diff --git a/.config/i3/config b/.config/i3/config
index 4c143e2..4c808ed 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config
+++ b/.config/i3/config
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ bar {
 focus_follows_mouse no
 bindsym $mod+m floating enable; resize set 1400 850; move absolute position center;  move scratchpad
 bindsym $mod+n scratchpad show
-bindsym $mod+Shift+x exec i3lock -c 222222
+bindsym $mod+Shift+x exec ~/.scripts/lock.sh
 bindsym $mod+z [class="Zathura"] scratchpad show
 bindsym $mod+u [class="URxvt"] scratchpad show
 bindsym $mod+c [title="Android Emulator*"] scratchpad show
diff --git a/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf b/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
index ba03ce7..89e5dcb 100644
--- a/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
+++ b/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 #interval=3600
 #color=#A4C2F4
 
+[notifications]
+command=~/.scripts/togglenotify.sh
+interval=3600
+color=#91E78B
+
 # exchange rate(s)
 [xrateEURZAR]
 command=~/.config/i3/scripts/xrate.py EURZAR=X
diff --git a/.scripts/decode_header.py b/.scripts/decode_header.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..99cb476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/decode_header.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3.8
+import sys
+from email.header import decode_header, make_header
+
+h = make_header(decode_header(sys.argv[1]))
+print(str(h))
diff --git a/.scripts/lock.sh b/.scripts/lock.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3c652aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/lock.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+if `dunstctl is-paused`; then
+	#i3lock -n -c 222222
+	i3lock -n -i ~/.config/i3/locked.png
+else
+	dunstctl set-paused true
+	i3lock -n -i ~/.config/i3/locked.png
+	dunstctl set-paused false
+fi
+
diff --git a/.scripts/mailnotify2.sh b/.scripts/mailnotify2.sh
index 9e6aef5..b92876d 100755
--- a/.scripts/mailnotify2.sh
+++ b/.scripts/mailnotify2.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function extract_sender {
     grep -o '^From: \(.*\)$' $1 | sed "s/^From: //g"
 }
 function extract_subject {
-    grep -o '^Subject: \(.*\)$' $1 | sed "s/^Subject: //g"
+	~/.scripts/decode_header.py `grep -o '^Subject: \(.*\)$' $1 | sed "s/^Subject: //g"`
 }
 
 prevmsgs=/tmp/oimapprevmsg
diff --git a/.scripts/togglenotify.sh b/.scripts/togglenotify.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..77a04d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/togglenotify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+if test -e /tmp/dunstpause; then
+	dunstctl set-paused toggle;
+else
+	dunstctl set-paused false
+	touch /tmp/dunstpause;
+fi
+
+if `dunstctl is-paused`; then
+	echo do not disturb
+else
+	echo available
+fi