diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 4048f37..e93d7ae 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ in
 {
   nix = {
     package = pkgs.nixFlakes;
+    optimise.automatic = true;
     extraOptions = ''
       experimental-features = nix-command flakes
     '';
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ in
      neovim
      wget
      unzip
+     git
+     curl
   ];
 
   # Some programs need SUID wrappers, can be configured further or are
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 54ca7bb..417ea4c 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,57 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "fenix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "fh",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "rust-analyzer-src": "rust-analyzer-src"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "narHash": "sha256-0dZpggYjjmWEk+rGixiBHOHuQfLzEzNfrtjSig04s6Q=",
+        "rev": "9ccae1754eec0341b640d5705302ac0923d22875",
+        "revCount": 1618,
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://api.flakehub.com/f/pinned/nix-community/fenix/0.1.1618%2Brev-9ccae1754eec0341b640d5705302ac0923d22875/018aea4c-03c9-7734-95d5-b84cc8881e3d/source.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/nix-community/fenix/0.1.1565.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
+    "fh": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "fenix": "fenix",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "naersk": "naersk",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "narHash": "sha256-gyxlVSraZIVAyOaJk90fub4b8g1w4KXwqa1ecNAC7xA=",
+        "rev": "d72db6283e6b6bef7216c8586c16d9f648652400",
+        "revCount": 353,
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://api.flakehub.com/f/pinned/DeterminateSystems/fh/0.1.7/018b3a46-fd61-77fb-9a59-239ed49dfff1/source.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/DeterminateSystems/fh/%2A.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "locked": {
+        "narHash": "sha256-kvjfFW7WAETZlt09AgDn1MrtKzP7t90Vf7vypd3OL1U=",
+        "rev": "0f9255e01c2351cc7d116c072cb317785dd33b33",
+        "revCount": 57,
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://api.flakehub.com/f/pinned/edolstra/flake-compat/1.0.1/018afb31-abd1-7bff-a5e4-cff7e18efb7a/source.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/edolstra/flake-compat/1.0.1.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems"
@@ -41,7 +93,7 @@
     "hyprland": {
       "inputs": {
         "hyprland-protocols": "hyprland-protocols",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "systems": "systems_2",
         "wlroots": "wlroots",
         "xdph": "xdph"
@@ -85,6 +137,27 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "naersk": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "fh",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1694081375,
+        "narHash": "sha256-vzJXOUnmkMCm3xw8yfPP5m8kypQ3BhAIRe4RRCWpzy8=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "naersk",
+        "rev": "3f976d822b7b37fc6fb8e6f157c2dd05e7e94e89",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "naersk",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixlib": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1693701915,
@@ -122,6 +195,19 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "narHash": "sha256-9NJcFF9CEYPvHJ5ckE8kvINvI84SZZ87PvqMbH6pro0=",
+        "rev": "5e4c2ada4fcd54b99d56d7bd62f384511a7e2593",
+        "revCount": 534806,
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://api.flakehub.com/f/pinned/NixOS/nixpkgs/0.1.534806%2Brev-5e4c2ada4fcd54b99d56d7bd62f384511a7e2593/018b29e9-ae6d-72f2-993b-19cb9a64a3b5/source.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://flakehub.com/f/NixOS/nixpkgs/0.1.514192.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1693158576,
         "narHash": "sha256-aRTTXkYvhXosGx535iAFUaoFboUrZSYb1Ooih/auGp0=",
@@ -137,7 +223,7 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs_2": {
+    "nixpkgs_3": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1693780807,
         "narHash": "sha256-diV1X53HjSB3fIcDFieh9tGZkJ3vqJJQhTz89NbYw60=",
@@ -155,11 +241,29 @@
     },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
+        "fh": "fh",
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "hyprland": "hyprland",
         "nixos-generators": "nixos-generators",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
+      }
+    },
+    "rust-analyzer-src": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1696050837,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2K3Aq4gjPZBDnkAMJaMA4ElE+BNbmrqtSBWtt9kPGaM=",
+        "owner": "rust-lang",
+        "repo": "rust-analyzer",
+        "rev": "0840038f02daec6ba3238f05d8caa037d28701a0",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "rust-lang",
+        "ref": "nightly",
+        "repo": "rust-analyzer",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "systems": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 76c6131..4cea176 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   inputs = {
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
 
+    fh.url = "https://flakehub.com/f/DeterminateSystems/fh/*.tar.gz";
+
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
     home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
@@ -13,9 +15,13 @@
     nixos-generators.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
     hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
+
+    # for l8r :::;)
+    #homeage.url = "github:jordanisaacs/homeage";
+    #homeage.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   };
 
-  outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, home-manager, flake-utils, nixos-generators, hyprland, ... }:
+  outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, home-manager, flake-utils, nixos-generators, hyprland, fh, ... }:
   let
     # :(
     # could do like nix-i3, nix-hyprland but that would be LAME
@@ -28,6 +34,10 @@
         home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
         home-manager.users.mbk = (import ./home.nix) conf;
       }
+      {
+        environment.systemPackages = [ fh.packages.x86_64-linux.default ];
+      }
+      # V evil V
       # (nixpkgs + "/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix")
     ];
   in
diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index 4fd453a..3cfb523 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ in
 
     discord
     steam
+    minecraft
+
     fzf
+    kolourpaint
+    audacious
 
     akku
     # managing with elpas :(
@@ -57,7 +61,19 @@ in
     ripgrep
     tldr
     htop
+    pv
+
     lm_sensors
+    libnotify
+
+    hunspell
+    aspell
+    libsForQt5.krunner-symbols
+
+    mpv
+    yt-dlp
+
+    # glow and gum are a good example of something that should really be in a flake.nix or whatever
   ];
 
   programs.fish = {
@@ -253,5 +269,10 @@ in
   services.emacs.client.enable = true;
   programs.emacs = {
     enable = true;
+    # apparently errors in the config matter?
+    # extraConfig = builtins.readFile ./init.el;
   };
+
+  programs.direnv.enable = true;
+  programs.direnv.nix-direnv.enable = true;
 }
diff --git a/kitty.conf.nix b/kitty.conf.nix
index 7dc96a2..8b08aef 100644
--- a/kitty.conf.nix
+++ b/kitty.conf.nix
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ cursor_underline_thickness 1.0
 
 #: Defines the thickness of the underline cursor (in pts)
 
-cursor_blink_interval -1
+cursor_blink_interval 0
 
 #: The interval (in seconds) at which to blink the cursor. Set to zero
 #: to disable blinking. Negative values mean use system default. Note