install bspwm (or i3, maybe that's easier for newbs), urxvt and polybar
proceed to rice them (aka configure them so they look nice)
bonus points for using gentoo
you can't blame ricing for not having your shit together
>I wish someone stopped me a long time ago and told me to just use a regular full-featured DE like GNOME or something
in that case you would most likely find some other way to procrastinate
