diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/auth.py b/litecord/blueprints/auth.py
index 917a3f4..497306d 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/auth.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/auth.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from litecord.auth import token_check
 from litecord.common.users import create_user
 from litecord.schemas import validate, REGISTER, REGISTER_WITH_INVITE
 from litecord.errors import BadRequest
-from winter import gewinter
+from winter import get_snowflake
 from .invites import use_invite
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async def _logout():
 @bp.route("/fingerprint", methods=["POST"])
 async def _fingerprint():
     """No idea what this route is about."""
-    fingerprint_id = gewinter()
+    fingerprint_id = get_snowflake()
     fingerprint = f"{fingerprint_id}.{secrets.token_urlsafe(32)}"
 
     return jsonify({"fingerprint": fingerprint})
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/channel/messages.py b/litecord/blueprints/channel/messages.py
index f2c7088..4a92811 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/channel/messages.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/channel/messages.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from litecord.blueprints.auth import token_check
 from litecord.blueprints.checks import channel_check, channel_perm_check
 from litecord.errors import MessageNotFound, Forbidden
 from litecord.enums import MessageType, ChannelType, GUILD_CHANS
-from winter import gewinter
+from winter import get_snowflake
 from litecord.schemas import validate, MESSAGE_CREATE
 from litecord.utils import pg_set_json, query_tuple_from_args, extract_limit
 from litecord.permissions import get_permissions
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async def _dm_pre_dispatch(channel_id, peer_id):
 async def create_message(
     channel_id: int, actual_guild_id: int, author_id: int, data: dict
 ) -> int:
-    message_id = gewinter()
+    message_id = get_snowflake()
 
     async with app.db.acquire() as conn:
         await pg_set_json(conn)
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/channel/pins.py b/litecord/blueprints/channel/pins.py
index 1a959fe..9ba3c88 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/channel/pins.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/channel/pins.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from quart import Blueprint, current_app as app, jsonify
 
 from litecord.auth import token_check
 from litecord.blueprints.checks import channel_check, channel_perm_check
-from winter imporwinter_datetime
+from winter import snowflake_datetime
 from litecord.types import timestamp_
 
 from litecord.system_messages import send_sys_message
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async def add_pin(channel_id, message_id):
         channel_id,
     )
 
-    timestamp winter_datetime(row["message_id"])
+    timestamp = snowflake_datetime(row["message_id"])
 
     await app.dispatcher.dispatch(
         "channel",
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ async def delete_pin(channel_id, message_id):
         channel_id,
     )
 
-    timestamp winter_datetime(row["message_id"])
+    timestamp = snowflake_datetime(row["message_id"])
 
     await app.dispatcher.dispatch(
         "channel",
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/channels.py b/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
index bffdb74..2ede1cc 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from litecord.system_messages import send_sys_message
 from litecord.blueprints.dm_channels import gdm_remove_recipient, gdm_destroy
 from litecord.utils import search_result_from_list
 from litecord.embed.messages import process_url_embed, msg_update_embeds
-from winter imporwinter_datetime
+from winter import snowflake_datetime
 from litecord.common.channels import channel_ack
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ async def bulk_delete(channel_id: int):
     # we must error. a cuter behavior would be returning the message ids
     # that were deleted, ignoring the 2 week+ old ones.
     for message_id in message_ids:
-        message_dt winter_datetime(message_id)
+        message_dt = snowflake_datetime(message_id)
         delta = datetime.datetime.utcnow() - message_dt
 
         if delta.days > 14:
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/dm_channels.py b/litecord/blueprints/dm_channels.py
index d428b7f..db37229 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/dm_channels.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/dm_channels.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from litecord.blueprints.auth import token_check
 from litecord.blueprints.checks import channel_check
 from litecord.enums import ChannelType, MessageType
 from litecord.errors import BadRequest, Forbidden
-from winter import gewinter
+from winter import get_snowflake
 from litecord.system_messages import send_sys_message
 from litecord.pubsub.channel import gdm_recipient_view
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async def gdm_create(user_id, peer_id) -> int:
 
     Returns the new GDM id.
     """
-    channel_id = gewinter()
+    channel_id = get_snowflake()
 
     await app.db.execute(
         """
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/dms.py b/litecord/blueprints/dms.py
index 6bd4be5..ef9fbe6 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/dms.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/dms.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from logbook import Logger
 
 from ..schemas import validate, CREATE_DM, CREATE_GROUP_DM
 from ..enums import ChannelType
-from winter import gewinter
+from winter import get_snowflake
 
 from .auth import token_check
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async def create_dm(user_id, recipient_id):
 
     # if no dm was found, create a new one
 
-    dm_id = gewinter()
+    dm_id = get_snowflake()
     await app.db.execute(
         """
     INSERT INTO channels (id, channel_type)
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guild/channels.py b/litecord/blueprints/guild/channels.py
index f618019..89370ae 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guild/channels.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guild/channels.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 from quart import Blueprint, request, current_app as app, jsonify
 
 from litecord.blueprints.auth import token_check
-from winter import gewinter
+from winter import get_snowflake
 from litecord.errors import BadRequest
 from litecord.enums import ChannelType
 from litecord.blueprints.guild.roles import gen_pairs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ async def create_channel(guild_id):
     if channel_type not in (ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT, ChannelType.GUILD_VOICE):
         raise BadRequest("Invalid channel type")
 
-    new_channel_id = gewinter()
+    new_channel_id = get_snowflake()
     await create_guild_channel(guild_id, new_channel_id, channel_type, **j)
 
     # TODO: do a better method
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guild/emoji.py b/litecord/blueprints/guild/emoji.py
index b16ecce..31e458c 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guild/emoji.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guild/emoji.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, current_app as app, request
 from litecord.auth import token_check
 from litecord.blueprints.checks import guild_check, guild_perm_check
 from litecord.schemas import validate, NEW_EMOJI, PATCH_EMOJI
-from winter import gewinter
+from winter import get_snowflake
 from litecord.types import KILOBYTES
 from litecord.images import parse_data_uri
 from litecord.errors import BadRequest
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async def _put_emoji(guild_id):
     mime, _ = parse_data_uri(j["image"])
     await _guild_emoji_size_check(guild_id, mime)
 
-    emoji_id = gewinter()
+    emoji_id = get_snowflake()
 
     icon = await app.icons.put(
         "emoji",
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
index 41ce520..14a7056 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from litecord.common.guilds import (
 )
 
 from ..auth import token_check
-from winter import gewinter
+from winter import get_snowflake
 from ..enums import ChannelType
 from ..schemas import (
     validate,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ async def guild_create_roles_prep(guild_id: int, roles: list):
 async def guild_create_channels_prep(guild_id: int, channels: list):
     """Create channels pre-guild create"""
     for channel_raw in channels:
-        channel_id = gewinter()
+        channel_id = get_snowflake()
         ctype = ChannelType(channel_raw["type"])
 
         await create_guild_channel(guild_id, channel_id, ctype)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async def create_guild():
     user_id = await token_check()
     j = validate(await request.get_json(), GUILD_CREATE)
 
-    guild_id = gewinter()
+    guild_id = get_snowflake()
 
     if "icon" in j:
         image = await put_guild_icon(guild_id, j["icon"])
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ async def create_guild():
     )
 
     # create a single #general channel.
-    general_id = gewinter()
+    general_id = get_snowflake()
 
     await create_guild_channel(
         guild_id, general_id, ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT, name="general"
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/user/billing.py b/litecord/blueprints/user/billing.py
index ba6d07d..5992a68 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/user/billing.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/user/billing.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from logbook import Logger
 
 from litecord.auth import token_check
 from litecord.schemas import validate
-from winter imporwinter_datetime, gewinter
+from winter import snowflake_datetime, get_snowflake
 from litecord.errors import BadRequest
 from litecord.types import timestamp_, HOURS
 from litecord.enums import UserFlags, PremiumType
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async def get_payment(payment_id: int):
     drow.pop("subscription_id")
     drow.pop("user_id")
 
-    drow["created_at"] winter_datetime(int(drow["id"]))
+    drow["created_at"] = snowflake_datetime(int(drow["id"]))
 
     drow["payment_source"] = await get_payment_source(row["user_id"], row["source_id"])
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ async def create_payment(subscription_id):
     """Create a payment."""
     sub = await get_subscription(subscription_id)
 
-    new_id = gewinter()
+    new_id = get_snowflake()
 
     amount = AMOUNTS[sub["payment_gateway_plan_id"]]
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ async def process_subscription(subscription_id: int):
         subscription_id,
     )
 
-    first_payment_ts winter_datetime(first_payment_id)
+    first_payment_ts = snowflake_datetime(first_payment_id)
 
     premium_since = await app.db.fetchval(
         """
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ async def _create_payment_source():
     user_id = await token_check()
     j = validate(await request.get_json(), PAYMENT_SOURCE)
 
-    new_source_id = gewinter()
+    new_source_id = get_snowflake()
 
     await app.db.execute(
         """
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ async def _create_subscription():
         "premium_year_tier_2": "1 year",
     }[plan_id]
 
-    new_id = gewinter()
+    new_id = get_snowflake()
 
     await app.db.execute(
         f"""
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/user/billing_job.py b/litecord/blueprints/user/billing_job.py
index b2a6a9d..5e3a2c9 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/user/billing_job.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/user/billing_job.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from litecord.blueprints.user.billing import (
     process_subscription,
 )
 
-from winter imporwinter_datetime
+from winter import snowflake_datetime
 from litecord.types import MINUTES
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async def _process_user_payments(user_id: int):
     # calculate the difference between this payment
     # and now.
     now = datetime.datetime.now()
-    payment_tstamp winter_datetime(int(payment_data["id"]))
+    payment_tstamp = snowflake_datetime(int(payment_data["id"]))
 
     delta = now - payment_tstamp
 
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/webhooks.py b/litecord/blueprints/webhooks.py
index 39a2dbf..7cfd69f 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/webhooks.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/webhooks.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from litecord.schemas import (
     WEBHOOK_MESSAGE_CREATE,
 )
 from litecord.enums import ChannelType
-from winter import gewinter
+from winter import get_snowflake
 from litecord.utils import async_map
 from litecord.errors import WebhookNotFound, Unauthorized, ChannelNotFound, BadRequest
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ async def create_webhook(channel_id: int):
 
     guild_id = await app.storage.guild_from_channel(channel_id)
 
-    webhook_id = gewinter()
+    webhook_id = get_snowflake()
 
     # I'd say generating a full fledged token with itsdangerous is
     # relatively wasteful since webhooks don't even have a password_hash,
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ async def del_webhook_tokened(webhook_id, webhook_token):
 
 async def create_message_webhook(guild_id, channel_id, webhook_id, data):
     """Create a message, but for webhooks only."""
-    message_id = gewinter()
+    message_id = get_snowflake()
 
     async with app.db.acquire() as conn:
         await pg_set_json(conn)