diff --git a/.config/tmux/hooks/tmux.regular.conf b/.config/tmux/hooks/tmux.regular.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aab40e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/tmux/hooks/tmux.regular.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set  -g status-style bg=default
diff --git a/.config/tmux/hooks/tmux.ssh.conf b/.config/tmux/hooks/tmux.ssh.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78df0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/tmux/hooks/tmux.ssh.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set  -g status-style bg=blue,fg=black;
diff --git a/.config/tmux/tmux.conf b/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
index 1dec0b6..e4924cc 100644
--- a/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -1,62 +1,77 @@
-# General
+# statusbar
+setw -g  monitor-activity on
+set  -g  visual-activity on
+set  -g  history-limit 100000
+set  -g  default-command "${SHELL}"
+setw -g  aggressive-resize on
+set  -sg escape-time 0
 
-unbind C-b
-set -g prefix C-a
-bind-key C-a send-prefix
-set -g base-index 1
-
-setw -g monitor-activity on
-set -g status-keys vi
+# keybindings
+# NOTE: I intend to use defaults whenever feasible
+# - my prefix key is still C-b
+# - however, I do use vi mode
 setw -g mode-keys vi
-set -g history-limit 10000
-
-set-window-option -g automatic-rename on
-set-option -g set-titles on
-set-option -sg escape-time 10
-
-# Minimal status bar
-set -g status-left ''
-set -g status-right ''
-
-bind r source-file ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf # reload tmux conf
-
-# Keybindings
-
-# Split
+set  -g status-keys vi
+bind r  source-file ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf # reload tmux conf
+# Splits
 unbind v
 unbind s
-unbind %   # vsplit 
+unbind %   # vsplit
 unbind '"' # hsplit
-bind v split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
-bind s split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
-# Split navigate
-bind -r h select-pane -L 
-bind -r j select-pane -D 
-bind -r k select-pane -U 
-bind -r l select-pane -R
-# Split resize
-bind -r H resize-pane -L 4
-bind -r J resize-pane -D 4
-bind -r K resize-pane -U 4
-bind -r L resize-pane -R 4
+bind v    split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+bind s    split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+bind -r h select-pane  -L
+bind -r j select-pane  -D
+bind -r k select-pane  -U
+bind -r l select-pane  -R
+bind -r H resize-pane  -L 4
+bind -r J resize-pane  -D 4
+bind -r K resize-pane  -U 4
+bind -r L resize-pane  -R 4
 
-# Theming
+bind-key -T root F1 select-window -t 1
+bind-key -T root F2 select-window -t 2
+bind-key -T root F3 select-window -t 3
+bind-key -T root F4 select-window -t 4
+bind-key -T root F5 select-window -t 5
+bind-key -T root F6 select-window -t 6
+bind-key -T root F7 select-window -t 7
+bind-key -T root F8 select-window -t 8
+bind-key -T root F9 select-window -t 9
 
-set -g pane-border-style fg=#222222
-set -g pane-active-border-style fg=#222222 
-set -g display-panes-active-colour blue
-set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
-set -g message-style bg=#111111,fg=#aaaaaa
-set -g status-interval 1
+# 1-based indexing makes most sense for keyboard layouts (where number row start at 1)
+set  -g base-index 1
+set  -g pane-base-index 1
+setw -g automatic-rename
 
 # statusbar
-set -g status-position bottom
-set -g window-status-separator ''
-set -g status-style 'bg=#111111 fg=#aaaaaa dim'
-set -g status-left ''
-set -g status-right '#[fg=black,bg=#aaaaaa] #(task status:pending count) #(echo "☐") '
-setw -g window-status-current-style 'fg=black bg=#aaaaaa'
-setw -g window-status-current-format ' #I:#W#F '
-setw -g window-status-style 'bg=#111111 fg=#aaaaaa'
-setw -g window-status-format ' #I:#W#F '
-setw -g window-status-activity-style 'fg=#aaaaaa bg=#111111'
+set -g status-position top
+set -g status-left-length 20
+set -g window-status-separator ""
+%if "#{==:#{host},desktop-arch}"
+set -g status-left "#[bg=colour235,fg=colour255] #S  #[fg=colour235,bg=default] "
+set -g status-right ""
+%else
+set -g status-left '#h '
+set -g status-right '#(uptime | cut -f 4-5 -d " " | cut -f 1 -d ",") %a%l:%M:%S %p %Y-%m-%d'
+%endif
+
+# theming
+%if "#{==:#{host},desktop-arch}"
+set  -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
+setw -g window-status-style fg=colour244,bg=default
+setw -g window-status-current-style fg=colour232,bg=default,bold
+set  -g message-style fg=colour232,bg=default
+setw -g clock-mode-colour colour235
+set  -g status-style bg=default
+set  -g pane-border-style fg=#cccccc
+set  -g pane-active-border-style fg=#555555
+set  -g message-style bg=#cccccc,fg=#000000
+%endif
+
+set-hook -g after-new-session 'if -F "#{==:#{session_name},ssh}" "source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/tmux/hooks/tmux.ssh.conf" "source ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/tmux/hooks/tmux.regular.conf"'
+
+# Vi copypaste mode
+if-shell "test '\( #{$TMUX_VERSION_MAJOR} -eq 2 -a #{$TMUX_VERSION_MINOR} -ge 4 \)'" 'bind-key -Tcopy-mode-vi v send -X begin-selection; bind-key -Tcopy-mode-vi y send -X copy-selection-and-cancel'
+if-shell '\( #{$TMUX_VERSION_MAJOR} -eq 2 -a #{$TMUX_VERSION_MINOR} -lt 4\) -o #{$TMUX_VERSION_MAJOR} -le 1' 'bind-key -t vi-copy v begin-selection; bind-key -t vi-copy y copy-selection'
+if-shell '\( #{$TMUX_VERSION_MAJOR} -eq 2 -a #{$TMUX_VERSION_MINOR} -lt 2\) -o #{$TMUX_VERSION_MAJOR} -le 1' 'set-option -g status-utf8 on'