diff --git a/bindings.el b/bindings.el
index 3e0536e..2eff9f0 100644
--- a/bindings.el
+++ b/bindings.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; bindings.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-(setq doom-localleader-alt-key "C-SPC")
+(setq doom-localleader-alt-key "M-s-SPC")
 
 (map! (:when (modulep! :ui popup)
         "C-`"   #'+popup/toggle
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
        :desc "make taller" "-" #'shrink-window
        :desc "make wider" ">" #'enlarge-window-horizontally
        :desc "make narrower" "<" #'shrink-window-horizontally
-       :desc "delete current window" "d" #'delete-window)
+       :desc "delete current window" "d" #'delete-window
+       :desc "delete other windows" "o" #'delete-other-windows)
 
       :desc "help"                  "h"    help-map
       :desc "Toggle last popup"     "~"    #'+popup/toggle
@@ -377,13 +378,14 @@
       "s-z" #'undo
       "s-w" #'kill-buffer
       "s-f" #'+default/search-buffer
+      "s-g" #'vertico-repeat ; repeat last search (or other vertico action)
+      "s-V" #'consult-yank-from-kill-ring ; paste from previous copdied text
       "M-s-<up>" #'next-window-any-frame
       "M-s-<down>" #'previous-window-any-frame
-      "s-<up>" #'beginning-of-buffer
-      "s-<down>" #'end-of-buffer
-      "M-s-v" #'consult-yank-from-kill-ring
+      ;; "s-<up>" #'beginning-of-buffer
+      ;; "s-<down>" #'end-of-buffer
       "s-<return>" #'split-window-below
-      "s-<mouse-1>" #'+fold/toggle)
+      "C-M-S-s-<mouse-1>" #'+fold/toggle)
 
 ;; remove default Lispy mode bindings
 (map! :map lispy-mode-map
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@
       "M-<left>" nil
       "M-<right>" nil)
 
-;; Smartparens bindings set to be called with SPC + l as prefix
+;; Smartparens bindings set to be called with localleader + l as prefix
 (map!
  :map lisp-mode-map
  :localleader
@@ -402,21 +404,28 @@
  "b" #'sp-backward-sexp
  "u" #'sp-unwrap-sexp
  "k" #'sp-kill-sexp
- "s" #'sp-split-sexp
+ "s" #'sp-forward-slurp-sexp
+ "r" #'sp-forward-barf-sexp
  "(" #'sp-wrap-round
  "[" #'sp-wrap-square
  "{" #'sp-wrap-curly)
 
-;; (map!
-;;  :map lisp-mode-map
-;;  "f" #'sp-forward-sexp
-;;  "b" #'sp-backward-sexp
-;;  "u" #'sp-unwrap-sexp
-;;  "k" #'sp-kill-sexp
-;;  "s" #'sp-split-sexp
-;;  "(" #'sp-wrap-round
-;;  "[" #'sp-wrap-square
-;;  "{" #'sp-wrap-curly)
+(map!
+ :map smartparens-mode-map
+ "s-M-[" #'sp-backward-sexp
+ "s-M-]" #'sp-forward-sexp
+ "s-M-{" #'sp-backward-up-sexp
+ "s-M-}" #'sp-down-sexp
+ "s-(" #'sp-wrap-round
+ "s-)" #'sp-unwrap-sexp
+ "s-[" #'sp-wrap-square
+ "s-]" #'sp-unwrap-sexp
+ "s-{" #'sp-wrap-curly
+ "s-}" #'sp-unwrap-sexp)
+
+(map!
+ :map web-mode-map
+ "s-<" #'web-mode-element-wrap)
 
 (setq ns-alternate-modifier 'meta)
 (setq ns-right-alternate-modifier 'none)
diff --git a/config.el b/config.el
index 0d6f7fb..f5e6467 100644
--- a/config.el
+++ b/config.el
@@ -18,10 +18,33 @@
 ;; `load-theme' function. This is the default:
 (setq doom-theme 'doom-monokai-pro)
 
+;; config for icons. remove when main packages are fixed?
+
+(setq
+ nerd-icons-font-family "Symbols Nerd Font Mono"
+ centaur-tabs-icon-type 'nerd-icons
+)
+
+(use-package! nerd-icons-completion
+  :after marginalia
+  :config
+  (nerd-icons-completion-mode)
+  (add-hook 'marginalia-mode-hook #'nerd-icons-completion-marginalia-setup))
+
+(use-package! nerd-icons-dired
+  :hook
+  (dired-mode . nerd-icons-dired-mode))
+
+(use-package! treemacs-nerd-icons
+  :after treemacs
+  :config
+  (treemacs-load-theme "nerd-icons"))
+
 ;; This determines the style of line numbers in effect. If set to `nil', line
 ;; numbers are disabled. For relative line numbers, set this to `relative'.
 (setq display-line-numbers-type t)
 (setq scroll-preserve-screen-position t)
+(setq global-hl-line-modes nil)
 
 (setq org-directory "~/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/Primary/org/")
 
@@ -83,6 +106,9 @@
   (setq treemacs-follow-mode t)
   (setq treemacs-project-follow-mode t))
 
+(setq vterm-kill-buffer-on-exit t)
+(setq dap-ui-variable-length 200)
+
 ;; smart tabs set modes
 (after! smart-tabs-mode
   (smart-tabs-insinuate 'c 'javascript 'python))
@@ -92,6 +118,10 @@
   (setq lsp-completion-provider :none)
   (setq lsp-signature-render-documentation nil)
   (setq lsp-completion-show-kind t)
+  (setq lsp-ui-doc-show-with-mouse nil)
+
+  (setq +lsp-company-backends
+        '(:separate company-capf company-yasnippet company-dabbrev))
 
   (defun my/lsp-mode-setup-completion ()
     (setf (alist-get 'styles (alist-get 'lsp-capf completion-category-defaults))
@@ -108,12 +138,6 @@
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.svelte\\'" . web-mode))
 (setq web-mode-engines-alist
       '(("svelte" . "\\.svelte\\'")))
-
-;; custom keybind for adding html closing tag because i have muscle memory from sublime
-(after! web-mode
-  (map! :map web-mode-map
-	"M-s-." 'web-mode-element-close))
-
 (add-hook! web-mode (web-mode-use-tabs) (setq indent-tabs-mode t))
 
 ;; fix centaur tabs to show at the right times and add my muscle memory keybind
@@ -149,8 +173,8 @@
 ;; better completions for sly
 (after! sly
   (setq sly-lisp-implementations
-      '((sbcl ("sbcl"))
-        (ciel ("sbcl" "--core" "/Users/emenel/quicklisp/local-projects/CIEL/ciel-core" "--eval" "(in-package :ciel-user)"))))
+      '((sbcl ("sbcl" "--dynamic-space-size" "4000"))
+        (ciel ("sbcl" "--core" "/Users/emenel/quicklisp/local-projects/CIEL/ciel-core" "--eval" "(in-package :ciel-user)" "--dynamic-space-size" "2600"))))
   (setq sly-default-lisp 'sbcl)
   (setq sly-complete-symbol-function 'sly-flex-completions))
 
@@ -174,10 +198,13 @@
 ;; tidal cycles!
 (setq tidal-boot-script-path "~/.cabal/share/aarch64-osx-ghc-9.4.2/tidal-1.9.3/BootTidal.hs")
 
-(defvar company-backends '())
+;; (defvar company-backends '())
 
 (load! "obsidian-config.el")
 
 (add-hook 'window-setup-hook #'mnl/frame-center)
 
+(custom-set-faces!
+  '(line-number :foreground "#424242"))
+
 (server-start)
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index dd6fba8..a8fe024 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
        ;; helm              ; the *other* search engine for love and life
        ;;ido               ; the other *other* search engine...
        ;;ivy               ; a search engine for love and life
-       (vertico +icons +orderless)           ; the search engine of the future
-       (corfu +icons)
+       (vertico +orderless)           ; the search engine of the future
+       (corfu)
 
        :ui
        ;;deft              ; notational velocity for Emacs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
        hl-todo           ; highlight TODO/FIXME/NOTE/DEPRECATED/HACK/REVIEW
        ;;hydra
        ;; indent-guides     ; highlighted indent columns
-       (ligatures)         ; ligatures and symbols to make your code pretty again
+       ligatures         ; ligatures and symbols to make your code pretty again
        ;; minimap           ; show a map of the code on the side
        modeline          ; snazzy, Atom-inspired modeline, plus API
        nav-flash         ; blink cursor line after big motions
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
        ophints           ; highlight the region an operation acts on
        (popup +all +defaults)   ; tame sudden yet inevitable temporary windows
        tabs              ; a tab bar for Emacs
-       (treemacs +lsp)          ; a project drawer, like neotree but cooler
+       (treemacs +lsp +treemacs-git-mode)          ; a project drawer, like neotree but cooler
        ;;unicode           ; extended unicode support for various languages
        (vc-gutter +pretty) ; vcs diff in the fringe
        vi-tilde-fringe   ; fringe tildes to mark beyond EOB
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
        word-wrap         ; soft wrapping with language-aware indent
 
        :emacs
-       (dired +icons)             ; making dired pretty [functional]
+       (dired)             ; making dired pretty [functional]
        electric          ; smarter, keyword-based electric-indent
-       (ibuffer +icons)         ; interactive buffer management
+       (ibuffer)         ; interactive buffer management
        undo              ; persistent, smarter undo for your inevitable mistakes
        vc                ; version-control and Emacs, sitting in a tree
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
        ;;hy                ; readability of scheme w/ speed of python
        ;;idris             ; a language you can depend on
        (json +lsp +tree-sitter)              ; At least it ain't XML
-       (java +lsp +tree-sitter)       ; the poster child for carpal tunnel syndrome
+       (java +tree-sitter)       ; the poster child for carpal tunnel syndrome
        (javascript +lsp +tree-sitter)        ; all(hope(abandon(ye(who(enter(here))))))
        ;;julia             ; a better, faster MATLAB
        ;;kotlin            ; a better, slicker Java(Script)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
        ;;(ruby +rails)     ; 1.step {|i| p "Ruby is #{i.even? ? 'love' : 'life'}"}
        (rust +lsp +tree-sitter)       ; Fe2O3.unwrap().unwrap().unwrap().unwrap()
        ;;scala             ; java, but good
-       ;;(scheme +guile)   ; a fully conniving family of lisps
+       (scheme +guile +chez)   ; a fully conniving family of lisps
        sh                ; she sells {ba,z,fi}sh shells on the C xor
        ;;sml
        ;;solidity          ; do you need a blockchain? No.
diff --git a/modules/editor/meow/config.el b/modules/editor/meow/config.el
index 4fe5bb5..83b7005 100644
--- a/modules/editor/meow/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/meow/config.el
@@ -329,11 +329,3 @@
   (pushnew! meow-mode-state-list '(sly-db-mode . motion))
   (pushnew! meow-mode-state-list '(sly-inspector-mode . motion))
   (map! :map meow-keymap [remap describe-key] #'helpful-key))
-
-(if (modulep! :editor evil)
-  (add-hook! 'after-init-hook
-    (defun meow-init-local-var-hooks-disable-evil ()
-      (remove-hook 'doom-after-modules-config-hook 'evil-mode)
-      (evil-mode -1))))
-
-;; REVIEW look into better ways to manage key binds, and see if general.el can support meow modes instead of evil modes
diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index 0a515df..d5a2fd2 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -5,17 +5,24 @@
 ;; on the command line, then restart Emacs for the changes to take effect -- or
 ;; use 'M-x doom/reload'.
 
-;; (unpin! compat)
-;; (:host github :repo "emacs-compat/compat")
+(unpin! compat)
 (unpin! doom-themes)
 (unpin! lsp-mode)
 (unpin! sly)
-(unpin! eglot)
-;; (unpin! markdown-mode)
-;; (unpin! consult)
-;; (unpin! vertico)
-;; (unpin! embark)
-;; (unpin! orderless)
+(unpin! racket-mode)
+(unpin! lsp-mode)
+(unpin! better-jumper)
+(unpin! pcre2el)
+(unpin! consult)
+(unpin! vertico)
+(unpin! embark)
+(unpin! orderless)
+
+(unpin! geiser)
+
+(package! nerd-icons-completion)
+(package! nerd-icons-dired)
+(package! treemacs-nerd-icons)
 
 (package! obsidian)
 (package! w3m)