diff --git a/code/init.el b/code/init.el
index 779d1ca..fc28844 100644
--- a/code/init.el
+++ b/code/init.el
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; additional packages
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
-             '(zoom auctex-latexmk auctex json-mode python-mode powershell rust-mode origami go-mode yaml-mode dockerfile-mode lua-mode rainbow-mode rainbow-delimiters markdown-mode)
+             '(zoom auctex-latexmk auctex json-mode python-mode powershell rust-mode origami go-mode yaml-mode dockerfile-mode lua-mode)
 )
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -86,33 +86,9 @@
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; programming
-; general
-(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'rainbow-delimiters-mode)
-
 ; code folding
 (require 'origami)
 
-; markdown config
-(use-package markdown-mode
-  :ensure t
-  :commands (markdown-mode gfm-mode)
-  :mode (("README\\.md\\'" . gfm-mode)
-         ("\\.md\\'" . markdown-mode)
-         ("\\.markdown\\'" . markdown-mode))
-  :init (setq markdown-command "multimarkdown"))
-
-(use-package markdown-preview-mode
-  :ensure t
-  :if (boundp 'mdcommand)
-  :init
-  ;(setq markdown-preview-auto-open nil)
-  :custom
-  (markdown-preview-ws-port 9697)
-  (markdown-preview-http-port 9696)
-  (markdown-preview-host "127.0.0.1")
-  (markdown-preview-http-host "127.0.0.1"))
-(setq markdown-preview-stylesheets (list "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/github-markdown-css/3.0.1/github-markdown.min.css"))
-
 ; lua
 (autoload 'lua-mode "lua-mode" "Lua editing mode." t)
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.lua$" . lua-mode))
diff --git a/common/_global.el b/common/_global.el
index 5f80ff7..0e89dab 100644
--- a/common/_global.el
+++ b/common/_global.el
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t) ; this goes in chemacs2 init -- DO NOT UNCOMMENT
 (package-initialize) ; this goes in chemacs2 init -- DO NOT UNCOMMENT
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
-             '(devdocs devdocs-browser focus zoom popwin dired-single diredfl xclip doominhibitinhibit-modeline magit helpful helm helm-org helm-ls-git projectile helm-projectile dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami persp-mode persp-mode-projectile-bridge modus-themes transpose-frame use-package)
+             '(rainbow-mode rainbow-delimiters markdown-mode devdocs devdocs-browser focus zoom popwin dired-single diredfl xclip doominhibitinhibit-modeline magit helpful helm helm-org helm-ls-git projectile helm-projectile dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami persp-mode persp-mode-projectile-bridge modus-themes transpose-frame use-package)
 )
 (require 'use-package)
 
@@ -97,6 +97,31 @@
   :init
   (diredfl-global-mode))
 
+; coding general (in case its ever on)
+(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'rainbow-delimiters-mode)
+
+; markdown config (used by kmn all over everything)
+(use-package markdown-mode
+  :ensure t
+  :commands (markdown-mode gfm-mode)
+  :mode (("README\\.md\\'" . gfm-mode)
+         ("\\.md\\'" . markdown-mode)
+         ("\\.markdown\\'" . markdown-mode))
+  :init (setq markdown-command "multimarkdown"))
+
+(use-package markdown-preview-mode
+  :ensure t
+  :if (boundp 'mdcommand)
+  :init
+  ;(setq markdown-preview-auto-open nil)
+  :custom
+  (markdown-preview-ws-port 9697)
+  (markdown-preview-http-port 9696)
+  (markdown-preview-host "127.0.0.1")
+  (markdown-preview-http-host "127.0.0.1"))
+(setq markdown-preview-stylesheets (list "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/github-markdown-css/3.0.1/github-markdown.min.css"))
+
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; origami config
 (use-package origami