diff --git a/init-load-path.el b/init-load-path.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f94e16a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-load-path.el
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+;;; init-load-path.el
+
+(fset '! 'eval-when-compile)
+
+(defconst narf-emacs-dir     user-emacs-directory)
+(defconst narf-core-dir      (! (concat narf-emacs-dir "core/")))
+(defconst narf-modules-dir   (! (concat narf-emacs-dir "modules/")))
+(defconst narf-contrib-dir   (! (concat narf-emacs-dir "contrib/")))
+(defconst narf-private-dir   (! (concat narf-emacs-dir "private/")))
+(defconst narf-elpa-dir      (! (concat narf-emacs-dir ".cask/" emacs-version "/elpa/")))
+(defconst narf-temp-dir      (! (concat narf-private-dir "cache/" (system-name) "/")))
+(defconst narf-snippet-dirs  (! (list (concat narf-private-dir "snippets/")
+                                      (concat narf-private-dir "templates/"))))
+
+(! (defun --subdirs (path)
+     (let ((result '())
+           (paths (ignore-errors (directory-files path t "^[^.]" t))))
+       (dolist (file paths)
+         (when (file-directory-p file)
+           (add-to-list 'result file)))
+       result)))
+
+;; Scan various folders to populate the load-dirs
+(setq custom-theme-load-path
+      (! (append (--subdirs (concat narf-private-dir "themes/"))
+                 custom-theme-load-path)))
+(setq load-path
+      (! (require 'cask)
+         (cask-initialize)
+         (setq load-path (append (list narf-core-dir narf-contrib-dir narf-modules-dir narf-private-dir)
+                                 (list (concat narf-core-dir "lib"))
+                                 (list (concat narf-modules-dir "lib"))
+                                 (--subdirs narf-contrib-dir)
+                                 load-path))))
+
+(defconst IS-MAC     (eq system-type 'darwin))
+(defconst IS-LINUX   (eq system-type 'gnu/linux))
+(defconst IS-WINDOWS (eq system-type 'windows-nt))
+
+;;; init-load-path.el ends here
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 863902f76..6005111c3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 ;;
 ;; Author:  Henrik Lissner <henrik@lissner.net>
 ;; URL:     https://github.com/hlissner/emacs.d
-;; Version: 0.0.0001
+;; Version: 0.1.0
 ;;
-;;; Are you pondering what i'm pondering, Pinky?
+;;; Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?
 ;;
 ;;                           ,,,        !/:.
 ;;                          /::\".      !!:::
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
 
 (defconst narf-debug-mode nil)
 
-(defconst narf-default-font  '(:family "terminus (ttf)" :size 12 :antialias nil))
 (defconst narf-default-theme  (if window-system 'narf-dark 'wombat))
+(defconst narf-default-font  '(:family "terminus (ttf)" :size 12 :antialias nil))
+(defconst narf-big-font      '(:family "Inconsolata" :size 18 :antialias t))
 
-(setq user-emacs-directory "~/Dropbox/Projects/dev/narf-emacs/")
-(load (concat user-emacs-directory "core/core.el"))
+(load (concat user-emacs-directory "init-load-path.el"))
 (mapc 'require
       '())
       ;; (;; Settings for specific modes or tools
@@ -83,5 +83,7 @@
 (require 'local nil t)
 (message ">>> Loaded in %s" (emacs-init-time))
 
+(defun display-startup-echo-area-message ()
+  (message ">>> Loaded in %s" (emacs-init-time)))
 
 ;;; I think so Brain...