diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74cd7af7..cdc4b100 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ nixos-rebuild switch --flake '/etc/nixos#<HOSTNAME>'
 
 ---
 # To Do List
+* [ ] Learn all the nvim plugins, specifically ones dealing with tabs
 * [ ] Fix cursor size on hyprland
 * [ ] Find a way to adjust window sizes with a keyboard shortcut in Hyprland
 * [ ] Try disko - [Link](https://github.com/nix-community/disko)
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ nixos-rebuild switch --flake '/etc/nixos#<HOSTNAME>'
 * [x] WINE configurations
 * [x] btop config / theming
 * [x] swaylock config / theming
-* [x] Get function keys working (sound, brightness, etc)
+* [x] Get function keys working (sound, brightness, etc)216752216752216752
 * [x] regreet config / theming - Icons still broken for some reason
     * Possibly switch to tuigreet and gruv it
 * [x] mako config / theming
diff --git a/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/default.nix b/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/default.nix
index cdeca0b9..6bb852c9 100644
--- a/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/default.nix
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
     ./rofi-conf.nix
     ./swaylock-conf.nix
     ./waybar-conf.nix
+    ./swayosd-conf.nix
   ];
-}
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+}
diff --git a/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/swaylock-conf.nix b/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/swaylock-conf.nix
index d69b84e9..dc986bd4 100644
--- a/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/swaylock-conf.nix
+++ b/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/swaylock-conf.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
       color = "ffd20400";
       font-size = 96;
       show-failed-attempts = true;
-      effect-blur = "80x4";
-      # effect-vignette = "0.9:0.9";
+      effect-blur = "30x8";
+      effect-vignette = "1:1";
       screenshots = true;
+      font = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font";
 
       clock = true;
+      timestr = "%R";
+      datestr = "%a, %b %d";
       grace = 15;
 
       indicator = true;
@@ -52,4 +55,4 @@
       text-caps-lock-color = "009ddc";
     };
   };
-}
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+}
diff --git a/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/swayosd-conf.nix b/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/swayosd-conf.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5ee199d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home-manager/hosts/nixos-laptop/desktops/hyprland/swayosd-conf.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ pkgs, config, ... }: {
+  services.swayosd.enable = true;
+}
diff --git a/nixos/common/desktops/hyprland/default.nix b/nixos/common/desktops/hyprland/default.nix
index 9b93148c..9e9790bd 100644
--- a/nixos/common/desktops/hyprland/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/common/desktops/hyprland/default.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     greetd.tuigreet      # Greeter
     phoronix-test-suite  # Benchmarking software
     swayidle             # Idle management daemon - Automatic lock screen
+    swayosd              # used for on-screen notifications for things like adjusting backlight, volume, etc
   ];
 
   # Enable sound with pipewire.
diff --git a/nixos/common/modules/fonts.nix b/nixos/common/modules/fonts.nix
index 3ab81e6b..a1107f11 100644
--- a/nixos/common/modules/fonts.nix
+++ b/nixos/common/modules/fonts.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     fontconfig = {
       defaultFonts = {
         emoji =     [ "Noto Color Emoji" ];
-        monospace = [ "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font" "Cascadia Code" "Sarasa Mono SC" ];
+        monospace = [ "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font" ];
         sansSerif = [ "Arimo Nerd Font" "Sarasa Gothic SC" ];
         serif =     [ "Arimo Nerd Font" "Sarasa Gothic SC" ];
       };
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@
     };
 
     packages = with pkgs; [
-      cascadia-code
       (nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ "Arimo" "JetBrainsMono" ]; })
       noto-fonts-emoji
       sarasa-gothic
       font-awesome
     ];
   };
-}
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+}