diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 44d5ca7..ec6caf2 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749412641,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1ftxNhm7bmqv3TDVYmn+DQIBHNJmDBgIHqIqCaPBcpk=",
+        "lastModified": 1749650702,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4ip/dnDf8vofZoW0Pi2MwwwWTNG4d8IMvTj/BV6H740=",
         "owner": "chaotic-cx",
         "repo": "nyx",
-        "rev": "aa46f16e8aafe8903d59fcd71e9c0786d31de861",
+        "rev": "cfe6d82c1c57685d12792a752dd7d28450b300c5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749521434,
-        "narHash": "sha256-iYuO2A6EeCk3yt7i+u5BbKpYUKBWZrWwEvyMzx7JL8o=",
+        "lastModified": 1749662391,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Adk/3i35uhGcr8XipH5synkXjtj+RDDy3RBZqjq+gvQ=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "emacs-overlay",
-        "rev": "a1fc4a1252cf8f730d39a6570d36b9b95b478cd5",
+        "rev": "f2bb2b16cb85b5e54bfa62a92daa674c7b906ca7",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@
         "rust-analyzer-src": "rust-analyzer-src"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749278330,
-        "narHash": "sha256-8NKf1rHaKg+7MRoj7hhPlS048upmpwSXsUx2+6phePI=",
+        "lastModified": 1749451322,
+        "narHash": "sha256-t53R3kSDl4Jie+Ooxi/aQFN2ODRp1tXQSJBevOt3IkQ=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "fenix",
-        "rev": "68e191fa1f76ab42d3eb7195844eab261e412e2e",
+        "rev": "77de5067629e201436c76f14f96614a19368c4ae",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749526227,
-        "narHash": "sha256-djUEgLQNnOA2SEClYFvBr9tJfMcQajuaU186tpPIYU4=",
+        "lastModified": 1749657191,
+        "narHash": "sha256-QLilaHuhGxiwhgceDWESj9gFcKIdEp7+9lRqNGpN8S4=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "e9763eb195c1e3d508892993cf112bd75d6fd712",
+        "rev": "faeab32528a9360e9577ff4082de2d35c6bbe1ce",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749312278,
-        "narHash": "sha256-iafbTiQGNlylMR/ivKRlDudHiu5891rVmRj/WjFcRKE=",
+        "lastModified": 1749495634,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NPifVq2XZGRCsLBoUt6M5YUTiIh23+ubq57w7mSODt8=",
         "owner": "Jovian-Experiments",
         "repo": "Jovian-NixOS",
-        "rev": "8b0b76f13c875f1f31632fd5fbaee8a093421455",
+        "rev": "c40d2f31f92571bf341497884174a132829ef0fc",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -311,11 +311,11 @@
         "xwayland-satellite-unstable": "xwayland-satellite-unstable"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749525718,
-        "narHash": "sha256-n4qouY1cHRvXxsYVPgoULEnUfCemuxjl37grfNsImII=",
+        "lastModified": 1749639406,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uRWykdzOlpdXfAZAJLPdBD3y25Gnk9qxAlpGaTfcZLA=",
         "owner": "sodiboo",
         "repo": "niri-flake",
-        "rev": "9c6c994cad6c5d5079d0affa570beeab22648f03",
+        "rev": "a38e8adc092396b2f5e288d91573086da4fd0cfc",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -344,11 +344,11 @@
     "niri-unstable": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749474820,
-        "narHash": "sha256-hf5eCZ0bbqwOKPvPKn8Rutwj+xs3GhAfB0AjGa8tIEM=",
+        "lastModified": 1749634836,
+        "narHash": "sha256-V2QM8Gz2rtqn13+1eKGDl4PugfIbvlWt/9ln3Mzkbv0=",
         "owner": "YaLTeR",
         "repo": "niri",
-        "rev": "a18d24fc24d8b17242e336ccf39fcbe91e8161fd",
+        "rev": "07080a0431d86d64efed6fa557c2a02cb9041e93",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -456,11 +456,11 @@
     "rust-analyzer-src": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749194353,
-        "narHash": "sha256-i6nNh8It11J9afo8QAR1Vwk4qKz/byIc5yq0rU3SW7M=",
+        "lastModified": 1749419176,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Hs0vidgwvBiBuqNjR5oCQMMGUfUYwwnyxLShg3yzhWU=",
         "owner": "rust-lang",
         "repo": "rust-analyzer",
-        "rev": "6acff6c1f8306a0a1d29be8fd1ffa63cff1ad598",
+        "rev": "9fc1b9076cf49c7f54497df9cfa4485a63f14d3e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -477,11 +477,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749523120,
-        "narHash": "sha256-lEhEK8qE8xto2Wnj4f7R+VRSg7M6tgTTkJVTZ2QxXOI=",
+        "lastModified": 1749609482,
+        "narHash": "sha256-R+Y3tXIUAMosrgo/ynhIUPEONZ+cM0ScbgN7KA8OkoE=",
         "owner": "oxalica",
         "repo": "rust-overlay",
-        "rev": "d0727dbab79c5a28289f3c03e4fac7d5b95bafb3",
+        "rev": "a17da8deb943e7c8b4151914abbfe33d5a4e5b0d",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -548,11 +548,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749511163,
-        "narHash": "sha256-0NpDb30Wf1wBeMHQP4N6mUVIq+tNujNX9hplZSvXWKE=",
+        "lastModified": 1749673264,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4V1RTD5UZieXllOq0U4OCmdHNFyTquFKc6BoSBvnTGI=",
         "owner": "0xc000022070",
         "repo": "zen-browser-flake",
-        "rev": "4cbc88072f1597e1757ec82fefaacc02f49c6c98",
+        "rev": "114ff3933cd2ae3b1e123971ae02a80f0070e540",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/home-manager/gui.nix b/home-manager/gui.nix
index 5620f61..b476db6 100644
--- a/home-manager/gui.nix
+++ b/home-manager/gui.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   imports = [
     ./no-gui.nix
     ./progs/alacritty.nix
+    ./progs/emacs.nix
     # ./progs/gpt4all/gpt4all.nix
     # ./progs/trezor.nix # - broken
   ];
diff --git a/home-manager/no-gui.nix b/home-manager/no-gui.nix
index 8f8c4f0..d8ff6a2 100644
--- a/home-manager/no-gui.nix
+++ b/home-manager/no-gui.nix
@@ -45,17 +45,6 @@ let
     cmake-language-server # cmake lsp
   ];
 
-
-  # Praise be to the church of emacs
-  emacs_stuff = with pkgs; [
-    emacs-unstable-pgtk
-
-    # shell check things
-    shellcheck
-
-    # for search
-    fd
-  ];
 in
 {
   imports = [
@@ -109,7 +98,6 @@ in
       ripgrep # grep, but written in rust, respects .gitignore, and very very fast, command is `rg`
       lurk # better strace
 
-
       # alternative to `find`
       fd
 
@@ -204,8 +192,7 @@ in
       jasmin
     ]
     ++ rust_pkgs
-    ++ lsps
-    ++ emacs_stuff;
+    ++ lsps;
 
   # https://github.com/flamegraph-rs/flamegraph
   home.file.".cargo/config.toml".text = ''
diff --git a/home-manager/progs/emacs.nix b/home-manager/progs/emacs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50e86d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home-manager/progs/emacs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ pkgs, config, ... }:
+{
+  programs.emacs = {
+    enable = true;
+    package = pkgs.emacs-unstable-pgtk;
+    extraPackages = epkgs: [
+      epkgs.dracula-theme
+
+      pkgs.shellcheck
+
+      # for file search
+      pkgs.fd
+    ];
+    extraConfig = "";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home-manager/progs/niri.nix b/home-manager/progs/niri.nix
index b5cffd3..5fffe85 100644
--- a/home-manager/progs/niri.nix
+++ b/home-manager/progs/niri.nix
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
           "${pkgs.fuzzel}/bin/fuzzel"
         ];
 
-
         "Mod+O".action = toggle-overview;
 
         # open a terminal