diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0001504..9449225 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
   in {
     homeConfigurations = {
-      emmet = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
+      user = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
           inherit pkgs;
           modules = [ (./. + "/profiles"+("/"+profile)+"/home.nix") ]; # load home.nix from selected PROFILE
           extraSpecialArgs = {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       };
     };
     nixosConfigurations = {
-      snowfire = lib.nixosSystem {
+      system = lib.nixosSystem {
         inherit system;
         modules = [ (./. + "/profiles"+("/"+profile)+"/configuration.nix") ]; # load configuration.nix from selected PROFILE
         specialArgs = {
diff --git a/user/bin/phoenix.nix b/user/bin/phoenix.nix
index acfb9d6..71e66cd 100644
--- a/user/bin/phoenix.nix
+++ b/user/bin/phoenix.nix
@@ -4,31 +4,192 @@ let
   # This sets up my "phoenix" script with my configuration paths
   # =phoenix= is just my wrapper script for easier access to nix/nixos commands
   myPhoenixScript = ''
+      RED='\033[0;31m'
+      GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+      ORANGE='\033[0;33m'
+      BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+      PURPLE='\033[0;35m'
+      CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+      NC='\033[0m'
+      FRAMES="/ | \\ -"
+      function non_blocking_wait {
+        PID=$1
+        if [ ! -d "/proc/$PID" ]; then
+          wait $PID
+          CODE=$?
+        else
+          CODE=127
+        fi
+      return $CODE
+      }
+      function animate_msg {
+        pid=$!;
+        while ps -p $pid > /dev/null;
+        do
+          for frame in $FRAMES;
+          do
+            printf "\r$frame $1";
+          sleep 0.2;
+          done
+          non_blocking_wait $pid;
+          status=$?;
+        done
+        if [ $status = 0 ]; then
+          printf "\r$GREEN✓$NC $1$GREEN [Success!]$NC";
+        else
+          printf "\r$RED×$NC $1$RED [Failed!]$NC";
+        fi
+        printf "\n"
+      }
+      function sync_system {
+        echo -e "$ORANGE### Syncing system configuration ###$NC"
+        pushd ''+dotfilesDir+'' &> /dev/null;
+        if [ "$1" = "verbose" ]; then
+          echo "Syncing system configuration (stack traces will be shown):"
+          sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#system --show-trace;
+        else
+          sudo bash -c '
+                  RED="\033[0;31m";
+                  GREEN="\033[0;32m";
+                  NC="\033[0m"
+                  FRAMES="/ | \\ -";
+                  nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#system &> /dev/null &
+                  pid=$!;
+                  while ps -p $pid > /dev/null;
+                  do
+                    for frame in $FRAMES;
+                    do
+                      printf "\r$frame Syncing system configuration...";
+                      sleep 0.2;
+                    done
+                    if [ ! -d "/proc/$pid" ]; then
+                      wait $pid
+                      status=$?
+                    else
+                      status=127
+                    fi
+                  done
+                  if [ $status = 0 ]; then
+                    printf "\r$GREEN✓$NC Syncing system configuration...$GREEN [Success!]$NC";
+                  else
+                    printf "\r$RED×$NC Syncing system configuration...$RED [Failed!]$NC";
+                  fi
+                  printf "\n"'
+        fi
+        popd &> /dev/null;
+        echo -e "$ORANGE### System configuration sync finished ###$NC"
+      }
+      function sync_user {
+        echo -e "$BLUE### Syncing user configuration ###$NC"
+        pushd ''+dotfilesDir+'' &> /dev/null;
+        if [ "$1" = "verbose" ]; then
+          echo "Syncing user configuration (stack traces will be shown):"
+          echo "Running home-manager switch --flake .#user --show-trace"
+          home-manager switch --flake .#user --show-trace;
+          which xmobar &> /dev/null && echo "Killing old xmobar instances" && echo "Running killall xmobar" && killall xmobar &> /dev/null;
+          which xmonad &> /dev/null && echo "Recompiling xmonad" && echo "Running xmonad --recompile && xmonad --restart" && xmonad --recompile && xmonad --restart;
+          which emacsclient &> /dev/null && echo "Reloading emacs stylix theme" && echo "Running emacsclient --no-wait --eval \"(load-theme 'doom-stylix t nil)\"" && emacsclient --no-wait --eval "(load-theme 'doom-stylix t nil)";
+          [ -f ~/.fehbg-stylix ] &> /dev/null && echo "Reapplying background from stylix via feh" && echo "Running ~/.fehbg-stylix" && ~/.fehbg-stylix;
+        else
+          home-manager switch --flake .#user &> /dev/null &
+          animate_msg "Syncing user configuration..."
+          which xmobar &> /dev/null && killall xmobar &> /dev/null &
+          which xmonad &> /dev/null && xmonad --recompile &> /dev/null &
+          animate_msg "Refreshing xmonad..."
+          which emacsclient &> /dev/null && emacsclient --no-wait --eval "(load-theme 'doom-stylix t nil)" &> /dev/null &
+          animate_msg "Reloading emacs stylix theme..."
+          [ -f ~/.fehbg-stylix ] &> /dev/null && ~/.fehbg-stylix &> /dev/null &
+          animate_msg "Reapplying background from stylix via feh..."
+        fi
+        popd &> /dev/null;
+        echo -e "$BLUE### User configuration sync finished ###$NC"
+      }
+      function update_flake {
+        echo -e "$CYAN### Updating flake and other package managers$NC";
+        pushd ''+dotfilesDir+'' &> /dev/null;
+        if [ "$1" = "verbose" ]; then
+          echo "Updating flake inputs";
+          echo "Running nix flake update";
+          nix flake update;
+          if [ -d ~/.emacs.d/eaf/app/browser ] &> /dev/null;
+          then
+            echo "Updating npm dependencies for eaf"
+            echo "Navigating to ~/.emacs.d/eaf/app/browser"
+            pushd ~/.emacs.d/eaf/app/browser;
+            echo "Running rm package*.json";
+            rm package*.json;
+            echo "Running npm install darkreader @mozilla/readability";
+            npm install darkreader @mozilla/readability;
+            echo "Running rm package*.json";
+            rm package*.json;
+            echo "Returning to ''+dotfilesDir+''"
+            popd &> /dev/null;
+          fi
+          echo ""
+          echo "Updating flatpaks";
+          echo "Running sudo flatpak update -y";
+          sudo flatpak update -y;
+        else
+          nix flake update &> /dev/null &
+          animate_msg "Updating flake inputs..."
+          if [ -d ~/.emacs.d/eaf/app/browser ] &> /dev/null;
+          then
+            pushd ~/.emacs.d/eaf/app/browser &> /dev/null;
+            rm package*.json &> /dev/null;
+            npm install darkreader @mozilla/readability &> /dev/null &
+            animate_msg "Updating npm dependencies for eaf...";
+            rm package*.json &> /dev/null;
+            popd;
+          fi
+          echo "Reqesting authentication for flatpak update.."
+          sudo bash -c '
+                  RED="\033[0;31m";
+                  GREEN="\033[0;32m";
+                  NC="\033[0m"
+                  FRAMES="/ | \\ -";
+                  flatpak update -y &> /dev/null &
+                  pid=$!;
+                  while ps -p $pid > /dev/null;
+                  do
+                    for frame in $FRAMES;
+                    do
+                      printf "\r$frame Updating flatpaks...";
+                      sleep 0.2;
+                    done
+                    if [ ! -d "/proc/$pid" ]; then
+                      wait $pid
+                      status=$?
+                    else
+                      status=127
+                    fi
+                  done
+                  if [ $status = 0 ]; then
+                    printf "\r$GREEN✓$NC Updating flatpaks...$GREEN [Success!]$NC";
+                  else
+                    printf "\r$RED×$NC Updating flatpaks...$RED [Failed!]$NC";
+                  fi
+                  printf "\n"'
+        fi
+        popd &> /dev/null;
+        echo -e "$CYAN### Flake and other updates finished ###$NC"
+        echo -e "Please run$GREEN git$NC diff HEAD flake.nix inside ''+dotfilesDir+(" "+'' to see flake input changes"'')+
+      ''}
       if [ "$1" = "sync" ]; then
-        if [ "$2" != "user" ]; then
-          pushd ''+dotfilesDir+'';
-          sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#;
-          popd;
-        elif [ "2" != "system" ]; then
-          pushd ''+dotfilesDir+'';
-          home-manager switch --flake .#''+username+'';
-          popd;
-          which xmobar &> /dev/null && killall xmobar;
-          which xmonad &> /dev/null && xmonad --recompile && xmonad --restart;
-          which emacsclient &> /dev/null && emacsclient --no-wait --eval "(load-theme 'doom-stylix t nil)";
-          [ -f ~/.fehbg-stylix ] &> /dev/null && ~/.fehbg-stylix;
+        if [ "$#" = 1 ]; then
+          sync_system;
+          sync_user;
+        elif [ "$2" = "user" ]; then
+          sync_user;
+        elif [ "$2" = "system" ]; then
+          sync_system;
+        else
+          echo "Please pass 'system' or 'user' if supplying a second argument"
         fi
       elif [ "$1" = "update" ]; then
-        pushd ''+dotfilesDir+'';
-        nix flake update;
-        popd;
-        if [ -d ~/.emacs.d/eaf/app/browser ]
-        then
-          pushd ~/.emacs.d/eaf/app/browser;
-          rm package*.json;
-          npm install darkreader @mozilla/readability && rm package*.json;
-          popd;
+        if [ "$#" -gt 1 ]; then
+          echo "Warning: The 'update' command has no subcommands (no $2 subcommand)"
         fi
+        update_flake;
       elif [ "$1" = "gc" ]; then
         if [ "$2" = "full" ]; then
           sudo nix-collect-garbage --delete-old;