diff --git a/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
index ba8e5bc..2be2ee3 100644
--- a/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+++ b/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ font:
     #   - (macOS) Menlo
     #   - (Linux/BSD) Hack
     #   - (Windows) Consolas
-    family: Hack
+    family: Hack Nerd Font
 
     # The `style` can be specified to pick a specific face.
     style: Regular
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ font:
     #
     # If the bold family is not specified, it will fall back to the
     # value specified for the normal font.
-    family: Hack
 
     # The `style` can be specified to pick a specific face.
     style: Bold
@@ -135,18 +134,16 @@ font:
     #
     # If the italic family is not specified, it will fall back to the
     # value specified for the normal font.
-    family: Hack
 
     # The `style` can be specified to pick a specific face.
     style: Italic
 
   # Bold italic font face
-  #bold_italic:
+  bold_italic:
     # Font family
     #
     # If the bold italic family is not specified, it will fall back to the
     # value specified for the normal font.
-    family: Hack
 
     # The `style` can be specified to pick a specific face.
     style: Bold Italic
diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 773e79b..9ab78f7 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 	alias ll='ls -l'
 	alias say='espeak -v default  -p 10 -s 150 -a 200 2> /dev/null'
 	alias tmux='tmux -u'
-	alias pdfmk='latexmk -pdf -pvc'
+	alias pdfmk='latexmk -pdfxe -pvc'
 	# needs to have a number immediately after it.
 	alias slideshow='feh --full-screen --randomize --auto-zoom --recursive --slideshow-delay'
 	# converts all .doc and .docx files in the local directory to pdfs using libreoffice