diff --git a/custom.el b/custom.el
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diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
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+(menu-bar-mode 0)
+(tool-bar-mode 0)
+(column-number-mode 1)
+(scroll-bar-mode 0)
+(show-paren-mode 1)
+(global-display-line-numbers-mode)
+(setq display-line-numbers 'relative)
+
+(setq custom-file "~/.emacs.d/custom.el")
+(load custom-file)
+;; initially wanted to load theme through custom, i think below is cleaner though
+(use-package dracula-theme :ensure t :config (load-theme 'dracula t))
+
+;; stopped at 34:00
+;; https://youtu.be/81MdyDYqB-A?si=-4pP_hQlBVvFRF2W&t=2040