diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
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index 0000000..b272383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Site settings
+title: merrylin
+email: somename@somedomain.com
+description: "Just Another Jekyll Theme"
+logo_location: "http://bpic.588ku.com/element_pic/00/16/07/20578f8f6784b6a.jpg"
+
+#baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
+#url: "" # the base hostname & protocol for your site
+
+# Build settings
+markdown: kramdown
+kramdown:
+ input: GFM
+
+highlighter: rouge
+
+#Other Global Configuration
+exclude: ['README.md']
+
+excerpt_separator:
+
+#show the jumbotron header on index page
+show_blog_header: true
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 602b17d..aedccb0 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
HELLO WORLD
I'm merrylin
+it's cool