diff --git a/i3/i3/config.d/virtualarch.config b/i3/i3/config.d/virtualarch.config
index aa6f22e..59bc5b0 100644
--- a/i3/i3/config.d/virtualarch.config
+++ b/i3/i3/config.d/virtualarch.config
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id amixer set Master %5-
 bar {
     # always show at the bottom of the screen
     mode dock
-    position bottom
+    position top
 
-    # show a tray area
+    output VBOX0
     tray_output primary
 
     # show workspace buttons
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ bar {
     }
 
     i3bar_command i3bar
-    status_command i3status --config $path_i3status_config
+    status_command bash ~/.i3/i3bar_wrapper.bash
+    #status_command i3status --config ~/.i3/i3status.d/virtualarch.conf
 }
diff --git a/i3/i3/conky/virtualarch.conky b/i3/i3/conky/virtualarch.conky
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dbf332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/i3/conky/virtualarch.conky
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# vim:set filetype=conkyrc:
+# TODO: coloring of LOAD should depend on number of cpus, as it scales accordingly
+out_to_console yes
+out_to_ncurses no
+out_to_stderr no
+out_to_x no
+
+short_units yes
+
+double_buffer yes
+
+update_interval 1.0
+update_interval_on_battery 1.0
+
+# pad_percents is useless without use_spacer, but the latter leads to some ugly gaps
+#pad_percents 2
+#use_spacer left
+
+#TEXT
+#
+#\
+#\
+#\
+#\
+TEXT
+[
+{ "full_text" : " \
+CPU: ${cpu cpu0}%\
+ " , "color" : "\
+${if_match ${cpu cpu0} <= 25}\#00FF00\
+${else}${if_match ${cpu cpu0} <= 75}\#FFFF00\
+${else}\#FF0000\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+" , "min_width" : "CPU 00%" },
+\
+\
+\
+{ "full_text" : " \
+MEM: ${mem}/${memmax} (${memperc}%)\
+ " , "color" : "\
+${if_match ${memperc} <= 50}\#00FF00\
+${else}${if_match ${memperc} <= 75}\#FFFF00\
+${else}\#FF0000\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+" },
+\
+\
+\
+{ "full_text" : " \
+${if_match "${swapperc}" != "No swap"}\
+SWAP: ${swap}/${swapmax} (${swapperc}%)\
+${else}\
+No swap\
+${endif}\
+ " , "color" : "\
+${if_match "${swapperc}" == "No swap"}\#FFFFFF\
+${else}${if_match ${swapperc} <= 50}\#00FF00\
+${else}${if_match ${swapperc} <= 75}\#FFFF00\
+${else}\#FF0000\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+" },
+\
+\
+\
+${if_mounted /}\
+{ "full_text" : " \
+/: ${fs_used /}/${fs_size /} (${fs_used_perc /}%)\
+ " , "color" : "\
+${if_match ${fs_used_perc /} <= 70}\#00FF00\
+${else}${if_match ${fs_used_perc /} <= 90}\#FFFF00\
+${else}\#FF0000\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+" },
+${endif}\
+\
+\
+\
+${if_existing /sys/class/net/enp0s3}
+{ "full_text" : " \
+enp0s3: \
+${if_up enp0s3}\
+${addr enp0s3}\
+${else}\
+E: down\
+${endif}\
+ " , "color" : "\
+${if_up enp0s3}\
+${if_match "${addr enp0s3}" != "No Address"}\#00FF00\
+${else}\#FFFF00\
+${endif}\
+${else}\#FF0000\
+${endif}\
+" },
+${endif}
+\
+\
+\
+{ "full_text" : " \
+LOAD: ${loadavg 2}\
+ " , "color" : "\
+${if_match ${loadavg 2} <= 0.7}\#00FF00\
+${else}${if_match ${loadavg 2} <= 1}\#FFFF00\
+${else}\#FF0000)\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+" },
+\
+\
+\
+${if_existing /proc/acpi/battery/BATO}\
+{ "full_text" : " BAT: ${battery_short} (${battery_time}) " , "color" : "\#FFFFFF" },
+${endif}\
+\
+\
+\
+{ "full_text" : " KERNEL: ${sysname} ${kernel} " , "color" : "\#FFFFFF" },
+\
+\
+\
+{ "full_text" : " HOST: $nodename " , "color" : "\#FFFFFF" },
+\
+\
+\
+{ "full_text" : " UP: $uptime_short " , "color" : "\#FFFFFF" },
+\
+\
+\
+{ "full_text" : " ${time %a %F %T} " , "color" : "\#FFFFFF" , "name" : "time" }
+],
+
diff --git a/i3/i3/conky/virtualarch.conky.dzen b/i3/i3/conky/virtualarch.conky.dzen
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6bf091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/i3/conky/virtualarch.conky.dzen
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# TODO: coloring of LOAD should depend on number of cpus, as it scales accordingly
+out_to_console yes
+out_to_ncurses no
+out_to_stderr no
+out_to_x no
+
+short_units yes
+
+update_interval 1.0
+update_interval_on_battery 1.0
+
+# pad_percents is useless without use_spacer, but the latter leads to some ugly gaps
+#pad_percents 2
+#use_spacer left
+
+TEXT
+
+${if_existing /sys/class/net/enp0s3}\
+${if_up enp0s3}\
+enp0s3: \
+${if_match "${addr enp0s3}" != "No Address"}^fg(\#00FF00)\
+${else}^fg(\#FFFF00)\
+${endif}\
+${addr enp0s3}\
+${else}^fg(\#FF0000)E: down
+${endif}^fg() | \
+${endif}\
+\
+\
+${if_existing /proc/acpi/battery/BATO}BAT: ${battery_short} (${battery_time}) | ${endif}\
+\
+\
+${if_mounted /}\
+/: \
+${if_match ${fs_used_perc /} <= 70}^fg(\#00FF00)\
+${else}${if_match ${fs_used_perc /} <= 90}^fg(\#FFFF00)\
+${else}^fg(\#FF0000)\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+${fs_used /}/${fs_size /} (${fs_used_perc /}%)\
+^fg() | ${endif}\
+\
+\
+MEM: \
+${if_match ${memperc} <= 50}^fg(\#00FF00)\
+${else}${if_match ${memperc} <= 75}^fg(\#FFFF00)\
+${else}^fg(\#FF0000)\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+$mem/$memmax (${memperc}%)^fg() | \
+\
+\
+${if_match "${swapperc}" != "No swap"}\
+SWAP: \
+${if_match ${swapperc} <= 50}^fg(\#00FF00)\
+${else}${if_match ${swapperc} <= 75}^fg(\#FFFF00)\
+${else}^fg(\#FF0000)\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+${swap}/${swapmax} (${swapperc}%)\
+${else}\
+No swap\
+${endif}\
+^fg() | \
+\
+\
+CPU: \
+${if_match ${cpu cpu0} <= 25}^fg(\#00FF00)\
+${else}${if_match ${cpu cpu0} <= 75}fg(\#FFFF00)\
+${else}fg(\#FF0000)\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+${cpu cpu0}%^fg() | \
+\
+\
+LOAD: \
+${if_match ${loadavg 2} <= 0.7}^fg(\#00FF00)\
+${else}${if_match ${loadavg 2} <= 1}fg(\#FFFF00)\
+${else}fg(\#FF0000)\
+${endif}\
+${endif}\
+${loadavg 2}^fg() | \
+\
+\
+KERNEL: ${sysname} ${kernel} | \
+\
+\
+HOST: $nodename | \
+\
+\
+UP: $uptime_short | \
+\
+\
+${time %a %F %T} #
diff --git a/i3/i3/i3bar_clickparser.bash b/i3/i3/i3bar_clickparser.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07c2cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/i3/i3bar_clickparser.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+line="$1
+
+"
+
+log(){
+    echo $* >> ~/.i3/output_i3bar.log.2
+}
+
+# I'm sorry.
+getval(){
+    echo $(echo "$1" | grep -Po "\"$2\":.*?," | awk -F ':' '{print $2}' | tr -d '",')
+}
+
+log $line
+
+name="$(getval "$line" "name")"
+log $name
+
+case "$name" in
+"time")
+    log "starting dzen with cal"
+    (echo "$(cal -1m)" ; sleep 15s) | dzen2 -w 100 -l 10 -x 1700 -y 20
+    ;;
+esac
+
diff --git a/i3/i3/i3bar_parser.bash b/i3/i3/i3bar_parser.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e8e951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/i3/i3bar_parser.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+while read line; do
+    echo $line
+    echo $line >> ~/.i3/output_i3bar.log
+done
diff --git a/i3/i3/i3bar_wrapper.bash b/i3/i3/i3bar_wrapper.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9104f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/i3/i3bar_wrapper.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# From http://i3wm.org/docs/user-contributed/conky-i3bar.html
+
+# end the header so that i3bar knows we want to use JSON:
+echo '{ "version": 1 ,"stop_signal": 10, "cont_signal": 12, "click_events" : true }'
+
+# Begin the endless array.
+echo '['
+
+# We send an empty first array of blocks to make the loop simpler:
+echo '[],'
+
+# Now send blocks with information forever:
+conky -c $HOME/.i3/conky/virtualarch.conky &
+
+while read input ; do
+    bash ~/.i3/i3bar_clickparser.bash "$input"
+done
+
diff --git a/terminator/terminator/config b/terminator/terminator/config
index 0957020..85a7384 100644
--- a/terminator/terminator/config
+++ b/terminator/terminator/config
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   [[default]]
     scrollbar_position = hidden
     palette = "#073642:#dc322f:#859900:#b58900:#268bd2:#d33682:#2aa198:#eee8d5:#002b36:#cb4b16:#586e75:#657b83:#839496:#6c71c4:#93a1a1:#fdf6e3"
-    font = Consolas 11
+    font = DejaVu Sans Mono 10
     background_image = None
     background_darkness = 0.9
     urgent_bell = True