diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 86368d2..7bef099 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -689,9 +689,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "niri-ipc"
-version = "25.5.1"
+version = "26.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dc3e165f7854b2f83054a2e8f7024baa49666ad25cdb95b8fb9fd17c48045605"
+checksum = "6a4adbddf4037ce047854d36a60b5bf80a7990b8db2f0a0b9ede7534b0bae09a"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1028,18 +1028,28 @@ checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.219"
+version = "1.0.228"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5f0e2c6ed6606019b4e29e69dbaba95b11854410e5347d525002456dbbb786b6"
+checksum = "9a8e94ea7f378bd32cbbd37198a4a91436180c5bb472411e48b5ec2e2124ae9e"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_core",
+ "serde_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_core"
+version = "1.0.228"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "41d385c7d4ca58e59fc732af25c3983b67ac852c1a25000afe1175de458b67ad"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.219"
+version = "1.0.228"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5b0276cf7f2c73365f7157c8123c21cd9a50fbbd844757af28ca1f5925fc2a00"
+checksum = "d540f220d3187173da220f885ab66608367b6574e925011a9353e4badda91d79"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1048,14 +1058,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.140"
+version = "1.0.149"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "20068b6e96dc6c9bd23e01df8827e6c7e1f2fddd43c21810382803c136b99373"
+checksum = "83fc039473c5595ace860d8c4fafa220ff474b3fc6bfdb4293327f1a37e94d86"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "memchr",
- "ryu",
  "serde",
+ "serde_core",
+ "zmij",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1731,3 +1742,9 @@ name = "zeroize"
 version = "1.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ced3678a2879b30306d323f4542626697a464a97c0a07c9aebf7ebca65cd4dde"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zmij"
+version = "1.0.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8848ee67ecc8aedbaf3e4122217aff892639231befc6a1b58d29fff4c2cabaa"
diff --git a/modules/desktop/home/niri/kdl/style.kdl b/modules/desktop/home/niri/kdl/style.kdl
index 59f658f..449d5a0 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/home/niri/kdl/style.kdl
+++ b/modules/desktop/home/niri/kdl/style.kdl
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+prefer-no-csd
+
 cursor {
     xcursor-theme "phinger-cursors-dark"
     xcursor-size 32
@@ -80,3 +82,35 @@ layer-rule {
     }
     baba-is-float true
 }
+
+layer-rule {
+	match namespace="^launcher$"
+	background-effect {
+		blur true
+		xray false
+	}
+	opacity 0.8
+}
+
+window-rule {
+	match is-floating=true
+	draw-border-with-background false
+	background-effect {
+		blur true
+		xray false
+	}
+	opacity 0.85
+}
+
+window-rule {
+	match app-id="cool-retro-term."
+	open-floating true
+	opacity 1.0
+}
+
+blur {
+	passes 3
+	offset 4
+	noise 0.05
+	saturation 2
+}
diff --git a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml
index 583cc4f..9359951 100644
--- a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0.209", features = [ "derive" ] }
 serde_json = "1.0.127"
-niri-ipc = "25.5.1"
+niri-ipc = "26.4"
diff --git a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
index 090ca9b..03240ad 100644
--- a/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
+++ b/programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use core::panic;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, io::Write};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use niri_ipc::{
     socket::Socket,
@@ -19,18 +19,14 @@ const COLORS: [[&str; 2]; 7] = [
     ["#cc241d", "#fb4934"], // red
 ];
 
+const ERR_COLORS: [&str; 2] = ["#ff0000", "#ffff00"];
+
+// tildes because they're at the end of the ascii
+const BROKEN_NAME: &str = "~~~~~~~";
+
 fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     let mut state = EventStreamState::default();
     let mut sock = Socket::connect()?;
-    // let mut func = sock.send(Request::EventStream).and_then(|it| match it {
-    //     (Ok(Response::Handled), func) => Ok(func),
-    //     _ => unreachable!(),
-    // })?;
-    // let mut func = sock.send(Request::EventStream).and_then(|it| match it {
-    //     Ok(Response::Handled) => {}
-    //     Ok(_) => panic!("???"),
-    //     Err(e) => panic!("e"),
-    // });
     let r = sock.send(Request::EventStream)?;
     match r {
         Ok(Response::Handled) => {}
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     }
 
     let mut receiver = sock.read_events();
-    while let Ok(ev) = receiver() {
+    'outer: while let Ok(ev) = receiver() {
         // check only relevant later, only done here to avoid a clone
         let ev_is_ws_related = matches!(
             &ev,
@@ -55,21 +51,26 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
                 .workspaces
                 .workspaces
                 .values()
-                .map(|it| it.clone())
+                .cloned()
                 .collect::<Vec<Workspace>>();
 
-            workspaces.sort_by(|a, b| a.idx.cmp(&b.idx));
+            workspaces.sort_by_key(|a| a.idx);
             workspaces.sort_by(|a, b| {
                 a.output
                     .clone()
-                    .expect("unreachable")
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| BROKEN_NAME.to_string())
                     .to_lowercase()
-                    .cmp(&b.output.clone().expect("unreachable").to_lowercase())
+                    .cmp(
+                        &b.output
+                            .clone()
+                            .unwrap_or_else(|| BROKEN_NAME.to_string())
+                            .to_lowercase(),
+                    )
             });
 
             let output_colors_lut = workspaces
                 .iter()
-                .map(|it| it.output.clone().expect("unreachable"))
+                .map(|it| it.output.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| BROKEN_NAME.to_string()))
                 .fold(Vec::new(), |mut acc, it| {
                     if !acc.contains(&it) {
                         acc.push(it);
@@ -92,15 +93,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
                          name,
                          ..
                      }| WsData {
-                        color: output_colors_lut[&output.clone().expect("unreachable")]
-                            [if *is_active { 1 } else { 0 }],
+                        color: output
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map(|output| output_colors_lut[output])
+                            .unwrap_or(&ERR_COLORS)[if *is_active { 1 } else { 0 }],
                         idx: *idx,
                         focused: *is_focused,
                         active: *is_active,
                         icon: name.as_ref().map(|name| match name.as_str() {
-                            "aaa social" => "󰭹",
-                            "bbb browser" => "󰈹",
-                            "ccc notes" => "󰎚",
+                            "social" => "󰭹",
+                            "browser" => "󰈹",
                             &_ => "!",
                         }),
                     },