diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 5d0fc35fe..686a81b88 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
   end
   
   def show
-    @person= Person.where(:id => params[:id]).first
+    @person= current_user.friend_by_id(params[:id])
   
     @person_profile = @person.profile
     @person_posts = Post.where(:person_id => @person.id).paginate :page => params[:page], :order => 'created_at DESC'
diff --git a/app/controllers/publics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/publics_controller.rb
index e6506c55e..91edf995d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/publics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/publics_controller.rb
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ class PublicsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def host_meta
-    @user = User.owner
     render 'host_meta', :layout => false, :content_type => 'application/xrd+xml'
   end
 
   def webfinger
-    @person = Person.first(:email => params[:q].gsub('acct:', ''))
+    @person = Person.by_webfinger(params[:q])
     unless @person.nil? || @person.owner.nil?
       render 'webfinger', :layout => false, :content_type => 'application/xrd+xml'
     end
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index d6913a9e5..7f6a7bae2 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def owner_image_tag
-    person_image_tag(User.owner)
+    person_image_tag(current_user)
+  end
+
+  def owner_image_link
+    person_image_link(current_user)
   end
 
   def person_image_tag(person)
@@ -46,10 +50,6 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     link_to person_image_tag(person), object_path(person)
   end
 
-  def owner_image_link
-    person_image_link(User.owner)
-  end
-
   def new_request(request_count)
     "new_requests" if request_count > 0
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/requests_helper.rb b/app/helpers/requests_helper.rb
index 99f73be66..478d9853b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/requests_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/requests_helper.rb
@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ module RequestsHelper
   end
 
   def relationship_flow(identifier)
-    f = Redfinger.finger(identifier)
-    action = subscription_mode(f)
-    url = subscription_url(action, f)
+    puts request.host
+    if identifier.include?(request.host)
+      person = Person.by_webfinger identifier
+      action = :friend
+      url = person.owner.receive_url
+    else
+      f = Redfinger.finger(identifier)
+      action = subscription_mode(f)
+      url = subscription_url(action, f)
+    end
     { action => url }
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/blog.rb b/app/models/blog.rb
index 0df0dd558..3859cfa1e 100644
--- a/app/models/blog.rb
+++ b/app/models/blog.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class Blog < Post
   <activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb>
   <title>#{self.title}</title>
   <content>#{self.body}</content>
-  <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="#{User.owner.url}blogs/#{self.id}"/>
-  <id>#{User.owner.url}blogs/#{self.id}</id>
+  <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="#{person.url}blogs/#{self.id}"/>
+  <id>#{person.url}blogs/#{self.id}</id>
   <published>#{self.created_at.xmlschema}</published>
   <updated>#{self.updated_at.xmlschema}</updated>
   </entry>
diff --git a/app/models/bookmark.rb b/app/models/bookmark.rb
index de1eb9258..677bfa126 100644
--- a/app/models/bookmark.rb
+++ b/app/models/bookmark.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class Bookmark < Post
   <entry>
   <activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb>
   <title>#{self.title}</title>
-  <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="#{User.owner.url}bookmarks/#{self.id}"/>
+  <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="#{person.url}bookmarks/#{self.id}"/>
   <link rel="related" type="text/html" href="#{self.link}"/>
-  <id>#{User.owner.url}bookmarks/#{self.id}</id>
+  <id>#{person.url}bookmarks/#{self.id}</id>
   <published>#{self.created_at.xmlschema}</published>
   <updated>#{self.updated_at.xmlschema}</updated>
   </entry>
diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index cf4899a1e..50a3cc410 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Person
     false
   end
   
-  def send_comment c
+  def send_comment( c )
     if self.owner.nil?
         if c.post.person.owner.nil?
           #puts "The commenter is not here, and neither is the poster"
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ class Person
     "#{self.url}receive/users/#{self.id}/"
   end
 
+  def self.by_webfinger( identifier )
+     Person.first(:email => identifier.gsub('acct:', ''))
+  end
+
   protected
   def clean_url
     self.url ||= "http://localhost:3000/" if self.class == User
diff --git a/app/models/photo.rb b/app/models/photo.rb
index c06ceb62c..d93a1189a 100644
--- a/app/models/photo.rb
+++ b/app/models/photo.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Photo < Post
   end
 
   def remote_photo
-    @remote_photo ||= User.owner.url.chop + image.url
+    @remote_photo ||= self.person.url.chop + image.url
   end
 
   def remote_photo= remote_path
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ class Photo < Post
   end
 
   def ensure_user_picture
-    user = User.owner
-    if user.profile.image_url == image.url(:thumb_medium)
+    users = Person.all('profile.image_url' => image.url(:thumb_medium) )
+    users.each{ |user|
       user.profile.update_attributes!(:image_url => nil)
-    end
+    } 
   end
 
   def thumb_hash
diff --git a/app/models/status_message.rb b/app/models/status_message.rb
index bf56410be..3fb9aa39d 100644
--- a/app/models/status_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/status_message.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class StatusMessage < Post
   <entry>
   <activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb>
   <title>#{self.message}</title>
-  <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="#{User.owner.url}status_messages/#{self.id}"/>
-  <id>#{User.owner.url}status_messages/#{self.id}</id>
+  <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="#{person.url}status_messages/#{self.id}"/>
+  <id>#{person.url}status_messages/#{self.id}</id>
   <published>#{self.created_at.xmlschema}</published>
   <updated>#{self.updated_at.xmlschema}</updated>
   </entry>
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 7bb292491..28e750789 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class User
         self.pending_requests << request
         self.save
 
-        group = self.groups.first(:id => group_id)
+        group = self.group_by_id(group_id)
 
         group.requests << request
         group.save
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class User
     request = Request.where(:id => friend_request_id).first
     n = pending_requests.delete(request)
     
-    activate_friend(request.person, groups.first(:id => group_id))
+    activate_friend(request.person, group_by_id(group_id))
 
     request.reverse self
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class User
   def receive_friend_request(friend_request)
     Rails.logger.info("receiving friend request #{friend_request.to_json}")
     if request_from_me?(friend_request)
-      group = self.groups.first(:id => friend_request.group_id)
+      group = self.group_by_id(friend_request.group_id)
       activate_friend(friend_request.person, group)
 
       Rails.logger.info("#{self.real_name}'s friend request has been accepted")
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ class User
     if object.is_a? Retraction
       if object.type == 'Person' && object.signature_valid?
 
-        Rails.logger.info( "the person id is #{object.post_id} the friend found is #{friends.first(object.post_id)}")
-        unfriended_by friends.first(object.post_id)
+        Rails.logger.info( "the person id is #{object.post_id} the friend found is #{friend_by_id(object.post_id).inspect}")
+        unfriended_by friend_by_id(object.post_id)
 
       else
         object.perform self.id
@@ -189,10 +189,14 @@ class User
     self.password_confirmation = self.password
   end
   
-  def self.owner
-    User.first
+  def friend_by_id( id )
+    friends.detect{|x| x.id == ensure_bson id }
   end
-  
+
+  def group_by_id( id )
+    groups.detect{|x| x.id == ensure_bson id }
+  end
+
   protected
   
   def assign_key
@@ -207,4 +211,7 @@ class User
     OpenSSL::PKey::RSA::generate 1024 
   end
 
+  def ensure_bson id 
+    id.class == String ? BSON::ObjectID(id) : id 
+  end
 end
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index f171eb0f9..6f3e84582 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-#This file should contain all the record creation needed to seed the database with its default values.
-# The data can then be loaded with the rake db:seed (or created alongside the db with db:setup).
-#
-# Examples:
-#
-#   cities = City.create([{ :name => 'Chicago' }, { :name => 'Copenhagen' }])
-#   Mayor.create(:name => 'Daley', :city => citie
-
 require 'config/environment'
 
 # Create seed user
diff --git a/spec/models/post_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
index f013e1583..a20ffb504 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
@@ -6,17 +6,6 @@ describe Post do
     @user.person.save
   end
 
-  describe 'defaults' do
-    before do
-      WebSocket.stub!(:update_clients)
-      @post = Factory.create(:post, :person => nil)
-    end
-
-    it "should associate the owner if none is present" do
-      @post.person.should == User.owner
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "newest" do
     before do
       @person_one = Factory.create(:person, :email => "some@dudes.com")