diff --git a/bash/bashrc b/bash/bashrc
index 0c0269c..4d126c4 100644
--- a/bash/bashrc
+++ b/bash/bashrc
@@ -1,38 +1,41 @@
 # If not running interactively, don't do anything
 case $- in
-	*i*) ;;
-	*) return;;
+  *i*) ;;
+  *) return;;
 esac
 
-#========== HISTORY OPTIONS ==========#
-
+# HISTORY OPTIONS
+# ---------------
 HISTSIZE= ;
 HISTFILESIZE=
 HISTCONTROL="ignoreboth:erasedups"
 HISTTIMEFORMAT="%F %T  "
 
-#========== SHELL OPTIONS ==========#
-
-shopt -s checkhash checkjobs checkwinsize cmdhist direxpand dirspell extglob globstar histappend
-
-#========== PROGRAM VARIABLES ==========#
+# SHELL OPTIONS
+# -------------
+shopt -s checkhash checkjobs checkwinsize 
+shopt -s direxpand dirspell extglob globstar
+shopt -s cmdhist histappend
 
+# VARIABLES
+# ---------
 export EDITOR="/usr/bin/vim"
 export VISUAL="/usr/bin/vim"
 export PAGER="less"
 
-#========== ALIASES ==========#
+export GH="https://github.com/lemonase"
 
+# ALIASES
+# -------
 # common options
 LS_OPTS="-F --color=auto"
 GREP_OPTS="--color=auto"
 
-# ls 
+# ls
 alias l='ls ${LS_OPTS}'
 alias ls='ls ${LS_OPTS}'
 alias ll='ls -lsh ${LS_OPTS}'
 alias la='ls -Alsh ${LS_OPTS}'
-
 alias al='ls -A ${LS_OPTS}'
 alias sl='ls -lsSh ${LS_OPTS}'
 alias sal='ls -AlsSh ${LS_OPTS}'
@@ -62,8 +65,35 @@ alias tmka='tmux kill-server' # aka killall
 # python venv
 alias venvac='source venv/bin/activate'
 
-#========== FUNCTIONS ==========#
+# COLORS 
+# ------
+# color vars using tput or ANSI/VT100 Control sequences
+if command -v "tput" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+  black="\[$(tput setaf 0)\]"
+  red="\[$(tput setaf 1)\]"
+  green="\[$(tput setaf 2)\]"
+  yellow="\[$(tput setaf 3)\]"
+  blue="\[$(tput setaf 4)\]"
+  purple="\[$(tput setaf 5)\]"
+  cyan="\[$(tput setaf 6)\]"
+  white="\[$(tput setaf 7)\]"
+  reset="\[$(tput sgr0)\]"
+  bold="\[$(tput bold)\]"
+else
+  black="\[\033[0;30\]"
+  red="\[\033[1;31\]"
+  green="\[\033[1;32\]"
+  yellow="\[\033[1;33\]"
+  blue="\[\033[1;34\]"
+  purple="\[\033[1;35\]"
+  cyan="\[\033[1;36\]"
+  white="\[\033[1;37\]"
+  reset="\[\033[0m\]"
+  bold="\[\033[1m\]"
+fi
 
+# FUNCTIONS
+# ---------
 # common commands improved
 cll() { cd -P "$@" && ls -alshF; }
 cls() { cd -P "$@" && ls; }
@@ -71,117 +101,129 @@ mkcd() { mkdir -p -- "$1" && cd "$1"; }
 cdd() { [ -n "$1" ] && for i in $(seq 1 "$1"); do cd ..; done; }
 touchx() { touch "$@" && chmod +x "$@"; }
 
-# git
-lazygit() { git commit -a -m "$*" && git push; }
-lg() { lazygit "$*"; }
-
-# git prompt functions
-parse_git() {
-	# ways to get branches
-	# git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
-	# git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/'
-
-	BRANCH="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null)"
-	STATUS="$(git status 2> /dev/null)"
-
-	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-		return
-	else
-		printf "\033[1;37m:(${BRANCH})["
-	fi
-
-	if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "nothing to commit"         &> /dev/null; then printf "\033[1;34m=\033[0m"; else printf ""; fi
-	if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "renamed:"         &> /dev/null; then printf "\033[1;31m>\033[0m"; else printf ""; fi
-	if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "deleted:"         &> /dev/null; then printf "\033[1;31m-\033[0m"; else printf ""; fi
-	if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "new file:"       &> /dev/null; then printf "\033[1;32m+\033[0m"; else printf ""; fi
-
-	if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "branch is ahead:" &> /dev/null; then printf "\033[1;33m!\033[0m"; else printf ""; fi
-	if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "Untracked files:" &> /dev/null; then printf "\033[1;33m?\033[0m"; else printf ""; fi
-	if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "modified:"        &> /dev/null; then printf "\033[1;33m*\033[0m"; else printf ""; fi
-
-	printf "\033[1;37m]"
-}
-
 # tmux
 tm() {
-	if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
-		tmux new-session -As "$1"
-	else
-		tmux new-session
-	fi
+  if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
+    tmux new-session -As "$1"
+  else
+    tmux new-session
+  fi
 }
 
 tma() {
-	if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
-		tmux attach-session -d -t "$1"
-		if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
-			tmux new-session -As "$1"
-		fi
-	else
-		tmux attach
-	fi
+  if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
+    tmux attach-session -d -t "$1"
+    if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
+      tmux new-session -As "$1"
+    fi
+  else
+    tmux attach
+  fi
 }
 
 # paths and files
 pathappend() {
-	# https://superuser.com/questions/39751/add-directory-to-path-if-its-not-already-there
-	for ARG; do
-		if [ -d "$ARG" ] && [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$ARG:"* ]]; then
-			ABS_DIR="$(readlink -f "$ARG")"
-			PATH="${PATH:+"$PATH:"}$ABS_DIR"
-			echo "$ABS_DIR" added!
-		else
-			echo Invalid directory in "\"$*\""
-		fi
-	done
+  # https://superuser.com/questions/39751/add-directory-to-path-if-its-not-already-there
+  for ARG; do
+    if [ -d "$ARG" ] && [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$ARG:"* ]]; then
+      ABS_DIR="$(readlink -f "$ARG")"
+      PATH="${PATH:+"$PATH:"}$ABS_DIR"
+      echo "$ABS_DIR" added!
+    else
+      echo Invalid directory in "\"$*\""
+    fi
+  done
 }
 
 bkup() {
-	# create backup file with date appended
-	if [ -f "$1" ]; then
-		cp "${1}" "${1}.bkup.$(date +'%F.%R')"
-	fi
+  # create backup file with date appended
+  if [ -f "$1" ]; then
+    cp "${1}" "${1}.bkup.$(date +'%F.%R')"
+  fi
 }
 
-#========== PROMPTS ==========#
+# hugo -- create and edit a new post
+new-post() {
+  postname=""
+  if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo -n "Please enter a postname: "
+    read -r postname
+  else
+    postname="$1"
+  fi
+
+  post_filename="$postname.md"
+  blog_dir="$HOME/src/blog"
+  local_url="http://localhost:1313/posts/$postname"
+
+  hugo new -s "$blog_dir" "posts/$post_filename"
+  hugo serve -s "$blog_dir" -D &> /dev/null &
+  xdg-open "$local_url" &> /dev/null &
+  vim "$blog_dir/content/posts/$post_filename" && kill %1
+}
+
+# git
+lazygit() { git commit -a -m "$*" && git push; }
+lg() { lazygit "$*"; }
+
+# git prompt function
+parse_git() {
+  # ways to get branches
+  # git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
+  # git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/'
+
+  BRANCH="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null)"
+  STATUS="$(git status 2> /dev/null)"
+
+  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then return; else printf "$(tput sgr0)$(tput bold)%s" ":(${BRANCH})["; fi
+
+  if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "nothing to commit" &> /dev/null; then printf "$(tput setaf 4)%s" "="; else printf ""; fi
+
+  if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "renamed:"  &> /dev/null; then printf "$(tput setaf 1)%s" ">"; else printf ""; fi
+  if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "deleted:"  &> /dev/null; then printf "$(tput setaf 1)%s" "-"; else printf ""; fi
+  if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "new file:" &> /dev/null; then printf "$(tput setaf 2)%s" "+"; else printf ""; fi
+
+  if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "branch is ahead:" &> /dev/null; then printf "$(tput setaf 3)%s" "!"; else printf ""; fi
+  if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "Untracked files:" &> /dev/null; then printf "$(tput setaf 3)%s" "?"; else printf ""; fi
+  if echo "${STATUS}" | grep -c "modified:"        &> /dev/null; then printf "$(tput setaf 3)%s" "*"; else printf ""; fi
+
+  printf "$(tput setaf 7)%s" "]"
+}
+
+# PROMPTS
+# -------
+# start prompt string
+PS1="${bold}"
 
 # ***git prompts***
-
-# PS1="\[\033[1;34m\]\w\[\033[0m\]\$(parse_git) \[\033[1;36m\]\$\[\033[0m\] "
-# PS1="\[\033[1;35m\]\u\[\033[1;33m\]@\[\033[1;36m\]\h\[\033[0m\]:\[\033[1;37:\[\033[1;34m\]\w\[\033[0m\]\$(parse_git)\[\033[0m\]\[\033[1;33m\]$ \[\033[0m\]"
-# PS1="\[\033[1;36m\]\u \[\033[1;37m\]at \[\033[1;33m\]\h \[\033[1;37m\]in \[\033[1;34m\]\w \[\033[1;37m\]on \[\033[1;37m\]\$(parse_git)\n\[\033[1;37m\]\$ "
+# PS1+="${blue}\w\[\$(parse_git)\] ${cyan}\\$ "
+PS1+="${white}[\t] ${blue}\w\[\$(parse_git)\] ${green}\\$ "
+# PS1+="${purple}\u${yellow}@${cyan}\h${white}:${blue}\w\[\$(parse_git)\]${yellow} \\$ "
+# PS1+="\n${cyan}\u ${white}at ${yellow}\h ${white}in ${blue}\w ${white}on \[\$(parse_git)\]\n${yellow}\\$ "
 
 # ***non git prompts***
-# PS1="\[\033[1;34m\]\w \[\033[1;33m\]\$ \[\033[0m\]"
-# PS1="\[\033[1;35m\]\u\[\033[1;33m\]@\[\033[1;36m\]\h\[\033[0m\]:\[\033[1;37:\[\033[1;34m\]\w\[\033[0m\]\[\033[1;33m\]$ \[\033[0m\]"
+# PS1+="${blue}\w ${yellow}\\$ "
+# PS1+="${purple}\u${yellow}@${cyan}\h${white}:${blue}\w ${yellow}\\$ "
 
 # ***non-color prompts***
+# PS1="\w \\$ "
+# PS1="[\u@\h:\w] \\$ "
+# PS1="\u@\h:\w \\$ "
 
-# PS1="\w \$ "
-# PS1="[\u@\h:\w]$ "
-# PS1="\u@\h:\w$ "
-
-#========== COLORS REFERENCE ==========#
-# COLORS according to (ANSI/VT100 Control sequences)
-# https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting for examples
-
-#  \[\033[0;30m\]  BLACK       \[\033[1;30m\]  DARK_GREY
-#  \[\033[0;31m\]  RED         \[\033[1;31m\]  LIGHT_RED
-#  \[\033[0;32m\]  GREEN       \[\033[1;32m\]  LIGHT_GREEN
-#  \[\033[0;33m\]  BROWN       \[\033[1;33m\]  YELLOW
-#  \[\033[0;34m\]  BLUE        \[\033[1;34m\]  LIGHT_BLUE
-#  \[\033[0;35m\]  PURPLE      \[\033[1;35m\]  LIGHT_PURPLE
-#  \[\033[0;36m\]  CYAN        \[\033[1;36m\]  LIGHT_CYAN
-#  \[\033[0;37m\]  LIGHT_GREY  \[\033[1;37m\]  WHITE
-#  \[\033[0m\]     RESET NORMAL          
-#  \[\033[1m\]     RESET BOLD            
-
-#========== BASH AUTOCOMPLETION ==========#
+# end prompt string
+PS1+="${reset}"
 
+# BASH AUTOCOMPLETION
+# -------------------
 if ! shopt -oq posix; then
-	if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
-		. /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
-	elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
-		. /etc/bash_completion
-	fi
+  if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
+    source /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
+  elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
+    source /etc/bash_completion
+  fi
 fi
+
+# LOCAL RC
+# --------
+[ -f "$HOME/.config/bashrc" ] && source "$HOME/.config/bashrc"
+