diff --git a/stdplugins/headpat.py b/stdplugins/headpat.py
index e7cf3a4..84d88f7 100644
--- a/stdplugins/headpat.py
+++ b/stdplugins/headpat.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ oops = "OOPSIE WOOPSIE!! Uwu We madea fucky wucky!! A wittle fucko boingo! " \
 
 @borg.on(events.NewMessage)
 async def on_pat(event):
-    if event.forward:
+    if event.fwd_from:
         return
 
     user = borg.me.username
diff --git a/stdplugins/markdown.py b/stdplugins/markdown.py
index bee0372..0c8d3df 100644
--- a/stdplugins/markdown.py
+++ b/stdplugins/markdown.py
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ def get_tag_parser(tag, entity):
     return re.compile(tag + r'(.+?)' + tag, re.DOTALL), tag_parser
 
 
+PRINTABLE_ASCII = range(0x21, 0x7f)
+def parse_aesthetics(m):
+    def aesthetify(string):
+        for c in string:
+            c = ord(c)
+            if c in PRINTABLE_ASCII:
+                c += 0xFF00 - 0x20
+            elif c == ord(" "):
+                c = 0x3000
+            yield chr(c)
+    return "".join(aesthetify(m[1])), None
+
+
 def parse_subreddit(m):
     text = '/' + m.group(3)
     entity = MessageEntityTextUrl(
@@ -65,6 +78,7 @@ MATCHERS = [
     (get_tag_parser('__', MessageEntityItalic)),
     (get_tag_parser('```', partial(MessageEntityPre, language=''))),
     (get_tag_parser('`', MessageEntityCode)),
+    (re.compile(r'\+\+(.+?)\+\+'), parse_aesthetics),
     (re.compile(r'([^/\w]|^)(/?(r/\w+))'), parse_subreddit),
     (re.compile(r'(!\w+)'), parse_snip)
 ]
diff --git a/uniborg/uniborg.py b/uniborg/uniborg.py
index 4f40251..5040b7a 100644
--- a/uniborg/uniborg.py
+++ b/uniborg/uniborg.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Uniborg(TelegramClient):
         # precedence
         self._event_builders = hacks.ReverseList()
 
-        self._loop.run_until_complete(self._async_init(bot_token=bot_token))
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(self._async_init(bot_token=bot_token))
 
         core_plugin = Path(__file__).parent / "_core.py"
         self.load_plugin_from_file(core_plugin)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Uniborg(TelegramClient):
         self.uid = telethon.utils.get_peer_id(self.me)
 
     def run(self):
-        self._loop.run_forever()
+        self.loop.run_forever()
 
     def load_plugin(self, shortname):
         self.load_plugin_from_file(f"{self._plugin_path}/{shortname}.py")