diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/keybinds.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/keybinds.fnl
index 71e3c71..a8371ed 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/keybinds.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/keybinds.fnl
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local a (autoload :nfnl.core))
-(local str (autoload :nfnl.string))
-(local utils (autoload :dots.utils))
+(local {: autoload : a : str : utils} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local wk (autoload :which-key))
 (local glance (autoload :glance))
 (local crates (autoload :crates))
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/bufferline.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/bufferline.fnl
index 895ce28..2b8b92d 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/bufferline.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/bufferline.fnl
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local a (autoload :aniseed.core))
-(local utils (autoload :dots.utils))
+(local {: autoload : a : utils : colors} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local bufferline (autoload :bufferline))
-(local colors (autoload :dots.colors))
 
 (vim.cmd "hi link BufferLineTabSeparatorSelected BufferLineSeparatorSelected")
 (vim.cmd "hi link BufferLineTabSeparator BufferLineSeparator")
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/cmp.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/cmp.fnl
index 3f374f3..3587d7a 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/cmp.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/cmp.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local utils (autoload :dots.utils))
+(local {: autoload : utils} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local cmp (autoload :cmp))
 
 ; check this for coloring maybe
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/diffview.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/diffview.fnl
index a403664..96b2489 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/diffview.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/diffview.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local utils (require :dots.utils))
+(local {: autoload : utils} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local cb (autoload :diffview.config))
 (local diffview (autoload :diffview))
 
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/feline.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/feline.fnl
index 1d20e21..9c107ba 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/feline.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/feline.fnl
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local utils (autoload :dots.utils))
-(local a (autoload :nfnl.core))
-(local str (autoload :nfnl.string))
-(local colors (autoload :dots.colors))
+(local {: autoload : utils : a : str : colors} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local feline (autoload :feline))
 
 
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/lsp.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/lsp.fnl
index 34bdf77..acb22e1 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/lsp.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/lsp.fnl
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local a (autoload :aniseed.core))
+(local {: autoload : a : utils} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local lsp (autoload :lspconfig)) 
 (local lsp-configs (autoload :lspconfig/configs))
-(local utils (autoload :dots.utils))
 (local cmp_nvim_lsp (autoload :cmp_nvim_lsp))
 
 (fn setup []
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/ltex-ls.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/ltex-ls.fnl
index b0579dc..0709a43 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/ltex-ls.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/ltex-ls.fnl
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
+(local {: autoload : utils} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local lsp (autoload :lspconfig))
 (local configs (autoload :lspconfig/configs))
 (local lsputil (autoload :lspconfig/util))
-(local utils (require :dots.utils))
 
 
 (fn cmds [xs]
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/nvim-colorizer.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/nvim-colorizer.fnl
index 1c7a881..a881728 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/nvim-colorizer.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/nvim-colorizer.fnl
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
+(local {: autoload : utils} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local colorizer (autoload :colorizer))
-(local utils (autoload :dots.utils))
 
-(fn setup []
-  ; this really shouldn't be necessary,.. but it is
-  (set vim.o.termguicolors true)
-
-  (colorizer.setup
-    ["*"]
-    {:RGB true
-     :RRGGBB true
-     :names true
-     :RRGGBBAA true
-     :rgb_fn true
-     :hsl_fn true
-     :mode "background"}))
-
-[(utils.plugin :norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua
-               {:event "VeryLazy"
-                :lazy true
-                :config setup})]
+[(utils.plugin
+   :norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua
+   {:event "VeryLazy"
+    :lazy true
+    :config #(colorizer.setup
+               ["*"]
+               {:RGB true
+                :RRGGBB true
+                :names true
+                :RRGGBBAA true
+                :rgb_fn true
+                :hsl_fn true
+                :mode "background"})})]
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/telescope.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/telescope.fnl
index c4e4399..8c2b88a 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/telescope.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/telescope.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local utils (autoload :dots.utils))
+(local {: autoload : utils} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local telescope (autoload :telescope))
 (local actions (autoload :telescope.actions))
 
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/trouble.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/trouble.fnl
index 1f7feba..7c34cd1 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/trouble.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/plugins/trouble.fnl
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local utils (autoload :dots.utils))
-(local colors (autoload :dots.colors))
+(local {: autoload : utils : colors} (require :dots.prelude))
 (local trouble (autoload :trouble))
 
 (fn setup []
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/prelude.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/prelude.fnl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e1ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/prelude.fnl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
+{: autoload
+ :a (autoload :nfnl.core)
+ :str (autoload :nfnl.string)
+ :utils (autoload :dots.utils)
+ :colors (autoload :dots.colors)}
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/utils.fnl b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/utils.fnl
index db88d83..7c56ca4 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/utils.fnl
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/fnl/dots/utils.fnl
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-(local {: autoload} (require :nfnl.module))
-(local a (autoload :nfnl.core))
-(local str (autoload :nfnl.string))
+(local {: autoload : a : str} (require :dots.prelude))
 
 (fn plugin [name ?opts]
   (if (= nil ?opts)