diff --git a/lua/config/autocmds.lua b/lua/config/autocmds.lua
index 27e9e06..4221e75 100644
--- a/lua/config/autocmds.lua
+++ b/lua/config/autocmds.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 -- Autocmds are automatically loaded on the VeryLazy event
 -- Default autocmds that are always set: https://github.com/LazyVim/LazyVim/blob/main/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
+--
 -- Add any additional autocmds here
+-- with `vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd`
+--
+-- Or remove existing autocmds by their group name (which is prefixed with `lazyvim_` for the defaults)
+-- e.g. vim.api.nvim_del_augroup_by_name("lazyvim_wrap_spell")
diff --git a/lua/config/lazy.lua b/lua/config/lazy.lua
index c5eb61c..7826803 100644
--- a/lua/config/lazy.lua
+++ b/lua/config/lazy.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
-
 if not (vim.uv or vim.loop).fs_stat(lazypath) then
-  -- bootstrap lazy.nvim
-  -- stylua: ignore
-  vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git", "--branch=stable", lazypath })
+  local lazyrepo = "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git"
+  local out = vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "--branch=stable", lazyrepo, lazypath })
+  if vim.v.shell_error ~= 0 then
+    vim.api.nvim_echo({
+      { "Failed to clone lazy.nvim:\n", "ErrorMsg" },
+      { out, "WarningMsg" },
+      { "\nPress any key to exit..." },
+    }, true, {})
+    vim.fn.getchar()
+    os.exit(1)
+  end
 end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 
@@ -12,13 +19,16 @@ local function is_installed(command)
 end
 
 local plugins = {
+
   -- add LazyVim and import its plugins
   { "LazyVim/LazyVim", import = "lazyvim.plugins" },
+  -- import/override with your plugins
+  { import = "plugins" },
+
   -- import any extras modules here
   -- { import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras.lang.typescript" },
   -- { import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras.lang.json" },
   -- { import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras.ui.mini-animate" },
-  { import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras.coding.copilot" },
   { import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras.coding.luasnip" },
   { import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras.coding.neogen" }, -- generate annotations
 
@@ -66,7 +76,10 @@ require("lazy").setup({
     -- version = "*", -- try installing the latest stable version for plugins that support semver
   },
   install = { colorscheme = { "tokyonight", "habamax" } },
-  checker = { enabled = false }, -- automatically check for plugin updates
+  checker = {
+    enabled = false, -- check for plugin updates periodically
+    notify = false, -- notify on update
+  }, -- automatically check for plugin updates
   performance = {
     rtp = {
       -- disable some rtp plugins
diff --git a/lua/plugins/example.lua b/lua/plugins/example.lua
index 8b7eabc..17f53d6 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/example.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/example.lua
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ return {
     "nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
     event = "VeryLazy",
     opts = function(_, opts)
-      table.insert(opts.sections.lualine_x, "😄")
+      table.insert(opts.sections.lualine_x, {
+        function()
+          return "😄"
+        end,
+      })
     end,
   },
 
@@ -190,49 +194,4 @@ return {
       },
     },
   },
-
-  -- Use <tab> for completion and snippets (supertab)
-  {
-    "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
-    dependencies = {
-      "hrsh7th/cmp-emoji",
-    },
-    ---@param opts cmp.ConfigSchema
-    opts = function(_, opts)
-      local has_words_before = function()
-        unpack = unpack or table.unpack
-        local line, col = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
-        return col ~= 0 and vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, line - 1, line, true)[1]:sub(col, col):match("%s") == nil
-      end
-
-      local cmp = require("cmp")
-
-      opts.mapping = vim.tbl_extend("force", opts.mapping, {
-        ["<Tab>"] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)
-          if cmp.visible() then
-            cmp.select_next_item()
-          elseif vim.snippet.active({ direction = 1 }) then
-            vim.schedule(function()
-              vim.snippet.jump(1)
-            end)
-          elseif has_words_before() then
-            cmp.complete()
-          else
-            fallback()
-          end
-        end, { "i", "s" }),
-        ["<S-Tab>"] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)
-          if cmp.visible() then
-            cmp.select_prev_item()
-          elseif vim.snippet.active({ direction = -1 }) then
-            vim.schedule(function()
-              vim.snippet.jump(-1)
-            end)
-          else
-            fallback()
-          end
-        end, { "i", "s" }),
-      })
-    end,
-  },
 }