diff --git a/vimplugins b/vimplugins
index 92c9979..071bad7 100644
--- a/vimplugins
+++ b/vimplugins
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ autocmd BufRead *vimplugins set ft=vim
 " enable plugins
 source ~/.vim/plugged/vim-plug/plug.vim
 silent!call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
+
 " plugin manager for self updates
 Plug 'junegunn/vim-plug'
 
@@ -16,21 +17,26 @@ Plug 'tpope/vim-rsi'
 Plug 'vdrandom/vim-tru-typewriter'
 Plug 'vim-scripts/directionalWindowResizer'
 
+" syntax highlight plugins
+Plug 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'
+
 " colorschemes
 Plug 'jonathanfilip/vim-lucius'
 Plug 'lifepillar/vim-solarized8'
-Plug 'lifepillar/vim-gruvbox8'
-Plug 'lifepillar/vim-wwdc17-theme'
 Plug 'nanotech/jellybeans.vim'
+
+" fun to keep
+Plug 'lifepillar/vim-gruvbox8'
 Plug 'tomasr/molokai'
 Plug 'whatyouhide/vim-gotham'
-
 Plug 'NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme'
-Plug 'dracula/vim'
-Plug 'jacoborus/tender.vim'
 
-" syntax highlight plugins
-Plug 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'
+" experimenting
+Plug 'ajmwagar/vim-deus'
+Plug 'hauleth/blame.vim'
+Plug 'kaicataldo/material.vim'
+Plug 'Badacadabra/vim-archery'
+Plug 'chriskempson/base16-vim'
 
 " only plug vimwiki within vimwiki dir and this file
 if expand('%:p:h') =~ 'vimwiki' || expand('%') =~ 'vimplugins'
@@ -47,11 +53,11 @@ xmap <Leader>a <Plug>(EasyAlign)
 nmap <Leader>a <Plug>(EasyAlign)
 
 " we have themes installed, so we use them!
-if &term =~ '^\(tmux\|st\)' && v:version >= 800
+if has('gui_running') || $TERM =~ '^\(tmux\|st\)' && v:version >= 800
     let &t_8f = "\033[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
     let &t_8b = "\033[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
     set termguicolors bg=dark
-    colorscheme gruvbox8
+    colorscheme archery
 else
     let g:solarized_use16 = 1
     let g:solarized_term_italics = 0