diff --git a/lib/gourdian.js b/lib/gourdian.js
index b9b40c5..d1d4305 100644
--- a/lib/gourdian.js
+++ b/lib/gourdian.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+var path = require("path");
+var util = require("util");
+
 global.Gourdian = exports;
-global.inherits = require("util").inherits;
+global.inherits = util.inherits;
 
-  ///////////////
- // constants //
-///////////////
 exports.ROOT = process.cwd();
 exports.framework_root = require("path").join(__dirname, "..");
 
@@ -20,18 +20,20 @@ exports.Server = require("./server");
 exports.Router = require("./router");
 exports.SessionStore = require("./session_store");
 
+var class_loader = new Gourdian.ClassLoader();
+class_loader.load(path.join(__dirname, "loaders"), null, { pollute: false, attach: Gourdian, prefix: 1});
+
+exports.IHandler = require("./ihandler");
+class_loader.load(path.join(__dirname, "handlers"), null, { pollute: false, attach: Gourdian, prefix: 1});
+
 // user space classes
 exports.Model = require("./model");
 exports.Controller = require("./controller");
 
-var class_loader = new Gourdian.ClassLoader();
-class_loader.load(require("path").join(__dirname, "loaders"), null, { pollute: false, attach: Gourdian, prefix: 1});
-
-exports.IHandler = require("./ihandler");
-class_loader.load(require("path").join(__dirname, "handlers"), null, { pollute: false, attach: Gourdian, prefix: 1});
+exports.shallow_inspect = function(obj) {
+  return util.inspect(o, false, 1);
+}
 
-  ///////////////
- // functions //
-///////////////
-exports.shallow_inspect = function(o) { return require("util").inspect(o, false, 1) };
-exports.deep_inspect = function(o) { return require("util").inspect(o, true, null) };
+exports.deep_inspect = function(obj) {
+  return util.inspect(obj, true, null);
+}