diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9667548..e339ce6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -2,30 +2,12 @@
   description = "Emile's Nix Dotfiles";
 
   inputs = {
-    systems = "github:nix-systems/default";
-
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-25.05";
     nixpkgs-unstable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
 
-    colmena = {
-      url = "github:zhaofengli/colmena/?rev=47b6414d800c8471e98ca072bc0835345741a56a";
-      inputs = {
-        nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-unstable";
-        stable.follows = "nixpkgs";
-        flake-utils.inputs.systems.follows = "systems";
-      };
-    };
+    colmena.url = "github:zhaofengli/colmena/?rev=47b6414d800c8471e98ca072bc0835345741a56a";
 
     grub2-themes.url = "github:vinceliuice/grub2-themes";
-
-    dobutterfliescry-net = {
-      url = "https://forge.imbored.dev/emileclarkb/dobutterfliescry.net";
-      inputs = {
-        nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-        nixpkgs-unstable.follows = "nixpkgs-unstable";
-        systems.follows = "systems";
-      };
-    };
   };
 
   outputs = {
@@ -48,15 +30,12 @@
     pkgs-unstable = import nixpkgs-unstable {
       inherit system;
       config = {
-        # allowUnfree = true; # TODO: bandaid solution... (for minecraft-server)
-        allowUnfree = false;
+        allowUnfree = true; # TODO: bandaid solution... (for minecraft-server)
       };
     };
     # TODO: come back to this its really cool
     # this is just something I'm experimenting with
-    # ROOT = ./.;
-
-    specialArgs = {inherit inputs pkgs-unstable;};
+    # PROJECT_ROOT = builtins.toString ./.;
   in {
     devShells."x86_64-linux".default = pkgs.mkShell {
       shell = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash";
@@ -71,7 +50,7 @@
       # i be on my puter fr
       myputer = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         # nix passes these to every single module
-        inherit specialArgs;
+        specialArgs = {inherit inputs pkgs-unstable;};
 
         modules = [
           ./hosts/myputer
@@ -81,7 +60,7 @@
 
       # my laptop 0w0
       lolcathost = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
-        inherit specialArgs;
+        specialArgs = {inherit inputs pkgs-unstable;};
 
         modules = [
           ./hosts/lolcathost
@@ -94,7 +73,7 @@
     colmenaHive = colmena.lib.makeHive {
       meta = {
         nixpkgs = pkgs;
-        inherit specialArgs;
+        specialArgs = {inherit pkgs-unstable;};
 
         # set nixpkgs per server
         nodeNixpkgs = {