diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 1de8545..885eb54 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ fi
 
 # later switch to emacs client when the emacs server is running
 alias emacs='emacsclient -ct --eval "(load \"~/.emacs\")"'
+alias killEmacs='systemctl --user disable --now emacs'
+alias startEmacs='systemctl --user enable --now emacs'
 alias ls='ls --color=auto'
 alias diff='diff --color=auto'
 alias grep='grep --color=auto'
 alias cp="rsync -r --progress"
 alias mv="rsync -aP --remove-source-files"
 
-
 export PATH=/home/local/ASUAD/rhnatysh/ParaView/install/bin:$PATH
 
 # paraview Python module path vars
diff --git a/emacs b/emacs
index 684c753..6922f86 100644
--- a/emacs
+++ b/emacs
@@ -13,8 +13,15 @@
 (menu-bar-mode -1)
 (tool-bar-mode -1)
 (column-number-mode t)
+(set-fringe-mode 10)
+(setq visible-bell t)
 (setq vc-handled-backends nil)
 
+(setq mouse-wheel-scroll-amount '(1 ((shift) . 1))) ;; one line at a time
+(setq mouse-wheel-progressive-speed nil) ;; don't accelerate scrolling
+(setq mouse-wheel-follow-mouse 't) ;; scroll window under mouse
+(setq scroll-step 1) ;; keyboard scroll one line at a time
+
 (setq custom-file (concat user-emacs-directory "custom.el"))
 (load custom-file 'noerror)
 
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ Return a list of installed packages or nil for every skipped package."
 (or (file-exists-p package-user-dir)
     (package-refresh-contents))
 
-[[id:0cfa8bbd-3d96-47c9-8e3c-0e9eededb349][ASU MS Thesis]](ensure-package-installed 'use-package 'ivy 'magit 'centaur-tabs 'eglot 'telephone-line 'dashboard 'multiple-cursors 'flycheck 'which-key 'restart-emacs 'doom-themes 'rainbow-mode 'rainbow-delimiters 'neotree 'all-the-icons 'elpy 'rustic 'simpleclip 'messages-are-flowing 'hl-todo 'format-all 'auctex 'counsel 'swiper 'projectile 'org-roam)
+(ensure-package-installed 'use-package 'ivy 'magit 'centaur-tabs 'eglot 'telephone-line 'dashboard 'multiple-cursors 'flycheck 'which-key 'restart-emacs 'doom-themes 'rainbow-mode 'rainbow-delimiters 'neotree 'all-the-icons 'elpy 'rustic 'simpleclip 'messages-are-flowing 'hl-todo 'format-all 'auctex 'counsel 'swiper 'projectile 'org-roam)
 
 (use-package company)
 (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'global-company-mode)
diff --git a/emacs_home.el b/emacs_home.el
index 6dfa3d2..f41d36f 100644
--- a/emacs_home.el
+++ b/emacs_home.el
@@ -6,8 +6,21 @@
 (set-frame-font "Iosevka:size=16")
 (use-package all-the-icons)
 
-(setq org-roam-directory (file-truename "~/Documents/slipbox"))
-(org-roam-db-autosync-mode)
+(use-package org-roam
+  :ensure t
+  :init
+  (setq org-roam-v2-ack t)
+  :custom
+  (org-roam-directory "~/Documents/slipbox")
+  (org-roam-completion-everywhere t)
+  :bind (("C-c n l" . org-roam-buffer-toggle)
+         ("C-c n f" . org-roam-node-find)
+         ("C-c n i" . org-roam-node-insert)
+         :map org-mode-map
+         ("C-M-i" . completion-at-point)
+  :config
+  (org-roam-setup)
+  (org-roam-db-autosync-mode)))
 
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("neomutt" . mail-mode))
 (setq appt-message-warning-time 15
@@ -19,6 +32,7 @@
 (defun facade-notify-appt (min-to-app new-time msg)
   (notify-send (format "Appointment in %s minute(s)" min-to-app) msg))
 
+(add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'flyspell-mode 1)
 (setq appt-disp-window-function (function facade-notify-appt))
 
 (provide 'emacs_home)