diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 21fc44d..d297ed2 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -52,3 +52,9 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
     -- command = "setlocal formatprg=/usr/local/bin/pg_format\\ --comma-start\\ -",
     command = "setlocal formatprg=/usr/local/bin/pg_format\\ -",
 })
+
+-- set tab spacing
+vim.opt.expandtab = true      -- Use spaces instead of tabs
+vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4        -- Number of spaces for each indentation level
+vim.opt.tabstop = 4           -- Number of spaces a tab counts for
+vim.opt.softtabstop = 4       -- Number of spaces a tab feels like when editing
diff --git a/lazy-lock.json b/lazy-lock.json
index 787fc81..e342405 100644
--- a/lazy-lock.json
+++ b/lazy-lock.json
@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
 {
-  "LuaSnip": { "branch": "master", "commit": "33b06d72d220aa56a7ce80a0dd6f06c70cd82b9d" },
-  "NvChad": { "branch": "v2.5", "commit": "bbc3d43db088c141b142a40cd5f717635833a54e" },
-  "base46": { "branch": "v2.5", "commit": "40943fc668bf8f1caa4cc45f71c784cf0d3cc34f" },
+  "LuaSnip": { "branch": "master", "commit": "c9b9a22904c97d0eb69ccb9bab76037838326817" },
+  "NvChad": { "branch": "v2.5", "commit": "6f25b2739684389ca69ea8229386c098c566c408" },
+  "base46": { "branch": "v2.5", "commit": "fde7a2cd54599e148d376f82980407c2d24b0fa2" },
   "cmp-buffer": { "branch": "main", "commit": "3022dbc9166796b644a841a02de8dd1cc1d311fa" },
-  "cmp-nvim-lsp": { "branch": "main", "commit": "39e2eda76828d88b773cc27a3f61d2ad782c922d" },
+  "cmp-nvim-lsp": { "branch": "main", "commit": "99290b3ec1322070bcfb9e846450a46f6efa50f0" },
   "cmp-nvim-lua": { "branch": "main", "commit": "f12408bdb54c39c23e67cab726264c10db33ada8" },
   "cmp-path": { "branch": "main", "commit": "91ff86cd9c29299a64f968ebb45846c485725f23" },
   "cmp_luasnip": { "branch": "master", "commit": "98d9cb5c2c38532bd9bdb481067b20fea8f32e90" },
-  "conform.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "e76afe8f7976071fae308e31bf426f557a8ef339" },
+  "conform.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "a6f5bdb78caa305496357d17e962bbc4c0b392e2" },
   "friendly-snippets": { "branch": "main", "commit": "efff286dd74c22f731cdec26a70b46e5b203c619" },
-  "gitsigns.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "5f808b5e4fef30bd8aca1b803b4e555da07fc412" },
-  "indent-blankline.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "259357fa4097e232730341fa60988087d189193a" },
-  "lazy.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "703be1dda35e142e76e94e7503cf67d6b98a1d35" },
-  "mason.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "e2f7f9044ec30067bc11800a9e266664b88cda22" },
-  "menu": { "branch": "main", "commit": "657bfc91382c0928453d9a4d0a10ec92db5de2bb" },
+  "gitsigns.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "4c40357994f386e72be92a46f41fc1664c84c87d" },
+  "indent-blankline.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "e10626f7fcd51ccd56d7ffc00883ba7e0aa28f78" },
+  "lazy.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "6c3bda4aca61a13a9c63f1c1d1b16b9d3be90d7a" },
+  "mason.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "fc98833b6da5de5a9c5b1446ac541577059555be" },
+  "menu": { "branch": "main", "commit": "7769b17c2a131108c02b10e9f844e504aa605cc2" },
   "minty": { "branch": "main", "commit": "6dce9f097667862537823d515a0250ce58faab05" },
-  "nvim-autopairs": { "branch": "master", "commit": "b464658e9b880f463b9f7e6ccddd93fb0013f559" },
-  "nvim-cmp": { "branch": "main", "commit": "ca4d3330d386e76967e53b85953c170658255ecb" },
-  "nvim-lspconfig": { "branch": "master", "commit": "b8b725659fa60d2c5f5bd7459bcfee1d8b34acd5" },
-  "nvim-tree.lua": { "branch": "master", "commit": "db8d7ac1f524fc6f808764b29fa695c51e014aa6" },
-  "nvim-treesitter": { "branch": "master", "commit": "0c26a5c4bc407fdbca545ab25cf6084fd069444b" },
-  "nvim-web-devicons": { "branch": "master", "commit": "87c34abe5d1dc7c1c0a95aaaf888059c614c68ac" },
+  "nvim-autopairs": { "branch": "master", "commit": "68f0e5c3dab23261a945272032ee6700af86227a" },
+  "nvim-cmp": { "branch": "main", "commit": "5a11682453ac6b13dbf32cd403da4ee9c07ef1c3" },
+  "nvim-lspconfig": { "branch": "master", "commit": "99c75820f2606b6b446cad7c75ec2ef7ee8a1317" },
+  "nvim-tree.lua": { "branch": "master", "commit": "6709463b2d18e77f7a946027917aa00d4aaed6f4" },
+  "nvim-treesitter": { "branch": "master", "commit": "8f87d28442f7f91347e993661c319135f47729c7" },
+  "nvim-web-devicons": { "branch": "master", "commit": "1020869742ecb191f260818234517f4a1515cfe8" },
   "obsidian.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "ae1f76a75c7ce36866e1d9342a8f6f5b9c2caf9b" },
-  "plenary.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "2d9b06177a975543726ce5c73fca176cedbffe9d" },
-  "telescope.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "2eca9ba22002184ac05eddbe47a7fe2d5a384dfc" },
-  "ui": { "branch": "v3.0", "commit": "19fe47b4ecca1f4e63323ed0c081d21fc9927a36" },
-  "volt": { "branch": "main", "commit": "e01090ff27b34288574c24a09cb166e47c4a0c3d" },
-  "which-key.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "9b365a6428a9633e3eeb34dbef1b791511c54f70" }
+  "plenary.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "857c5ac632080dba10aae49dba902ce3abf91b35" },
+  "telescope.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "814f102cd1da3dc78c7d2f20f2ef3ed3cdf0e6e4" },
+  "transparent.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "8a2749a2fa74f97fe6557f61b89ac7fd873f3c21" },
+  "ui": { "branch": "v3.0", "commit": "6e624338cc4ba1811b60c26484440105541d3b07" },
+  "volt": { "branch": "main", "commit": "21a2351697abfed26d4469b88d3ab124d55a1b3f" },
+  "which-key.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "370ec46f710e058c9c1646273e6b225acf47cbed" }
 }
diff --git a/lua/chadrc.lua b/lua/chadrc.lua
index 0a1b4fb..520be16 100644
--- a/lua/chadrc.lua
+++ b/lua/chadrc.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 local M = {}
 
 M.base46 = {
-	theme = "everblush",
+	theme = "vscode_dark",
 
 	-- hl_override = {
 	-- 	Comment = { italic = true },
diff --git a/lua/mappings.lua b/lua/mappings.lua
index 85294d7..9cae29b 100644
--- a/lua/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/mappings.lua
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', '<leader>e', ':NvimTreeToggle<CR>', {noremap = true
 
 -- move the whole page without moving the cursor
 vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', 'J', '<C-e>', { noremap = true })
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>j', 'J', { remap = false, desc = "Join lines" })
 vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', 'K', '<C-y>', { noremap = true })
 
 -- Resize windows
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index ec6894a..e6c33fa 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ return {
       }
     end,
   },
+  {
+      'xiyaowong/transparent.nvim',
+      lazy = false
+  }
   -- {
   -- 	"nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
   -- 	opts = {