diff --git a/boxes/x230t/default.nix b/boxes/x230t/default.nix
index e2a89c8..f7c1a72 100644
--- a/boxes/x230t/default.nix
+++ b/boxes/x230t/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
     thunderbird
     hue-cli
     bluetuith
+    brave
+    vdirsyncer
+    isync
+    khal
+    todoman
   ];
 
   hardware.bluetooth = {
diff --git a/builds/utils.nix b/builds/utils.nix
index 62dfb9e..50ee3ac 100644
--- a/builds/utils.nix
+++ b/builds/utils.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , libxcb
 # shell scripts stuff
 , makeWrapper
+, sshuttle
 , sxhkd
 , bash
 , feh
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   src = ./utils;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper pkg-config libxcb ];
-  buildInputs = [ libxcb bash feh xrandr jq curl fzy ytfzf ffmpeg ];
+  buildInputs = [ libxcb bash feh xrandr jq curl fzy ytfzf ffmpeg sshuttle ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
     ls
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     for i in $(ls $src/sh); do
       cp $src/sh/$i $out/bin
       ln -sf $out/bin/tmenu_run $out/bin/regenerate
-      wrapProgram $out/bin/$i --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ sxhkd bash feh xrandr jq figlet curl fzy ytfzf ffmpeg ]}
+      wrapProgram $out/bin/$i --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ sxhkd bash feh xrandr jq figlet curl fzy ytfzf ffmpeg sshuttle ]}
     done
 
     cp c/status/main $out/bin/statusbar
diff --git a/builds/utils/sh/vpn b/builds/utils/sh/vpn
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9c6306c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builds/utils/sh/vpn
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# a poor man's vpn
+ip=$(dig +short beepboop.systems)
+sshuttle --dns -r ryan@$ip:443 0/0
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 620ce71..56996e5 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1,
-        "narHash": "sha256-5xUIhLgUWLJ08JmAOugcD2ut0pNNDzoBOJmcoHA5yAg=",
-        "path": "/nix/store/dz347nzxk63b999sm3cb7k450f90xzlq-source/builds",
+        "narHash": "sha256-Q/utpukYR3ZDNlXzUFtDrlmLDfusxdseH6THPh9JrQc=",
+        "path": "/nix/store/6c7g2njv4c637rnhc7vxqvk9xcbq9ghf-source/builds",
         "type": "path"
       },
       "original": {
-        "path": "/nix/store/dz347nzxk63b999sm3cb7k450f90xzlq-source/builds",
+        "path": "/nix/store/6c7g2njv4c637rnhc7vxqvk9xcbq9ghf-source/builds",
         "type": "path"
       }
     },