diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 1805dcbf..c4c3e282 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ for file in $DOTFILES/scripts/*; do
   [[ -f "$file" ]] && source $file
 done
 
-if [[ -f /etc/motd ]]; then cat /etc/motd; fi
+motd
diff --git a/aliases.sh b/aliases.sh
index 389ee83e..c32d0fd1 100755
--- a/aliases.sh
+++ b/aliases.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ alias h="home"
 alias rh="rhome"
 alias spider="ssh root@spider.casraf.dev"
 
+motd() {
+  if [[ -f /etc/motd.head ]]; then lolcat -f /etc/motd.head; fi
+  if [[ -f /etc/motd ]]; then cat /etc/motd; fi
+}
+
 docker-bash() {
   docker exec -ti $1 /bin/bash
 }
diff --git a/synced/motd/motd b/synced/motd/motd
index fafab7ba..4bc05a05 100644
--- a/synced/motd/motd
+++ b/synced/motd/motd
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 
-TO DO:
-  - Empty
+"There is never enough time to do all the nothing you want."