diff --git a/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/autostart-i3ipc.yml b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/autostart-i3ipc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0257975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/outerheaven.init3.home/.config/autostart-i3ipc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+autostarts:
+  pre:  # blocking tasks before others; ie: backup
+    - "truncate -s 0 --no-create ~/.gnupg/trezor/gpg-agent.log"  # this grows ridiculously large/fast, clear it on login - before backup
+    - "kitty ~/.local/bin/backup_restic --single-instance --instance-group autostart"
+  weekend: [] # blocking tasks to run on weekends, after 'pre' but before the rest in 'common'. 'work' is excluded from weekends.
+#    - "/usr/bin/flatpak update --user --noninteractive --assumeyes | systemd-cat -t flatpak-update"
+  common:
+    - "/usr/bin/mako"
+    - "/usr/libexec/xfce-polkit"  # minimal polkit (gnome is busted), LXQt has an alright option too
+    - "kitty --session ~/.config/kitty/sessions/monitoring.conf --title stats"
+    - "wl-paste -t text --watch clipman store --no-persist"
+    - "firefox-wayland"  # flatpak/IPA don't seem to work nicely together RE: trust/self-signed
+    - "flatpak run --user com.valvesoftware.Steam -silent -nofriendsui -voice_quality 3 -tcp"
+    - "gtk4-launch discord.desktop"
+    - "blueman-applet"
+    # - "gtk4-launch quasselclient.desktop"
+    - "env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity kdeconnect-indicator"
+    - "nm-applet"
+    # - "env ELECTRON_NO_UPDATER=1 gtk4-launch bitwarden.desktop"  # disable the updater when running automatically
+    - "env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity tuned-switcher"
+    - "thunderbird-wayland -P jlay"
+    - "flatpak run --file-forwarding org.signal.Signal --class='Signal' --app-id='Signal'"
+    # - "flatpak run org.kde.kweather"
+    # - "flatpak run com.belmoussaoui.Authenticator"
+    # - "bash -c 'ulimit -n 1048576; strawberry --quiet'"
+    # - "rhythmbox"
+  work:
+    - "kitty --session ~/.config/kitty/sessions/triplesplit.conf"  # main term, single instance w/ three panes. one with (tabbed) vim for weekly notes
+    - "swayidle"  # attempt to be modestly compliant; lock screen when away
+    # - "gtk4-launch slack.desktop"
+    # - "/opt/Webex/bin/CiscoCollabHost"  # I broke the layout on wayland, use browser instead - can share
+    # - "firefox-wayland --new-instance --no-remote --name='work-firefox' --class='work-firefox' -P workIBM"  # RIP 4/30/2024; no mas w/ IBM
+    # - "systemctl --user start macbookTunnel.service"  # "
diff --git a/outerheaven.init3.home/.local/bin/note-taker.sh b/outerheaven.init3.home/.local/bin/note-taker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..979f32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/outerheaven.init3.home/.local/bin/note-taker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# with Sway on login, a Kitty session is started which runs *this* script
+# provides a pane with an editor on notes for this week (and last)
+#
+# my kitty session config:
+#   # ~/config/kitty/sessions/triplesplit.conf
+#   layout tall
+#   launch --location=hsplit --cwd=current bash
+#   launch --location=hsplit --cwd=current bash
+#   launch --location=hsplit --cwd=current bash .config/kitty/scripts/note-taker.sh
+# the last command is *this script*
+#
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
+
+# Check if the script is already running/controlling editors
+if pgrep -f "$SHELL.*$SCRIPT_NAME"  | grep -v $$ > /dev/null; then
+    echo "The notes are already being edited elsewhere."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Where are notes held? Can be overridden outside of the script; defaults to ~/notes
+NOTE_DIR="${NOTE_DIR:-${HOME}/notes}"
+
+# Get the current year and week number, used for the name of the file. eg: 2023-week40
+CURRENT_NOTE=$(date +%Y-week%V)
+
+# Get the year and week number for the same day of the previous week
+LAST_WEEK_NAME=$(date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-week%V)
+
+# Construct the two note files to open in tabs as one array
+NOTE_PATHS=("$NOTE_DIR/$CURRENT_NOTE" "$NOTE_DIR/$LAST_WEEK_NAME")
+
+# Use EDITOR variable or fallback to vim as default.
+# If EDITOR contains "vim" (like nvim, vim, etc.), add tab arguments.
+EDITOR="${EDITOR:-vim}"
+if [[ $EDITOR == *vim* ]]; then
+    # Run the vim-like editor with tabs
+    $EDITOR -c ':tab all' "${NOTE_PATHS[@]}"
+else
+    # Run the editor without vim tab arg; assume array is fine
+    $EDITOR "${NOTE_PATHS[@]}"
+fi
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 7036f87..5f52e77 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # minimal dotfile manager
 # tracks files / copies them into the repo, sorted by hostname
 #
-# note: assumes pwd is this repo before running this script
 set -u
 
 # array of files/dirs [relative to home] to include
@@ -18,17 +17,18 @@ DOTS=(
         '.config/nvim/coc-settings.json'
         '.config/autostart-i3ipc.yml'
         '.config/sway/'
+        '.local/bin/note-taker.sh'  # run by Kitty in a 'triplesplit' session, one of many of autostart 'wants' in '...-i3ipc.yml' above
 )
 
 # to avoid hacky pwd/dirname stuff w/ $0 [for now?], inline the path to the repo where copies are held
 DOT_DIR="${HOME}/git/dot"
 
 # ensure the host running this script/updating dotfiles has a directory within the repo
+# then, begin dotfile processing - ensure structure is retained, naively copy w/ rsync
+# at the end/out of band: rely on Git to tell us about changes. TODO: reconsider, edge cases? auto commit/push?
 HOST_DIR="${DOT_DIR}/${HOSTNAME}"
 [ -d "$HOST_DIR" ] || mkdir -v "$HOST_DIR"
 
-# begin dotfile processing - ensure structure is retained, naively copy w/ rsync. rely on Git to tell us about changes.
-# TODO: reconsider, edge cases?
 for DOT in "${DOTS[@]}"; do
         echo "Copying '$HOME/$DOT' to '$HOST_DIR/${DOT}'"
         rsync -aqv "$HOME/$DOT" "$HOST_DIR/${DOT}" || echo "Couldn't copy '$DOT', got rc: $?"