diff --git a/lib/aliases.zsh b/lib/aliases.zsh
index da6168506..9e2087728 100644
--- a/lib/aliases.zsh
+++ b/lib/aliases.zsh
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@
 alias pu='pushd'
 alias po='popd'
 
-# Ruby related
 alias ss='thin --stats "/thin/stats" start'
+alias sg='ruby script/generate'
+alias sd='ruby script/destroy'
+alias sp='ruby script/plugin'
+alias ssp='ruby script/spec'
+alias rdbm='rake db:migrate'
 
 # Basic directory operations
 alias .='pwd'
 alias ...='cd ../..'
+alias -- -='cd -'
 
 # Super user
 alias _='sudo'
@@ -21,12 +26,17 @@ alias ss='sudo su -'
 alias g='git'
 alias gst='git status'
 alias gl='git pull'
+alias gup='git fetch && git rebase'
 alias gp='git push'
 alias gd='git diff | mate'
+alias gdv='git diff -w "$@" | vim -R -'
 alias gc='git commit -v'
 alias gca='git commit -v -a'
 alias gb='git branch'
 alias gba='git branch -a'
+alias gdb='git branch -d'
+alias gcount='git shortlog -sn'
+alias gcp='git cherry-pick'
 
 # Show history
 alias history='fc -l 1'
@@ -41,6 +51,7 @@ alias sgem='sudo gem'
 
 # Find ruby file
 alias rfind='find . -name *.rb | xargs grep -n'
+alias afind='ack-grep -il'
 
 # Git and svn mix
 alias git-svn-dcommit-push='git svn dcommit && git push github master:svntrunk'
@@ -59,5 +70,3 @@ alias sd='ruby script/server --debugger'
 # Editor Ruby file in TextMate
 alias mr='mate CHANGELOG app config db lib public script spec test'
 
-
-
diff --git a/lib/misc.zsh b/lib/misc.zsh
index 8d6727251..a01627d9e 100644
--- a/lib/misc.zsh
+++ b/lib/misc.zsh
@@ -7,11 +7,3 @@ bindkey "^[m" copy-prev-shell-word
 
 ## jobs
 setopt long_list_jobs
-
-# Check for updates on initial load...
-if [ "$DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE" = "true" ]
-then
-  return
-else
-  /bin/sh $ZSH/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
-fi
diff --git a/oh-my-zsh.sh b/oh-my-zsh.sh
index dd6ffec06..4b5959625 100644
--- a/oh-my-zsh.sh
+++ b/oh-my-zsh.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,10 @@ for config_file ($ZSH/lib/*.zsh) source $config_file
 # Load all of your custom configurations from custom/
 for config_file ($ZSH/custom/*.zsh) source $config_file
 
-
-export PATH=~/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/lib/postgresql83/bin
+# Check for updates on initial load...
+if [ "$DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE" = "true" ]
+then
+  return
+else
+  /bin/sh $ZSH/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
+fi
diff --git a/themes/cypher.zsh-theme b/themes/cypher.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45df53d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/cypher.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Based on evan's prompt
+# Shows the exit status of the last command if non-zero
+# Uses "#" instead of "»" when running with elevated privileges
+PROMPT="%m %{${fg_bold[red]}%}:: %{${fg[green]}%}%3~%(0?. . ${fg[red]}%? )%{${fg[blue]}%}»%{${reset_color}%} "
diff --git a/themes/wezm.zsh-theme b/themes/wezm.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1881343b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/wezm.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+PROMPT='$(git_prompt_info)%(?,,%{${fg_bold[white]}%}[%?]%{$reset_color%} )%{$fg[yellow]%}%#%{$reset_color%} '
+RPROMPT='%{$fg[green]%}%~%{$reset_color%}'
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="%{$fg[blue]%}("
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$reset_color%} "
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY="%{$fg[blue]%})%{$fg[red]%}⚡%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN="%{$fg[blue]%})"
diff --git a/themes/xiong-chiamiov.zsh-theme b/themes/xiong-chiamiov.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c4c2e4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/xiong-chiamiov.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# user, host, full path, and time/date
+# on two lines for easier vgrepping
+# entry in a nice long thread on the Arch Linux forums: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=521888#p521888
+PROMPT=$'%{\e[0;34m%}%B┌─[%b%{\e[0m%}%{\e[1;32m%}%n%{\e[1;30m%}@%{\e[0m%}%{\e[0;36m%}%m%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%} - %b%{\e[0;34m%}%B[%b%{\e[1;37m%}%~%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%} - %{\e[0;34m%}%B[%b%{\e[0;33m%}'%D{"%a %b %d, %I:%M"}%b$'%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%}
+%{\e[0;34m%}%B└─%B[%{\e[1;35m%}$%{\e[0;34m%}%B]>%{\e[0m%}%b '
+PS2=$' \e[0;34m%}%B>%{\e[0m%}%b '
diff --git a/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh b/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
index feb999aff..5c212b6fa 100644
--- a/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
+++ b/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ current_epoch=$(($(date +%s) / 60 / 60 / 24))
 
 if [ -f ~/.zsh-update ]
 then
-  source ~/.zsh-update
+  . ~/.zsh-update
   epoch_diff=$(($current_epoch - $LAST_EPOCH))
   if [ $epoch_diff -gt 6 ]
   then