diff --git a/homes/aurora/default.nix b/homes/aurora/default.nix
index c7ec891..404c797 100644
--- a/homes/aurora/default.nix
+++ b/homes/aurora/default.nix
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     # cli fun
     pokeget-rs # prints a random pokemon to the terminal :3
     pipes # pipes program <3
+    cmatrix # the matrix :3
 
     # dev
     gnumake
diff --git a/homes/modules/programs/neovim/nixcats.nix b/homes/modules/programs/neovim/nixcats.nix
index c763b68..9ea2a99 100644
--- a/homes/modules/programs/neovim/nixcats.nix
+++ b/homes/modules/programs/neovim/nixcats.nix
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ in {
             ui = {
               dressing = true;
               lualine = true;
-              hlchunk = true;
+              hlchunk = false; # seems really laggy
             };
 
             qol = true;
diff --git a/homes/modules/shell/zsh.nix b/homes/modules/shell/zsh.nix
index 1cb9e27..654ba9a 100644
--- a/homes/modules/shell/zsh.nix
+++ b/homes/modules/shell/zsh.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
     shellAliases = {
       # files and nav stuff
-      ls = "eza";
+      ls = "eza --icons=auto";
       ll = "ls -la";
       lt = "ls --tree";
       llt = "ll --tree";