diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/look.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/look.lua
index 88c94fb..801980e 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/look.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/look.lua
@@ -7,10 +7,28 @@ vim.api.nvim_set_var('gruvbox_italic', 1)
 vim.api.nvim_set_var('one_allow_italics', 1)
 vim.api.nvim_set_var('pencil_terminal_italics', 1)
 
-function B16theme(theme)
-    local base16scheme = b.themes[theme]
-    b(base16scheme, true)
+local colorsfile = vim.fn.stdpath('state') .. '/colorscheme.lua'
+local function source_colors()
+    if vim.fn.filereadable(colorsfile) == 1 then
+        vim.cmd("source " .. colorsfile)
+    end
 end
 
--- set the default colorscheme
-B16theme('eighties')
+-- source colors automatically from colorscheme file on change
+local w = vim.loop.new_fs_event()
+local function on_change(err, fname, status)
+    source_colors()
+    w:stop()
+    Watch_file(fname)
+end
+function Watch_file(fname)
+    local fullpath = vim.api.nvim_call_function('fnamemodify', { fname, ':p' })
+    w:start(fullpath, {}, vim.schedule_wrap(function(...)
+        on_change(...)
+    end))
+end
+
+-- set on startup
+source_colors()
+-- and watch continuously
+Watch_file(colorsfile)