diff --git a/gitconfig b/gitconfig
index 6de28c9..09765b2 100644
--- a/gitconfig
+++ b/gitconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# vim: set filetype=cfg noexpandtab:
+
 [user]
 	name = Dan Buch
 	email = daniel.buch@gmail.com
@@ -91,6 +93,5 @@
 	hug = blame
 	lg = log --color --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit
 
-# vim: set filetype=cfg noexpandtab:
 [commit]
-	template = /Users/me/.gittemplate
+	template = ~/.gittemplate
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 4eb6cbf..e4bc7b0 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # need me some vi mode
 setw -g mode-keys vi
 
-# note to self: learn ye a zsh
 set -g default-command /bin/zsh
 set -g default-shell /bin/zsh