diff --git a/config/environment.d/generic.conf b/config/environment.d/generic.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 54b1bca..0000000
--- a/config/environment.d/generic.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-TERM=xterm-256color
-npm_config_prefix=$HOME/.local
diff --git a/config/fish/config.fish b/config/fish/config.fish
index 6ba081b..9d49dc6 100644
--- a/config/fish/config.fish
+++ b/config/fish/config.fish
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ if status is-interactive
 
     if command -q nvim 
         set -gx EDITOR nvim
-        alias oo="cd ~/Documents/nca-notes/"
-        alias on="nvim +Obsidian new"
-        alias os="nvim +Obsidian search"
+        alias oo="cd $SECOND_BRAIN"
+        alias on="nvim '+Obsidian new'"
+        alias os="nvim '+Obsidian search'"
         alias mini="NVIM_APPNAME=mini.nvim nvim"
     end
 
diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index d585ba9..53aebde 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ USER_FULLNAME = "Steve Beaulac"
 USER_EMAIL = "steve@beaulac.me"
 DOTFILES_DIR = "{{config_root}}"
 THEME_DIR = "~/.config/omarchy/current/theme"
+SECOND_BRAIN = "~/Documents/sjv-brain"
 
 [env]
 DOTFILES_DIR = "{{config_root}}"
@@ -15,9 +16,8 @@ dotfiles.default_mode = "symlink-each"
 "~/.config/btop" = "config/btop"
 "~/.config/btop/themes/current.theme" = { source = "~/.config/omarchy/current/theme/btop.theme", mode = "symlink" }
 "~/.config/emacs" = "config/emacs"
-"~/.config/environment.d" = "config/environment.d"
+"~/.config/environment.d/generic.conf" = { source = "templates/environments.tmpl", mode = "template", template = "tera" }
 "~/.gnupg" = "config/gnupg"
-"~/.config/environment.d/dotfiles.conf" = { source = "templates/dofiles.conf.tmpl", template = "tera", mode = "template" }
 "~/.config/fish" = "config/fish" # check if we really need the fisher plugins
 "~/.config/gdb" = "config/gdb" 
 "~/.config/ghostty" = "config/ghostty"
diff --git a/templates/environments.tmpl b/templates/environments.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..798068b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/environments.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+TERM=xterm-256color
+npm_config_prefix=$HOME/.local
+
+DOTFILES_DIR = "{{ vars.DOTFILES_DIR }}"
+USER_FULLNAME = "{{ vars.USER_FULLNAME }}"
+USER_EMAIL = "{{ vars.USER_FULLNAME }}"
+THEME_DIR = "{{ vars.THEME_DIR }}"
+SECOND_BRAIN = "{{ vars.SECOND_BRAIN }}"