diff --git a/.i3blocks.conf b/.i3blocks.conf
index a39dd88..498d798 100644
--- a/.i3blocks.conf
+++ b/.i3blocks.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 command=/usr/lib/i3blocks/$BLOCK_NAME
 separator_block_width=15
-markup=none
+markup=pango
+
+[record]
+command=cat ~/.scripts/.recording
+interval=once
+signal=9
 
 [mpd]
 label=🎼
@@ -11,12 +16,12 @@ signal=11
 
 [weather]
 command=i3weather
-interval=1800
+interval=3600
 
 [mail]
-label=📧
+label=📮
 command=i3mail
-interval=300
+interval=180
 align=left
 signal=12
 
@@ -42,4 +47,4 @@ interval=5
 [time]
 label=📅
 command=echo $(date '+%Y %b %d %I:%M%p') 🕓
-interval=5
+interval=30
diff --git a/.scripts/i3mail b/.scripts/i3mail
index 9b4aa3e..becb085 100755
--- a/.scripts/i3mail
+++ b/.scripts/i3mail
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
     1) $TERMINAL -e neomutt ;;
 esac
-echo $(find ~/.mail -wholename */INBOX/new/* | wc -l)
+echo $(find ~/.mail -wholename */INBOX/new/* | wc -l | sed -e "s/^0$//g")
diff --git a/.scripts/i3mpd b/.scripts/i3mpd
index b2a34bb..7cf473d 100755
--- a/.scripts/i3mpd
+++ b/.scripts/i3mpd
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ if [[ -n $BLOCK_INSTANCE ]]; then
 fi
 
 filter() {
-    tr '\n' ' ' | grep -Po '.*(?= \[playing\])|paused' | tr -d '\n'
-}
+	sed 2q | tac | sed -e "/volume:/d;s/\[paused\].*/<span color=\"gray\">/g;s/\[playing\].*/<span>/g" | tr -d '\n' | sed -e "s/$/<\/span>/g"
+	}
 
 case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
     1) mpc $password status | filter && $TERMINAL -e ncmpcpp & disown ;;  # right click, pause/unpause
diff --git a/.scripts/i3weather b/.scripts/i3weather
index 3000b8a..a2fef4e 100755
--- a/.scripts/i3weather
+++ b/.scripts/i3weather
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ if [[ "$location" != "" ]]
 fi
 curl -s wttr.in/$location > ~/.weatherreport
 
-echo -n ☔ $(cat ~/.weatherreport | sed -n 16p | sed -e 's/[^m]*m//g' | grep -o "[0-9]*%" | sort -n | sed -e '$!d')
+echo -n $(cat ~/.weatherreport | sed -n 16p | sed -e 's/[^m]*m//g' | grep -o "[0-9]*%" | sort -n | sed -e "$!d;s/^/☔ /")
 
 cat ~/.weatherreport | sed -n 13p | sed -e 's/[^m]*m//g;s/[^0-9]/ /g;s/ /\n/g;/^s*$/d' | grep [0-9] | sort -n | sed -e 1b -e '$!d' | tr '\n' ' ' | awk '{print " ❄️",$1 "°","☀️",$2 "°"}'
-