diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4cef617b..e8294062 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 .DS_STORE
 .*.swp
-.rvmrc
-.rspec
-.watchr
 pkg/**
 *.gem
 .bundle
diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42f32465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--format nested
+--color
diff --git a/.rvmrc b/.rvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75375ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+rvm_gemset_create_on_use_flag=1
+rvm gemset use ruby-1.9.2-p290@rails_best_practices