diff --git a/modules/home-manager/default.nix b/modules/home-manager/default.nix
index b59b05c..493aada 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/default.nix
@@ -581,20 +581,24 @@
           clock-show-weekday = true;
           font-name = "IosevkaLyteTerm 12";
           monospace-font-name = "IosevkaLyteTerm 12";
+          color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
           # scaling-factor = 1.75;
         };
         "org/gnome/mutter" = {
-          experimental-features = ["scale-monitor-framebuffer" "variable-refresh-rate"];
+          experimental-features = ["variable-refresh-rate"];
         };
 
         "org/gnome/shell" = {
           disable-user-extensions = false;
-          enabled-extensions = [
-            "tilingshell@ferrarodomenico.com"
+          enabled-extensions = with pkgs.gnomeExtensions; [
+            tiling-shell.extensionUuid
+            appindicator.extensionUuid
+            blur-my-shell.extensionUuid
           ];
         };
 
         "org/gnome/shell/extensions/tilingshell" = {
+          inner-gaps = 8;
           focus-window-right = ["<Super>l"];
           focus-window-left = ["<Super>h"];
           focus-window-up = ["<Super>k"];
@@ -603,8 +607,10 @@
       };
     };
 
-    home.packages = with pkgs; [
-      gnomeExtensions.tiling-shell
+    home.packages = with pkgs.gnomeExtensions; [
+      tiling-shell
+      blur-my-shell
+      appindicator
     ];
 
     programs.gnome-shell = {
diff --git a/modules/nixos/default.nix b/modules/nixos/default.nix
index fa04752..bb98c01 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/default.nix
@@ -736,12 +736,22 @@
   }: {
     imports = with nixosModules; [pipewire];
 
-    services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
-    services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
+    services = {
+      xserver = {
+        enable = true;
+        displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
+        desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
+      };
+      udev.packages = [pkgs.gnome-settings-daemon];
+    };
 
-    services.xserver.enable = true;
-
-    environment.variables.GSK_RENDERER = "gl";
+    environment = {
+      variables.GSK_RENDERER = "gl";
+      systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+        adwaita-icon-theme
+        adwaita-icon-theme-legacy
+      ];
+    };
 
     programs.kdeconnect = {
       enable = true;
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 0f31470..2b97e72 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ See [lib/internal.md](./lib/internal.md).
 
 ## Short Term
 
-- gnome weather
-- gnome notification sounds
 - gnome missing icons
 - ghostty only notify if window or pane or w/e is not focused
 - more-easily manage gitea repo mirroring to github?