diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/config.fish b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/config.fish
index 49e1ba0..6de68ec 100644
--- a/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/config.fish
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/config.fish
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ if status is-interactive
     # zellij init for alacritty end
 
     # starship custom conf
-    set -gx STARSHIP_CONFIG $__fish_config_dir/starship.toml
+    #set -gx STARSHIP_CONFIG $__fish_config_dir/starship.toml
     # starship custom conf end
-    starship init fish | source
+    #starship init fish | source
 
     # set theme
     if string match -q -- light (darkman get)
-      yes | fish_config theme save "ayu Light"
+      fish_config theme choose "Nord Light"
     else
-      yes | fish_config theme save "Nord"
+      fish_config theme choose "Nord"
     end
 end
 
@@ -32,43 +32,50 @@ end
 # greeting end
 
 # pnpm
-set -gx PNPM_HOME "/home/grassblock/.local/share/pnpm"
+set -gx PNPM_HOME "$HOME/.local/share/pnpm"
 if not string match -q -- $PNPM_HOME $PATH
   set -gx PATH "$PNPM_HOME" $PATH
 end
 # pnpm end
 
 # nvm managed npm
-set -gx PATH "/home/grassblock/.local/share/npm/bin" $PATH
+set -gx PATH "$HOME/.local/share/npm/bin" $PATH
 
 # ssh agent with rbw
 set -gx SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE prefer
 set -gx SSH_ASKPASS "$HOME/.local/bin/rbw-ssh-askpass"
 
 # Created by `pipx` on 2023-10-13 01:41:55
-set PATH $PATH /home/grassblock/.local/bin
+set PATH $PATH $HOME/.local/bin
 # pipx end
 
 # >>> mamba initialize >>>
 # !! Contents within this block are managed by 'mamba init' !!
 set -gx MAMBA_EXE "/usr/bin/micromamba"
-set -gx MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX "/home/grassblock/.local/share/micromamba"
+set -gx MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX "$HOME/.local/share/micromamba"
 $MAMBA_EXE shell hook --shell fish --root-prefix $MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX | source
 # <<< mamba initialize <<<
 
 # asdf
 set -gx ASDF_CONFIG_FILE $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/asdf/asdfrc
 set -gx ASDF_DATA_DIR $XDG_DATA_HOME/asdf
-source /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.fish
+# not needed since it's implemented by the package itself
+# source /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.fish
 # asdf end
 
 # alias
-alias wget "wget --hsts-file="$XDG_DATA_HOME/wget-hsts""
-alias "yarn" "yarn $1 --use-yarnrc $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yarn/config"
-if [ $TERM = xterm-kitty ]
-  alias "ssh" "kitten ssh"
-end
-alias "nya" "echo nya && meow"
-alias bat="bat --theme=\$( test $(darkman get) = 'dark' && echo Nord || echo ansi)"
-alias hg="kitten hyperlinked-grep"
+# some aliases are turned into fuctions so they are commented out, will be removed soon.
+# -- 2025-02-10 --
+# alias wget "wget --hsts-file="$XDG_DATA_HOME/wget-hsts""
+# alias "yarn" "yarn $1 --use-yarnrc $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yarn/config"
+# if [ $TERM = xterm-kitty ]
+#  alias "ssh" "kitten ssh"
+# end
+# alias "nya" "echo nya && meow"
+#
+# https://github.com/sharkdp/bat?tab=readme-ov-file#highlighting-theme
+# now we get auto themes
+# alias bat="bat --theme=\$( test $(darkman get) = 'dark' && echo Nord || echo ansi)"
+#
+# alias hg="kitten hyperlinked-grep"
 # alias end
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/hg.fish b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/hg.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..431cc58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/hg.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function hg --wraps='kitten hyperlinked-grep' --description 'alias hg=kitten hyperlinked-grep'
+  kitten hyperlinked-grep $argv
+        
+end
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/nya.fish b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/nya.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c31a2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/nya.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function nya --wraps='echo nya && meow' --description 'alias nya echo nya && meow'
+  echo nya && meow
+end
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/ssh.fish b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/ssh.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66e842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/ssh.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+function ssh --description 'handy helper to make use of `kitten`'
+  if test $TERM = xterm-kitty
+    kitten ssh $argv
+    or command ssh $argv
+    # in case kitten unable to work in certain conditions like connecting to a openwrt.
+  else
+    command ssh $argv
+  end
+end
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/wget.fish b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/wget.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e96a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/private_fish/functions/wget.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function wget --description 'alias wget wget --hsts-file=/home/grassblock/.local/share/wget-hsts'
+ command wget --hsts-file=/home/grassblock/.local/share/wget-hsts $argv
+        
+end