diff --git a/other/scripts/desktop/shell-startup.nu b/other/scripts/desktop/shell-startup.nu
index debcf05..133f149 100644
--- a/other/scripts/desktop/shell-startup.nu
+++ b/other/scripts/desktop/shell-startup.nu
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ def flag [
 
   let amount = $rest / 2;
 
-  $cols = ($cols | update 0 { $in | update width {|w| ($w.width + $amount) } } | update $last { $in | update width {|w| ($w.width + $amount) } });
+  $cols = ($cols | update 0 { $in | update width {|w| (($w.width | into int) + $amount) } } | update $last { $in | update width {|w| ($w.width + $amount) } });
 
   $cols | each {|col| 
-    $character | std repeat $col.width | prepend (ansi {fg: $"#($col.color)" }) | str join
+    $character | std repeat ($col.width | into int) | prepend (ansi {fg: $"#($col.color)" }) | str join
   } | prepend (ansi attr_bold) | append (ansi reset) | str join
 }
 
@@ -51,10 +51,14 @@ def main [] {
   let next_events = open ~/Docs/dates.csv
     | update datetime {|ev| $ev.datetime | into datetime }
     | sort-by datetime 
-    | filter {|ev| ($ev.datetime > (date now))}
-    | first
-    | each {|ev| $"(ansi attr_bold)($ev.event)(ansi reset) in (ansi attr_bold)(tfmt ($ev.datetime - (date now)))s(ansi reset)" };
-  print $"Hi jade, you're on HRT for (ansi reset)(ansi attr_bold)((date now) - ('2024-02-18T20:53' | into datetime) | format duration month)s(ansi reset) now! | Next Event: ($next_events)";
+    | filter {|ev| ($ev.datetime > (date now))};
+
+  let evstr = if ($next_events | is-not-empty) {
+    let ev = $next_events | first;
+    $" | Next Event: (ansi attr_bold)($ev.event)(ansi reset) in (ansi attr_bold)(tfmt ($ev.datetime - (date now)))s(ansi reset)"
+  } else "";
+
+  print $"Hi jade, you're on HRT for (ansi reset)(ansi attr_bold)((date now) - ('2024-02-18T20:53' | into datetime) | format duration month)s(ansi reset) now!($evstr)";
 }
 
 def tfmt [dur: duration] {