diff --git a/app/views/blogs/_blog.html.haml b/app/views/blogs/_blog.html.haml
index 7cb179712..1494d89fa 100644
--- a/app/views/blogs/_blog.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/blogs/_blog.html.haml
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
   %span.from
     = link_to_person post.person
     %b wrote a new blog post
-  - if mine?(post)
-    .destroy_link
-      = link_to 'Destroy', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete
     %br
   %b= post.title
   %br
   = raw post.body
   %div.time= link_to "#{time_ago_in_words(post.updated_at)} ago", blog_path(post)
+
+  - if mine?(post)
+    .destroy_link
+      = link_to 'Delete', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete
diff --git a/app/views/bookmarks/_bookmark.html.haml b/app/views/bookmarks/_bookmark.html.haml
index 7052c6b3c..782847951 100644
--- a/app/views/bookmarks/_bookmark.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/bookmarks/_bookmark.html.haml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
   %span.from
     = link_to_person post.person
     %b shared a link
-  - if mine?(post)
-    .destroy_link
-      = link_to 'Destroy', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete
     %br
   = post.title
 
@@ -12,3 +9,6 @@
     = post.link
   %div.time= link_to "#{time_ago_in_words(post.updated_at)} ago", bookmark_path(post)
 
+  - if mine?(post)
+    .destroy_link
+      = link_to 'Delete', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
index 8606f533b..6ffdff25c 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 = render "shared/publisher"
-%h1 your network stream
 %ul#stream
   - for post in @posts
     = render type_partial(post), :post => post
diff --git a/app/views/friends/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/friends/_sidebar.html.haml
index e7b34969f..7c122c757 100644
--- a/app/views/friends/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/friends/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-%h1 your friends
+%h3 your friends
 %ul#stream
   - for friend in @friends
     = link_to friend.real_name, friend_path(friend)
     %br
   %br
   %hr
-  = link_to "add a new friend", new_friend_path
\ No newline at end of file
+  = link_to "add a new friend", new_friend_path
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 644cd75dc..704e9b399 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -40,7 +40,15 @@
             ws.send(location.pathname);
             debug("connected...");
             };
+
+
+          $("#stream li").hover(function() {
+            $(this).children(".destroy_link").fadeIn(0);
+          }, function() {
+            $(this).children(".destroy_link").fadeOut(0);
           });
+
+        });
   %body
     - flash.each do |name, msg|
       = content_tag :div, msg, :id => "flash_#{name}"
@@ -58,17 +66,15 @@
             - else
               = link_to "login", new_user_session_path
 
-    #header_below
-      .container
-        - if user_signed_in?
-          %h1#user_name
-            = link_to User.first.real_name, root_url
-            %span.description
-              = my_latest_message
 
     .container
+      - if user_signed_in?
+        %h1#user_name
+          = link_to User.first.real_name, root_url
+          %span.description
+            = my_latest_message
       #content.span-24.last
-        .span-4.append-1.last
+        .span-5.append-1.last
           %img{:src => "/images/user_picture.jpg", :id => "user_picture"}
           %ul#stream_filters
             %a{ :href => root_path, :title => "Your network stream."}
@@ -81,8 +87,7 @@
               %li blogs
             %a{ :href => friends_path, :title => "Your list of connections with other seeds."}
               %li friends
-        .span-14.append-1.last
+          = render 'friends/sidebar' if user_signed_in?
+        .span-18
           = yield
           = render "posts/debug"
-        .span-3.last
-          = render 'friends/sidebar' if user_signed_in?
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
index d13173f76..7746ffe78 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 :css
   #publisher{
-    height: 300px;
-    background-color: #eaeaea;
-    border: 1px solid #666;
-    padding: 1em;
+    padding: 10px;
+    padding-top: 20px;
+    padding-bottom: 5px;
+    background-color: rgba( 242, 248, 252, 0.7 );
+    border-bottom: 2px #999 solid;
+  }
+
+  #publisher_form {
+    margin-bottom: -15px;
   }
 
   #new_bookmark {
@@ -20,7 +25,15 @@
 
   ul#publisher_content_pickers li {
     display: inline;
-    margin-right: 2em;
+    padding: 0.6em;
+
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
+
+    border: 1px solid #666;
+
+    background-color: rgba( 255,255,255, 1 );
   }
 
 :javascript
@@ -63,7 +76,7 @@
       = f.error_messages
       %p
         = f.text_field :message, :value => "Message"
-        = f.submit :class => 'button'
+        = f.submit "Post"
 
 
     = form_for Bookmark.new, :remote => true do |f|
@@ -71,11 +84,11 @@
       %p
         = f.text_field :title, :value => "Title"
         = f.text_field :link, :value => "URL"
-        = f.submit
+        = f.submit "Post"
 
     = form_for Blog.new, :remote => true do |f|
       = f.error_messages
       %p
         = f.text_field :title, :value => "Title"
         = f.text_area :body
-        = f.submit
+        = f.submit "Post"
diff --git a/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml b/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
index af117e381..b57006a8f 100644
--- a/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
     = link_to_person post.person
     = post.message
     
-  - if mine?(post)
-    .destroy_link
-      = link_to 'Destroy', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete
-      
   %div.time
     = link_to(how_long_ago(post), status_message_path(post))
   = render "comments/comments", :post => post 
+
+  - if mine?(post)
+    .destroy_link
+      = link_to 'Delete', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 857458a07..d150820a0 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ body {
   margin: 0; }
 
 a {
-  color: #cc1e14;
-  text-decoration: none; }
-  a:hover {
-    color: #cc1e14; }
+  color: #316191;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  font-weight: bold; }
 
 #flash_notice,
 #flash_error,
@@ -54,11 +53,11 @@ a {
 header {
   position: relative;
   margin: -2em;
-    margin-bottom: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 2em;
   height: 30px;
   color: white;
   background-color: #1a1a21;
-  border-bottom: 2px solid white;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid #7e96a6;
   padding-top: 5px; }
   header #diaspora_text {
     position: absolute;
@@ -108,44 +107,39 @@ ul#stream_filters {
   padding-top: 0.8em;
   padding-bottom: 0.4em; }
 
-#content {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 94px; }
-
 #main {
   width: 100%; }
 
 ul#stream {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
-  color: #666666; }
+  color: #666666;
+  font-size: 110%; }
   ul#stream > li {
     list-style: none;
-    padding: 1em;
+    padding: 1em 0;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
     margin-bottom: 5px; }
 
 li.message {
+  position: relative;
   line-height: 140%;
   font-family: "Lucida Grande", "sans-serif";
   color: #999999; }
   li.message span.from {
-    color: black;
+    color: #333333;
     font-weight: bold;
     margin-right: 0.2em; }
   li.message div.time {
     color: #bababa;
     font-size: 70%; }
 
-#user_name {
-  font-size: 15px;
-  line-height: 100%; }
-
 h1 {
   position: relative;
-  font-size: 18px;
+  font-size: 21px;
   font-weight: bold;
-  line-height: 36px; }
+  line-height: 36px;
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #cccccc; }
   h1 p.description, h1 span.description {
     font-weight: 200;
     font-family: "helvetica neue", "lucida grande", "sans-serif";
@@ -155,7 +149,8 @@ h1 {
 h3 {
   position: relative;
   font-size: 18px;
-  font-weight: bold; }
+  font-weight: bold;
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #cccccc; }
 
 #publish input#thought {
   font-size: 30px;
@@ -173,7 +168,7 @@ form {
     max-width: 100%; }
 
 #user_name {
-  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 white; }
+  margin-bottom: 1em; }
   #user_name a {
     color: black; }
     #user_name a:hover {
@@ -201,6 +196,9 @@ ul.comment_set {
         color: #333333;
         font-weight: bold; }
 
+.new_comment {
+  display: none; }
+
 img#profile_picture {
   width: 100%; }
 
@@ -211,7 +209,13 @@ img#user_picture {
   padding: 3px; }
 
 .destroy_link {
-  float: right; }
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 15px;
+  display: none; }
+  .destroy_link a {
+    color: #999999;
+    font-weight: normal; }
 
 #debug_info {
   margin-top: 20px; }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 9f2a94f54..77a9879ef 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ body
   :padding 2em
   :margin 0
 a
-  :color #CC1E14
+  :color #316191
   :text
     :decoration none
-  &:hover
-    :color #CC1E14
+  :font-weight bold
 
 #flash_notice,
 #flash_error,
@@ -56,13 +55,13 @@ a
 header
   :position relative
   :margin -2em
-    :bottom 0
+    :bottom 2em
   :height 30px
   :color #fff
   :background
     :color #1A1A21
   :border
-    :bottom 2px solid #fff
+    :bottom 2px solid #7E96A6
   :padding
     :top 5px
 
@@ -118,9 +117,6 @@ ul#stream_filters
     :top 0.8em
     :bottom 0.4em
 
-#content  
-  :position absolute
-  :top 94px
 
 #main
   :width 100%
@@ -129,23 +125,25 @@ ul#stream
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
   :color #666
+  :font
+    :size 110%
 
   > li
     :list-style none
-    :padding 1em
+    :padding 1em 0
     :border
       :bottom 1px solid #f1f1f1
     :margin-bottom 5px
 
 li.message
+  :position relative
   :line-height 140%
   :font
     :family 'Lucida Grande', 'sans-serif'
   :color #999
-  
 
   span.from
-    :color #000
+    :color #333
     :font
       :weight bold
     :margin
@@ -154,18 +152,11 @@ li.message
   div.time
     :color #bababa
     :font-size 70%
-.mine
-  //:background-color rgba(202, 237, 204, 0.5)
-
-#user_name
-  :font
-    :size 15px
-  :line-height 100%
 
 h1
   :position relative
   :font
-    :size 18px
+    :size 21px
     :weight bold
   :line-height 36px
 
@@ -175,12 +166,16 @@ h1
       :family 'helvetica neue', 'lucida grande', 'sans-serif'
     :color #999
     :padding 0.1em
+  :text
+    :shadow 0 1px 1px #ccc
 
 h3
   :position relative
   :font
     :size 18px 
     :weight bold
+  :text
+    :shadow 0 1px 1px #ccc
 
 #publish
   input#thought
@@ -203,12 +198,12 @@ form
     :max-width 100%
   
 #user_name
+  :margin
+    :bottom 1em
   a
     :color #000
     &:hover
       :color #CC1E14
-  :text
-    :shadow 0 1px 0 #fff
 
 #comment_text
   :padding 3px
@@ -237,6 +232,10 @@ ul.comment_set
         :font
           :weight bold
 
+.new_comment
+  :display none
+
+
 img#profile_picture
   :width 100%
 
@@ -248,7 +247,14 @@ img#user_picture
     :padding 3px
   
 .destroy_link
-  :float right
+  :position absolute
+  :right 0
+  :bottom 15px
+  :display none
+  a
+    :color #999
+    :font
+      :weight normal
 
 #debug_info
   :margin-top 20px