diff --git a/bash_exports b/bash_exports
index 4e10ad6..f528a38 100644
--- a/bash_exports
+++ b/bash_exports
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ export CLICOLOR=1
 export LSCOLORS=gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad
 
 # pip should only run if there is a virtualenv currently activated
-export PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=true
+#export PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=true
 # cache pip-installed packages to avoid re-downloading
-export PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=$HOME/.pip/cache
+# export PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=$HOME/.pip/cache
 
 # go
-export GOPATH=$HOME/.go
-export GOROOT=/usr/local/opt/go/libexec
\ No newline at end of file
+# export GOPATH=$HOME/.go
+# export GOROOT=/usr/local/opt/go/libexec
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bash_paths b/bash_paths
index 0d0f6dd..e2b9c46 100644
--- a/bash_paths
+++ b/bash_paths
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ declare -a dirs_to_prepend=(
     "/usr/local/bin" # Ensure that this bin always takes precedence over `/usr/bin`
     "$(brew --prefix node)/bin" # Add npm/yarn-installed package bin
     "$(brew --prefix openssl)/bin" # Add newer OpenSSL
-    "$GOPATH/bin"
-    "$GOROOT/bin"
+    # "$GOPATH/bin"
+    # "$GOROOT/bin"
     "$HOME/.bin"
-    "$HOME/.rvm/bin"
+    # "$HOME/.rvm/bin"
 )
 
 # Directories to be appended to PATH
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ unset dirs_to_prepend dirs_to_append
 export PATH
 
 # define CDPATHs which are autocompleted from when doing cd
-export CDPATH=$CDPATH:~/Code:~/Projects
+export CDPATH=$CDPATH:~/Code
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/bash_profile b/bash_profile
index b67a863..c3fa20e 100644
--- a/bash_profile
+++ b/bash_profile
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ complete -C aws_completer aws
 
 # Load RVM into a shell session *as a function*
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"
+# [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/bin/install-brew.sh b/bin/install-brew.sh
index fa657c7..95367f3 100755
--- a/bin/install-brew.sh
+++ b/bin/install-brew.sh
@@ -29,17 +29,15 @@ brew install \
     node \
     wget \
     gpg \
+    nvm \
     pinentry-mac \
     openssl \
     tor \
-    mas \
     rclone \
     rsync \
     shellcheck \
     yarn \
     ipfs \
-    ethereum \
-    parity \
     clamav
 
 # Remove outdated versions from the cellar.
diff --git a/bin/install-npm.sh b/bin/install-npm.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5abfbf6..0000000
--- a/bin/install-npm.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Installed from brewfile with node
-
-# install global stuff
-npm install -g \
-    doctoc \
-    electron \
-    eslint \
-    fast-cli \
-    gulp \
-    gulp-cli \
-    less \
-    node-sass \
-    now \
-    stylus \
-    serve \
-    stylelint \
-    xo
diff --git a/bin/install.sh b/bin/install.sh
index 988842e..3696108 100755
--- a/bin/install.sh
+++ b/bin/install.sh
@@ -54,17 +54,6 @@ echo "=============================================$(tput sgr0)"
 
 ./bin/install-brew.sh
 
-echo "$(tput setaf 64)---------------------------------------------"
-echo "                 ✓ done$(tput sgr0)"
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# npm
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-echo "$(tput setaf 136)             npm all the things. "
-echo "=============================================$(tput sgr0)"
-
-./bin/install-npm.sh
-
 echo "$(tput setaf 64)---------------------------------------------"
 echo "                 ✓ done$(tput sgr0)"
 
diff --git a/bin/update-everything.sh b/bin/update-everything.sh
index c33ffbf..8d0ad2b 100755
--- a/bin/update-everything.sh
+++ b/bin/update-everything.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ echo "------------------------------$(tput sgr0)"
 
 #sudo softwareupdate -i -a
 
-mas upgrade
+# mas upgrade
 
 #
 # Homebrew
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ npm update -g
 # Ruby
 # -------------
 
-echo ""
-echo ""
-echo "$(tput setaf 3) Update rvm"
-echo "------------------------------$(tput sgr0)"
+# echo ""
+# echo ""
+# echo "$(tput setaf 3) Update rvm"
+# echo "------------------------------$(tput sgr0)"
 
-# update rvm itself
-rvm get stable
-rvm reload
+# # update rvm itself
+# rvm get stable
+# rvm reload
 
-# update all gemsets
-rvm gemset update
+# # update all gemsets
+# rvm gemset update
 
-# cleanup
-rvm cleanup all
+# # cleanup
+# rvm cleanup all
 
 
 #