diff --git a/nvim/colors/earth.vim b/nvim/colors/earth.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dec85e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvim/colors/earth.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+set background=dark
+highlight clear
+if exists("syntax_on")
+	syntax reset
+endif
+
+let g:colors_name = "earth"
+
+hi Normal	ctermbg=black ctermfg=NONE cterm=NONE
+hi Comment	ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=darkblue cterm=NONE
+hi Operator	ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=green cterm=NONE
+hi Statement	ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=green cterm=NONE
+hi link Keyword Operator
+hi Label	ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=darkyellow cterm=NONE
+hi link Function Label
+hi link Repeat Label
+hi link Conditional Label
+hi link Exception Label
+hi Identifier	ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=blue cterm=NONE
+hi link Constant Identifier
+
+hi PreProc	ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=darkblue cterm=NONE
+hi link Include PreProc
+hi link Define PreProc
+hi link Macro PreProc
+hi link PreCondit PreProc
+
+hi Type	ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=blue cterm=NONE
+
+hi Constant	ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=blue cterm=NONE
+
+hi Error	ctermbg=darkred ctermfg=white cterm=NONE
+hi Todo	ctermbg=darkyellow ctermfg=black cterm=NONE
+
+hi Search ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=red cterm=NONE
+hi LineNr ctermbg=black ctermfg=gray
+hi Pmenu ctermbg=blue ctermfg=black
+hi PmenuSel ctermbg=green ctermfg=black
+
+hi VertSplit ctermbg=NONE ctermfg=white cterm=NONE
+
+hi StatusLine ctermbg=black ctermfg=white cterm=NONE gui=NONE
+hi StatusLineNC ctermbg=white ctermfg=black cterm=NONE gui=NONE
diff --git a/nvim/init.vim b/nvim/init.vim
index 38092be..d91ebf4 100644
--- a/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/nvim/init.vim
@@ -1,99 +1,34 @@
 " randomuser's vimrc
 
-" sacred nnoremaps {{{
 nnoremap ; :
 nnoremap : ;
-" }}}
-" misc settings {{{
-let mapleader=" "
-set nocompatible wildmenu path+=**
-syntax enable
-filetype plugin on
-if has('nvim')
-  nmap <Leader>s ;source ~/.config/nvim/init.vim<CR>
-else
-  nmap <Leader>s ;source ~/.vimrc<CR>
-endif
-" }}}
-" displays {{{
+let mapleader = " "
+
+" defined settings
 set number
-set numberwidth=3
-set statusline=%#PmenuSel#%y%m\ %.20f%<%=b%02n:l%03l:c%03c
-" }}}
-" netrw {{{
-let g:netrw_banner=0
-let g:netrw_liststyle=3
-let g:netrw_winsize=15
-let g:netrw_browse_split=1
-nmap <Leader>oe :Vexplore<CR>
-" }}}
-" file opening {{{
-nmap <Leader>ob ;edit ~/.bashrc<CR>
-if has('nvim')
-  nmap <Leader>ov ;edit ~/.config/nvim/init.vim<CR>
-else
-  nmap <Leader>ov ;edit ~/.vimrc<CR>
-endif
-nmap <Leader>ow ;edit ~/.config/vimb/config<CR>
-nmap <Leader>os ;edit ~/.config/vimb/style.css<CR>
-nmap <Leader>oz ;edit ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc<CR>
-nmap <Leader>ot ;edit ~/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc<CR>
-nmap <Leader>ok ;edit ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc<CR>
+set encoding=utf8
+set lcs=tab:->,trail:_,eol:^
+set clipboard=unnamedplus
+colorscheme earth
 
-" helpfiles
-nmap <Leader>he ;help 
-" }}}
-" file execution {{{
-" makefiles {{{
-nmap <Leader>mm ;!make<CR>
-nmap <Leader>mc ;!make clean<CR>
-nmap <Leader>mf ;!make "%"<CR>
-nmap <Leader>mi ;!make install<CR>
-" }}}
-" shell script {{{
-nmap <Leader>ss ;!sh "%"<CR>
-nmap <Leader>sb ;!bash "%"<CR>
-nmap <Leader>sz ;!zsh "%"<CR>
-" }}}
-" }}}
-" tab & fold settings {{{
+" shortcuts
+nnoremap <Leader>ym :set number!<CR>:set list!<CR>
 
-" hacky exemption thing
-" make sure to not populate this too much
-let exemptions = ["gophermap", "Makefile"]
-let tmp = 0
-for exemption in exemptions
-  " does this match the current file name
-  if expand("%:t") != exemption
-    let tmp = tmp + 1
-  endif
-endfor
-" does the file match?
-if tmp != 0
-  set expandtab
-  set tabstop=2
-  set shiftwidth=2
-  retab
-endif
-set list
-set listchars=eol:`,tab:>-,trail:~,extends:<,precedes:>
-set foldmethod=marker
-" }}}
-" buffers & tabs {{{
-nmap <Leader>bn ;bn<CR>
-nmap <Leader>bp ;bp<CR>
-nmap <Leader>bc ;clo<CR>
+nnoremap <Leader>w :!curl -s wttr.in/?0T<CR>
+nnoremap <Leader>rr :source ~/.config/nvim/init.vim<CR>
+nnoremap <Leader>re :edit ~/.config/nvim/init.vim<CR>
+nnoremap <Leader>m :make<CR>
 
-nmap <Leader>tn ;tabnext<CR>
-nmap <Leader>tp ;tabprev<CR>
-nmap <Leader>t1 ;tabfirst<CR>
-nmap <Leader>tc ;tabc<CR>
-nmap <Leader>tt ;tabnew<CR>
-" }}}
-" information {{{
-nmap <Leader>iw ;!curl -s http://wttr.in/?0qT<CR>
-nmap <Leader>id ;!date<CR>
+inoremap jk <esc>
+inoremap <esc> <esc>:echo "use jk instead!"<CR>2gsi
 
-nmap <Leader>se ;setlocal spell spelllang=en_us<CR>
-nmap <Leader>sd ;setlocal nospell<CR>
-" }}}
+" autocmds
+au Filetype python setl et ts=4 sw=4
+
+" statusline
+
+set statusline=%f
+set statusline+=\ 
+set statusline+=%r%m%q
+set statusline+=%=
+set statusline+=%y\ %B\ %l:%c:%p