diff --git a/lisp/mitch-packages.el b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
index 7f13374..a9d1b28 100644
--- a/lisp/mitch-packages.el
+++ b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
@@ -1084,10 +1084,10 @@ Taken from https://howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/eshell-why.html"
   :custom
   (power-mode-streak-shake-threshold nil))
 
-(use-package hypop
-  :if (display-graphic-p)
-  :elpaca (:repo "https://git.mitchmarq42.xyz/mitch/hypop.el")
-  :demand t)
+;; (use-package hypop
+;;   :if (display-graphic-p)
+;;   :elpaca (:repo "https://git.mitchmarq42.xyz/mitch/hypop.el")
+;;   :demand t)
 ;; (use-package vertico-posframe
 ;;   :after vertico
 ;;   :if (display-graphic-p)
@@ -1106,20 +1106,20 @@ Taken from https://howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/eshell-why.html"
   (gnus-summary-prepare . gnus-summary-sort-by-most-recent-date)
   )
 
-(use-package hl-column
-  :if (display-graphic-p)
-  :config
-  (defun hl-col-line-init ()
-    "Toggle both `hl-column-mode' and `hl-line-mode' in sync."
-    (interactive)
-    (hl-line-mode 'toggle)
-    (hl-column-mode 'toggle))
-  :custom-face
-  (hl-line
-   ((t (:background "#101010"))))
-  (hl-column
-   ((t (:inherit hl-line))))
-  :hook (prog-mode . hl-col-line-init))
+;; (use-package hl-column ; disabled because visual yuck
+;;   :if (display-graphic-p)
+;;   :config
+;;   (defun hl-col-line-init ()
+;;     "Toggle both `hl-column-mode' and `hl-line-mode' in sync."
+;;     (interactive)
+;;     (hl-line-mode 'toggle)
+;;     (hl-column-mode 'toggle))
+;;   :custom-face
+;;   (hl-line
+;;    ((t (:background "#101010"))))
+;;   (hl-column
+;;    ((t (:inherit hl-line))))
+;;   :hook (prog-mode . hl-col-line-init))
 
 (use-package vidframe
   :if (display-graphic-p)		;we won't yet bother with