diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b367aa7..c9927d1 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -49,3 +49,9 @@
 [submodule "disable-mouse"]
 	path = disable-mouse
 	url = https://github.com/purcell/disable-mouse
+[submodule "visible-mark"]
+	path = visible-mark
+	url = https://github.com/emacsmirror/visible-mark
+[submodule "expand-region.el"]
+	path = expand-region.el
+	url = https://github.com/magnars/expand-region.el
diff --git a/expand-region.el b/expand-region.el
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..2357f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/expand-region.el
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 2357f1d5efd9d5b9e37f3513342237fec2629291
diff --git a/global.org b/global.org
index c304cac..6b28085 100644
--- a/global.org
+++ b/global.org
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
       (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)
       (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("fringe-helper.el"
                                            "multiple-cursors.el"
+                                           "expand-region.el"
                                            "dash.el")))
     (add-to-list 'load-path "~/tmp") ;;what is this for?
     (add-to-list 'load-path "~/kde-emacs")
-    (add-to-list 'load-path "~/tmp/expand-region.el") ;;cmon isn't this on melpa?
   #+END_SRC
   Put autosave files (ie #foo#) and backup files (ie foo~) in ~/.emacs.d/.
   create the autosave dir if necessary, since emacs won't.
diff --git a/visible-mark b/visible-mark
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..a584db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visible-mark
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit a584db9bc88953b23a9648b3e14ade90767207f8