diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index 5bb7995..a1098cb 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import torch.nn.functional as F
 from torchvision.transforms import Resize, CenterCrop, InterpolationMode
 from torchvision.transforms import functional as TF
 import scipy.ndimage
-from scipy.spatial import Voronoi, voronoi_plot_2d
+from scipy.spatial import Voronoi
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 from PIL import ImageFilter, Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
@@ -638,19 +638,12 @@ class GrowMaskWithBlur:
                 "incremental_expandrate": ("INT", {"default": 0, "min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 1}),
                 "tapered_corners": ("BOOLEAN", {"default": True}),
                 "flip_input": ("BOOLEAN", {"default": False}),
-                "use_cuda": ("BOOLEAN", {"default": True}),
                 "blur_radius": ("INT", {
                     "default": 0,
                     "min": 0,
                     "max": 999,
                     "step": 1
                 }),
-                "sigma": ("FLOAT", {
-                    "default": 1.0,
-                    "min": 0.1,
-                    "max": 10.0,
-                    "step": 0.1
-                }),
                 "lerp_alpha": ("FLOAT", {"default": 1.0, "min": 0.0, "max": 1.0, "step": 0.01}),
                 "decay_factor": ("FLOAT", {"default": 1.0, "min": 0.0, "max": 1.0, "step": 0.01}),
             },
@@ -662,7 +655,7 @@ class GrowMaskWithBlur:
     RETURN_NAMES = ("mask", "mask_inverted",)
     FUNCTION = "expand_mask"
     
-    def expand_mask(self, mask, expand, tapered_corners, flip_input, blur_radius, sigma, incremental_expandrate, use_cuda, lerp_alpha, decay_factor):
+    def expand_mask(self, mask, expand, tapered_corners, flip_input, blur_radius, incremental_expandrate, lerp_alpha, decay_factor):
         alpha = lerp_alpha
         decay = decay_factor
         if( flip_input ):
@@ -696,22 +689,18 @@ class GrowMaskWithBlur:
             previous_output = output
             out.append(output)
 
-        blurred = torch.stack(out, dim=0).reshape((-1, 1, mask.shape[-2], mask.shape[-1])).movedim(1, -1).expand(-1, -1, -1, 3)
-        if use_cuda:    
-            device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
-            blurred = blurred.to(device)  # Move blurred tensor to the GPU
-
-        channels = blurred.shape[-1]
         if blur_radius != 0:
-            blurkernel_size = blur_radius * 2 + 1
-            blurkernel = gaussian_kernel(blurkernel_size, sigma, device=blurred.device).repeat(channels, 1, 1).unsqueeze(1)
-            blurred = blurred.permute(0, 3, 1, 2) # Torch wants (B, C, H, W) we use (B, H, W, C)
-            padded_image = F.pad(blurred, (blur_radius,blur_radius,blur_radius,blur_radius), 'reflect')
-            blurred = F.conv2d(padded_image, blurkernel, padding=blurkernel_size // 2, groups=channels)[:,:,blur_radius:-blur_radius, blur_radius:-blur_radius]
-            blurred = blurred.permute(0, 2, 3, 1)
-            blurred = blurred[:, :, :, 0]        
-            return (blurred.cpu(), 1.0 - blurred.cpu(),)
-        return (torch.stack(out, dim=0), 1.0 -torch.stack(out, dim=0),)
+            # Convert the tensor list to PIL images, apply blur, and convert back
+            for idx, tensor in enumerate(out):
+                # Convert tensor to PIL image
+                pil_image = TF.to_pil_image(tensor.cpu().detach())
+                # Apply Gaussian blur
+                pil_image = pil_image.filter(ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(blur_radius))
+                # Convert back to tensor
+                out[idx] = TF.to_tensor(pil_image)
+        blurred = torch.stack(out, dim=0)
+
+        return (blurred, 1.0 - blurred)
            
         
         
@@ -2135,6 +2124,12 @@ class OffsetMask:
            
         return mask,
 
+class AnyType(str):
+  """A special class that is always equal in not equal comparisons. Credit to pythongosssss"""
+
+  def __ne__(self, __value: object) -> bool:
+    return False
+any = AnyType("*")
 class WidgetToString:
     @classmethod
     def IS_CHANGED(cls, **kwargs):
@@ -2148,6 +2143,9 @@ class WidgetToString:
                 "widget_name": ("STRING", {"multiline": False}),
                 "return_all": ("BOOLEAN", {"default": False}),
             },
+            "optional": {
+                "source": (any, {}),
+            },
             "hidden": {"extra_pnginfo": "EXTRA_PNGINFO",
                        "prompt": "PROMPT"},
         }
@@ -2939,7 +2937,20 @@ class ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving:
        
         repeated_images = torch.repeat_interleave(images, repeats=repeats, dim=0)
         return (repeated_images, )
-    
+
+class MarigoldVAELoader:
+    #Paste stuffs from VAELoader nodes
+    def load_vae(self, vae_name):
+        if vae_name in ["taesd", "taesdxl"]:
+            sd = self.load_taesd(vae_name)
+        else:
+            vae_path = folder_paths.get_full_path("vae", vae_name)
+            sd = comfy.utils.load_torch_file(vae_path)
+        vae = comfy.sd.VAE(sd=sd)
+        #Override the regularization
+        vae.first_stage_model.regularization = lambda x: torch.chunk(x, dim=2)
+        return (vae,)
+
 NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
     "INTConstant": INTConstant,
     "FloatConstant": FloatConstant,
@@ -2994,7 +3005,8 @@ NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
     "GenerateNoise": GenerateNoise,
     "StableZero123_BatchSchedule": StableZero123_BatchSchedule,
     "GetImagesFromBatchIndexed": GetImagesFromBatchIndexed,
-    "ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving": ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving
+    "ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving": ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving,
+    "MarigoldVAELoader": MarigoldVAELoader
 }
 NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
     "INTConstant": "INT Constant",
@@ -3049,5 +3061,6 @@ NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {
     "GenerateNoise": "GenerateNoise",
     "StableZero123_BatchSchedule": "StableZero123_BatchSchedule",
     "GetImagesFromBatchIndexed": "GetImagesFromBatchIndexed",
-    "ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving": "ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving"
+    "ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving": "ImageBatchRepeatInterleaving",
+    "MarigoldVAELoader": "MarigoldVAELoader"
 }
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