diff --git a/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/ministarter.lua b/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/ministarter.lua
index f192964..92bb4ce 100644
--- a/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/ministarter.lua
+++ b/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/ministarter.lua
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
-local status, starter = pcall(require, "mini.starter")
-if not status then
-    return
-end
+--local status, starter = pcall(require, "mini.starter")
+--if not status then
+    --return
+--end
 
-starter.setup({
-    content_hooks = {
-        starter.gen_hook.adding_bullet(""),
-        starter.gen_hook.aligning("center", "center"),
-    },
-    evaluate_single = true,
-    footer = os.date(),
-    header = table.concat({
-        [[██████╗ ███████╗███╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗]],
-        [[██╔══██╗██╔════╝████╗  ██║██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║]],
-        [[██████╔╝█████╗  ██╔██╗ ██║██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║]],
-        [[██╔══██╗██╔══╝  ██║╚██╗██║╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║]],
-        [[██████╔╝███████╗██║ ╚████║ ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║]],
-        [[╚═════╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝  ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝]],
-        [[─────────────────────────────────────────────────]],
-    }, "\n"),
-    query_updaters = [[abcdefghilmoqrstuvwxyz0123456789_-,.ABCDEFGHIJKLMOQRSTUVWXYZ]],
-    items = {
-        { action = "PackerSync",    name = "U: Update Plugins",   section = "Plugins" },
-        { action = "PackerCompile", name = "R: Recompile Packer", section = "Plugins" },
-        { action = "enew",          name = "E: New Buffer",       section = "Builtin actions" },
-        { action = "qall!",         name = "Q: Quit Neovim",      section = "Builtin actions" },
-    },
-})
+--starter.setup({
+    --content_hooks = {
+        --starter.gen_hook.adding_bullet(""),
+        --starter.gen_hook.aligning("center", "center"),
+    --},
+    --evaluate_single = true,
+    --footer = os.date(),
+    --header = table.concat({
+        --[[██████╗ ███████╗███╗   ██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗]],
+        --[[██╔══██╗██╔════╝████╗  ██║██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║]],
+        --[[██████╔╝█████╗  ██╔██╗ ██║██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║]],
+        --[[██╔══██╗██╔══╝  ██║╚██╗██║╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║]],
+        --[[██████╔╝███████╗██║ ╚████║ ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║]],
+        --[[╚═════╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝  ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝]],
+        --[[─────────────────────────────────────────────────]],
+    --}, "\n"),
+    --query_updaters = [[abcdefghilmoqrstuvwxyz0123456789_-,.ABCDEFGHIJKLMOQRSTUVWXYZ]],
+    --items = {
+        --{ action = "PackerSync",    name = "U: Update Plugins",   section = "Plugins" },
+        --{ action = "PackerCompile", name = "R: Recompile Packer", section = "Plugins" },
+        --{ action = "enew",          name = "E: New Buffer",       section = "Builtin actions" },
+        --{ action = "qall!",         name = "Q: Quit Neovim",      section = "Builtin actions" },
+    --},
+--})
 
-vim.cmd([[
-  augroup MiniStarterJK
-    au!
-    au User MiniStarterOpened nmap <buffer> j <Cmd>lua MiniStarter.update_current_item('next')<CR>
-    au User MiniStarterOpened nmap <buffer> k <Cmd>lua MiniStarter.update_current_item('prev')<CR>
-    au User MiniStarterOpened nmap <buffer> <C-p> <Cmd>Telescope find_files<CR>
-    au User MiniStarterOpened nmap <buffer> <C-n> <Cmd>Telescope file_browser<CR>
-  augroup END
-]])
+--vim.cmd([[
+  --augroup MiniStarterJK
+    --au!
+    --au User MiniStarterOpened nmap <buffer> j <Cmd>lua MiniStarter.update_current_item('next')<CR>
+    --au User MiniStarterOpened nmap <buffer> k <Cmd>lua MiniStarter.update_current_item('prev')<CR>
+    --au User MiniStarterOpened nmap <buffer> <C-p> <Cmd>Telescope find_files<CR>
+    --au User MiniStarterOpened nmap <buffer> <C-n> <Cmd>Telescope file_browser<CR>
+  --augroup END
+--]])
diff --git a/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/noice.lua b/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/noice.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 66508e8..0000000
--- a/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/noice.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-require("noice").setup({
-    lsp = {
-        -- override markdown rendering so that **cmp** and other plugins use **Treesitter**
-        override = {
-            ["vim.lsp.util.convert_input_to_markdown_lines"] = true,
-            ["vim.lsp.util.stylize_markdown"] = true,
-            ["cmp.entry.get_documentation"] = true,
-        },
-        signature = {
-            enabled = false,
-        },
-    },
-    -- you can enable a preset for easier configuration
-    presets = {
-        bottom_search = true, -- use a classic bottom cmdline for search
-        command_palette = true, -- position the cmdline and popupmenu together
-        long_message_to_split = true, -- long messages will be sent to a split
-        inc_rename = false, -- enables an input dialog for inc-rename.nvim
-        lsp_doc_border = false, -- add a border to hover docs and signature help
-    },
-})
diff --git a/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua b/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
index f8ea8ec..accf8bb 100644
--- a/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/common/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ local packer = require('packer').startup(function(use)
     -- VISUAL CHANGES
 
     -- start page
-    use {
-        'echasnovski/mini.starter',
-        config = function ()
-            require('plugin-config/ministarter')
-        end
-    }
+    --use {
+        --'echasnovski/mini.starter',
+        --config = function ()
+            --require('plugin-config/ministarter')
+        --end
+    --}
 
     -- nicer looking tab display
     use {
@@ -157,28 +157,8 @@ local packer = require('packer').startup(function(use)
         end
     }
 
-    -- UX improvements
-    use {
-        "folke/noice.nvim",
-        requires = {
-            "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
-            "rcarriga/nvim-notify",
-        },
-        config = function ()
-            require('plugin-config/noice')
-        end
-    }
-
-    use {
-        'stevearc/dressing.nvim',
-        config = function ()
-            require('plugin-config/dressing')
-        end
-    }
-
     use 'rcarriga/nvim-notify'
 
-
     -- FUNCTIONAL CODING STUFF
 
     -- lsp config