diff --git a/lisp/mitch-packages.el b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
index dea0b43..12621cc 100644
--- a/lisp/mitch-packages.el
+++ b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
@@ -20,6 +20,33 @@
   (global-prettify-symbols-mode 1)
   (auto-insert-mode))
 
+;; seq version workaround, see https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1937vaz/emacs_291_on_windows_install_magit_requires_seq/?rdt=48529
+(defun +elpaca-unload-seq (e)
+  (and (featurep 'seq) (unload-feature 'seq t))
+  (elpaca--continue-build e))
+(defun +elpaca-seq-build-steps ()
+  (append (butlast (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name "seq" elpaca-builds-directory))
+                       elpaca--pre-built-steps elpaca-build-steps))
+          (list '+elpaca-unload-seq 'elpaca--activate-package)))
+(use-package seq :elpaca `(seq :build ,(+elpaca-seq-build-steps)))
+
+;; eldoc version workarounds...
+(defun global-eldoc-mode (&rest args)
+	  "Placeholder function. Do nothing and return nil."
+	  nil)
+(defun +elpaca-unload-eldoc (e)
+  (and (featurep 'eldoc) (unload-feature 'eldoc t))
+  (elpaca--continue-build e))
+(defun +elpaca-eldoc-build-steps ()
+  (append (butlast (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name "eldoc" elpaca-builds-directory))
+                       elpaca--pre-built-steps elpaca-build-steps))
+          (list '+elpaca-unload-eldoc 'elpaca--activate-package)))
+(use-package eldoc
+  :elpaca `(eldoc :build ,(+elpaca-eldoc-build-steps))
+  :init 
+  )
+
+(elpaca-wait)
 ;; (use-package no-littering) ;a bad start, and we need more
 
 (use-package epg
@@ -85,6 +112,7 @@
 (elpaca-wait)
 
 (use-package eldoc-box
+  :after eldoc
   :diminish (eldoc-mode eldoc-box-hover-at-point-mode)
   :hook (prog-mode . eldoc-box-hover-at-point-mode))
 
@@ -790,6 +818,7 @@ Return nil if DIR is not in a hugo project at all."
 
 ;; epic drop-down completion
 (use-package corfu
+  :after eldoc
   :elpaca (:files (:defaults "extensions/*.el"))
   ;; :if (display-graphic-p) ; breaks in emacsclient
   :custom
@@ -851,6 +880,7 @@ Return nil if DIR is not in a hugo project at all."
 	  (corfu-terminal-mode +1)))
 
 (use-package magit
+  :after seq
   :commands (madots magit-status magit)
   :hook (magit-mode . turn-off-line-numbers)
   :custom (vc-follow-symlinks t)
@@ -886,9 +916,10 @@ Return nil if DIR is not in a hugo project at all."
     (setq magit-bury-buffer-function #'kill-buffer-and-window)
     (magit-status)
     (run-with-timer 5 3 #'madots--cleanup)))
-(use-package magit-todos
-  :after magit
-  :init (magit-todos-mode))
+;; ;; broken bc of hl-todo version issue
+;; (use-package magit-todos
+;;   :after magit
+;;   :init (magit-todos-mode))
 (use-package blamer
   :elpaca (:host github :repo "artawower/blamer.el")
   :after magit