diff --git a/bash_aliases.d/git b/bash_aliases.d/git
index e52f0c5..4594633 100644
--- a/bash_aliases.d/git
+++ b/bash_aliases.d/git
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ function git-config-joshs()
   git config --global core.excludesfile ${HOME}/.gitignore
   git config --global core.pager 'less -FRXi'
   git config --global alias.dc 'diff --cached'
-  # from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1057564/pretty-git-branch-graphs/9074343#9074343
-  git config --global alias.lg 'log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:"%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold cyan)%aD%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) - %C(magenta)%an%C(reset)%C(bold yellow)%d%C(reset)%n          %C(white)%s%C(reset)" --all'
-  git config --global alias.lg1 'log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:"%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold cyan)%aD%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) - %C(magenta)%an%C(reset)%C(bold yellow)%d%C(reset)%n          %C(white)%s%C(reset)"'
+  git config --global alias.lg 'log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=format:"%a %Y-%m-%d %-I:%M%P" --format=format:"%C(yellow)%h%C(reset) %C(magenta)%an%C(reset) %C(cyan)%ad%C(reset) %C(green)(%ar)%C(reset)%C(red)%d%C(reset)%n    %C(white)%s%C(reset)" --all'
+  git config --global alias.lg1 'log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=format:"%a %Y-%m-%d %-I:%M%P" --format=format:"%C(yellow)%h%C(reset) %C(magenta)%an%C(reset) %C(cyan)%ad%C(reset) %C(green)(%ar)%C(reset)%C(red)%d%C(reset)%n    %C(white)%s%C(reset)"'
   git config --global alias.mergef 'merge FETCH_HEAD'
   git config --global alias.gdiff 'difftool -y -t gvimdiff'
   git config --global alias.gdiffc 'difftool -y -t gvimdiff --cached'