",
-      "custom/pipewire",
-      "custom/sep",
       "network",
       "custom/sep",
+      "custom/pipewire",
       "cpu",
-      "custom/sep",
       "memory",
-      "custom/sep",
-      "disk",
-      "custom/sep",
-      "temperature",
-      "custom/sep",
       "backlight",
-      "custom/sep",
       "battery",
       "custom/sep",
-      "clock",
-      "custom/sep",
       "tray"
     ],
     // Modules configuration
@@ -38,14 +29,10 @@
       "interval": "once",
       "tooltip": false
     },
-    "sway/window": {
-      "max-length": 40
-    },
     "wlr/workspaces": {
       "format": "{name}",
       "on-click": "activate",
-      "on-scroll-up": "hyprctl dispatch workspace e+1",
-      "on-scroll-down": "hyprctl dispatch workspace e-1"
+      "disable-scroll": true
     },
     "custom/pipewire": {
       "exec": "/home/jay/bin/get-volume.sh",
@@ -59,6 +46,13 @@
       },
       "on-click": "pavucontrol"
     },
+    "hyprland/window": {
+      "max-length": 30
+    },
+    "hyprland/submap": {
+      "format": "{}",
+      "tooltip": false
+    },
     "idle_inhibitor": {
         "format": "{icon}",
         "format-icons": {
@@ -74,7 +68,7 @@
     "clock": {
         // "timezone": "America/New_York",
         "tooltip-format": "<big>{:%Y %B}</big>\n<tt><small>{calendar}</small></tt>",
-        "format": "{:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}",
+        "format": "{:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %a}",
         "format-alt": "{:%Y-%m-%d}",
         "interval": 1
     },
@@ -85,7 +79,7 @@
     },
     "memory": {
       "interval": 10,
-      "format": " {used}G/{total}G",
+      "format": " {used}G",
       "tooltip-format": "{percentage}% used"
     },
     "temperature": {
@@ -107,10 +101,10 @@
             "warning": 30,
             "critical": 15
         },
-        "format": "{capacity}% {icon}",
-        "format-charging": "{capacity}% ",
-        "format-plugged": "{capacity}% ",
-        "format-alt": "{time} {icon}",
+        "format": "{icon} {capacity}%",
+        "format-charging": " {capacity}%",
+        "format-plugged": " {capacity}%",
+        "format-alt": "{icon} {time}",
         // "format-good": "", // An empty format will hide the module
         // "format-full": "",
         "format-icons": ["", "", "", "", ""]
@@ -126,11 +120,6 @@
         "format-linked": "{ifname} (No IP) ",
         "format-disconnected": "Disconnected ⚠",
         "format-alt": "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr}"
-    },
-    "disk": {
-      "interval": 30,
-      "path": "/",
-      "format": " {used}/{total}"
-    },
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/home/dot_config/waybar/style.css b/home/dot_config/waybar/style.css
index d2fe204..3d5e715 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/waybar/style.css
+++ b/home/dot_config/waybar/style.css
@@ -1,104 +1,169 @@
 * {
-  font-family: "Ubuntu Mono Nerd Font";
-  font-size: 13px;
-  min-height: 0;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 0;
+    font-family: 'JetBrainsMono Nerd Font';
+    font-size: 12px;
 }
 
 window#waybar {
-  /* background: transparent; */
-  /* background: black; */
-  background: rgba(40, 44, 52, 0.85);
-  color: white;
-  border: 1px solid #8fd4ff;
-  border-radius: 5px;
+    background: transparent;
 }
 
-#window {
-  font-family: "Ubuntu Mono";
-  padding: 0 5px;
-  border: 1px solid #8fd4ff;
-  border-radius: 5px;
+window#waybar.hidden {
+    opacity: 0.1;
 }
 
-window#waybar.empty #window {
-  padding: 0px;
-  margin: 0px;
-  border: 0px;
-  /*  background-color: rgba(66,66,66,0.5); */ /* transparent */
-  background-color: transparent;
+#custom-sep {
+    color: #9399b2;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
+}
+
+#workspaces {
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    transition: none;
+    border-radius: 15px 0px 0px 15px;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
 }
 
 #workspaces button {
-  color: gray;
-  /* border: 1px solid #8fd4ff; */
-  /* border-radius: 5px; */
+    transition: ease-out;
+    transition-duration: 0.1s;
+    color: #6c7086;
+    background: transparent;
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    padding-right: 5px;
 }
-/* #workspaces button.focused { */
-/*   color: white; */
-/*   border: 1px solid #8fd4ff; */
-/*   border-radius: 5px; */
-/* } */
-#workspaces button.active {
-  color: white;
-  border: 1px solid #8fd4ff;
-  border-radius: 5px;
+#workspaces button.persistent {
+    color: #6c7086;
+}
+/* https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki/FAQ#the-workspace-buttons-have-a-strange-hover-effect */
+#workspaces button:hover {
+    box-shadow: inherit;
+    text-shadow: inherit;
+    transition: ease-in;
+    transition-duration: 0.1s;
+    color: #f5c2e7;
+}
+
+#workspaces button.active {
+    color: #ea76cb;
+}
+
+#workspaces button.urgent {
+    color: #d20f39;
+}
+
+#window {
+    margin-right: 3px;
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    padding-right: 10px;
+    border-radius: 0px 15px 15px 0px;
+    transition: none;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
+    color: #eee;
+}
+
+#submap {
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    padding-right: 5px;
+    margin-right: 3px;
+    border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;
+    transition: none;
+    background: #f38ba8;
+    color: #313244;
+}
+
+#clock {
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    padding-right: 5px;
+    border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;
+    transition: none;
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
+}
+
+#custom-pipewire {
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    padding-right: 5px;
+    transition: ease-in;
+    transition-duration: 0.2s;
+    color: white;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
+}
+
+#custom-pipewire.muted {
+    background-color: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
+    color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+#backlight {
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    transition: none;
+    color: white;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
+}
+
+#idle_inhibitor {
+    border-radius: 15px 0px 0px 15px;
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    padding-right: 5px;
+    transition: ease-in;
+    transition-duration: 0.1s;
+    color: white;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
+}
+
+#idle_inhibitor.activated {
+    background-color: #ff4879;
 }
 
-#tray,
-#custom-japan,
-#custom-germany,
-#temperature,
-#clock,
-#battery,
 #cpu,
 #memory,
-#network,
-#pulseaudio {
-  padding: 0 5px;
-  margin-right: 5px;
-  margin-top: 5px;
-  margin-bottom: 5px;
+#network {
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    padding-right: 5px;
+    transition: none;
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
 }
 
-#temperature.critical {
-  color: #b62d66;
-}
-
-#battery icon {
-  color: #b62d66;
+#battery {
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    padding-right: 10px;
+    transition: none;
+    color: white;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
 }
 
 #battery.charging {
-  border-bottom: 1px dotted #8fd4ff;
+  color: #f38ba8;
+}
+
+#battery.warning:not(.charging) {
+    color: #cba6f7;
 }
 
 @keyframes blink {
-  to {
-    background-color: #8fd4ff;
-    color: black;
-  }
+    to {
+        background-color: #11111b;
+        color: #f38ba8;
+    }
 }
 
-#battery.warning:not(.charging) {
-  color: white;
-  animation-name: blink;
-  animation-duration: 2s;
-  animation-timing-function: linear;
-  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-  animation-direction: alternate;
-  border-radius: 5px;
+#battery.critical:not(.charging) {
+    background-color: #f38ba8;
+    color: #313244;
+    animation-name: blink;
+    animation-duration: 0.2s;
+    animation-timing-function: linear;
+    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+    animation-direction: alternate;
 }
-
-#battery.warning:not(.charging) {
-  color: white;
-  animation-name: blink;
-  animation-duration: 1s;
-  animation-timing-function: linear;
-  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-  animation-direction: alternate;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-}
-
-#network.disconnected {
-  color: #b62d66;
+#tray {
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    padding-right: 10px;
+    border-radius: 0px 15px 15px 0px;
+    transition: none;
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.9);
 }
diff --git a/home/dot_zprofile.tmpl b/home/dot_zprofile.tmpl
index 699716b..606174c 100644
--- a/home/dot_zprofile.tmpl
+++ b/home/dot_zprofile.tmpl
@@ -32,19 +32,6 @@ function envf {
     export $(cat $1 | grep -v '^#' | xargs)
 }
 
-function save-image {
-  if [ -z "$1" ]; then 
-    echo "usage: save-image <image-name>"
-    exit 1
-  fi 
-
-  imageName=$(echo ${1##*/} | sed 's/:/_/' | xargs -I {} echo "{}.tar")
-
-  lima nerdctl pull $1
-  lima nerdctl image save -o $imageName $1
-  lima nerdctl image rm $1
-}
-
 function ttySize {
   echo "-e COLUMNS=$(tput cols) -e LINES=$(tput lines)"
 }