diff --git a/.zprezto/abra/functions.zsh b/.zprezto/abra/functions.zsh
index b6253bb..0573f7f 100644
--- a/.zprezto/abra/functions.zsh
+++ b/.zprezto/abra/functions.zsh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 function is_local {
-  local HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
+  local HOSTNAME="$(hostname)"
   
   [[ "$HOSTNAME" =~ '^abra0' || "$HOSTNAME" == "svxf2-osx" ]]
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function ffmpeg_timelapse {
 }
 
 function ffmpeg_timelapse_today {
-  local TODAY=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
+  local TODAY="$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')"
 
   ffmpeg_timelapse "$TODAY" -preset ultrafast -crf 20
 }
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ function update_.g {
     return
   fi
 
-  local RES=$(.g pull --no-stat 2>&1)
+  local RES="$(.g pull --no-stat 2>&1)"
 
   if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
     # something went wrong
     return
   fi
 
-  if [[ ! ($RES =~ "Already up.to.date") ]]; then
+  if [[ ! $RES =~ "Already up.to.date" ]]; then
     echo "Updated .g"
     echo $RES
     echo "======"
diff --git a/.zprezto/abra/options.zsh b/.zprezto/abra/options.zsh
index b3e855d..2413689 100644
--- a/.zprezto/abra/options.zsh
+++ b/.zprezto/abra/options.zsh
@@ -45,3 +45,11 @@ bindkey '\e[4~' end-of-line
 
 bindkey "\eOH" beginning-of-line
 bindkey "\eOF" end-of-line
+
+# modules
+
+# saves $EPOCHSECONDS
+zmodload zsh/datetime
+
+# profiler
+# zmodload zsh/zprof
diff --git a/.zprezto/abra/prompt_abra_setup.zsh b/.zprezto/abra/prompt_abra_setup.zsh
index 6e76ed8..8b81d38 100644
--- a/.zprezto/abra/prompt_abra_setup.zsh
+++ b/.zprezto/abra/prompt_abra_setup.zsh
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 pmodload 'helper'
 
+# %<num>>dsadsa>dsadsa -- truncation
+# %~ -- current dir
 # %F{color}...%f -- foreground colors
 # %B...%b -- bold
 # %(x.a.b) -- if
+# ${(l)} -- padding
 
 # color chart: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/Xterm_256color_chart.svg
 # COLOR_PWD='141'
@@ -17,9 +20,7 @@ COLOR_PWD='cyan'
 COLOR_PWD_ROOT='red'
 COLOR_PROMPT_STARTER='green'
 COLOR_TIME='green'
-COLOR_USERNAME='blue'
-COLOR_AT=$COLOR_USERNAME
-COLOR_HOSTNAME=$COLOR_USERNAME
+COLOR_USERHOSTNAME='blue'
 
 NEWLINE=$'\n'
 
@@ -32,12 +33,18 @@ function prompt_abra_precmd {
     git-info || true
   fi
 
-  PRE_LENGTH=$(($COLUMNS*2/3))
+  PRE_LENGTH=$(( ${COLUMNS} * 2 / 3 ))
 
-  PRE='%$PRE_LENGTH<...<%~ %<<'
-  PRE=$(print -P $PRE)
-  PRE=$(print ${(l:$COLUMNS:)PRE})
-  print -P '%(!.%F{$COLOR_PWD_ROOT}.%F{$COLOR_PWD})$PRE%f'
+  # take current directory and truncate left so that up to $PRE_LENGTH chars are left
+  PRE='%${PRE_LENGTH}<...<%~ %<<'
+  PRE=$(print -P ${PRE})
+  PRE=$(print ${(l:${COLUMNS}:)PRE})
+  # print -P '%(!.%F{${COLOR_PWD_ROOT}}.%F{${COLOR_PWD}})${PRE}%f'
+  print -P '%F{${COLOR_PWD}}${PRE}%f'
+}
+
+function prompt_abra_preexec {
+  echo hi
 }
 
 function prompt_abra_setup {
@@ -50,6 +57,7 @@ function prompt_abra_setup {
 
   # Add hook for calling git-info before each command.
   add-zsh-hook precmd prompt_abra_precmd
+  add-zsh-hook preexec prompt_abra_preexec
 
   # Set git-info parameters.
   zstyle ':prezto:module:git:info' verbose 'yes'
@@ -77,10 +85,8 @@ function prompt_abra_setup {
   PROMPT=$PROMPT'%(?.%F{$COLOR_PROMPT_STARTER}.%F{red})➤ %f'
 
   RPROMPT=''
-  RPROMPT=$RPROMPT'%(?::%F{red}%?%f )' # last command code if nonzero
-  RPROMPT=$RPROMPT'%B%F{$COLOR_USERNAME}%n%f%b'
-  RPROMPT=$RPROMPT'%B%F{$COLOR_AT}@%f%b'
-  RPROMPT=$RPROMPT'%B%F{$COLOR_HOSTNAME}%2m%f%b'
+  RPROMPT=$RPROMPT'%(?..%F{red}%?%f )' # last command code if nonzero
+  RPROMPT=$RPROMPT'%B%(!.%F{${COLOR_PWD_ROOT}}.%F{${COLOR_USERHOSTNAME}})%n@%M%f%b'
   RPROMPT=$RPROMPT'${git_info[rprompt]} '
   RPROMPT=$RPROMPT'%F{$COLOR_TIME}%*%f'
 }