diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index 64b1ece6..e5255324 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ ZSH=$HOME/.oh-my-zsh
 # time that oh-my-zsh is loaded.
 ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"
 
+# Example aliases
+# alias zshconfig="mate ~/.zshrc"
+# alias ohmyzsh="mate ~/.oh-my-zsh"
+
 # Set to this to use case-sensitive completion
 # CASE_SENSITIVE="true"
 
diff --git a/themes/mh.zsh-theme b/themes/mh.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34a3765b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/mh.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# mh theme
+# preview: http://cl.ly/1y2x0W0E3t2C0F29043z
+
+# features:
+# path is autoshortened to ~30 characters
+# displays git status (if applicable in current folder)
+# turns username green if superuser, otherwise it is white
+
+# if superuser make the username green
+if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then NCOLOR="green"; else NCOLOR="white"; fi
+
+# prompt
+PROMPT='[%{$fg[$NCOLOR]%}%B%n%b%{$reset_color%}:%{$fg[red]%}%30<...<%~%<<%{$reset_color%}]%(!.#.$) '
+RPROMPT='$(git_prompt_info)'
+
+# git theming
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="%{$fg_bold[gray]%}(%{$fg_no_bold[yellow]%}%B"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%b%{$fg_bold[gray]%})%{$reset_color%} "
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN=""
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY="%{$fg_bold[red]%}✱"
+
+# LS colors, made with http://geoff.greer.fm/lscolors/
+export LSCOLORS="Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"
+export LS_COLORS='no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=00;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=41;33;01:ex=00;32:*.cmd=00;32:*.exe=01;32:*.com=01;32:*.bat=01;32:*.btm=01;32:*.dll=01;32:*.tar=00;31:*.tbz=00;31:*.tgz=00;31:*.rpm=00;31:*.deb=00;31:*.arj=00;31:*.taz=00;31:*.lzh=00;31:*.lzma=00;31:*.zip=00;31:*.zoo=00;31:*.z=00;31:*.Z=00;31:*.gz=00;31:*.bz2=00;31:*.tb2=00;31:*.tz2=00;31:*.tbz2=00;31:*.avi=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.aiff=00;32:*.au=00;32:*.mid=00;32:*.mp3=00;32:*.ogg=00;32:*.voc=00;32:*.wav=00;32:'