diff --git a/ableos/src/experiments/absi.rs b/ableos/src/experiments/absi.rs
index b709b0dd..d4aecfb7 100644
--- a/ableos/src/experiments/absi.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/experiments/absi.rs
@@ -65,3 +65,47 @@ pub fn colorify(eval: &str) {
         }
     }
 }
+use alloc::string::String;
+use logos::Logos;
+
+#[derive(Logos, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Token {
+    // Hex(u32),
+    #[regex(r"\$RED\$")]
+    Red,
+
+    #[regex(r"\$RESET\$")]
+    Reset,
+
+    #[regex("[a-zA-Z!@#$%^&*\">()\n ]+", parse_text, priority = 2)]
+    Text(String),
+
+    #[error]
+    #[regex(r"[ \t\n\f]+", logos::skip)]
+    Error,
+}
+pub fn colorify_2(eval: &str) {
+    let mut lexer = Token::lexer(eval);
+    for token in lexer {
+        use Token::*;
+        match token {
+            Red => {
+                set_vga_color(Color::Red, Color::Black);
+            }
+            Reset => {
+                set_vga_color(Color::White, Color::Black);
+            }
+            Text(text) => {
+                kprint!("{}", text);
+            }
+            err => {
+                error!("Error parsing");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+use logos::Lexer;
+fn parse_text(lex: &mut Lexer<Token>) -> Option<String> {
+    let slice = lex.slice();
+    Some(String::from(slice))
+}
diff --git a/ableos/src/print.rs b/ableos/src/print.rs
index b1bb0f4c..65b05527 100644
--- a/ableos/src/print.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/print.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ impl core::fmt::Write for Stdout {
     }
     #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
     fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        use crate::experiments::absi::colorify;
-        colorify(s);
-        // kprint!("{}", s);
+        use crate::{experiments::absi::colorify_2, kprint};
+        // colorify_2(s);
+        kprint!("{}", s);
         Ok(())
     }
     #[cfg(target_arch = "riscv64")]
diff --git a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
index 5a7bcff6..e4645a98 100644
--- a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::rhai_shell::rhai_shell;
+use crate::{absi::colorify, rhai_shell::rhai_shell};
 
 use {
     crate::{
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn scratchpad() {
         }
     */
     // interp();
-
+    // crate::experiments::absi::colorify();
     rhai_shell();
 }