diff --git a/10-happier.md b/10-happier.md
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 # 10% Happier
 
 - A [[book]] by [[dan harris]].
-
-
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-[book]: book "Book"
-[dan harris]: dan-harris "Dan Harris"
-[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"
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+# bootstrap
+
+- [[agora]]
+  - [[vscode]]
+    - [[foam]]
+  - [[garden]]
+- [[monitor]]
diff --git a/journal/2021-04-27.md b/journal/2021-04-27.md
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+# 2021-04-27
+
+- [[emacs]]
+  - [[org mode]]
+  - [[karlicoss]]
+    - [[spacemacs]]
+    - [[doom emacs]]
+- [[neovim]]
+- [[station to station]]
+- [[communities]]
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diff --git a/journal/2021-04-28.md b/journal/2021-04-28.md
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+# 2021-04-28
+
+- [[christopher alexander]]
+  - [[reading alexander]] == [[patterning]]
+    - [[the timeless way of building]]
+  - found [[places for the soul]]
+  - [[reading alexander]] == [[patterning]]
+    - [[the timeless way of building]]
+  - found [[places for the soul]]
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+# communities
+
+- I'm happy to be part of many [[online communities]].
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diff --git a/journal/places-for-the-soul.md b/journal/places-for-the-soul.md
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+# places for the soul
+
+- a [[documentary]]
+  - about [[christopher alexander]]
+  - [[go]] https://vimeo.com/ondemand/placesforthesoul
diff --git a/neovim.md b/neovim.md
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--- a/neovim.md
+++ b/neovim.md
@@ -8,4 +8,10 @@ set runtimepath^=~/.vim runtimepath+=~/.vim/after
 let &packpath=&runtimepath
 source ~/.vimrc
 ```
+- the [[vscode]] [[neo vim]] extension for some reason requires a development version that is annoying to install in new systems, so for now I've ditched it in favour of vim emulation in vscode
 
+```
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/stable
+sudo apt-get upmdate
+sudo apt-get install neovi
+```
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diff --git a/the-timeless-way-of-building.md b/the-timeless-way-of-building.md
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 # The Timeless Way of Building
 
-- [[pull]] [[ttwob]]
 - a [[book]]
   - [[by]] [[christopher alexander]]
-- [[ipfs]] ipfs://QmZhvFuT6urnUG4pjJTDzmFWhTYkVpuzmJv4t9FvENLphs
-- [[old]] https://via.hypothes.is/ipfs.io/ipfs/QmZhvFuT6urnUG4pjJTDzmFWhTYkVpuzmJv4t9FvENLphs
-- [[hypothesis]] https://via.hypothes.is/https://stoa.anagora.org/ipfs/QmZhvFuT6urnUG4pjJTDzmFWhTYkVpuzmJv4t9FvENLphs
+  - [[pull]] [[ttwob]]
+  - [[hypothesis]] https://via.hypothes.is/https://stoa.anagora.org/ipfs/QmZhvFuT6urnUG4pjJTDzmFWhTYkVpuzmJv4t9FvENLphs
+    - [[ipfs]] ipfs://QmZhvFuT6urnUG4pjJTDzmFWhTYkVpuzmJv4t9FvENLphs
+    - [[old]] https://via.hypothes.is/ipfs.io/ipfs/QmZhvFuT6urnUG4pjJTDzmFWhTYkVpuzmJv4t9FvENLphs
+  - [[wp]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Timeless_Way_of_Building
+  - [[go]] [[wp]] 
 
 
-[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
-[pull]: pull "Pull"
-[ttwob]: ttwob "ttwob"
-[book]: book "Book"
-[christopher alexander]: christopher-alexander "Christopher Alexander"
-[ipfs]: ipfs "Ipfs"
-[hypothesis]: hypothesis "Hypothesis"
-[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"
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