diff --git a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
index 27f5ae782..f3da1ec8a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class GroupsController < ApplicationController
     @people_ids = @group.people.map {|p| p.id}
     @posts = Post.paginate :person_id => @people_ids, :order => 'created_at DESC'
     @group = Group.first(:id => params[:id])
-    render :index
   end
 
   def edit
diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index 66ce23b55..0323b0d6a 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ class Comment
   
   key :person_id, ObjectId
   belongs_to :person, :class_name => "Person"
-  
-  def ==(other)
-    (self.message == other.message) && (self.person.email == other.person.email)
-  end
+
+  validates_presence_of :text
   
   def push_upstream
     push_to([post.person])
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ class Comment
   #ENCRYPTION
   
   before_validation :sign_if_mine, :sign_if_my_post
-  #validates_true_for :creator_signature, :logic => lambda {self.verify_creator_signature}
   validates_true_for :post_creator_signature, :logic => lambda {self.verify_post_creator_signature}
   
   xml_accessor :creator_signature
diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index 0f40d6d9b..6b8f18921 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ class Group
 
   key :person_ids, Array
   key :request_ids, Array
+  key :post_ids, Array
 
   many :people, :in => :person_ids, :class_name => 'Person'
   many :requests, :in => :request_ids, :class_name => 'Request'
+  many :posts, :in => :post_ids, :class_name => 'Post'
 
   belongs_to :user, :class_name => 'User'
 
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 28f99db7b..7bb292491 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ class User
       person.profile = object
       person.save  
     elsif object.verify_creator_signature == true 
-      Rails.logger.debug("Saving object with success: #{object.save}")
+      Rails.logger.debug("Saving object: #{object}")
+      object.save
       object.socket_to_uid( id) if object.respond_to? :socket_to_uid
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/uploaders/image_uploader.rb b/app/uploaders/image_uploader.rb
index e118e0f84..2a55e3059 100644
--- a/app/uploaders/image_uploader.rb
+++ b/app/uploaders/image_uploader.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ImageUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base
   end
 
   version :thumb_large do
-    process :resize_to_fill => [300,200]
+    process :resize_to_fill => [300,300]
   end
 
   version :scaled_full do
diff --git a/app/views/albums/edit.html.haml b/app/views/albums/edit.html.haml
index 1580c9cae..b505cf76b 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/edit.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+.back= link_to "⇧ #{@album.name}", @album
 %h1.big_text
-  .back
-    = link_to "⇧ #{@album.name}", @album
 
   = "Editing #{@album.name}"
 
diff --git a/app/views/albums/index.html.haml b/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
index 59db9c376..47d2f68a9 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+.back= link_to "⇧ home", root_path
 %h1.big_text
-  .back
-    = link_to "⇧ home", root_path
   Albums
   .right
     = link_to 'New Album', '#new_album_pane', {:class => "button", :id => "add_album_button"}
diff --git a/app/views/albums/show.html.haml b/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
index a2cded0c9..b63dea9de 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+.back= link_to '⇧ albums', albums_path
 %h1.big_text
-  .back
-    = link_to '⇧ albums', albums_path
 
   = @album.name 
 
diff --git a/app/views/groups/index.html.haml b/app/views/groups/index.html.haml
index daaaaaabc..b3b4d2acb 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/index.html.haml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+%h1
+  welcome home,
+  = current_user.profile.first_name
+
 = render "shared/publisher"
 %ul#stream
   - for post in @posts
diff --git a/app/views/groups/show.html.haml b/app/views/groups/show.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daaaaaabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/groups/show.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+= render "shared/publisher"
+%ul#stream
+  - for post in @posts
+    = render type_partial(post), :post => post
+#pagination
+  = will_paginate @posts
+
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 979538d54..62d0c4eb1 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -29,45 +29,28 @@
     = javascript_include_tag 'jquery.html5_upload'
 
   %body
+    - flash.each do |name, msg|
+      = content_tag :div, msg, :id => "flash_#{name}"
+
     %header
       .container
-        - flash.each do |name, msg|
-          = content_tag :div, msg, :id => "flash_#{name}"
+        #session_action
+          - if user_signed_in?
+            %ul#user_menu
+              %li.name= link_to current_user.real_name, current_user.person
+              %li= link_to "requests (#{@request_count})", requests_path, :class => new_request(@request_count)
+              %li= link_to "settings", edit_user_path(current_user)
+              %li= link_to "logout", destroy_user_session_path
+          - else
+            = link_to "login", new_user_session_path
+
         #diaspora_text{:href => root_path}
           = link_to "DIASPORA*", root_path
           %span.sub_text
             PREVIEW
-
-        #session_action
-          - if user_signed_in?
-            = link_to current_user.real_name, current_user.person
-            |
-            = link_to "requests (#{@request_count})", requests_path, :class => new_request(@request_count)
-            |
-            = link_to "logout", destroy_user_session_path
-          - else
-            = link_to "login", new_user_session_path
-        
         = render "shared/group_nav"
 
-
-    .container
-      - if user_signed_in?
-        #user_name
-          = link_to(person_image_tag(current_user), root_path)
-          %h1
-            = link_to current_user.real_name, root_path
-            %span#latest_message
-              = my_latest_message
-            %span{:style => "font-size: small", :id => 'latest_message_time'}
-              - unless @latest_status_message.nil?
-                = "- #{how_long_ago @latest_status_message}"
-
-          %ul.nav
-            %li= link_to "home", root_path
-            %li= link_to "photos", albums_path
-            %li= "|"
-            %li= link_to "edit profile", edit_user_path(current_user)
+        = link_to "photos", albums_path
 
     .container
       .span-24.last
diff --git a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
index 9cae263dd..05443591f 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+.back= link_to "⇧ #{@album.name}", album_path(@album)
 %h1.big_text
-  .back
-    = link_to "⇧ #{@album.name}", album_path(@album)
   = @photo.image
 
   .right
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_group_nav.haml b/app/views/shared/_group_nav.haml
index 479e1b967..66f4fa0bd 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_group_nav.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_group_nav.haml
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
     #friend_pictures
       - for friend in @group.people
         = person_image_link(friend)
+      = link_to "+", "#add_request_pane", :id => 'add_request_button', :class => "add_new"
 
-      .add_new
-        = link_to "+", "#add_request_pane", :id => 'add_request_button'
       .yo{:style => 'display:none'}
         #add_request_pane
           = render "requests/new_request"
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 7ce7663ea..0d8edc7da 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ a {
 header {
   position: relative;
   margin: -2em;
-    margin-bottom: 30px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
   color: #555555;
   background-color: #2b2726;
   background-color: black;
@@ -88,11 +88,8 @@ header {
     float: right;
     text-shadow: 0 1px 0 black;
     padding-right: 10px; }
-    header #session_action a {
-      color: #777777;
-      border: none; }
-      header #session_action a.new_requests {
-        color: #df0101; }
+    header #session_action a.new_requests {
+      color: #df0101; }
 
 #show_filters {
   z-index: 100;
@@ -144,10 +141,9 @@ h1 {
   font-size: 21px;
   font-weight: bold;
   line-height: 36px; }
-  h1 p.description, h1 span.description {
+  h1 p.description, h1 span.description, h1 .description {
     font-weight: 200;
-    color: #999999;
-    padding: 0.1em; }
+    color: #999999; }
 
 h3 {
   position: relativex;
@@ -352,7 +348,7 @@ ul#publisher_content_pickers li {
 /* cycle it! */
 .album {
   position: relative;
-  height: 200px;
+  height: 300px;
   width: 300px;
   display: inline-block; }
   .album .name {
@@ -377,11 +373,9 @@ ul#publisher_content_pickers li {
 h1.big_text {
   position: relative;
   line-height: auto;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #666666;
-  text-align: center; }
-
-.big_text .right {
-  top: -8px; }
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #666666; }
+  h1.big_text .right {
+    top: -6px; }
 
 #content_bottom .right {
   top: -5px; }
@@ -391,7 +385,6 @@ h1.big_text {
   float: right; }
 
 .back {
-  position: absolute;
   font-size: 12px;
   font-weight: normal; }
 
@@ -449,12 +442,12 @@ h1.big_text {
     width: 40px;
     background-color: #222222;
     text-align: center;
-    font-size: 40px; }
-    #group #friend_pictures .add_new a {
-      display: block;
-      position: absolute;
-      top: -13px;
-      left: 7px; }
+    font-size: 40px;
+    line-height: 33px;
+    top: -9px; }
+    #group #friend_pictures .add_new:hover {
+      background: #999999;
+      color: black; }
   #group #friend_pictures img {
     display: none;
     height: 40px; }
@@ -464,3 +457,16 @@ h1.big_text {
   display: none;
   left: -25px;
   top: 4px; }
+
+#user_menu {
+  background: #333333;
+  padding: 5px;
+  margin: 0;
+  list-style: none; }
+  #user_menu a {
+    color: #999999; }
+  #user_menu > li {
+    display: inline;
+    margin-right: 1em; }
+    #user_menu > li:last-child {
+      margin-right: 0; }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 841f12a97..9ef450368 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ a
 header
   :position relative
   :margin -2em
-    :bottom 30px
+    :bottom 20px
   :color #555
   :background
     :color #2B2726
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ header
     :float right
     :text-shadow 0 1px 0 #000
     a
-      :color #777
-      :border none
       &.new_requests
         :color #DF0101
     :padding-right 10px
@@ -168,11 +166,10 @@ h1
     :weight bold
   :line-height 36px
 
-  p.description, span.description
+  p.description, span.description, .description
     :font
       :weight 200
     :color #999
-    :padding 0.1em
 
 h3
   :position relativex
@@ -432,7 +429,7 @@ ul#publisher_content_pickers li
 
 .album
   :position relative
-  :height 200px
+  :height 300px
   :width 300px
   :display inline-block
 
@@ -467,14 +464,11 @@ h1.big_text
   :position relative
   :line-height auto
   :border
-    //:top 2px solid #666
     :bottom 1px solid #666
-  :text
-    :align center
 
-.big_text
   .right
-    :top -8px
+    :top -6px
+
 #content_bottom
   .right
     :top -5px
@@ -484,7 +478,6 @@ h1.big_text
   :float right
 
 .back
-  :position absolute
   :font
     :size 12px
     :weight normal
@@ -563,11 +556,13 @@ h1.big_text
         :color #222
       :text-align center
       :font-size 40px
-      a
-        :display block
-        :position absolute
-        :top -13px
-        :left 7px
+      :line-height 33px
+      :top -9px
+
+      &:hover
+        :background #999
+        :color #000
+
     img
       :display none
       :height 40px
@@ -578,3 +573,22 @@ h1.big_text
   :left -25px
   :top 4px
 
+#user_menu
+  :background #333
+  :padding 5px 
+  :margin 0
+  :list-style none
+
+  a
+    :color #999
+
+  > li
+    :display inline
+    :margin
+      :right 1em
+
+    &:last-child
+      :margin
+        :right 0
+
+
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
index 07de46d02..3e4344a64 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_parser_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
     @person = Factory.create(:person_with_private_key, :email => "bill@gates.com")
     @user2 = Factory.create(:user)
   end
+
+
+  it "should associate the post with a group" do
+    @user.activate_friend(@person, @group)
+
+    status_message = Factory.build(:status_message, :message => "hey!", :person => @person)
+    @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
+
+
+    # mongomapper doesn't support joins, meaning we can't do a query
+    # on user.groups.
+    # should this code below be a function of a user?
+    # something like self.find_group_for(friend_id) ?
+    groups = @user.groups
+    groups.shift while not groups[0].person_ids.include?(@person.id)
+    group = groups[0]
+    ####
+
+    @group.posts.count.should == 1
+  end
+
+
+
   describe 'with encryption' do
     before do
       unstub_mocha_stubs
@@ -38,7 +61,6 @@ describe Diaspora::Parser do
         </XML>"
       @user.receive xml
       Post.count.should == 0
-
     end
   end