 (cond ((file-exists-p "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp")
        (setq load-path (append load-path (list "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp")))))
 
+;; support for el-get https://github.com/dimitri/el-get
+(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/el-get/el-get")
+
+(unless (require 'el-get nil 'noerror)
+  (with-current-buffer
+      (url-retrieve-synchronously
+       "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dimitri/el-get/master/el-get-install.el")
+    (goto-char (point-max))
+    (eval-print-last-sexp)))
+
+(add-to-list 'el-get-recipe-path "~/.emacs.d/el-get-user/recipes")
+(el-get 'sync)
+;; end el-get support
+
+;; I prefer solarized-dark
+(load-theme 'solarized-dark t)
 
 ;; set up my customization file
 ;; this is cut-and-paste from the emacs info node "Saving Customizations"

(if (and (>= emacs-major-version 23) (eq 'darwin system-type))
    (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "Monaco-12"))
  (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "9x15")))

(setq frame-title-format '("emacs: " buffer-file-name))
;; (set-language-environment "English")

  (require 'yaml-mode)
  (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.yml$" . yaml-mode)))

