diff --git a/apps/de/mako/config b/apps/de/mako/config
index 5ac66b0..2ccf86e 100644
--- a/apps/de/mako/config
+++ b/apps/de/mako/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ max-visible=5
 default-timeout=30000
 background-color=#111111
 border-color=#666666
-font=iosevka-lyte 11
+font=Iosevka 11
 progress-color=source #33333388
 # format="<b>%s</b>
 default-timeout=15000
diff --git a/apps/shell/fish/config.fish b/apps/shell/fish/config.fish
index db11722..472c343 100755
--- a/apps/shell/fish/config.fish
+++ b/apps/shell/fish/config.fish
@@ -57,3 +57,7 @@ if has_command tmux && string match -v -q '*tmux*' $TERM && string match -v -q '
 	tmux start-server
 	tmux attach -t default || tmux new -s default
 end
+
+if set -q $__HM_SESS_VARS_SOURCED
+	exec bash -c "source $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh; exec fish"
+end
diff --git a/apps/shell/fish/paths.fish b/apps/shell/fish/paths.fish
index 65e82a7..a4cd5fc 100755
--- a/apps/shell/fish/paths.fish
+++ b/apps/shell/fish/paths.fish
@@ -48,3 +48,8 @@ set -Ux TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/
 set -Ux NOTES_PATH $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR/notes
 set -Ux USER_LOGS_PATH $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR/logs
 set -Ux SCROTS_PATH $XDG_PICTURES_DIR/scrots
+
+if test -n "$NIX_PATH"
+	set NIX_PATH :
+end
+set -Ux NIX_PATH $HOME/.nix-defexpr/channels:$NIX_PATH
diff --git a/env/nix/modules/de/sway.nix b/env/nix/modules/de/sway.nix
index 38f5c41..bef89cd 100644
--- a/env/nix/modules/de/sway.nix
+++ b/env/nix/modules/de/sway.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ let
 	unstable = import <nixos-unstable> { config = { allowUnfree = true; }; };
 in {
 	imports = [ ./graphics.nix ];
+	fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
+		noto-fonts-emoji font-awesome
+	];
 	programs = {
 		sway = {
 			enable = true;
 			extraPackages = with pkgs; [
 				swaylock
 				swayidle
-				unstable.mako
+				unstable.mako unstable.libnotify
 				waybar
 				wl-clipboard
 				slurp
diff --git a/env/nix/modules/users/daniel.nix b/env/nix/modules/users/daniel.nix
index 571f1ea..85d1f28 100644
--- a/env/nix/modules/users/daniel.nix
+++ b/env/nix/modules/users/daniel.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }: {
+	fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
+		# helvetica # needed by zoom
+	];
 	users.users.daniel = {
 		isNormalUser = true;
 		extraGroups = [ "wheel" "docker" ];
@@ -24,15 +27,22 @@
 			elixir
 			postgresql # database
 			htop # almost as good as bottom (btm)
-			google-cloud-sdk # gcloud
-			kubectl # kubernetes cli
-			awscli # aws cli
 			unzip # needed by a handful of other utilities
 			autoconf automake # autotools
 			weechat # irc
 			python39Full # python 3.9
 			jq # awk for json
 			xfce.thunar xfce.thunar-archive-plugin xfce.thunar-volman # gui file manager
+			mpd # music player daemon
+			ncmpcpp # ncurses music player client
+			vlc # video player
+
+			# TODO: work module?
+			google-cloud-sdk # gcloud
+			kubectl # kubernetes cli
+			awscli # aws cli
+			zoom # video conferencing
+			lastpass-cli
 
 			# TODO: move this one to just laptop?
 			brightnessctl # laptop screen brightness
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 89c927d..3ac7ece 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ fix_dotfiles_origin() {
 	git remote set-url origin "ssh://git@git.lyte.dev:2222/lytedev/dotfiles.git"
 }
 
+setup_home_manager() {
+	nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/master.tar.gz home-manager
+	nix-channel --update
+	nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install
+}
+
 init_for_root() {
 	clone_dotfiles "$root_home$dotfiles"
 	symlink_nixos "$root_home$dotfiles/env/nix/"