diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c580d30..5cd12f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ code/projects
 **/.persistent-scratch*
 **/url
 **/eshell
-**/.lsp-session*
\ No newline at end of file
+**/.lsp-session*
+**/eln-cache
+**/org-persist
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/_global.el b/common/_global.el
index fc573f7..90afc0f 100644
--- a/common/_global.el
+++ b/common/_global.el
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 (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
-             '(revert-buffer-all centaur-tabs scratch persistent-scratch persp-mode rainbow-mode rainbow-delimiters markdown-mode focus zoom popwin dired-single diredfl doominhibitinhibit-modeline helpful helm helm-org dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami modus-themes use-package)
+             '(all-the-icons revert-buffer-all centaur-tabs scratch persistent-scratch persp-mode rainbow-mode rainbow-delimiters markdown-mode focus zoom popwin dired-single diredfl doominhibitinhibit-modeline helpful helm helm-org dired-rainbow dired-rainbow-listing dired-single dash s origami modus-themes use-package)
 )
 (when (not kmn/is-dayjob)
 (add-to-list 'package-selected-packages
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
     version-control t
 )
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+; add all-the-icons so status icons (normally handled by a font patched w/ nerd font)
+(when (not kmn/is-termux)
+  (require 'all-the-icons)
+)
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; dired adjustments
 (with-eval-after-load 'dired
diff --git a/fonts/NFM.ttf b/fonts/NFM.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc1f88e
Binary files /dev/null and b/fonts/NFM.ttf differ