diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96692ba..d060a9e 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ each host should have these files:
   - tags for pip and popups in hyprland config
   - make wl-clip-persist and networkmanager applet systemd services?
   - gtk cursors are MESSED UP. top priority rn
+  - qt icons just... don't apply
   - niri.. yum
-  - international keyboard for Spanish
+  - do lockscreen better somehow
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index b08fc78..750f919 100755
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -50,43 +50,28 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  system.stateVersion = "23.11";
+  system.stateVersion = mkDefault "23.11";
   system.configurationRevision = with inputs; mkIf (self ? rev) self.rev;
   hm.home.stateVersion = config.system.stateVersion;
 
   boot = {
     kernelPackages = mkDefault pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
-    kernelParams = [ "pci_aspm.policy=performance" ];
+    kernelParams = ["pci_aspm.policy=performance"];
   };
 
   # configure keymap in x11
   services.xserver.xkb = {
     layout = "us";
-    variant = "qwerty";
+    # i need to learn this sometime
+    # variant = "workman";
   };
   console = {
     useXkbConfig = mkDefault true;
   };
 
-  # set the time zone
-  services.automatic-timezoned.enable = mkDefault true;
-  time.timeZone = mkDefault null; # handled by automatic-timezoned
+  time.timeZone = mkDefault "America/Los_Angeles";
 
-  i18n = mkDefault {
-    defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
-    supportedLocales = [ "en_US.UTF-8/UTF-8" ];
-  };
-
-  # set the location
-  location.provider = mkDefault "geoclue2";
-  services.geoclue2 = {
-    enable = mkDefault true;
-
-    # the default provider is Geeked
-    geoProviderUrl = "https://beacondb.net/v1/geolocate";
-    submissionUrl = "https://beacondb.net/v2/geosubmit";
-    submissionNick = "geoclue";
-  };
+  i18n.defaultLocale = mkDefault "en_US.UTF-8";
 
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
 
diff --git a/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix b/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
index d1b265e..6a28625 100755
--- a/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@
     # debug
     strace ltrace lsof helvum
     # apps
-    firefox qalculate-gtk krita inkscape onlyoffice-desktopeditors vlc nicotine-plus transmission_4-gtk font-manager obs-studio imhex kdePackages.kdenlive
+    firefox qalculate-gtk krita inkscape onlyoffice-desktopeditors vlc nicotine-plus transmission_4-gtk font-manager obs-studio kdePackages.kdenlive
     # compatibility
     wineWowPackages.waylandFull winetricks
     # misc
-    bat file which packwiz yt-dlp fastfetch hyfetch trashy wev
+    bat file which packwiz yt-dlp fastfetch hyfetch
     # games
     prismlauncher
   ] ++ (with pkgs.my; [
     # none yet
   ]) ++ (with pkgs.gnome; [
     # yay gnomeware!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yum
-    nautilus gnome-disk-utility pkgs.gnome-text-editor pkgs.baobab file-roller gnome-system-monitor loupe pkgs.gnome-weather
+    nautilus gnome-disk-utility ghex pkgs.gnome-text-editor pkgs.baobab file-roller gnome-system-monitor loupe
   ]);
 
   modules = {
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
       # tools
       tools.gpg.enable = true;
       tools.rbw.enable = true;
-      tools.noisetorch.enable = true;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/desktop/gammastep.nix b/modules/desktop/gammastep.nix
index 498099b..01b800e 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/gammastep.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/gammastep.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ in {
       enable = true;
       tray = true;
 
-      provider = "geoclue2";
+      # portland, oregon
+      latitude = 45.3112;
+      longitude = -122.4055;
+      provider = "manual";
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix b/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
index c4d4b6d..774a8de 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/hyprland.nix
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ in {
         ];
         bind = let
           screenshotScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "screenshot" ''
-            set -euo pipefail
-
             temp_file=$(mktemp)
             trap 'rm -f "$temp_file"' EXIT
 
@@ -114,15 +112,15 @@ in {
                 ;;
             esac
 
-            ${lib.getExe pkgs.grimblast} --freeze save "$mode" - > "$temp_file"
+            ${lib.getExe pkgs.grimblast} --freeze save "$mode" - > "$temp_file" || exit 0 # exit successful, highly unlikely that grimblast failed, and it is more likely that the user cancelled the screenshot
 
             cat "$temp_file" | ${lib.getExe pkgs.wl-clipboard-x11} -selection clipboard -t image/png
 
             action=$(${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send "Screenshot Captured" \
               --app-name="Screenshot" \
-              --urgency="normal" \
+              --urgency=normal \
               --action="default=Edit Image" \
-              --icon="$temp_file" \
+              --icon "$temp_file" \
               "Click to annotate image")
 
             case "$action" in
@@ -131,28 +129,8 @@ in {
                 ;;
             esac
           '';
-          pickerScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "picker" ''
-            set -euo pipefail
-
-            ${lib.getExe pkgs.hyprpicker} --render-inactive --format hex | sed -z 's/\n//g' | ${lib.getExe pkgs.wl-clipboard-x11} -selection clipboard -t text/plain
-
-            ${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send "Color Captured" \
-              --app-name="Picker" \
-              --urgency="normal" \
-              "Color copied to clipboard"
-          '';
-          ocrScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "ocr" ''
-            set -euo pipefail
-
-            output=$(${lib.getExe pkgs.grimblast} --freeze save area - | ${lib.getExe pkgs.tesseract5} - -)
-
-            echo "$output" | ${lib.getExe pkgs.wl-clipboard-x11} -selection clipboard -t text/plain
-
-            ${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send "OCR Captured" \
-              --app-name="OCR" \
-              --urgency="normal" \
-              --icon="text-x-generic-symbolic" \
-              "Text copied to clipboard"
+          pickerScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "color-picker" ''
+            ${lib.getExe pkgs.zenity} --color-selection --color $(${lib.getExe pkgs.hyprpicker})
           '';
         in [
           "$mod, Q, killactive, "
@@ -200,8 +178,6 @@ in {
           "$mod SHIFT ALT, S, exec, ${screenshotScript} window"
           # pick color
           "$mod SHIFT, C, exec, ${pickerScript}"
-          # ocr
-          "$mod SHIFT, T, exec, ${ocrScript}"
 
           ", XF86LaunchA, exec, ${screenshotScript} area"
           ", XF86LaunchB, exec, ${lib.getExe pkgs.rofi-rbw-wayland} -a copy -t password --clear-after 20"
@@ -284,6 +260,9 @@ in {
           "float, initialTitle:^Save As$"
           "size 1100 650, initialTitle:^Save As$"
           "center, initialTitle:^Save As$"
+          "float, initialTitle:^Select a file to open$"
+          "size 1100 650, initialTitle:^Select a file to open$"
+          "center, initialTitle:^Select a file to open$"
           "float, initialTitle:^File Upload$"
           "size 1100 650, initialTitle:^File Upload$"
           "center, initialTitle:^File Upload$"
diff --git a/modules/desktop/hyprlock.nix b/modules/desktop/hyprlock.nix
index 31c65dc..39fe9c8 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/hyprlock.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/hyprlock.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     security.pam.services.hyprlock.text = "auth include login";
-    hm.home.packages = with pkgs; [ cfg.package wlinhibit ];
+    hm.home.packages = [ cfg.package ];
     hm.programs.hyprlock = {
       enable = true;
       package = cfg.package;
diff --git a/modules/desktop/nwg-drawer.nix b/modules/desktop/nwg-drawer.nix
index 48c951c..05f000e 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/nwg-drawer.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/nwg-drawer.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ in {
 
       Service = {
         Type = "simple";
-        ExecStart = "${lib.getExe cfg.package} -r -nofs -nocats -ovl -term wezterm -spacing 15 -fm nautilus -wm hyprland";
+        ExecStart = "${lib.getExe cfg.package} -r -nofs -nocats -ovl -term wezterm -spacing 15 -fm nautilus";
         Restart = "on-failure";
         RestartSec = 5;
       };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/plymouth.nix b/modules/desktop/plymouth.nix
index e2289cc..1b5edc6 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/plymouth.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/plymouth.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ in {
       themePackages = [ config.modules.desktop.themes.plymouthTheme.package ];
       theme = config.modules.desktop.themes.plymouthTheme.name;
     };
-    boot.kernelParams = [ "plymouth.use-simpledrm" ];
 
     # smooth transition from plymouth to the login manager
     # honestly, i have No Clue what this does, but it's in the arch wiki so it must be good
diff --git a/modules/desktop/swww.nix b/modules/desktop/swww.nix
index d864570..b2426ba 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/swww.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/swww.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ in {
     setScript = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
       default = pkgs.writeShellScript "swww-set" ''
-        set -euo pipefail
-
         if [ ! -f "${lastWallpaper}" ]; then
           echo "$(ls ${wallpapersFolder} | shuf -n 1)" > "${lastWallpaper}"
         fi
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ in {
     swapScript = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
       default = pkgs.writeShellScript "swww-swap" ''
-        set -euo pipefail
-
         file=$(ls ${wallpapersFolder} | ${lib.getExe config.modules.desktop.rofi.package} -dmenu -sep '\n' -i -p "select a wallpaper")
         wallpaper="${wallpapersFolder}/$file"
 
diff --git a/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/default.nix b/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/default.nix
index bfc7261..1c10baf 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/themes/catppuccin/default.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ let
   cfg = config.modules.desktop.themes;
   accent = "pink";
   variant = "mocha";
-
-  dark = variant != "latte";
   colorScheme = inputs.nix-colors.colorSchemes.${"catppuccin-${variant}"};
   pascalCase = s: (toUpper (substring 0 1 s)) + (toLower (substring 1 (stringLength s) s));
 in {
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ in {
     colorScheme = colorScheme;
 
     modules.desktop.themes = {
-      dark = dark;
+      dark = variant != "latte";
 
       gtkTheme = {
         name = "catppuccin-${variant}-${accent}-compact+rimless";
@@ -35,12 +33,12 @@ in {
       };
 
       iconTheme = {
-        name = "WhiteSur-${if dark then "dark" else "light"}";
+        name = "WhiteSur-dark";
         package = pkgs.whitesur-icon-theme;
       };
 
       cursorTheme = {
-        name = "graphite-${if dark then "dark" else "light"}";
+        name = "graphite-dark";
         package = pkgs.graphite-cursors;
         size = 24;
       };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/themes/default.nix b/modules/desktop/themes/default.nix
index 95d3930..54a76f5 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/themes/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/themes/default.nix
@@ -104,15 +104,6 @@ in {
       platformTheme.name = "qtct";
       style.name = "kvantum";
     };
-    # needed for svg icons in qt to work,
-    # so we just install them unconditionally
-    hm.home.packages = with pkgs; [
-      cfg.iconTheme.package
-      libsForQt5.breeze-icons
-      libsForQt5.qt5.qtsvg
-      # kdePackages.breeze-icons
-      kdePackages.qtsvg
-    ];
 
     hm.home.pointerCursor = {
       gtk.enable = true;
@@ -181,11 +172,6 @@ in {
         };
       };
     in {
-      "kdeglobals".text = ''
-        [Icons]
-        Theme=${cfg.iconTheme.name}
-      '';
-
       "Kvantum/${cfg.kvantumTheme.name}".source = "${cfg.kvantumTheme.package}/share/Kvantum/${cfg.kvantumTheme.name}";
       "Kvantum/kvantum.kvconfig".text = ''
         [General]
diff --git a/modules/desktop/waybar.nix b/modules/desktop/waybar.nix
index 88f0c3d..d79af56 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/waybar.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/waybar.nix
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ in {
             ];
           };
           "custom/power" = let
-            powerMenuScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "power-menu" ''
-              set -euo pipefail
-
+            powerSelect = pkgs.writeShellScript "power-menu" ''
               cmd=$(echo '⏻ shutdown|↻ reboot| lock|⎋ exit desktop environment' | ${lib.getExe pkgs.rofi-wayland} -dmenu -sep '|' -i -p 'what to do ?' -theme-str 'window { height: 132px; }')
               case "$cmd" in
                 "⏻ shutdown")
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ in {
             format = "⏻";
             tooltip = true;
             tooltip-format = "Power menu";
-            on-click = "${powerMenuScript}";
+            on-click = "${powerSelect}";
           };
           "custom/wallpaper" = {
             format = "";
@@ -260,41 +258,12 @@ in {
             icon-size = 16;
             spacing = 4;
           };
-          "custom/weather" = let
-            # this *should* be from coordinates, but we have to make it city because...
-            # https://github.com/chubin/wttr.in/issues/795
-            # i was NOT going to let ip-based location be a thing. i was suprisingly medicated when i wrote this
-            locationScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "location" ''
-              set -euo pipefail
-
-              lon=""
-              lat=""
-
-              while IFS= read -r line; do
-                if [[ "$line" == *"Latitude"* ]]; then
-                  lat=$(echo "$line" | awk '{ gsub(/[" ]/, "", $2); printf("%.2f", $2) }')
-                elif [[ "$line" == *"Longitude"* ]]; then
-                  lon=$(echo "$line" | awk '{ gsub(/[" ]/, "", $2); printf("%.2f", $2) }')
-                fi
-                if [[ -n "$lat" && -n "$lon" ]]; then
-                  break
-                fi
-              # -a 4 -- set accuracy to city
-              done < <(${pkgs.geoclue2}/libexec/geoclue-2.0/demos/where-am-i -a 4)
-
-              # i've had issues including country *and* state here, so state has higher priority and falls back to country. works fine for my current place and home town, so good enough <3
-              # zoom=10          -- set zoom to city
-              # addressdetails=1 -- get address details, includes neighborhood (if requested) to city
-              echo $(curl "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?lat=''${lat}&lon=''${lon}&addressdetails=1&zoom=10&format=json" | ${lib.getExe pkgs.jq} -r '.address | "\((to_entries[0].value)), \(.state // "\(.country)")"')
-            '';
-          in {
+          "custom/weather" = {
             format = "{}°";
             tooltip = true;
-            on-click = "${lib.getExe pkgs.gnome-weather}";
             interval = 3600;
             # doxxing live stream
-            # edit: no longer doxxing, you will be remembered
-            exec = ''${lib.getExe pkgs.wttrbar} --location "$(${locationScript})" --hide-conditions --fahrenheit --mph'';
+            exec = "${lib.getExe pkgs.wttrbar} --location 'Corvallis, Oregon, United States' --hide-conditions --fahrenheit --mph";
             return-type = "json";
           };
         };
diff --git a/modules/software/editors/micro.nix b/modules/software/editors/micro.nix
index 4f2fd23..2fcc456 100644
--- a/modules/software/editors/micro.nix
+++ b/modules/software/editors/micro.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ in {
       };
     };
 
-    hm.xdg.configFile."micro/colorschemes/${schemeName}.micro".text = with config.colorScheme.palette; ''
+    hm.home.file.".config/micro/colorschemes/${schemeName}.micro".text = with config.colorScheme.palette; ''
       color-link default "#${base05},#${base00}"
       color-link comment "#${base03},#${base00}"
       color-link identifier "#${base0D},#${base00}"
diff --git a/modules/software/editors/vscode.nix b/modules/software/editors/vscode.nix
index 471597a..10dfacc 100644
--- a/modules/software/editors/vscode.nix
+++ b/modules/software/editors/vscode.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ in {
         "nix.enableLanguageServer" = true;
         "nix.serverPath" = "${lib.getExe pkgs.nil}";
 
-        "security.workspace.trust.enabled" = "false";
+        "security.workspace.trust.untrustedFiles" = "open";
 
         "explorer.compactFolders" = false;
         "explorer.confirmDelete" = false;
diff --git a/modules/software/tools/noisetorch.nix b/modules/software/tools/noisetorch.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4479532..0000000
--- a/modules/software/tools/noisetorch.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{ config, lib, ... }:
-
-with lib;
-let
-  cfg = config.modules.software.tools.noisetorch;
-in {
-  options.modules.software.tools.noisetorch = {
-    enable = mkEnableOption "Enable noisetorch, a microphone noise supression tool";
-  };
-
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    programs.noisetorch.enable = true;
-  };
-}