diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5aa92c..9dfa69e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ pkg
 *.so
 *.dll
 *.o
+Makefile
diff --git a/ext/Makefile b/ext/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b78b8b..0000000
--- a/ext/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-
-SHELL = /bin/sh
-
-#### Start of system configuration section. ####
-
-srcdir = .
-topdir = /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/universal-darwin10.0
-hdrdir = $(topdir)
-VPATH = $(srcdir):$(topdir):$(hdrdir)
-exec_prefix = $(prefix)
-prefix = $(DESTDIR)/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr
-sharedstatedir = $(prefix)/com
-mandir = $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man
-psdir = $(docdir)
-oldincludedir = $(DESTDIR)/usr/include
-localedir = $(datarootdir)/locale
-bindir = $(exec_prefix)/bin
-libexecdir = $(exec_prefix)/libexec
-sitedir = $(DESTDIR)/Library/Ruby/Site
-htmldir = $(docdir)
-vendorarchdir = $(vendorlibdir)/$(sitearch)
-includedir = $(prefix)/include
-infodir = $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/info
-vendorlibdir = $(vendordir)/$(ruby_version)
-sysconfdir = $(prefix)/etc
-libdir = $(exec_prefix)/lib
-sbindir = $(exec_prefix)/sbin
-rubylibdir = $(libdir)/ruby/$(ruby_version)
-docdir = $(datarootdir)/doc/$(PACKAGE)
-dvidir = $(docdir)
-vendordir = $(libdir)/ruby/vendor_ruby
-datarootdir = $(prefix)/share
-pdfdir = $(docdir)
-archdir = $(rubylibdir)/$(arch)
-sitearchdir = $(sitelibdir)/$(sitearch)
-datadir = $(datarootdir)
-localstatedir = $(prefix)/var
-sitelibdir = $(sitedir)/$(ruby_version)
-
-CC = gcc
-LIBRUBY = $(LIBRUBY_SO)
-LIBRUBY_A = lib$(RUBY_SO_NAME)-static.a
-LIBRUBYARG_SHARED = -l$(RUBY_SO_NAME)
-LIBRUBYARG_STATIC = -l$(RUBY_SO_NAME)
-
-RUBY_EXTCONF_H = 
-CFLAGS   =  -fno-common -arch i386 -arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe -fno-common -DENABLE_DTRACE  -fno-common  -pipe -fno-common $(cflags) 
-INCFLAGS = -I. -I$(topdir) -I$(hdrdir) -I$(srcdir)
-DEFS     = 
-CPPFLAGS =   -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE $(DEFS) $(cppflags)
-CXXFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) 
-ldflags  = -L. -arch i386 -arch x86_64 
-dldflags = 
-archflag = 
-DLDFLAGS = $(ldflags) $(dldflags) $(archflag)
-LDSHARED = cc -arch i386 -arch x86_64 -pipe -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup
-AR = ar
-EXEEXT = 
-
-RUBY_INSTALL_NAME = ruby
-RUBY_SO_NAME = ruby
-arch = universal-darwin10.0
-sitearch = universal-darwin10.0
-ruby_version = 1.8
-ruby = /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
-RUBY = $(ruby)
-RM = rm -f
-MAKEDIRS = mkdir -p
-INSTALL = /usr/bin/install -c
-INSTALL_PROG = $(INSTALL) -m 0755
-INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m 644
-COPY = cp
-
-#### End of system configuration section. ####
-
-preload = 
-
-libpath = . $(libdir)
-LIBPATH =  -L. -L$(libdir)
-DEFFILE = 
-
-CLEANFILES = mkmf.log
-DISTCLEANFILES = 
-
-extout = 
-extout_prefix = 
-target_prefix = 
-LOCAL_LIBS = 
-LIBS = $(LIBRUBYARG_SHARED)  -lpthread -ldl  
-SRCS = active_support_c.c inflector.c
-OBJS = active_support_c.o inflector.o
-TARGET = active_support_c
-DLLIB = $(TARGET).bundle
-EXTSTATIC = 
-STATIC_LIB = 
-
-BINDIR        = $(bindir)
-RUBYCOMMONDIR = $(sitedir)$(target_prefix)
-RUBYLIBDIR    = $(sitelibdir)$(target_prefix)
-RUBYARCHDIR   = $(sitearchdir)$(target_prefix)
-
-TARGET_SO     = $(DLLIB)
-CLEANLIBS     = $(TARGET).bundle $(TARGET).il? $(TARGET).tds $(TARGET).map
-CLEANOBJS     = *.o *.a *.s[ol] *.pdb *.exp *.bak
-
-all:		$(DLLIB)
-static:		$(STATIC_LIB)
-
-clean:
-		@-$(RM) $(CLEANLIBS) $(CLEANOBJS) $(CLEANFILES)
-
-distclean:	clean
-		@-$(RM) Makefile $(RUBY_EXTCONF_H) conftest.* mkmf.log
-		@-$(RM) core ruby$(EXEEXT) *~ $(DISTCLEANFILES)
-
-realclean:	distclean
-install: install-so install-rb
-
-install-so: $(RUBYARCHDIR)
-install-so: $(RUBYARCHDIR)/$(DLLIB)
-$(RUBYARCHDIR)/$(DLLIB): $(DLLIB)
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) $(DLLIB) $(RUBYARCHDIR)
-install-rb: pre-install-rb install-rb-default
-install-rb-default: pre-install-rb-default
-pre-install-rb: Makefile
-pre-install-rb-default: Makefile
-$(RUBYARCHDIR):
-	$(MAKEDIRS) $@
-
-site-install: site-install-so site-install-rb
-site-install-so: install-so
-site-install-rb: install-rb
-
-.SUFFIXES: .c .m .cc .cxx .cpp .C .o
-
-.cc.o:
-	$(CXX) $(INCFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $<
-
-.cxx.o:
-	$(CXX) $(INCFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $<
-
-.cpp.o:
-	$(CXX) $(INCFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $<
-
-.C.o:
-	$(CXX) $(INCFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $<
-
-.c.o:
-	$(CC) $(INCFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
-
-$(DLLIB): $(OBJS)
-	@-$(RM) $@
-	$(LDSHARED) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LIBPATH) $(DLDFLAGS) $(LOCAL_LIBS) $(LIBS)
-
-
-
-$(OBJS): ruby.h defines.h
diff --git a/ext/active_support_c.c b/ext/active_support_c.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f158d92..0000000
--- a/ext/active_support_c.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#include "inflector.h"
-#include "core_ext/string/starts_ends_with.h"
-#include "core_ext/string/access.h"
-#include "core_ext/string/filters.h"
-
-#include "ruby.h"
-
-void
-Init_active_support_c()
-{
-  VALUE mActiveSupport = rb_define_module("ActiveSupport");
-  VALUE cASC = rb_define_class_under(mActiveSupport, "ASC", rb_cObject);
-
-  /* ActiveSupport::ASC.camelize("my_string") */
-  rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "inflector_camelize",     inflector_camelize,     2);
-  rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "inflector_demodulize",   inflector_demodulize,   1);
-  rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "inflector_dasherize",    inflector_dasherize,    1);
-  rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "inflector_foreign_key",  inflector_foreign_key,  2);
-  rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "inflector_ordinalize",   inflector_ordinalize,   1);
-  rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "inflector_parameterize", inflector_parameterize, 2);
-  rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "inflector_underscore",   inflector_underscore,   1);
-
-/*   rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "core_ext_string_at",     core_ext_string_at,     1); */
-/*   rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "core_ext_string_to",     core_ext_string_to,     1); */
-/*   rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "core_ext_string_from",   core_ext_string_from,   1); */
-/*   rb_define_singleton_method(cASC, "core_ext_string_first",  core_ext_string_first,  1); */
-}
diff --git a/ext/extconf.rb b/ext/extconf.rb
index 96caa1f..757a3b0 100644
--- a/ext/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/extconf.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 require 'mkmf'
-extension_name = 'active_support_c'
+extension_name = 'monkeysupport_c'
 dir_config(extension_name)
 create_makefile(extension_name)
diff --git a/ext/monkeysupport_c.c b/ext/monkeysupport_c.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7adc804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/monkeysupport_c.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "inflector.h"
+#include "core_ext/string/starts_ends_with.h"
+#include "core_ext/string/access.h"
+#include "core_ext/string/filters.h"
+
+#include "ruby.h"
+
+void
+Init_monkeysupport_c()
+{
+  VALUE mMonkeySupport = rb_define_module("MonkeySupport");
+  VALUE cMSC = rb_define_class_under(mMonkeySupport, "C", rb_cObject);
+
+  /* ActiveSupport::ASC.camelize("my_string") */
+  rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "inflector_camelize",     inflector_camelize,     2);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "inflector_demodulize",   inflector_demodulize,   1);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "inflector_dasherize",    inflector_dasherize,    1);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "inflector_foreign_key",  inflector_foreign_key,  2);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "inflector_ordinalize",   inflector_ordinalize,   1);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "inflector_parameterize", inflector_parameterize, 2);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "inflector_underscore",   inflector_underscore,   1);
+
+/*   rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "core_ext_string_at",     core_ext_string_at,     1); */
+/*   rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "core_ext_string_to",     core_ext_string_to,     1); */
+/*   rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "core_ext_string_from",   core_ext_string_from,   1); */
+/*   rb_define_singleton_method(cMSC, "core_ext_string_first",  core_ext_string_first,  1); */
+}
diff --git a/lib/monkeysupport.rb b/lib/monkeysupport.rb
index 91ec394..550a85a 100644
--- a/lib/monkeysupport.rb
+++ b/lib/monkeysupport.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-module MonkeySupport
-end
+require 'monkeysupport_c'
 
 require 'monkeysupport/type_checks'
 require 'monkeysupport/memoizable'
-require 'active_support_c'
 require 'monkeysupport/inflector'
diff --git a/lib/monkeysupport/.#util.rb b/lib/monkeysupport/.#util.rb
deleted file mode 120000
index e798ef4..0000000
--- a/lib/monkeysupport/.#util.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-burke@espresso.369
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/monkeysupport/inflector.rb b/lib/monkeysupport/inflector.rb
index 1e43063..6a15b25 100644
--- a/lib/monkeysupport/inflector.rb
+++ b/lib/monkeysupport/inflector.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ module Inflector
 
     extend MonkeySupport::Memoizable
     extend MonkeySupport::TypeChecks
+
     monkey_memoize :pluralize, :singularize, :humanize
     
     alias_method :__camelize, :camelize
     def camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word, first_letter_in_uppercase = true)
       if is_ascii_string?(lower_case_and_underscored_word)
-        ActiveSupport::ASC.inflector_camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s, first_letter_in_uppercase)
+        MonkeySupport::C.inflector_camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s, first_letter_in_uppercase)
       else
         __camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word, first_letter_in_uppercase)
       end
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ def camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word, first_letter_in_uppercase = true)
     alias_method :__underscore, :underscore
     def underscore(camel_cased_word)
       if is_ascii_string?(camel_cased_word)
-        ActiveSupport::ASC.inflector_underscore(camel_cased_word)
+        MonkeySupport::C.inflector_underscore(camel_cased_word)
       else 
         __underscore(camel_cased_word)
       end
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def underscore(camel_cased_word)
     alias_method :__dasherize, :dasherize
     def dasherize(underscored_word)
       if is_ascii_string?(underscored_word)
-        ActiveSupport::ASC.inflector_dasherize(underscored_word)
+        MonkeySupport::C.inflector_dasherize(underscored_word)
       else
         __dasherize(underscored_word)
       end
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def dasherize(underscored_word)
     alias_method :__demodulize, :demodulize
     def demodulize(class_name_in_module)
       if is_ascii_string?(class_name_in_module)
-        ActiveSupport::ASC.inflector_demodulize(class_name_in_module)
+        MonkeySupport::C.inflector_demodulize(class_name_in_module)
       else
         __demodulize(class_name_in_module)
       end
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def demodulize(class_name_in_module)
     def parameterize(string, sep = '-')
       parameterized_string = transliterate(string)
       if is_ascii_string?(parameterized_string) && is_ascii_string?(sep)
-        ActiveSupport::ASC.inflector_parameterize(parameterized_string.to_s, sep)
+        MonkeySupport::C.inflector_parameterize(parameterized_string.to_s, sep)
       else
         __parameterize(string, sep)
       end
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ def parameterize(string, sep = '-')
     alias_method :__foreign_key, :foreign_key
     def foreign_key(class_name, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore = true)
       if is_ascii_string?(class_name)
-        ActiveSupport::ASC.inflector_foreign_key(class_name, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore)
+        MonkeySupport::C.inflector_foreign_key(class_name, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore)
       else
         __foreign_key(class_name, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore)
       end
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def foreign_key(class_name, separate_class_name_and_id_with_underscore = true)
     def ordinalize(number)
       x = number.to_i
       if is_fixnum?(x)
-        ActiveSupport::ASC.inflector_ordinalize(number.to_i)
+        MonkeySupport::C.inflector_ordinalize(x)
       else 
         __ordinalize(number)
       end
diff --git a/monkeysupport.gemspec b/monkeysupport.gemspec
index eb0c068..ac0fe3a 100644
--- a/monkeysupport.gemspec
+++ b/monkeysupport.gemspec
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
      "README.rdoc",
      "Rakefile",
      "VERSION",
-     "ext/Makefile",
-     "ext/Makefile",
-     "ext/active_support_c.c",
-     "ext/active_support_c.c",
      "ext/core_ext/string/access.c",
      "ext/core_ext/string/access.c",
      "ext/core_ext/string/access.h",
@@ -46,6 +42,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
      "ext/inflector.c",
      "ext/inflector.h",
      "ext/inflector.h",
+     "ext/monkeysupport_c.c",
      "lib/monkeysupport.rb",
      "lib/monkeysupport.rb",
      "lib/monkeysupport/inflector.rb",