diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f84db6d..8d19d10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 locals.zsh
 log/.zsh_history
 projects.zsh
-custom/*.zsh
+custom/*
 !custom/example.zsh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/directories.zsh b/lib/directories.zsh
index 56d7a23..bb114f6 100644
--- a/lib/directories.zsh
+++ b/lib/directories.zsh
@@ -36,5 +36,9 @@ cd () {
 
 alias md='mkdir -p'
 alias rd=rmdir
+alias d='dirs -v'
 
-alias d='dirs -v'
\ No newline at end of file
+# mkdir & cd to it
+function mcd() { 
+  mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"; 
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
index d317d17..71a6281 100644
--- a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ alias gd='git diff | mate'
 alias gdv='git diff -w "$@" | vim -R -'
 alias gc='git commit -v'
 alias gca='git commit -v -a'
+alias gco='git checkout'
 alias gb='git branch'
 alias gba='git branch -a'
 alias gcount='git shortlog -sn'
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ function current_branch() {
   echo ${ref#refs/heads/}
 }
 
-# these aliases take advangate of the previous function
+# these aliases take advantage of the previous function
 alias ggpull='git pull origin $(current_branch)'
 alias ggpush='git push origin $(current_branch)'
-alias ggpnp='git pull origin $(current_branch) && git push origin $(current_branch)'
\ No newline at end of file
+alias ggpnp='git pull origin $(current_branch) && git push origin $(current_branch)'
diff --git a/plugins/rails3/rails3.plugin.zsh b/plugins/rails3/rails3.plugin.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20ba040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/rails3/rails3.plugin.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+alias rs='ruby script/rails server'
+alias rg='ruby script/rails generate'
+alias rd='ruby script/rails destroy'
+alias rp='ruby script/rails plugin'
+alias rdbm='rake db:migrate db:test:clone'
+alias rc='ruby script/rails console'
+alias rd='ruby script/rais server --debugger'
+alias devlog='tail -f log/development.log'
diff --git a/plugins/svn/svn.plugin.zsh b/plugins/svn/svn.plugin.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45d4613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/svn/svn.plugin.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+function svn_prompt_info {
+    if [[ -d .svn ]]; then
+        echo "$ZSH_PROMPT_BASE_COLOR$ZSH_THEME_SVN_PROMPT_PREFIX\
+$ZSH_THEME_REPO_NAME_COLOR$(svn_get_repo_name)$ZSH_PROMPT_BASE_COLOR$ZSH_THEME_SVN_PROMPT_SUFFIX$ZSH_PROMPT_BASE_COLOR$(svn_dirty)$ZSH_PROMPT_BASE_COLOR"
+    fi
+}
+
+
+function in_svn() {
+    if [[ -d .svn ]]; then
+        echo 1
+    fi
+}
+
+function svn_get_repo_name {
+    if [ is_svn ]; then
+        svn info | sed -n 's/Repository\ Root:\ .*\///p' | read SVN_ROOT
+    
+        svn info | sed -n "s/URL:\ .*$SVN_ROOT\///p" | sed "s/\/.*$//"
+    fi
+}
+
+function svn_get_rev_nr {
+    if [ is_svn ]; then
+        svn info 2> /dev/null | sed -n s/Revision:\ //p
+    fi
+}
+
+function svn_dirty_choose {
+    if [ is_svn ]; then
+        s=$(svn status 2>/dev/null)
+        if [ $s ]; then 
+            echo $1
+        else 
+            echo $2
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+function svn_dirty {
+    svn_dirty_choose $ZSH_THEME_SVN_PROMPT_DIRTY $ZSH_THEME_SVN_PROMPT_CLEAN
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/afowler.zsh-theme b/themes/afowler.zsh-theme
index b5a9bb1..3a4753f 100644
--- a/themes/afowler.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/afowler.zsh-theme
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]; then CARETCOLOR="red"; else CARETCOLOR="blue"; fi
+if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then CARETCOLOR="red"; else CARETCOLOR="blue"; fi
 
 local return_code="%(?..%{$fg[red]%}%? ↵%{$reset_color%})"
 
diff --git a/themes/arrow.zsh-theme b/themes/arrow.zsh-theme
index a23efd1..d62dcdc 100644
--- a/themes/arrow.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/arrow.zsh-theme
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="yellow"; fi
+if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="yellow"; fi
 
 PROMPT='%{$fg[$NCOLOR]%}%c ➤ %{$reset_color%}'
 RPROMPT='%{$fg[$NCOLOR]%}%p $(git_prompt_info)%{$reset_color%}'
diff --git a/themes/awesomepanda.zsh-theme b/themes/awesomepanda.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411b898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/awesomepanda.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# the svn plugin has to be activated for this to work.
+
+PROMPT='%{$fg_bold[red]%}➜ %{$fg_bold[green]%}%p %{$fg[cyan]%}%c %{$fg_bold[blue]%}$(git_prompt_info)%{$fg_bold[blue]%}$(svn_prompt_info)%{$reset_color%}'
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="git:(%{$fg[red]%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY="%{$fg[blue]%})%{$fg[yellow]%} ✗ %{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN="%{$fg[blue]%}) "
+
+
+
+ZSH_PROMPT_BASE_COLOR="%{$fg_bold[blue]%}"
+ZSH_THEME_REPO_NAME_COLOR="%{$fg_bold[red]%}"
+
+ZSH_THEME_SVN_PROMPT_PREFIX="svn:("
+ZSH_THEME_SVN_PROMPT_SUFFIX=")"
+ZSH_THEME_SVN_PROMPT_DIRTY="%{$fg[red]%} ✘ %{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_SVN_PROMPT_CLEAN=" "
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/clean.zsh-theme b/themes/clean.zsh-theme
index 95f532a..7ee29cb 100644
--- a/themes/clean.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/clean.zsh-theme
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="white"; fi
+if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="white"; fi
 
 PROMPT='%{$fg[$NCOLOR]%}%B%n%b%{$reset_color%}:%{$fg[blue]%}%B%c/%b%{$reset_color%} $(git_prompt_info)%(!.#.$) '
 RPROMPT='[%*]'
diff --git a/themes/dst.zsh-theme b/themes/dst.zsh-theme
index fa0d9cb..3e2539d 100644
--- a/themes/dst.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/dst.zsh-theme
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY="%{$fg[red]%}!"
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN=""
 
 function prompt_char {
-	if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]; then echo "%{$fg[red]%}#%{$reset_color%}"; else echo $; fi
+	if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then echo "%{$fg[red]%}#%{$reset_color%}"; else echo $; fi
 }
 
 PROMPT='%(?, ,%{$fg[red]%}FAIL%{$reset_color%}
diff --git a/themes/fishy.zsh-theme b/themes/fishy.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f22eda8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/fishy.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# ZSH Theme emulating the Fish shell's default prompt.
+
+local user_color='green'; [ $UID -eq 0 ] && user_color='red'
+PROMPT='%n@%m %{$fg[$user_color]%}%~%{$reset_color%}%(!.#.>) '
+PROMPT2='%{$fg[red]%}\ %{$reset_color%}'
+RPS1='%(?..%{$fg[red]%}%? ↵%{$reset_color%})$(git_prompt_info)'
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX=" %{$fg[cyan]%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$reset_color%}"
diff --git a/themes/flazz.zsh-theme b/themes/flazz.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..280794f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/flazz.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]
+then CARETCOLOR="red"
+else CARETCOLOR="blue"
+fi
+
+local return_code="%(?..%{$fg[red]%}%? ↵%{$reset_color%})"
+
+PROMPT='%m%{${fg_bold[magenta]}%} :: %{$reset_color%}%{${fg[green]}%}%3~ $(git_prompt_info)%{${fg_bold[$CARETCOLOR]}%}%#%{${reset_color}%} '
+
+RPS1='$(vi_mode_prompt_info) ${return_code}'
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="%{$fg_bold[cyan]%}‹"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="› %{$reset_color%}"
+
+MODE_INDICATOR="%{$fg_bold[magenta]%}<%{$reset_color%}%{$fg[magenta]%}<<%{$reset_color%}"
+
+# TODO use 265 colors
+#MODE_INDICATOR="$FX[bold]$FG[020]<$FX[no_bold]%{$fg[blue]%}<<%{$reset_color%}"
+# TODO use two lines if git
diff --git a/themes/jreese.zsh-theme b/themes/jreese.zsh-theme
index 534664f..0fa6b4e 100644
--- a/themes/jreese.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/jreese.zsh-theme
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ZSH Theme - Preview: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1552408/Screenshots/2010-04-08-oh-my-zsh.png
 
-if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="green"; fi
+if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="green"; fi
 local return_code="%(?..%{$fg[red]%}%? ↵%{$reset_color%})"
 
 PROMPT='%{$fg[$NCOLOR]%}%n%{$fg[green]%}@%m%{$reset_color%} %~ \
diff --git a/themes/lambda.zsh-theme b/themes/lambda.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63292d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/lambda.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# ZSH Theme - Preview: http://cl.ly/350F0F0k1M2y3A2i3p1S
+
+PROMPT='λ %~/ $(git_prompt_info)%{$reset_color%}'
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="%{$fg[green]%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$reset_color%} "
diff --git a/themes/philips.zsh-theme b/themes/philips.zsh-theme
index fa7c590..e7ea51a 100644
--- a/themes/philips.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/philips.zsh-theme
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="green"; fi
+if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="green"; fi
 
 PROMPT='%{$fg[$NCOLOR]%}%B%n%b%{$reset_color%}:%{$fg[blue]%}%B%c/%b%{$reset_color%} $(git_prompt_info)%(!.#.$) '
 RPROMPT='[%*]'
diff --git a/themes/pmcgee.zsh-theme b/themes/pmcgee.zsh-theme
index 4eb54df..e4e45c7 100644
--- a/themes/pmcgee.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/pmcgee.zsh-theme
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="green"; fi
+if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then NCOLOR="red"; else NCOLOR="green"; fi
 
 PROMPT='
 %{$fg[$NCOLOR]%}%B%n@%m%b%{$reset_color%} %{$fg[white]%}%B${PWD/#$HOME/~}%b%{$reset_color%}