diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.lua b/.config/nvim/init.lua
index ff64e1a6..6dfcb062 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-- set up debugging
+
+_G.dd = function(...)
+  Snacks.debug.inspect(...)
+end
+_G.bt = function()
+  Snacks.debug.backtrace()
+end
+vim.print = _G.dd
+
 -- bootstrap lazy.nvim, LazyVim and your plugins
 require("config.lazy")
 -- if vim.g.neovide then
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/mini-comment.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/mini-comment.lua
index e69de29b..437bff73 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/mini-comment.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/mini-comment.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+return {
+  "echasnovski/mini.comment",
+  event = "VeryLazy",
+  opts = {
+    options = {
+      custom_commentstring = function()
+        return require("ts_context_commentstring.internal").calculate_commentstring() or vim.bo.commentstring
+      end,
+    },
+    -- hooks = {
+    --   pre = function()
+    --     dd(vim.fn.mode())
+    --   end,
+    --   post = function()
+    --     if vim.api.nvim_get_mode().mode == "V" then
+    --       vim.cmd("normal! gv")
+    --     end
+    --   end,
+    -- },
+  },
+}
+-- arstarstarst