diff --git a/arch_linux_init/wm.bash b/arch_linux_init/wm.bash
index 047c14c..dc3073e 100755
--- a/arch_linux_init/wm.bash
+++ b/arch_linux_init/wm.bash
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." && pwd)
 source "$DIR/variables.bash"
 
-sudo pacman -S xcb-util xcb-util-keysyms xcb-util-wm --noconfirm
+sudo pacman -S xcb-util xcb-util-keysyms xcb-util-wm feh --noconfirm
 
 mkdir -p "$REPOSITORY_PATH"
 
diff --git a/wm/bspwmrc b/wm/bspwmrc
index 36e125d..ea8aef5 100755
--- a/wm/bspwmrc
+++ b/wm/bspwmrc
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ source "$DOTFILES_PATH/variables.bash"
 
 source "$DOTFILES_PATH/wm/bspwm_config"
 
-sxhkd &
 urxvtd &
+sxhkd &
 
diff --git a/x/link.bash b/x/link.bash
index 5541269..e408c3a 100755
--- a/x/link.bash
+++ b/x/link.bash
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ rm "$HOME/.Xresources"
 ln -s "$HOME/.dotfiles/x/xinitrc" "$HOME/.xinitrc"
 ln -s "$HOME/.dotfiles/x/xresources" "$HOME/.Xresources"
 
-xrdb "$HOME/.Xresources"
+xrdb "$HOME/.Xresources" >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 if [ -f "$HOME/.Xresources.colors" ]; then
-  xrdb -merge "$HOME/.Xresources.colors"
+  xrdb -merge "$HOME/.Xresources.colors" >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 
 if [ -f "$HOME/.Xresources.env" ]; then
-  xrdb -merge "$HOME/.Xresources.env"
+  xrdb -merge "$HOME/.Xresources.env" >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 
diff --git a/x/xinitrc b/x/xinitrc
index 6507bf6..1c50c52 100644
--- a/x/xinitrc
+++ b/x/xinitrc
@@ -1,42 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
-usercolors=$HOME/.Xresources.colors
-userenv=$HOME/.Xresources.env
-usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
-sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
-sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
-
-if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
-    xrdb -merge $sysresources
+if [ -f ~/.fehbg ]; then
+  ~/.fehbg &
 fi
 
-if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
-    xmodmap $sysmodmap
-fi
+source "$DOTFILES_PATH/x/xloadresources"
 
-if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then
-    xrdb -merge "$userresources"
-fi
+# keyrepeat settings
+xset r rate 300 80 &
 
-if [ -f "$usercolors" ]; then
-    xrdb -merge "$usercolors"
-fi
-
-if [ -f "$userenv" ]; then
-    xrdb -merge "$userenv"
-fi
-
-if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
-    xmodmap "$usermodmap"
-fi
-
-if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
- for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh ; do
-  [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
- done
- unset f
-fi
+# no screen blanking
+xset -dpms &
+xset s noblank &
+xset s off &
 
+# fire up wm
 exec bspwm
 
diff --git a/x/xloadresources b/x/xloadresources
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba04e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/xloadresources
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
+usercolors=$HOME/.Xresources.colors
+userenv=$HOME/.Xresources.env
+usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
+sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
+sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
+
+if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
+    xrdb -merge $sysresources
+fi
+
+if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
+    xmodmap $sysmodmap
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then
+    xrdb -merge "$userresources"
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$usercolors" ]; then
+    xrdb -merge "$usercolors"
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$userenv" ]; then
+    xrdb -merge "$userenv"
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
+    xmodmap "$usermodmap"
+fi
+
+if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
+ for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh ; do
+  [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
+ done
+ unset f
+fi
+