diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/plugins.lua b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/plugins.lua
index fbb7173..ff2debe 100644
--- a/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/lvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ lvim.plugins = {
     'catppuccin/nvim',
     as = 'catppuccin'
   },
-  -- { 'axelf4/vim-strip-trailing-whitespace' },
   { 'NoahTheDuke/vim-just' },
   { 'ggandor/lightspeed.nvim' },
   { 'elkowar/yuck.vim' },
@@ -44,6 +43,26 @@ lvim.plugins = {
 lvim.builtin.notify.active = true
 lvim.builtin.terminal.active = true
 
+local function pick_color()
+  local colors = { "String", "Identifier", "Keyword", "Number", "Constant" }
+  return colors[math.random(#colors)]
+end
+
+local function myfooter(lvim_version)
+  -- local plugins = #vim.tbl_keys(packer_plugins) needs to be in config of packer table...
+  local v = vim.version()
+  local datetime = os.date " %Y.%m.%d   %H:%M:%S"
+  return string.format(" %s   v%s.%s.%s  %s",lvim_version, v.major, v.minor, v.patch, datetime)
+end
+
+local lvim_version = require("lvim.utils.git").get_lvim_version()
+
+local hl = pick_color()
+
+lvim.builtin.alpha.dashboard.section.header.opts.hl = hl
+lvim.builtin.alpha.dashboard.section.footer.opts.hl = hl
+lvim.builtin.alpha.dashboard.section.footer.val = myfooter(lvim_version)
+
 
 lvim.builtin.alpha.dashboard.section.header.val = {
   [[        _______________________________________        ]],
@@ -68,6 +87,9 @@ lvim.builtin.alpha.dashboard.section.header.val = {
 }
 
 
+
+
+
 -- simpler header
 --[[
 ╦  ╦ ╦╔╗╔╔═╗╦═╗╦  ╦╦╔╦╗
@@ -75,24 +97,3 @@ lvim.builtin.alpha.dashboard.section.header.val = {
 ╩═╝╚═╝╝╚╝╩ ╩╩╚═ ╚╝ ╩╩ ╩
 ]] --
 
---[[
-        _______________________________________
-       |,---"-----------------------------"---,|
-       ||___    16 bit....................    ||
-       ||====\ :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   ||
-       ||=====):H c> lvim                 H   ||
-       ||====/ :H ╦  ╦ ╦╔╗╔╔═╗╦═╗╦  ╦╦╔╦╗ H   ||
-       ||      :H ║  ║ ║║║║╠═╣╠╦╝╚╗╔╝║║║║ H   ||
-       ||PORTFO:H ╩═╝╚═╝╝╚╝╩ ╩╩╚═ ╚╝ ╩╩ ╩ H   ||
-       ||      :HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   ||
-       ||_____,_________________________,_____||
-       |)_____)-----.| /I\ATARI |.------(_____(|
-     //"""""""|_____|=----------=|______|"""""""\
-    // _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| \
-   // ___| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _|  |  | \
-  |/ ___| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| ______| \
-  / __| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| _| ___| \
- / _| _| _| _| ________________________| _| _| _| _| \
-|------"--------------------------------------"-------|
-`-----------------------------------------------------'
-]] --