diff --git a/bin/dotfiles b/bin/dotfiles
index 244fc91a..3e050d20 100755
--- a/bin/dotfiles
+++ b/bin/dotfiles
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-#color codes
-RED='\033[1;31m'
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-BLUE="\\033[38;5;27m"
-SEA="\\033[38;5;49m"
-GREEN='\033[1;32m'
-CYAN='\033[1;36m'
-NC='\033[0m'
 
 #emoji codes
 CHECK_MARK="${GREEN}\xE2\x9C\x94${NC}"
@@ -18,6 +10,66 @@ BOOK="${RED}\xF0\x9F\x93\x8B${NC}"
 HOT="${ORANGE}\xF0\x9F\x94\xA5${NC}"
 WARNING="${RED}\xF0\x9F\x9A\xA8${NC}"
 RIGHT_ANGLE="${GREEN}\xE2\x88\x9F${NC}"
+# color codes
+RESTORE='\033[0m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+BLACK='\033[00;30m'
+RED='\033[00;31m'
+GREEN='\033[00;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[00;33m'
+BLUE='\033[00;34m'
+PURPLE='\033[00;35m'
+CYAN='\033[00;36m'
+SEA="\\033[38;5;49m"
+LIGHTGRAY='\033[00;37m'
+LBLACK='\033[01;30m'
+LRED='\033[01;31m'
+LGREEN='\033[01;32m'
+LYELLOW='\033[01;33m'
+LBLUE='\033[01;34m'
+LPURPLE='\033[01;35m'
+LCYAN='\033[01;36m'
+WHITE='\033[01;37m'
+OVERWRITE='\e[1A\e[K'
+
+DOTFILES_LOG="$HOME/.dotfiles.log"
+
+
+# _header colorize the given argument with spacing
+function _task {
+    # if _task is called while a task was set, complete the previous
+    if [[ $TASK != "" ]]; then
+        printf "${OVERWRITE}${LGREEN} [✓]  ${LGREEN}${TASK}\n"
+    fi
+    # set new task title and print
+    TASK=$1
+    printf "${LBLACK} [ ]  ${TASK} \n${LRED}"
+}
+
+# _cmd performs commands with error checking
+function _cmd {
+    #create log if it doesn't exist
+    if ! [[ -f $DOTFILES_LOG ]]; then
+        touch $DOTFILES_LOG
+    fi
+    # empty conduro.log
+    > $DOTFILES_LOG
+    # hide stdout, on error we print and exit
+    if eval "$1" 1> /dev/null 2> $DOTFILES_LOG; then
+        return 0 # success
+    fi
+    # read error from log and add spacing
+    printf "${OVERWRITE}${LRED} [X]  ${TASK}${LRED}\n"
+    while read line; do
+        printf "      ${line}\n"
+    done < $DOTFILES_LOG
+    printf "\n"
+    # remove log file
+    rm $DOTFILES_LOG
+    # exit installation
+    exit 1
+}
+
 
 set -e
 
@@ -31,77 +83,58 @@ IS_FIRST_RUN="$HOME/.dotfiles_run"
 # Install Ansible
 # check lsb_release -si
 if ! dpkg -s ansible >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Installing Ansible...${NC}"
-    echo -e "   ${RIGHT_ANGLE} ${CYAN}Updating APT Repos${NC}"
-    sudo apt-get update 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    echo -e "   ${RIGHT_ANGLE} ${CYAN}Installing dependency: ${YELLOW}software-properties-common${NC}"
-    sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    echo -e "   ${RIGHT_ANGLE} ${CYAN}Adding Ansible PPA Repo${NC}"
-    sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    echo -e "   ${RIGHT_ANGLE} ${CYAN}Updating APT Repos${NC}"
-    sudo apt-get update 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    echo -e "   ${RIGHT_ANGLE} ${CYAN}Installing Ansible${NC}"
-    sudo apt-get install -y ansible 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${GREEN}Ansible installed!${NC}"
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Installing ansible argument completion...${NC}"
-    sudo apt-get install python3-argcomplete 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    sudo activate-global-python-argcomplete3 2>&1 > /dev/null
+    _task "Installing Ansible"
+        _cmd "sudo apt-get update"
+        _cmd "sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common"
+        _cmd "sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible"
+        _cmd "sudo apt-get update"
+        _cmd "sudo apt-get install -y ansible"
+        _cmd "sudo apt-get install python3-argcomplete"
+        _cmd "sudo activate-global-python-argcomplete3"
 fi
 
 # Check if python3 and pip is installed
 if ! dpkg -s python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Installing Python3...${NC}"
-    sudo apt-get install -y python3 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${GREEN}Python3 installed!${NC}"
+    _task "Installing Python3"
+        _cmd "sudo apt-get install -y python3"
 fi
 if ! dpkg -s python3-pip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Installing Python3 Pip...${NC}"
-    sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${GREEN}Python3 Pip installed!${NC}"
+    _task "Installing Python3 Pip"
+        _cmd "sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip"
 fi
 # Check if pip module watchdog is installed
 if ! pip3 list | grep watchdog >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Installing Python3 Watchdog...${NC}"
-    pip3 install watchdog 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${GREEN}Python3 Watchdog installed!${NC}"
+    _task "Installing Python3 Watchdog"
+        _cmd "pip3 install watchdog"
 fi
 
 
 # Generate SSH keys
 if ! [[ -f "$SSH_DIR/authorized_keys" ]]; then
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Generating SSH keys...${NC}"
-    mkdir -p "$SSH_DIR"
-
-    chmod 700 "$SSH_DIR"
-
-    ssh-keygen -b 4096 -t rsa -f "$SSH_DIR/id_rsa" -N "" -C "$USER@$HOSTNAME" 2>&1 > /dev/null
-
-    cat "$SSH_DIR/id_rsa.pub" >> "$SSH_DIR/authorized_keys"
+    _task "Generating SSH keys"
+        _cmd "mkdir -p $SSH_DIR"
+        _cmd "chmod 700 $SSH_DIR"
+        _cmd "ssh-keygen -b 4096 -t rsa -f $SSH_DIR/id_rsa -N '' -C $USER@$HOSTNAME"
+        _cmd "cat $SSH_DIR/id_rsa.pub >> $SSH_DIR/authorized_keys"
 fi
 
 # Clone repository
 if ! [[ -d "$DOTFILES_DIR" ]]; then
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Cloning repository: ${YELLOW}github.com/TechDufus/dotfiles${NC}"
-    git clone --quiet "https://github.com/TechDufus/dotfiles.git" "$DOTFILES_DIR" 2>&1 > /dev/null
+    _task "Cloning repository"
+        _cmd "git clone --quiet https://github.com/TechDufus/dotfiles.git $DOTFILES_DIR"
 else
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Updating repository: ${YELLOW}github.com/TechDufus/dotfiles${NC}"
-    git -C "$DOTFILES_DIR" pull --quiet > /dev/null
+    _task "Updating repository"
+        _cmd "git -C $DOTFILES_DIR pull --quiet"
 fi
 
-# Create path
 pushd "$DOTFILES_DIR" 2>&1 > /dev/null
+_task "Updating Galaxy"
+    _cmd "ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml"
 
-# Update Galaxy
-echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Updating Galaxy...${NC}"
-ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml 2>&1 > /dev/null
-
-# Run playbook
-echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Running playbook...${NC}"
+_task "Running playbook"
 if [[ -f $VAULT_SECRET ]]; then
-    echo -e "${ARROW} ${CYAN}Using vault config file...${NC}"
     ansible-playbook --vault-password-file $VAULT_SECRET "$DOTFILES_DIR/main.yml" "$@"
 else
-    echo -e "${WARNING} ${CYAN}Vault config file not found...${NC}"
     ansible-playbook "$DOTFILES_DIR/main.yml" "$@"
 fi
 
diff --git a/roles/bash/files/bash/tasks.sh b/roles/bash/files/bash/tasks.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e204c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/bash/files/bash/tasks.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# generate a timestamped log file name
+generate_log() {
+    TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+    RANDOM_STRING=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 8 | head -n 1)
+    echo "$TMP/bash._task.$TIMESTAMP-$RANDOM_STRING.log"
+}
+
+
+# _header colorize the given argument with spacing
+function _task {
+    # if _task is called while a task was set, complete the previous
+    if [[ $TASK != "" ]]; then
+        printf "${OVERWRITE}${LGREEN} [✓]  ${LGREEN}${TASK}\n"
+    fi
+    # set new task title and print
+    TASK="$*"
+    printf "${LBLACK} [ ]  ${TASK} \n${LRED}"
+}
+
+function _clear_task {
+    TASK=""
+}
+
+# _cmd performs commands with error checking
+function _cmd {
+    LOG=$(generate_log)
+    # hide stdout, on error we print and exit
+    if eval "$1" 1> /dev/null 2> $LOG; then
+        rm $LOG
+        return 0 # success
+    fi
+    # read error from log and add spacing
+    printf "${OVERWRITE}${LRED} [X]  ${TASK}${LRED}\n"
+    while read line; do
+        printf "      ${line}\n"
+    done < $LOG
+    printf "\n"
+    rm $LOG
+    return 1
+}
+
+
diff --git a/roles/bash/files/bash/vars.sh b/roles/bash/files/bash/vars.sh
index 3379eeed..d87a2e72 100644
--- a/roles/bash/files/bash/vars.sh
+++ b/roles/bash/files/bash/vars.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/env/bin bash
 
-#color codes
-RED='\033[1;31m'
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-BLUE="\\033[38;5;27m"
-SEA="\\033[38;5;49m"
-GREEN='\033[1;32m'
-CYAN='\033[1;36m'
+# color codes
+RESTORE='\033[0m'
 NC='\033[0m'
+BLACK='\033[00;30m'
+RED='\033[00;31m'
+GREEN='\033[00;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[00;33m'
+BLUE='\033[00;34m'
+PURPLE='\033[00;35m'
+CYAN='\033[00;36m'
+SEA="\\033[38;5;49m"
+LIGHTGRAY='\033[00;37m'
+LBLACK='\033[01;30m'
+LRED='\033[01;31m'
+LGREEN='\033[01;32m'
+LYELLOW='\033[01;33m'
+LBLUE='\033[01;34m'
+LPURPLE='\033[01;35m'
+LCYAN='\033[01;36m'
+WHITE='\033[01;37m'
+OVERWRITE='\e[1A\e[K'
 
 #emoji codes
 CHECK_MARK="${GREEN}\xE2\x9C\x94${NC}"
@@ -19,3 +32,4 @@ BOOK="${RED}\xF0\x9F\x93\x8B${NC}"
 HOT="${ORANGE}\xF0\x9F\x94\xA5${NC}"
 WARNING="${RED}\xF0\x9F\x9A\xA8${NC}"
 RIGHT_ANGLE="${GREEN}\xE2\x88\x9F${NC}"
+
diff --git a/roles/bash/files/themes/axin/axin.theme.sh b/roles/bash/files/themes/axin/axin.theme.sh
index 5ab00120..23ff39df 100644
--- a/roles/bash/files/themes/axin/axin.theme.sh
+++ b/roles/bash/files/themes/axin/axin.theme.sh
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ function k8s_info() {
     fi
 }
 
-function rancher_info() {
-    # if the rancher command exists, use it to get the current context
-    # which will run 'rancher context current' and parse the data from this example output:
-    # Cluster:sandbox Project:dufus-test to look like [sandbox@dufus-test]
-    if [[ -x "$(command -v rancher)" ]]; then
-        local rancher_data="$(rancher context current 2> /dev/null | sed -E 's/Cluster:(\w+) Project:(\w+)/\1@\2/')"
-        if [[ "$rancher_data" != "" ]]; then
-            echo "[$rancher_data]"
-        fi
-        return
-    fi
-}
+# function rancher_info() {
+#     # if the rancher command exists, use it to get the current context
+#     # which will run 'rancher context current' and parse the data from this example output:
+#     # Cluster:sandbox Project:dufus-test to look like [sandbox@dufus-test]
+#     if [[ -x "$(command -v rancher)" ]]; then
+#         local rancher_data="$(rancher context current 2> /dev/null | sed -E 's/Cluster:(\w+) Project:(\w+)/\1@\2/')"
+#         if [[ "$rancher_data" != "" ]]; then
+#             echo "[$rancher_data]"
+#         fi
+#         return
+#     fi
+# }
 
 function _omb_theme_PROMPT_COMMAND() {
-    PS1="\[${BOLD}${MAGENTA}\]\u \[$WHITE\]@ \[$ORANGE\]\h \[$WHITE\]in \[$GREEN\]\w\[$WHITE\]\[$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX\]$(clock_prompt)\[$PURPLE\]\$(scm_prompt_info)$YELLOW\$(k8s_info)$CYAN\$(rancher_info)$PURPLE\n\$ \[$RESET\]"
+    PS1="$(_clear_task)\[${BOLD}${MAGENTA}\]\u \[$WHITE\]@ \[$ORANGE\]\h \[$WHITE\]in \[$GREEN\]\w\[$WHITE\]\[$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX\]$(clock_prompt)\[$PURPLE\]\$(scm_prompt_info)$YELLOW\$(k8s_info)$PURPLE\n\$ \[$RESET\]"
 }
 THEME_CLOCK_COLOR=${THEME_CLOCK_COLOR:-"${_omb_prompt_white}"}