diff --git a/lib/directories.zsh b/lib/directories.zsh
index 56d7a2316..bb114f615 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 "$1"; 
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
index d317d179d..71a62819b 100644
--- a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ alias gd='git diff | mate'
 alias gdv='git diff -w "$@" | 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 000000000..20ba0408c
--- /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/themes/fishy.zsh-theme b/themes/fishy.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f22eda868
--- /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%}"