diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index d4f694a..35779d6 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ in
     settings.PasswordAuthentication = true;
   };
 
-  networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 22 ];
+  networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 22 8384 22000 ];
+  networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ 22000 21027 ];
 
   # services.emacs.enable = true;
   # services.emacs.package = import /home/mbk/.emacs.d { pkgs = pkgs; };
@@ -236,13 +237,21 @@ in
     IdleActionSec=20s
   '' else "";
 
-  # List services that you want to enable:
-
-  # Open ports in the firewall.
-  # networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ ... ];
-  # networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ ... ];
-  # Or disable the firewall altogether.
-  # networking.firewall.enable = false;
+  services.syncthing = {
+    enable = true;
+    user = "mbk";
+    dataDir = "/home/mbk/Sync";
+    configDir = "/home/mbk/.config/syncthing";
+    settings.devices = {
+      pixel-6 = { id = "2QJMXQD-OTLK5TM-KNIZUMA-HM3ISPI-7AVY4CG-EOHHYEV-2W5HUNN-DHXLRAJ"; };
+    };
+    settings.folders = {
+      Sync = {
+        path = "/home/mbk/Sync";
+        devices = [ "pixel-6" ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
 
   # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
   # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index b1668d2..3b1a652 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ in
     # lutris
     # mono5
     nethack
-    # chezmoi
+    angband
+    brogue
+    cataclysm-dda
+    # not yet
+    # celeste64
     # wineWowPackages.stable
     # winetricks
     # foliate
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ in
     ghc
     sbcl
     chez
+    guile
     racket
     clojure
     ruby_3_3
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ in
     steam
     gamemode
     rare
+    slipstream
     obs-studio
     # drm more like pooprm
     # might as well use a newer version
@@ -72,6 +78,8 @@ in
     # yeah
     audacious
     audacity
+    ffmpeg
+    godot_4
 
     akku
     ripgrep
@@ -91,13 +99,14 @@ in
     yt-dlp
     qbittorrent
 
-    (nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ "JetBrainsMono" ]; })
 
     lmms
     helm
 
     obsidian
-    #monaspace
+
+    (nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ "JetBrainsMono" ]; })
+    lmmath
     # glow and gum are a good example of something that should really be in a flake.nix or whatever
   ] ++ more-packages;
 
@@ -196,6 +205,7 @@ in
       elixir-tools-nvim
       #vim-rubocop
       zig-vim
+      vim-elixir
       gruvbox
     ];
     extraConfig = import ./nvim.conf.nix;
@@ -304,6 +314,7 @@ in
       counsel
       gruvbox-theme
       lsp-mode
+      # lean-mode
       avy
       consult
       embark
@@ -327,6 +338,7 @@ in
       paredit
       rainbow-delimiters
       geiser-chez
+      geiser-guile
       macrostep-geiser
       evil
       evil-leader
@@ -335,11 +347,22 @@ in
       evil-commentary
       evil-org
       erc-hl-nicks
+      elixir-mode
+      gcmh
+
+      slime
+      general
+      lispyville
     ];
     # apparently errors in the config matter? nvm?
-    extraConfig = builtins.readFile ./init.el;
+    extraConfig = (import ./init.el.nix) pkgs;
   };
 
   programs.direnv.enable = true;
   programs.direnv.nix-direnv.enable = true;
+
+  # services.syncthing = {
+  #   enable = true;
+  #   tray.enable = true;
+  # };
 }
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el.nix
similarity index 95%
rename from init.el
rename to init.el.nix
index 1b5db09..e290a1f 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+pkgs:
+''
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;
 ;;;   Basic settings for quick startup and convenience
@@ -202,9 +204,9 @@ If the new path's directories does not exist, create them."
 (setq mouse-wheel-flip-direction t)
 
 ;; We won't set these, but they're good to know about
-;;
-;; (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
-;; (setq-default tab-width 4)
+;; I will. Thanks!
+(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
+(setq-default tab-width 4)
 
 ;; Misc. UI tweaks
 (blink-cursor-mode -1)                                ; Steady cursor
@@ -305,8 +307,8 @@ If the new path's directories does not exist, create them."
 
 ;; (set-fringe-mode 'minimal)
 
-;; (use-package general
-;;   :ensure t)
+(use-package general
+  :ensure t)
 
 (use-package lsp-mode
   :ensure t)
@@ -764,13 +766,13 @@ If the new path's directories does not exist, create them."
   )
 
 ; gsr
-(use-package geiser-chez
-  :ensure t
-  :config
-  (setq geiser-active-implementations '(chez))
+; (use-package geiser-chez
+;   :ensure t
+;   :config
+  (setq geiser-active-implementations '(chez guile))
   ;(setq geiser-chez-binary "/usr/bin/chez")
   (setq geiser-repl-query-on-kill-p nil)
-  )
+  ; )
 
 (use-package macrostep-geiser
   :ensure t
@@ -792,25 +794,22 @@ If the new path's directories does not exist, create them."
 ;;   :config
 ;;   )
 
-;; (use-package lispyville
-;;   :init
-;;   (general-add-hook '(emacs-lisp-mode-hook lisp-mode-hook scheme-mode-hook) #'lispyville-mode)
-;;   :config)
+(use-package lispyville
+  :init
+  (general-add-hook '(emacs-lisp-mode-hook lisp-mode-hook scheme-mode-hook) #'lispyville-mode)
+  :config)
 
-;; (use-package slime :ensure t
-;;   :init
-;;   (setq slime-contribs                     '(slime-fancy)
-;;         slime-complete-symbol-function     'slime-fuzzy-complete-symbol
-;;         slime-net-coding-system            'utf-8-unix
-;;         slime-lisp-implementations         '((ccl64 ("/usr/local/bin/ccl64"))
-;;                                              (sbcl  ("/usr/local/bin/sbcl"))
-;;                                              (abcl  ("/usr/local/bin/abcl"))
-;;                                              (clisp ("/usr/local/bin/clisp"))
-;;                                              (ccl   ("/usr/local/bin/ccl"))))
-;;   :config
-;;   (setq common-lisp-hyperspec-root         "/usr/local/share/doc/hyperspec/HyperSpec/"
-;;         common-lisp-hyperspec-symbol-table (concat common-lisp-hyperspec-root "Data/Map_Sym.txt")
-;;         common-lisp-hyperspec-issuex-table (concat common-lisp-hyperspec-root "Data/Map_IssX.txt")))
+(use-package slime :ensure t
+  :init
+  (setq slime-contribs                     '(slime-fancy)
+        slime-complete-symbol-function     'slime-fuzzy-complete-symbol
+        slime-net-coding-system            'utf-8-unix
+        slime-lisp-implementations         '((sbcl ("${pkgs.sbcl}/bin/sbcl"))))
+  :config
+  (setq common-lisp-hyperspec-root         "${pkgs.sbclPackages.hyperspec}/docs/"
+        ;common-lisp-hyperspec-symbol-table (concat common-lisp-hyperspec-root "Data/Map_Sym.txt")
+        ;common-lisp-hyperspec-issuex-table (concat common-lisp-hyperspec-root "Data/Map_IssX.txt")
+        ))
 
 ;;; Emacs Bedrock
 ;;;
@@ -851,10 +850,12 @@ If the new path's directories does not exist, create them."
 ;;     (interactive)
 ;;     (find-file "~/.emacs.d/extras/scheme.el"))
 ; emacs lisp really is a pain, but even this makes me appreciate the POWA
-(defun scheme-set-up-two-panels-with-repl-and-editor ()
-    (interactive)
-    (geiser-chez)
-    (geiser-mode))
+; pretty unnecessary lel
+; (defun scheme-set-up-two-panels-with-repl-and-editor ()
+;     (interactive)
+;     (geiser ;needs-arg
+;       )
+;     (geiser-mode))
 
 (defun join-libera.chat ()
   (interactive)
@@ -918,7 +919,8 @@ If the new path's directories does not exist, create them."
 					; si => scheme inferior (avoids conflicts)
     "sir" 'geiser-chez
     "sil" 'geiser-load-file
-    "sii" 'scheme-set-up-two-panels-with-repl-and-editor
+    ; it's funny how you find the thing you really need eventually
+    "sii" 'geiser-repl-switch
 
 					; ss => scheme send
     "sss" 'geiser-eval-last-sexp
@@ -1014,4 +1016,5 @@ If the new path's directories does not exist, create them."
 
 ; critical functionality
 (require 'zone)
-(setq zone-timer (run-with-idle-timer 120 t 'zone))
+;(setq zone-timer (run-with-idle-timer 120 t 'zone))
+''