diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c95fb8..ecbf675 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ each host should have these files:
   - multi architecture configuration ([nix-systems](https://github.com/nix-systems/nix-systems)?)
   - divide steam and gamemode?
   - hidpi and cursor size option ? mostly auto these days though
-  - better theming for hyprlock, rofi
-  - libinput
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+  - better theming for hyprlock, rofi, dunst (accent for hyprlock & dunst, variants for rofi)
+  - libinput
+  - some way for border radius, border, tranparency theme options
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diff --git a/modules/desktop/dunst.nix b/modules/desktop/dunst.nix
index 5059db4..8de1533 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/dunst.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/dunst.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ in {
           corner_radius = 8;
           gap_size = 8;
           frame_width = 1;
-          transparency = 1;
 
           icon_position = "left";
           min_icon_size = 48;
@@ -70,17 +69,17 @@ in {
         };
 
         urgency_low = {
-          background = "#${base00}30";
+          background = "#${base00}cc";
           foreground = "#${base05}";
         };
 
         urgency_normal = {
-          background = "#${base00}30";
+          background = "#${base00}cc";
           foreground = "#${base05}";
         };
 
         urgency_critical = {
-          background = "#${base00}30";
+          background = "#${base00}cc";
           foreground = "#${base05}";
           frame_color = "#${base08}"; # base16 spec says red
         };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix b/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
index 4090a43..5ca095b 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ in {
 
         windowrulev2 = [
           # common popups
+          # we should totally dedupe these
           "float, class:org.gnome.FileRoller"
           "size 1100 650, class:org.gnome.FileRoller"
           "center, class:org.gnome.FileRoller"
@@ -278,15 +279,13 @@ in {
           "workspace 4 silent, class:vesktop"
         ];
 
-        blurls = [
-          "gtk-layer-shell"
-        ];
-
         layerrule = [
           "animation slide, notifications"
           "animation slide, waybar"
+          "blur, gtk-layer-shell"
           "blur, notifications"
           "blur, wob"
+          "ignorezero, notifications" # fucks up the blur otherwise, rounded corners
         ];
 
         decoration = {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/nwg-drawer.css b/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/nwg-drawer.css
index 1db7cb4..32d7fb2 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/nwg-drawer.css
+++ b/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/nwg-drawer.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 window {
-  background: alpha(@base, 0.3);
+  background: alpha(@base, 0.5);
   color: @text;
   font-family: 'Lexica Ultralegible', 'Atkinson Hyperlegible', "Font Awesome 6 Free", "Noto Sans CJK";
   font-size: 13px;
diff --git a/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/rofi.rasi b/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/rofi.rasi
index a4cad5c..07881fd 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/rofi.rasi
+++ b/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/rofi.rasi
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ element-text, element-icon , mode-switcher {
 
 window {
   height: 500px;
-  border: 2px;
+  border: 1px;
   border-radius: 1em;
   border-color: @pink;
   background-color: @bg-col;
diff --git a/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/waybar.css b/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/waybar.css
index 3dd9649..52a556c 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/waybar.css
+++ b/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/waybar.css
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ button, button:hover {
 
 window#waybar {
   color: @text;
-  /*background: alpha(@base, 0.6);*/
+  /* background: alpha(@base, 0.8); */
   background: @base;
   border-radius: 1em;
   /* font-family: 'Lexica Ultralegible', 'Atkinson Hyperlegible', "Font Awesome 6 Free", "Noto Sans CJK"; */
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ window#waybar {
 }
 
 #workspaces button.empty {
-  color: @overlay0;
+  color: @overlay1;
 }
 
 #workspaces button.visible {
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ window#waybar {
   background: @accent;
   color: @surface0;
 }
-
 #workspaces button.urgent {
   background: @red;
   color: @surface0;
@@ -137,6 +136,10 @@ window#waybar.floating #window {
   color: @red;
 }
 
+#custom-wallpaper {
+  color: @overlay1;
+}
+
 #privacy {
   margin: 0 0.25em;
   padding: 0;