diff --git a/.config/shell/aliasrc b/.config/shell/aliasrc
index e03e3a9..dd37d68 100644
--- a/.config/shell/aliasrc
+++ b/.config/shell/aliasrc
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ alias \
     myip="curl api.ipify.org" \
     cls="clear" \
     c="clear" \
-    cdc="cd && clear"
+    cdc="cd && clear" \
+    \?="duck"
 
 # git aliases 
 alias \
diff --git a/.config/shell/profile b/.config/shell/profile
index c00ab5c..0ae9deb 100644
--- a/.config/shell/profile
+++ b/.config/shell/profile
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1	# Fix for Java applications in dwm
 export ZK_NOTEBOOK_DIR="$HOME/notes/zk"
 export REPOS="$HOME/repos"
 export GITUSER="inkletblot"
+export NOTE_DIR="$HOME/notes/"
 
 # This is something luke smith has in his profile (which I have stolen, it's nice but
 # doesn't work very nicely with my login manager, lightdm, and I prefer to just run