diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/presence.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/presence.lua
index 62ef8b9e..8c4ea090 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/presence.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/presence.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ return {
   event = "UIEnter",
   opts = {
     show_time = false,
-    log_level = "warn",
+    -- log_level = "warn",
   },
 }
diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 37bb0c0c..ec7aebef 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
 plugins=(ssh-agent git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting aliases colored-man-pages copybuffer copyfile copypath fancy-ctrl-z systemd z zellij-zsh-completions )
 source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
-source ~/scripts/obsidian-bridge.sh
+
+# Note: if I do get Obsidian Bridge working, this is
+# a really bad way to load the env because 
+# it slows down shell initialization significantly.
+# Would be better to find a way to have the plugin 
+# call this script dynamically instead!
+# source ~/scripts/obsidian-bridge.sh
 
 # autoload -U promptinit; promptinit
 # prompt purer