diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 86bd50834..1f5e1fab6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -987,8 +987,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vga"
 version = "0.2.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "67cbcb7bfff998d176ffb8f2c3dfd6cb0fe62740e36dee6c64fc3928c01001bf"
+source = "git+https://git.ablecorp.us/able/vga.git#9e72fa603927983e359c8a7c56cb110a81eb161e"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "conquer-once",
diff --git a/ableos/Cargo.toml b/ableos/Cargo.toml
index 91c57bcdb..f458a9307 100644
--- a/ableos/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ableos/Cargo.toml
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@ uart_16550 = "0.2.0"
 volatile = "0.2.6"
 x86_64 = "0.14.8"
 pc-beeper = { git = "https://github.com/AbleOS/pc-beeper" }
-vga = "0.2.7"
 acpi = "4.1.0"
+vga = { git = "https://git.ablecorp.us:443/able/vga.git" }
diff --git a/ableos/assets/balloon.txt b/ableos/assets/balloon.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc015bc4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ableos/assets/balloon.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+    ,-""""-.         OS: AbleOS
+  ,'\  _   _`.       Host: ???
+ /   \)_)-)_)-\      Kernel: AKern-{}-v{}
+:              :     Uptime: {}
+\              /     Packages: None
+ \            /      Shell: RhaiShell
+  `.        ,'       Resolution: 640x480
+    `.    ,'         Terminal: VGABuffer
+      `.,'           CPU: {}
+       /\`.   ,-._   GPU: VGA Compatible 
+           `-'       Memory: {}/{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
index fd6502400..7180b4632 100644
--- a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+use crate::arch::drivers::sysinfo::master;
 use crate::arch::interrupts::{reset_pit_for_cpu, set_pit_2};
+use crate::systeminfo::{KERNEL_VERSION, RELEASE_TYPE};
+use crate::time::fetch_time;
 use crate::{
     arch::shutdown, filesystem::FILE_SYSTEM, rhai_shell::KEYBUFF, vterm::Term,
     wasm_jumploader::run_program,
@@ -9,7 +12,9 @@ use cpuio::{inb, outb};
 use ext2::fs::sync::{DirectoryEntry, Synced};
 use ext2::{fs::Ext2, sector::Size1024};
 use genfs::{Fs, OpenOptions};
+use kernel::allocator::ALLOCATOR;
 use spin::Lazy;
+use x86_64::instructions::interrupts::{disable, enable};
 
 // TODO: move to a better place
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -53,6 +58,30 @@ impl Path {
 /// Experimental scratchpad for testing.
 pub fn scratchpad() {
     // bruh();
+    // panic!(":>");
+
+    disable();
+    let tick_time = fetch_time();
+
+    let allocator = ALLOCATOR.lock();
+    let size = allocator.size();
+    let used = allocator.used();
+    drop(allocator);
+    enable();
+
+    println!(
+        include_str!("../assets/balloon.txt"),
+        // kstate.hostname,
+        RELEASE_TYPE,
+        KERNEL_VERSION,
+        tick_time,
+        master().unwrap().brand_string().unwrap(),
+        // "",
+        // mem
+        used,
+        size
+    );
+
     real_shell();
 }
 
@@ -212,7 +241,10 @@ pub fn sound_off() {
     reset_pit_for_cpu();
 }
 
-pub fn list_files_in_dir(fs: &Synced<Ext2<Size1024, Vec<u8>>>, _path: &[u8]) -> Vec<DirectoryEntry> {
+pub fn list_files_in_dir(
+    fs: &Synced<Ext2<Size1024, Vec<u8>>>,
+    _path: &[u8],
+) -> Vec<DirectoryEntry> {
     let mut entry_list = vec![];
 
     let dirr = fs.read_dir(b"/").unwrap();
diff --git a/ableos/src/vterm.rs b/ableos/src/vterm.rs
index 32f49aaba..d5d3da2cd 100644
--- a/ableos/src/vterm.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/vterm.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{hardware::MOUSE, vga_e::VGAE};
 use vga::{colors::Color16, writers::GraphicsWriter};
 
 const TERM_MINUS_ONE_LINE: usize = 4720;
-// const CURSOR_COLOR: Color16 = Color16::Cyan;
+const CURSOR_COLOR: Color16 = Color16::Cyan;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Term {
@@ -75,11 +75,10 @@ impl Term {
     pub fn draw_term(&mut self) {
         if self.is_dirty() {
             trace!("Redrawing");
+            use Color16::*;
             let mode = VGAE.lock();
-            mode.clear_screen(Color16::Black);
+            mode.clear_screen(DarkGrey);
 
-            // /*
-            const CURSOR_COLOR: Color16 = Color16::Red;
             let mouse_coord = x86_64::instructions::interrupts::without_interrupts(|| {
                 let cursor = MOUSE.lock();
 
@@ -102,12 +101,11 @@ impl Term {
                 CURSOR_COLOR,
             );
 
-            // */
             let mut x = 0;
             let mut y = 0;
 
             for c in self.term {
-                mode.draw_character(x * 8, y * 8, c, Color16::White);
+                mode.draw_character(x * 8, y * 8, c, White);
                 if x == 79 {
                     y += 1;
                     x = 0;
@@ -115,6 +113,7 @@ impl Term {
                     x += 1
                 }
             }
+
             self.set_dirty(false);
             trace!("Finished drawing");
         }