diff --git a/users/phoenix/hm.nix b/users/phoenix/hm.nix
index be85add..9c3cd49 100644
--- a/users/phoenix/hm.nix
+++ b/users/phoenix/hm.nix
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@
     # DEs (gnome is elsewhere)
     hyprland
     # default utils improvements
-    exa # ls
+    lsd # ls
     bat # cat
     fd # find
     duf # du
     xcp # cp
     ripgrep # grep
+    # rando stuff
     kitty # terminal
     plex-media-player # ugh where's the good app?
     telegram-desktop # msg
+    jq
     # editors (emacs is god, lives elsewhere)
     neovim
     # browsers
@@ -56,6 +58,12 @@
     interactiveShellInit = "
       set fish_greeting # Disable greeting 
     "; 
+    functions = {
+      gset = {
+	body = "env GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR=$(nix-instantiate -I nixpkgs=$HOME/Projects/nixpkgs --eval --json -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; glib.passthru.getSchemaPath gnome3.mutter' | jq --raw-output) gsettings $argv";
+	description = "invoke gsettings with nixos environment";
+      };
+    };
   };
 
   programs.starship = {