diff --git a/bash/profile b/bash/profile
index d3cc3c9..816e271 100644
--- a/bash/profile
+++ b/bash/profile
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# paths and stuff
+export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
+export MANPATH="$(manpath):$HOME/.local/share/man"
+export EDITOR="nvim"
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin" "$HOME/.share/man"
+
 # program exports to keep the $HOME neat and tidy
 # bash
 export HISTFILE="$HOME/.config/bash/hist"
diff --git a/bspwm/bspwmrc b/bspwm/bspwmrc
index c230dc4..fae89fb 100755
--- a/bspwm/bspwmrc
+++ b/bspwm/bspwmrc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # rndusr's bspwmrc
 
 # post-wm boilerplate
+wallpaper
 disp
 statusbar &
 
diff --git a/sx/sxrc b/sx/sxrc
index 15e2e0a..ff4c3cd 100755
--- a/sx/sxrc
+++ b/sx/sxrc
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# pre-wm boilerplate
-wallpaper
-
 # adjust some keybindings
 setxkbmap -option caps:super
 killall xcape
diff --git a/tridactyl/tridactylrc b/tridactyl/tridactylrc
index e37c824..c73ece2 100644
--- a/tridactyl/tridactylrc
+++ b/tridactyl/tridactylrc
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 sanitize commandline tridactyllocal tridactylsync
 
+" better thean google
+set searchengine duckduckgo
+
 " redirect youtube, reddit, twitter to proxies
 autocmd DocStart https://www.youtube.com js let vsites = ["invidious.snopyta.org", "yewtu.be", "invidious.kavin.rocks", "vid.puffyan.us"]; tri.excmds.urlmodify("-t", "www.youtube.com", vsites[Math.floor(Math.random() * vsites.length)])
 autocmd DocStart https://www.reddit.com js let rsites = ["libredd.it", "libreddit.spike.codes", "libreddit.kavin.rocks", "reddit.invak.id", "reddit.phii.me"]; tri.excmds.urlmodify("-t", "www.reddit.com", rsites[Math.floor(Math.random() * rsites.length)])