diff --git a/lua/plugins/blink.lua b/lua/plugins/blink.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 8af2482..0000000
--- a/lua/plugins/blink.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-return {
-  "saghen/blink.cmp",
-  lazy = false,
-  dependencies = {
-    "rafamadriz/friendly-snippets",
-    "zbirenbaum/copilot.lua",
-    "giuxtaposition/blink-cmp-copilot",
-    "mikavilpas/blink-ripgrep.nvim",
-    "xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim",
-  },
-
-  version = "v0.*",
-  opts = function()
-    local has_colorful, colorful = pcall(require, "colorful-menu")
-    
-    return {
-      keymap = {
-        preset = "enter",  -- Changed from "super-tab" to "enter"
-        ['<C-space>'] = { 'show', 'show_documentation', 'hide_documentation' },
-        ['<C-e>'] = { 'hide' },
-        ['<C-y>'] = { 'select_and_accept' },
-
-        ['<C-p>'] = { 'select_prev', 'fallback' },
-        ['<C-n>'] = { 'select_next', 'fallback' },
-
-        ['<C-b>'] = { 'scroll_documentation_up', 'fallback' },
-        ['<C-f>'] = { 'scroll_documentation_down', 'fallback' },
-
-        ['<A-1>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 1 }) end },
-        ['<A-2>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 2 }) end },
-        ['<A-3>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 3 }) end },
-        ['<A-4>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 4 }) end },
-        ['<A-5>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 5 }) end },
-        ['<A-6>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 6 }) end },
-        ['<A-7>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 7 }) end },
-        ['<A-8>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 8 }) end },
-        ['<A-9>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 9 }) end },
-        ['<A-0>'] = { function(cmp) cmp.accept({ index = 10 }) end },
-      },
-      appearance = {
-        use_nvim_cmp_as_default = true,
-        nerd_font_variant = "mono",
-        kind_icons = {
-          Copilot = "",
-          Text = '󰉿',
-          Method = '󰊕',
-          Function = '󰊕',
-          Constructor = '󰒓',
-
-          Field = '󰜢',
-          Variable = '󰆦',
-          Property = '󰖷',
-
-          Class = '󱡠',
-          Interface = '󱡠',
-          Struct = '󱡠',
-          Module = '󰅩',
-
-          Unit = '󰪚',
-          Value = '󰦨',
-          Enum = '󰦨',
-          EnumMember = '󰦨',
-
-          Keyword = '󰻾',
-          Constant = '󰏿',
-
-          Snippet = '󱄽',
-          Color = '󰏘',
-          File = '󰈔',
-          Reference = '󰬲',
-          Folder = '󰉋',
-          Event = '󱐋',
-          Operator = '󰪚',
-          TypeParameter = '󰬛',
-        },
-      },
-      completion = {
-        menu = {
-          border = "single",
-          draw = has_colorful and {
-            columns = { { "kind_icon" }, { "label", gap = 1 } },
-            components = {
-              label = {
-                text = colorful.blink_components_text,
-                highlight = colorful.blink_components_highlight,
-              },
-            },
-          } or {
-            columns = { { "kind_icon" }, { "label", gap = 1 } },
-          }
-        },
-        documentation = {
-          window = {
-            border = "single",
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      signature = { window = { border = 'single' } },
-      cmdline = { enabled = true },
-      sources = {
-        default = { "snippets", "lsp", "path", "buffer", "copilot", "ripgrep" },
-        providers = {
-          copilot = {
-            name = "copilot",
-            module = "blink-cmp-copilot",
-            score_offset = 100,
-            async = true,
-            transform_items = function(_, items)
-              local CompletionItemKind = require("blink.cmp.types").CompletionItemKind
-              local kind_idx = #CompletionItemKind + 1
-              CompletionItemKind[kind_idx] = "Copilot"
-              for _, item in ipairs(items) do
-                item.kind = kind_idx
-              end
-              return items
-            end,
-          },
-          ripgrep = {
-            module = "blink-ripgrep",
-            name = "Ripgrep",
-            opts = {
-              prefix_min_len = 3,
-              backend = {
-                context_size = 5,
-                ripgrep = {
-                  max_filesize = "1M",
-                  additional_rg_options = {},
-                },
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    }
-  end,
-  opts_extend = {
-    "sources.default",
-    "sources.providers",
-  },
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lua/plugins/dashboard.lua b/lua/plugins/dashboard.lua
index 6645c3e..9d06060 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/dashboard.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/dashboard.lua
@@ -3,28 +3,40 @@ return {
   event = "VimEnter",
   dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
   config = function()
+    -- Calculate vertical padding to center the dashboard
+    local header_art = {
+      "  ██▒   █▓ ██▓ ███▄ ▄███▓",
+      "▓██░   █▒▓██▒▓██▒▀█▀ ██▒",
+      " ▓██  █▒░▒██▒▓██    ▓██░",
+      "  ▒██ █░░░██░▒██    ▒██ ",
+      "   ▒▀█░  ░██░▒██▒   ░██▒",
+      "   ░ ▐░  ░▓  ░ ▒░   ░  ░",
+      "   ░ ░░   ▒ ░░  ░      ░",
+      "     ░░   ▒ ░░      ░   ",
+      "      ░   ░         ░   ",
+      "     ░                  ",
+    }
+    local center_items = 6
+    local content_height = #header_art + 2 + (center_items * 2) -- header + spacing + center items
+    local win_height = vim.fn.winheight(0)
+    local padding = math.max(0, math.floor((win_height - content_height) / 2))
+
+    local header = {}
+    for _ = 1, padding do
+      table.insert(header, "")
+    end
+    for _, line in ipairs(header_art) do
+      table.insert(header, line)
+    end
+    table.insert(header, "")
+    table.insert(header, "")
+
+    vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "DashboardHeader", { fg = "#83a598" })
+
     require("dashboard").setup({
       theme = "doom",
       config = {
-        header = {
-          "",
-          "",
-          "",
-          "",
-          "",
-          "  ██▒   █▓ ██▓ ███▄ ▄███▓",
-          "▓██░   █▒▓██▒▓██▒▀█▀ ██▒",
-          " ▓██  █▒░▒██▒▓██    ▓██░",
-          "  ▒██ █░░░██░▒██    ▒██ ",
-          "   ▒▀█░  ░██░▒██▒   ░██▒",
-          "   ░ ▐░  ░▓  ░ ▒░   ░  ░",
-          "   ░ ░░   ▒ ░░  ░      ░",
-          "     ░░   ▒ ░░      ░   ",
-          "      ░   ░         ░   ",
-          "     ░                  ",
-          "",
-          "",
-        },
+        header = header,
         center = {
           {
             icon = "  ",
@@ -50,12 +62,6 @@ return {
             key = "e",
             action = "Neotree toggle",
           },
-          {
-            icon = "  ",
-            desc = "Config              ",
-            key = "c",
-            action = "edit ~/.config/nvim/init.lua",
-          },
           {
             icon = "  ",
             desc = "Quit                ",