diff --git a/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/kitty/sessions/monitoring.conf b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/kitty/sessions/monitoring.conf
index 2127de9..d620fa3 100644
--- a/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/kitty/sessions/monitoring.conf
+++ b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/kitty/sessions/monitoring.conf
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-layout tall
+layout tall:bias=55
 cd ~
 # first is tall on the left
 launch btop
 # these are split horizontally on the right half
 launch nvtop
-# resize_window taller 12
 # note: requires kernel.dmesg_restrict=0
-# launch --location=vsplit --cwd=current /usr/bin/dmesg -T --follow
+launch /usr/bin/dmesg -T --follow
+resize_window shorter 32
 launch amdgpu-stats
-resize_window shorter 24
+resize_window shorter 32
+# not really sure what units 'resizes' are in, docs are unclear/I'm impatient
+# rows/cols seem probable... yet, manifests oddly - experiment