diff --git a/bindings.el b/bindings.el
index f7b8008..256774a 100644
--- a/bindings.el
+++ b/bindings.el
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 ;;; bindings.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;; left option is meta, right option is option
-(setq ns-alternate-modifier 'meta)
-(setq ns-right-alternate-modifier 'none)
-
 (map! :leader
       "`" nil
       ;; (:prefix ("m" . "<localleader>")) ; bound locally
@@ -366,8 +362,8 @@
       "C-<return>" #'split-window-vertically
       "C-S-<return>" #'split-window-horizontally
       "C-<backspace>" #'sp-backward-delete-word
-      "C-<delete>" #'sp-delete-word
-      "C-M-<SPC>" #'my/call-localleader)
+      "C-<delete>" #'sp-delete-word)
+      ;; "C-M-<SPC>" #'my/call-localleader)
 
 (map! (:when (modulep! :ui popup)
         "C-`"   #'+popup/toggle
@@ -387,6 +383,20 @@
         "C-9"   #'+workspace/switch-to-8
         "C-0"   #'+workspace/switch-to-final))
 
+(setq doom-leader-alt-key "C-<SPC>")
+(setq doom-localleader-alt-key "C-M-<SPC>")
+
+;; Also use SPC m for localleader
+(defun my/call-localleader ()
+  (interactive)
+  (setq unread-command-events (listify-key-sequence (kbd "C-M-SPC"))))
+
+(map! :leader (:desc "localleader" "m" #'my/call-localleader))
+
+;; left option is meta, right option is option
+(setq ns-alternate-modifier 'meta)
+(setq ns-right-alternate-modifier 'none)
+
 ;; mu4e bindings
 (map! :map (list mu4e-main-mode-map mu4e-compose-mode-map mu4e-headers-mode-map mu4e-view-mode-map)
       :localleader
diff --git a/config.el b/config.el
index 0de38bf..bb529c2 100644
--- a/config.el
+++ b/config.el
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 (setq org-directory "~/Documents/Obsidian/Primary")
 
 (use-package! kbd-mode :defer t)
-(use-package! kdl-mode)
 
 (use-package! direnv
   :config
@@ -66,9 +65,6 @@
          (call-interactively #'consult-yasnippet))
         (t (call-interactively #'yas-insert-snippet))))
 
-;; set default frame size on launch
-;; (setq default-frame-alist '( (left . 0) (top . 0) (height . 48) (width . 160)))
-
 ;; some global settings
 (setq shell-file-name (executable-find "bash"))
 (setq dired-vc-rename-file t) ; renaming and changing files in dired now integrates with magit
@@ -92,14 +88,6 @@
       kill-buffer-delete-auto-save-files t
       scroll-conservatively 0)
 
-;; nicer resizing
-(cond
- ((string-equal system-type "darwin")
-  (setq frame-resize-pixelwise  t
-        window-resize-pixelwise t)))
-
-;; tabs! i like them
-;; (setq-default indent-tabs-mode t)
 (setq-default tab-width 2)
 
 (after! treemacs
@@ -160,22 +148,18 @@
   (setq markdown-list-indent-width 2)
   (setq markdown-enable-wiki-links t))
 
-;; fix centaur tabs to show at the right times and add my muscle memory keybind
+;; fix centaur tabs to show at the right times
 (after! centaur-tabs
   (setq centaur-tabs-set-bar 'right)
   (setq centaur-tabs-cycle-scope 'tabs))
 
-
-;; use kitty for terminal-here
-;; (setq terminal-here-mac-terminal-command '("kitty" "@" "launch" "--type=tab"))
-
 ;; set project paths and ignore buffers
 (setq projectile-project-search-path '(("~/Projects" . 4) ("~/source" . 2)))
 (setq projectile-globally-ignored-buffers
       '("*scratch*"
         "*lsp-log*"))
 
-;; ignoring buffers by their major mode
+;; projectile ignoring buffers by their major mode
 (setq projectile-globally-ignored-modes
       '("erc-mode"
         "help-mode"
@@ -219,12 +203,6 @@
 (after! nix-mode
   (set-formatter! 'alejandra '("alejandra" "--quiet") :modes '(nix-mode)))
 
-;; adding supercollider path
-;;(setq exec-path (append exec-path '("/Applications/SuperCollider.app/Contents/MacOS/")))
-
-;; tidal cycles!
-;; (setq tidal-boot-script-path "~/.cabal/share/aarch64-osx-ghc-9.4.2/tidal-1.9.3/BootTidal.hs")
-
 ;; add platformio to ino files
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.ino\\'" . arduino-mode))
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.ino\\'" . platformio-mode))
@@ -260,19 +238,15 @@
 (load! "obsidian-config.el")
 (load! "mu4e-config.el")
 
-;; import all my customized keybindings based on doom vil mode, but with meow instead.
+;; import all my customized keybindings based on doom evil mode, but with meow instead.
 (load! "bindings.el")
 (load! "meow.el")
 
-;;(unless server-running-p (server-start))
-
 (delete-selection-mode t)               ; delete stuff!
 (setq delete-active-region t)           ; delete selected stuff!
 (+global-word-wrap-mode +1)             ; default to soft word wrap
 
 (use-package! colorful-mode
-  ;; :diminish
-  ;; :ensure t ; Optional
   :custom
   (colorful-use-prefix t)
   (colorful-only-strings 'only-prog)
diff --git a/meow.el b/meow.el
index 70a364a..7526c82 100644
--- a/meow.el
+++ b/meow.el
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 ;;; meow.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-(setq doom-leader-alt-key "C-<SPC>")
-(setq doom-localleader-alt-key "C-M-<SPC>")
-
-;; Also use SPC m for localleader
-(defun my/call-localleader ()
-  (interactive)
-  (setq unread-command-events (listify-key-sequence (kbd "C-M-SPC"))))
-
-(map! :leader (:desc "localleader" "m" #'my/call-localleader))
-
 (defun meow--eval-sexp ()
   (interactive)
   (cond ((derived-mode-p 'lisp-mode) (sly-eval-defun))