diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/header.lua b/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/header.lua
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index 0000000..cd9527e
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+++ b/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/header.lua
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+return {
+  [[        _______________________________________        ]],
+  [[       |,---"-----------------------------"---,|       ]],
+  [[       ||___    16 bit....................    ||       ]],
+  [[       ||====\ :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   ||       ]],
+  [[       ||=====):H c> nvim                 H   ||       ]],
+  [[       ||====/ :H                         H   ||       ]],
+  [[       ||      :H                         H   ||       ]],
+  [[       ||PORTFO:H                         H   ||       ]],
+  [[       ||      :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   ||       ]],
+  [[       ||_____,_________________________,_____||       ]],
+  [[       |)_____)-----.| /I\ATARI |.------(_____(|       ]],
+  [[     //"""""""|_____|=----------=|______|"""""""\      ]],
+  [[    // _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| \     ]],
+  [[   // ___| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _|  |  | \    ]],
+  [[  |/ ___| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| ______| \   ]],
+  [[  / __| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| ___| \  ]],
+  [[ / _| _| _| _| ________________________| _| _| _| _| \ ]],
+  [[|------"--------------------------------------"-------|]],
+  [[`-----------------------------------------------------']],
+}
+
+
+-- simpler header
+--[[
+╦  ╦ ╦╔╗╔╔═╗╦═╗╦  ╦╦╔╦╗
+║  ║ ║║║║╠═╣╠╦╝╚╗╔╝║║║║
+╩═╝╚═╝╝╚╝╩ ╩╩╚═ ╚╝ ╩╩ ╩
+]] --
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/init.lua b/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/init.lua
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index 0000000..693d660
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+++ b/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/init.lua
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+local config = {
+  colorscheme = "catppuccin",
+
+  -- This function is run last and is a good place to configuring
+  -- augroups/autocommands and custom filetypes also this just pure lua so
+  -- anything that doesn't fit in the normal config locations above can go here
+  --polish = function()
+  --end,
+}
+
+return config
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/mappings.lua b/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/mappings.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a7369c
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+++ b/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/mappings.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-- Mapping data with "desc" stored directly by vim.keymap.set().
+--
+-- Please use this mappings table to set keyboard mapping since this is the
+-- lower level configuration and more robust one. (which-key will
+-- automatically pick-up stored data by this setting.)
+return {
+  -- first key is the mode
+  n = {
+    -- second key is the lefthand side of the map
+    -- mappings seen under group name "Buffer"
+    ["<leader>bb"] = { "<cmd>tabnew<cr>", desc = "New tab" },
+    ["<leader>bc"] = { "<cmd>BufferLinePickClose<cr>", desc = "Pick to close" },
+    ["<leader>bj"] = { "<cmd>BufferLinePick<cr>", desc = "Pick to jump" },
+    ["<leader>bt"] = { "<cmd>BufferLineSortByTabs<cr>", desc = "Sort by tabs" },
+    ["<leader>bp"] = { "<cmd>:bp<cr>", desc = "Previous Buffer" },
+  },
+  t = {
+    -- setting a mapping to false will disable it
+    -- ["<esc>"] = false,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/plugins/init.lua b/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/plugins/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfb421c
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+++ b/home/private_dot_config/astronvim/lua/user/plugins/init.lua
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+return {
+  {
+    "quarto-dev/quarto-vim",
+    requires = {
+      { "vim-pandoc/vim-pandoc-syntax" },
+    },
+    ft = { "quarto" },
+  },
+  { 'xiyaowong/nvim-transparent',
+    config = function()
+      -- todo: move to separate file
+      require("transparent").setup({
+        enable = true, -- boolean: enable transparent
+        extra_groups = { -- table/string: additional groups that should be cleared
+          -- In particular, when you set it to 'all', that means all available groups
+          -- example of akinsho/nvim-bufferline.lua
+          "BufferLineTabClose",
+          "BufferlineBufferSelected",
+          "BufferLineFill",
+          "BufferLineBackground",
+          "BufferLineSeparator",
+          "BufferLineIndicatorSelected",
+        },
+        exclude = {}, -- table: groups you don't want to clear
+      })
+    end
+  },
+  { "catppuccin/nvim", as = "catppuccin",
+    config = function()
+      require("catppuccin").setup {}
+    end,
+  },
+}