diff --git a/users/crumb/programs/emacs/lib/syd-prelude.el b/users/crumb/programs/emacs/lib/syd-prelude.el
index b56bd1e..7d3225e 100644
--- a/users/crumb/programs/emacs/lib/syd-prelude.el
+++ b/users/crumb/programs/emacs/lib/syd-prelude.el
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 ;;        (<= 2 (length hform))
 ;;        (nth 1 hform)))
 
+(defmacro comment (&rest _)
+  "Completely every argument, and expand to nil."
+  nil)
+
 (defmacro with-transient-after (hook-or-function &rest forms)
   (let ((hook-name (gensym "transient-hook"))
         (hook-or-function* (gensym "hook-or-function")))
diff --git a/users/crumb/programs/emacs/lib/syd-text.el b/users/crumb/programs/emacs/lib/syd-text.el
index 52a78d0..57762c5 100644
--- a/users/crumb/programs/emacs/lib/syd-text.el
+++ b/users/crumb/programs/emacs/lib/syd-text.el
@@ -68,4 +68,48 @@ in some cases."
         (prompt
          (read-string (if (stringp prompt) prompt "")))))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun syd-insert-newline-above ()
+  "Insert a blank line below the current line."
+  (interactive)
+  (save-excursion (evil-insert-newline-above)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun syd-insert-newline-below ()
+  "Insert a blank line below the current line."
+  (interactive)
+  (save-excursion (evil-insert-newline-below)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun syd-render-ansi-escape-codes (beg end)
+  (interactive "r")
+  (require 'ansi-color)
+  (if (region-active-p)
+      (ansi-color-apply-on-region beg end)
+    (ansi-color-apply-on-region (point-min) (point-max))))
+
+(defun syd-evil-paste (before-p arg &optional register yank-handler)
+  "Like `evil-paste-after', but a 'C-u' prefix argument will instead act like
+':put' (i.e. the register will be pasted onto a new line)."
+  (if (consp arg)
+      (evil-ex-put (syd-region-beginning) (syd-region-end)
+		   ;; `evil-ex-put' wants a string, but it is immediately
+		   ;; converted back to a char. }xP
+		   (and register (string register))
+		   before-p)
+    (funcall (if before-p #'evil-paste-before #'evil-paste-after)
+	     arg register yank-handler)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(evil-define-command syd-evil-paste-after (arg &optional register yank-handler)
+  "See `syd-evil-paste'.'"
+    (interactive "P<x><y>")
+    (syd-evil-paste nil arg register yank-handler))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(evil-define-command syd-evil-paste-before (arg &optional register yank-handler)
+  "See `syd-evil-paste'.'"
+  (interactive "P<x><y>")
+  (syd-evil-paste t arg register yank-handler))
+
 (provide 'syd-text)