diff --git a/aliases.zsh b/aliases.zsh
index 5cf253dc..9bbeb068 100644
--- a/aliases.zsh
+++ b/aliases.zsh
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ alias pu='pushd'
 alias po='popd'
 
 alias sc='ruby script/console'
-alias ss='ruby script/server'
+alias sd='ruby script/server --debugger'
+alias ss='thin --stats "/thin/stats" start'
 
 alias mr='mate CHANGELOG app config db lib public script spec test'
 alias .='pwd'
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ alias ...='cd ../..'
 
 alias _='sudo'
 
-alias g='grep -in'
+#alias g='grep -in'
+alias g='git'
 
 alias history='fc -l 1'
 
@@ -26,4 +28,9 @@ alias git-svn-dcommit-push='git svn dcommit && git push github master:svntrunk'
 bindkey '\ew' kill-region
 
 bindkey -s '\el' "ls\n"
-bindkey -s '\e.' "..\n"
\ No newline at end of file
+bindkey -s '\e.' "..\n"
+
+alias et='mate . &'
+alias ett='mate app config lib db public spec test Rakefile Capfile Todo &'
+alias etp='mate app config lib db public spec test vendor/plugins vendor/gems Rakefile Capfile Todo &'
+alias etts='mate app config lib db public script spec test vendor/plugins vendor/gems Rakefile Capfile Todo &'
diff --git a/functions.zsh b/functions.zsh
index dcabed95..0dcfbd39 100644
--- a/functions.zsh
+++ b/functions.zsh
@@ -22,4 +22,26 @@ function preexec {
 
 function remote_console() {
   /usr/bin/env ssh $1 "( cd $2 && ruby script/console production )"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function tab() {
+  osascript 2>/dev/null <<EOF
+    tell application "System Events"
+      tell process "Terminal" to keystroke "t" using command down
+    end
+    tell application "Terminal"
+      activate
+      do script with command "cd $PWD; $*" in window 1
+    end tell
+EOF
+}
+
+function take() {
+  mkdir -p $1
+  cd $1
+}
+
+function tm() {
+  cd $1
+  mate $1
+}
diff --git a/git.zsh b/git.zsh
index b9a86173..7f5714f7 100644
--- a/git.zsh
+++ b/git.zsh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function git_prompt_info() {
   branch=${ref#refs/heads/}
 
   if [[ -d .git ]]; then
-    CURRENT_BRANCH="%{$fg[red]%}git:(%{$fg[green]${branch}%{$fg[red])"
+    CURRENT_BRANCH="(${branch})"
   else
     CURRENT_BRANCH=''
   fi
diff --git a/prompt.zsh b/prompt.zsh
index d6c35a65..31c33feb 100644
--- a/prompt.zsh
+++ b/prompt.zsh
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ setopt prompt_subst
 
 export LSCOLORS="Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"
 
-source "$ZSH/themes/$ZSH_THEME.zsh-theme"
\ No newline at end of file
+source "$ZSH/themes/$ZSH_THEME.zsh-theme"
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index e2f5fbad..2e2a33d9 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ export ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"
 for i in $ZSH/*zsh; do source $i; done;
 
 # Customize to your needs...
-export PATH=~/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/lib/postgresql83/bin
-
+#export PATH=~/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/lib/postgresql83/bin
+export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin