diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d8ae98214..323329257 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ GEM
       Platform (>= 0.4.0)
       open4
     Platform (0.4.0)
-    SystemTimer (1.2.1)
     abstract (1.0.0)
     actionmailer (3.0.3)
       actionpack (= 3.0.3)
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@ GEM
       activesupport (= 3.0.3)
     activesupport (3.0.3)
     addressable (2.2.2)
+    archive-tar-minitar (0.5.2)
     arel (2.0.9)
     aws (2.3.32)
       activesupport
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ GEM
       selenium-webdriver (>= 0.0.3)
     carrierwave (0.5.2)
       activesupport (~> 3.0)
-    cgi_multipart_eof_fix (2.5.0)
     chalofa_ruby-progressbar (0.0.9.1)
     chef (0.9.12)
       bunny (>= 0.6.0)
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ GEM
     faraday_middleware (0.3.2)
       faraday (~> 0.5.4)
     fastercsv (1.5.4)
-    fastthread (1.0.7)
     ffi (0.6.3)
       rake (>= 0.8.7)
     fixture_builder (0.2.2)
@@ -201,7 +199,6 @@ GEM
       chalofa_ruby-progressbar (~> 0.0.9)
       rspec (~> 2.0)
       rspec-instafail (~> 0.1.4)
-    gem_plugin (0.2.3)
     gherkin (2.3.8)
       json (>= 1.4.6)
     haml (3.0.25)
@@ -223,7 +220,8 @@ GEM
     launchy (0.4.0)
       configuration (>= 0.0.5)
       rake (>= 0.8.1)
-    linecache (0.43)
+    linecache19 (0.5.12)
+      ruby_core_source (>= 0.1.4)
     mail (2.2.19)
       activesupport (>= 2.3.6)
       i18n (>= 0.4.0)
@@ -238,11 +236,6 @@ GEM
     mixlib-config (1.1.2)
     mixlib-log (1.3.0)
     moneta (0.6.0)
-    mongrel (1.1.5)
-      cgi_multipart_eof_fix (>= 2.4)
-      daemons (>= 1.0.3)
-      fastthread (>= 1.0.1)
-      gem_plugin (>= 0.2.3)
     multi_json (0.0.5)
     multi_xml (0.2.2)
     multipart-post (1.1.1)
@@ -321,7 +314,7 @@ GEM
       activesupport (= 3.0.3)
       rake (>= 0.8.7)
       thor (~> 0.14.4)
-    rake (0.8.7)
+    rake (0.9.0)
     rcov (0.9.9)
     redis (2.2.0)
     redis-namespace (0.8.0)
@@ -347,15 +340,20 @@ GEM
       activesupport (~> 3.0)
       railties (~> 3.0)
       rspec (~> 2.6.0)
-    ruby-debug (0.10.4)
-      columnize (>= 0.1)
-      ruby-debug-base (~> 0.10.4.0)
-    ruby-debug-base (0.10.4)
-      linecache (>= 0.3)
+    ruby-debug-base19 (0.11.25)
+      columnize (>= 0.3.1)
+      linecache19 (>= 0.5.11)
+      ruby_core_source (>= 0.1.4)
+    ruby-debug19 (0.11.6)
+      columnize (>= 0.3.1)
+      linecache19 (>= 0.5.11)
+      ruby-debug-base19 (>= 0.11.19)
     ruby-hmac (0.4.0)
     ruby-openid (2.1.8)
     ruby-openid-apps-discovery (1.2.0)
       ruby-openid (>= 2.1.7)
+    ruby_core_source (0.1.5)
+      archive-tar-minitar (>= 0.5.2)
     rubyntlm (0.1.1)
     rubyzip (0.9.4)
     selenium-client (1.2.18)
@@ -402,7 +400,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  SystemTimer (= 1.2.1)
   acts-as-taggable-on!
   addressable (= 2.2.2)
   aws (= 2.3.32)
@@ -433,7 +430,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   json (= 1.4.6)
   launchy
   mini_magick (= 3.2)
-  mongrel
   mysql2 (= 0.2.6)
   nokogiri
   ohai (= 0.5.8)
@@ -446,7 +442,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec (>= 2.0.0)
   rspec-instafail (>= 0.1.7)
   rspec-rails (>= 2.0.0)
-  ruby-debug
+  ruby-debug19
   selenium-webdriver (= 0.1.3)
   sod!
   thin (= 1.2.11)
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 3166e3126..9cacf875e 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -9,4 +9,11 @@ require File.expand_path('../config/application', __FILE__)
 require 'rake'
 require 'resque/tasks'
 
+# for rake 0.9.0
+module Diaspora
+  class Application
+    include Rake::DSL
+  end
+end
+
 Diaspora::Application.load_tasks
diff --git a/app/controllers/contacts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/contacts_controller.rb
index f3fbab9bb..69f8e7e5d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/contacts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/contacts_controller.rb
@@ -5,37 +5,6 @@
 class ContactsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authenticate_user!
 
-  def new
-    @person = Person.find(params[:person_id])
-    @aspects_with_person = []
-    @aspects_without_person = current_user.aspects
-    @contact = Contact.new
-    render :layout => false
-  end
-
-  def edit
-    @contact = current_user.contacts.unscoped.find(params[:id])
-    @person = @contact.person
-
-    @all_aspects ||= current_user.aspects
-    @aspects_with_person = @contact.aspects || []
-
-    @aspects_without_person = @all_aspects - @aspects_with_person
-
-    render :layout => false
-  end
-
-  def destroy
-    contact = current_user.contacts.find(params[:id])
-
-    if current_user.disconnect(contact)
-      flash[:notice] = I18n.t('contacts.destroy.success', :name => contact.person.name)
-    else
-      flash[:error] = I18n.t('contacts.destroy.failure', :name => contact.person.name)
-    end
-    redirect_to contact.person
-  end
-
   def sharing
     @contacts = current_user.contacts.sharing.includes(:aspect_memberships)
     render :layout => false
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/aspect_memberships/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
rename to app/views/aspect_memberships/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml b/app/views/aspect_memberships/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml
rename to app/views/aspect_memberships/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb b/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
index a5ddd04e7..76cbe43bc 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 //   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-$('ul.dropdown_list[data-person_id=<%= @person.id %>] .newItem').before("<%= escape_javascript( render('contacts/aspect_dropdown_list_item', :aspect => @aspect, :person => @person, :contact => @contact)) %>");
+$('ul.dropdown_list[data-person_id=<%= @person.id %>] .newItem').before("<%= escape_javascript( render('aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown_list_item', :aspect => @aspect, :person => @person, :contact => @contact)) %>");
 
 ContactEdit.updateNumber("<%= @person.id %>");
 $.facebox.close();
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/_share_with_list.html.haml b/app/views/contacts/_share_with_list.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 442225ece..000000000
--- a/app/views/contacts/_share_with_list.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-.aspect_list#aspects_list{:data=> {:contact_id=> (contact ? contact.id : nil)}}
-  %ul
-    - for aspect in aspects_with_person
-      = render :partial => 'aspects/aspect_list_item', 
-               :locals => {:aspect => aspect, :person => person,
-                           :contact => contact}
-
-    - for aspect in aspects_without_person
-      = render :partial => 'aspects/aspect_list_item', 
-               :locals => {:aspect => aspect, :person => person,
-                           :contact => contact}
-.add_aspect
-  = form_for(Aspect.new, :remote => true) do |aspect|
-    = aspect.error_messages
-    = aspect.hidden_field :person_id, :value => person.id if person
-    = aspect.hidden_field :contact_id, :value => contact.id if contact
-    = aspect.hidden_field :share_with, :value => true
-    %p
-      = aspect.text_field :name, :style => "display:inline;"
-    %p.checkbox_select
-      = aspect.label :contacts_visible, t('aspects.edit.make_aspect_list_visible')
-      = aspect.check_box :contacts_visible, :checked => true, :default => true
-      .right
-        = aspect.submit t('contacts.share_with_pane.add_new_aspect'), :class => 'button'
-
--unless friend_finder ||= false
-  .done
-    .right
-      = link_to t('aspects.aspect_contacts.done_editing'), "#", :class => "button", :onClick => '$.facebox.close();'
-    - if contact.persisted?
-      = link_to t('people.profile_sidebar.remove_contact'), contact, :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/_share_with_pane.html.haml b/app/views/contacts/_share_with_pane.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a839acb4..000000000
--- a/app/views/contacts/_share_with_pane.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-.share_with
-  #facebox_header
-    = person_image_link(person, :size => :thumb_small)
-    %h4
-      = t('.share_with', :name => person.name)
-
-      .description
-        = t('.following', :name => person.first_name)
-
-  = render :partial => 'contacts/share_with_list', 
-           :locals => {:person => person, :contact => contact, 
-                   :aspects_with_person => aspects_with_person,
-                   :aspects_without_person => aspects_without_person}
-
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/edit.html.haml b/app/views/contacts/edit.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ee3ebdb9..000000000
--- a/app/views/contacts/edit.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-= render :partial => 'share_with_pane',
-    :locals => {:person => @person,
-                :contact => @contact,
-                :aspects_with_person => @aspects_with_person,
-                :aspects_without_person => @aspects_without_person}
-
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/new.html.haml b/app/views/contacts/new.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ee3ebdb9..000000000
--- a/app/views/contacts/new.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-= render :partial => 'share_with_pane',
-    :locals => {:person => @person,
-                :contact => @contact,
-                :aspects_with_person => @aspects_with_person,
-                :aspects_without_person => @aspects_without_person}
-
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/sharing.haml b/app/views/contacts/sharing.haml
index 29c9dbaae..187c46a21 100644
--- a/app/views/contacts/sharing.haml
+++ b/app/views/contacts/sharing.haml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 -#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-/- content_for :head do
-/  = include_javascripts :aspects
-
 #aspect_edit_pane
   #facebox_header
     .right
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@
                 = contact.person.diaspora_handle
 
             .right
-              = render 'aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => contact.person, :hang => 'right'
+              = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => contact.person, :hang => 'right'
 
   %br
   %div{:style => "text-align:right;"}
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/index.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/index.html.haml
index 07e49ee10..85eb9a170 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/index.html.haml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             .stream_element{:data=>{:guid => note.id}, :class => "#{note.unread ? 'unread' : ''}"}
               - if note.type == "Notifications::StartedSharing" && contact = current_user.contact_for(note.target)
                 .right
-                  = render 'contacts/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => note.target, :hang => 'left'
+                  = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => note.target, :hang => 'left'
 
               %span.from
                 = notification_people_link(note)
diff --git a/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
index 5cb756855..d6f27d594 100644
--- a/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     - if person != current_user.person
       %hr{:style=>"width:300px;"}
       %br
-      = render 'contacts/aspect_dropdown', :contact => @contact, :person => @person, :hang => 'left'
+      = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => @contact, :person => @person, :hang => 'left'
       %br
       %br
     -if contact.sharing? || person == current_user.person
diff --git a/app/views/people/_relationship_action.haml b/app/views/people/_relationship_action.haml
index 5f98c77cd..9f70f9981 100644
--- a/app/views/people/_relationship_action.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/_relationship_action.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - unless person == current_user.person
   - contact = current_user.contacts.find_by_person_id(person.id)
   - contact ||= Contact.new(:person => person)
-  = render 'contacts/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => person, :hang => 'left'
+  = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => person, :hang => 'left'
 -else
   = t('people.person.thats_you')
diff --git a/app/views/services/_remote_friend.html.haml b/app/views/services/_remote_friend.html.haml
index 5f1462f72..6775a8113 100644
--- a/app/views/services/_remote_friend.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/services/_remote_friend.html.haml
@@ -30,14 +30,8 @@
       = friend.name
 
 - unless friend.person.nil?
-  / should be dropdown
 
   %li{:id => "options_" + friend.uid, :class => "share_with hidden", :style => "height:auto"}
     - contact = friend.contact
-    - contact ||= Contact.new
-    = render :partial => 'contacts/share_with_list',
-          :locals => {:person => friend.person,
-            :contact => contact,
-              :aspects_with_person => [],
-              :aspects_without_person => current_user.aspects,
-              :friend_finder => true}
+    - contact ||= Contact.new(:person => friend.person)
+    = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => friend.person, :hang => 'left'
diff --git a/app/views/tags/show.haml b/app/views/tags/show.haml
index eee1fd762..dd545a56e 100644
--- a/app/views/tags/show.haml
+++ b/app/views/tags/show.haml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
           - contact ||= Contact.new(:person => person)
           - unless person == current_user.person
             .right
-              = render 'contacts/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => person, :hang => 'left'
+              = render 'aspect_memberships/aspect_dropdown', :contact => contact, :person => person, :hang => 'left'
 
         .content
           %span.from
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 9888e9f39..61cbd5a62 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ en:
       success: "Successfully removed person from aspect"
       failure: "Failed to remove person from aspect"
       no_membership: "Could not find the selected person in that aspect"
+    aspect_dropdown:
+      add_to_aspect: "Add to aspect"
+      toggle:
+        zero: "Add to aspect"
+        one: "In %{count} aspect"
+        few: "In %{count} aspects"
+        many: "In %{count} aspects"
+        other: "In %{count} aspects"
 
   bookmarklet:
     post_success: "Posted! Closing!"
@@ -171,23 +179,8 @@ en:
     few: "%{count} contacts"
     many: "%{count} contacts"
     other: "%{count} contacts"
-    destroy:
-      success: "Successfully disconnected from %{name}"
-      failure: "Failed to disconnect from %{name}"
-    share_with_pane:
-      share_with: "Start sharing with %{name}"
-      following: "By placing %{name} in an aspect, you'll start following and sending posts to them."
-      add_new_aspect: "add to new aspect" 
     create:
       failure: "Failed to create contact"
-    aspect_dropdown:
-      add_to_aspect: "Add to aspect"
-      toggle:
-        zero: "Add to aspect"
-        one: "In %{count} aspect"
-        few: "In %{count} aspects"
-        many: "In %{count} aspects"
-        other: "In %{count} aspects"
     sharing:
       people_sharing: "People sharing with you:"
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/contacts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/contacts_controller_spec.rb
index 0d7640e03..8ce8ec501 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/contacts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/contacts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -6,61 +6,10 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe ContactsController do
   before do
-    @aspect = alice.aspects.first
-    @contact = alice.contact_for(bob.person)
-
     sign_in :user, alice
     @controller.stub(:current_user).and_return(alice)
   end
 
-  describe '#new' do
-    it 'assigns a person' do
-      get :new, :person_id => bob.person.id
-      assigns[:person].should == bob.person
-    end
-
-    it 'assigns aspects without person' do
-      get :new, :person_id => bob.person.id
-      assigns[:aspects_without_person].should =~ alice.aspects
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe '#edit' do
-    it 'assigns a contact' do
-      get :edit, :id => @contact.id
-      assigns[:contact].should == @contact
-    end
-    
-    it 'assigns a person' do
-      get :edit, :id => @contact.id
-      assigns[:person].should == @contact.person
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe '#destroy' do
-    it 'disconnects from the person' do
-      alice.should_receive(:disconnect).with(@contact)
-      delete :destroy, :id => @contact.id
-    end
-    
-    it 'flases success if the contact is not destroyed' do
-      alice.stub!(:disconnect).and_return(true)
-      delete :destroy, :id => @contact.id
-      flash[:notice].should_not be_empty
-    end
-
-    it 'flases failure if the contact is not destroyed' do
-      alice.stub!(:disconnect).and_return(false)
-      delete :destroy, :id => @contact.id
-      flash[:error].should_not be_empty
-    end
-
-    it 'redirects back to the person page' do
-      delete :destroy, :id => @contact.id
-      response.should redirect_to(@contact.person)
-    end
-  end
-
   describe '#sharing' do
     it "succeeds" do
       get :sharing