diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 22494fe..7262a8c 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	ci = commit
 	st = status
 	br = branch
-	hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --date=short --date-order
+	hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --no-color --date=short --date-order
 	type = cat-file -t
 	dump = cat-file -p
 [push]
diff --git a/.vim/colors/hjp-dark.vim b/.vim/colors/hjp-dark.vim
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..684f897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vim/colors/hjp-dark.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+" local syntax file - set colors on a per-machine basis:
+" vim: tw=0 ts=8 sw=4
+" Vim color file
+" (adapted from zellner.vim)
+" Maintainer:	Peter J. Holzer
+" Last Change:	2009-08-14
+
+set background=dark
+hi clear
+if exists("syntax_on")
+  syntax reset
+endif
+let g:colors_name = "hjp-dark"
+
+hi Comment    term=bold                      ctermfg=88          ctermbg=White                  guifg=Red
+hi Constant   term=underline                 ctermfg=201                                        guifg=Magenta
+hi Error      term=reverse                   ctermfg=15          ctermbg=9                      guifg=White    guibg=Red 
+hi ErrorMsg   term=standout     cterm=NONE   ctermfg=226         ctermbg=DarkRed  gui=NONE      guifg=Yellow   guibg=DarkRed
+hi Identifier term=underline    cterm=NONE   ctermfg=40          ctermbg=NONE                   guifg=Blue
+hi LineNr     term=bold      cterm=NONE      ctermfg=226         ctermbg=17       gui=NONE      guifg=DarkGrey guibg=NONE
+hi MatchParen                                                    ctermbg=yellow
+hi Normal                                                                                       guifg=black    guibg=white
+hi PreProc    term=underline                 ctermfg=Magenta     ctermbg=0                      guifg=Purple
+hi Search     term=reverse   cterm=NONE      ctermfg=White       ctermbg=19       gui=NONE      guifg=Black    guibg=Cyan
+hi Special    term=bold                      ctermfg=53          ctermbg=NONE                   guifg=Magenta
+hi Statement  term=bold                      ctermfg=105                          gui=NONE      guifg=Brown
+hi Underlined term=underline cterm=underline ctermfg=163                          gui=underline guifg=SlateBlue
+
+" Use color 226 (pale yellow) instead of the default yellow, because I refined
+" the default yellow to orange for better contrast against a light background
+" (there are way too many command line tools that assume a black background and
+" hilight stuff in yellow).
+hi StatusLine term=bold,reverse cterm=NONE ctermfg=226 ctermbg=DarkGray gui=NONE guifg=Yellow guibg=DarkGray
+
+hi String    term=bold               ctermfg=177       ctermbg=NONE              guifg=Magenta
+hi Tag       term=bold               ctermfg=DarkGreen                           guifg=DarkGreen
+hi Todo      term=standout           ctermfg=Black     ctermbg=Yellow            guifg=Blue      guibg=Yellow
+hi Type      term=underline          ctermfg=Blue                       gui=NONE guifg=Blue
+hi Visual    term=reverse            ctermfg=White     ctermbg=DarkBlue gui=NONE guifg=Black     guibg=Yellow
+hi Title                             ctermfg=black
+hi IncSearch term=reverse cterm=NONE ctermfg=black     ctermbg=cyan
+
+hi link Boolean	Constant
+hi link Character	Constant
+hi link Conditional	Statement
+hi link Debug		Special
+hi link Define	PreProc
+hi link Delimiter	Special
+hi link Exception	Statement
+hi link Float		Number
+hi link Function	Identifier
+hi link Include	PreProc
+hi link Keyword	Statement
+hi link Label		Statement
+hi link Macro		PreProc
+hi link Number	Constant
+hi link Operator	Statement
+hi link PreCondit	PreProc
+hi link Repeat	Statement
+hi link SpecialChar	Special
+hi link SpecialComment Special
+hi link StorageClass	Type
+hi link String	Constant
+hi link Structure	Type
+hi link Typedef	Type
+hi! link ErrorMsg Visual
+hi! link MoreMsg Comment
+hi! link Question Comment
+hi! link WarningMsg ErrorMsg
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 7e91cfe..e6d99b0 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set ai
 set clipboard=
 set comments=s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,://,b:#,:%,:XCOMM,n:>,fb:-,n:\|
 set exrc
+set hls
 set list
 set listchars=tab:»·,trail:·
 set modeline
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ autocmd FileType go set noexpandtab
 
 autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.ts set filetype=javascript
 autocmd FileType javascript set sw=2
+autocmd FileType javascript set tw=132
 
 autocmd FileType html set sw=2
 
@@ -52,3 +54,7 @@ autocmd FileType crontab set tw=0
 
 autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile redmine*.txt set filetype=textile
 autocmd FileType textile set tw=0 linebreak
+
+autocmd FileType python set tw=79
+
+autocmd FileType css set iskeyword+=-
diff --git a/.znewterm b/.znewterm
index fd05948..deb2c2b 100644
--- a/.znewterm
+++ b/.znewterm
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ fi
 
 case "$TERM" in
     xterm*|screen)
-	# indicated exit status by smiley (suggested by Stig Sandbeck Mathisen)
-	smiley="%b%(0?,%{%}:-),%{%}:-()%{%}%B"
+	# indicate exit status by smiley (suggested by Stig Sandbeck Mathisen)
+	smiley="%b%(0?,%{%}:-),%{%}:-()%{%}%B"
 	prompt="%{]0;%m(%l)%n %~%}%B%m:%~ %T $smiley %h%# %b"
 	unsetopt PRINT_EXIT_VALUE
 	# force backspace key to send BS:
diff --git a/.zshenv b/.zshenv
index b79ae74..e0cebee 100644
--- a/.zshenv
+++ b/.zshenv
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export PARBODY=_A_a
 export DEBEMAIL=hjp@hjp.at
 export DEB_SIGN_KEYID=4ED25B463C8FC154D8189E64F20E485112FE285D
 export ACK_COLOR_FILENAME='blue on_white'
+export NODE_DISABLE_COLORS=1
 
 # Fix up locale. Must do this early or we get a lot of warnings if a
 # locale isn't installed.
diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 542968d..f6127ea 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ venv() {
     done
 }
 
+locale_en () {
+    export LANGUAGE=en_US:en
+    export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+}
+
 source ~/.znewterm
 
 # assume pseudo terminals are from a "safe" terminal