diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index ece0e4f..c127c58 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -4,105 +4,37 @@ if [[ -s ${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.zim/init.zsh ]]; then
 fi
 export PATH=$PATH:/
 
-# user bin 
-export PATH="$HOME/bin:${PATH}"
+# source my utility functions
+source .zshrc_functions
 
-# scripts
-export PATH="$HOME/scripts:${PATH}"
 
-# python binaries
-export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:${PATH}"
+# alter path
+export PATH="$HOME/bin:${PATH}" # binaries
+export PATH="$HOME/scripts:${PATH}" # scripts
+export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:${PATH}" # python executeables
 
-# enable fasd autocompletion
+# fasd autocompletion
 eval "$(fasd --init auto)"
 
-################# alias ###############################
-
-# open a web browser on google for a query
-function google {
-    function urlencode {
-        print "${${(j: :)@}//(#b)(?)/%$[[##16]##${match[1]}]}"
-    }
-
-    xdg-open "https://www.google.com/search?q=`urlencode "${(j: :)@}"`"
-}
-
-# separator
-function hr {
-    print ${(l:COLUMNS::=:)}
-}
-
-alias groclean='rm \#*'
-
-setKeyboard() {
-  setxkbmap -layout $1
-}
+# marker
+[[ -s "$HOME/.local/share/marker/marker.sh" ]] && source "$HOME/.local/share/marker/marker.sh"
 
+# the fuck?
 eval $(thefuck --alias)
-# You can use whatever you want as an alias, like for Mondays:
-eval $(thefuck --alias fu)
-
-# Gromacs stuff
-# ==================================================
-swapgmx() {
-    if [ "$GMXBIN" = "/opt/gromacs-cuda/bin" ];
-    then
-	    gmxsbm;
-    else
-	    gmxcuda;
-    fi
-}
-gmxsbm() {
-    echo "Sourcing GROMACS SBM"
-    source /opt/gromacs-sbm/bin/GMXRC
-}
-gmxcuda() {
-    echo "Sourcing GROMACS cuda"
-    source /opt/gromacs-cuda/bin/GMXRC
-}
 
+# gromacs
 if [ -z "$GMXRC" ]; then
     GMXRC="/opt/gromacs-cuda/bin/GMXRC"
 fi
 source $GMXRC
 
-# =============================================
 
-# ======= utility functions
-
-# supply id as
-pdb() {
-    URL=http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/files/$1.pdb.gz
-    if [ -z "$2" ]; then
-        2="./"
-    fi
-    
-    wget $URL -P $2
-    gunzip $2/$1.pdb.gz
-}
-
-# =========================
-
-# perl
-PATH="/home/bauer/perl5/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}"; export PATH;
-PERL5LIB="/home/bauer/perl5/lib/perl5${PERL5LIB:+:${PERL5LIB}}"; export PERL5LIB;
-PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT="/home/bauer/perl5${PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT:+:${PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT}}"; export PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT;
-PERL_MB_OPT="--install_base \"/home/bauer/perl5\""; export PERL_MB_OPT;
-PERL_MM_OPT="INSTALL_BASE=/home/bauer/perl5"; export PERL_MM_OPT;
-
-# copernicus
-export CPC_HOME=/opt/copernicus
-export PATH=$PATH:$CPC_HOME
-
-# cuda
-export CUDA_HOME=/opt/cuda;
-
-#PYTHONPATH="$HOME/scripts"
-
-#modeller
+# python
 PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:/opt/modeller/modlib:/opt/modeller/lib/x86_64-intel8/python3.3"
 export PYTHONPATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/modeller/lib/x86_64-intel8"
 
-export BROWSER=firefox
-
+export CUDA_HOME=/opt/cuda;
+export TERMINAL="terminator"
+export BROWSER="firefox"
+export EDITOR="vim"