diff --git a/config/cool_people.yml b/config/cool_people.yml
index 11d1de176..281ddf77a 100644
--- a/config/cool_people.yml
+++ b/config/cool_people.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ photographer:
   posts:
     - text: 'i was definitely some sort of bird in my past life.'
     - text: 'This is not a deer'
-      photo: ' http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2mmzybwEs1qevmz4o1_500.jpg'
+      photo: 'http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2mmzybwEs1qevmz4o1_500.jpg'
     - text: 'Sleepless in #Amsterdam'
       photo: 'https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/539915_3737052667985_1326174311_33541557_1023742200_n.jpg'
     - photo: 'http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2w7ynCHct1r2ysm3o1_500.png'
     - photo: 'http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28j5osnBy1qj69kjo1_1280.jpg'
-    - photo: ' http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2yd1hP3SS1r1m6ayo1_500.jpg'
+    - photo: 'http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2yd1hP3SS1r1m6ayo1_500.jpg'
     - photo: 'https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/33608_1638866977335_1406591038_1724566_8022154_n.jpg'
       text: 'hello friend'
     - photo: 'https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215323_10150153470293170_604243169_6767922_1154482_n.jpg'
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ collector:
     - photo: http://www.everydaywithedward.com/img/links/scarygoround.PNG
     - photo: http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/4707/904187/tumblr_ktw9iioNtU1qa2i2xo1_400_1.gif
     - video: http://vimeo.com/34750078
-    - photo: http://dearada.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341bf66653ef010536886222970c-pi
     - text: '#karlmartens'
       photo: http://www.harmenliemburg.nl/wp-content/uploads/Karel-Martens-5.jpg
     - photo: http://catalogtree.net/pictures/001236image.jpg
diff --git a/lib/tasks/cool_seed.rake b/lib/tasks/cool_seed.rake
index c06b1710f..36a98b7dd 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/cool_seed.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/cool_seed.rake
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ task :cool => :environment do
       new_post = Factory.build(:status_message, :public => true, :text => '', :author => user.person)
       new_post.text = post.fetch('text', '')
 
-      if p = post['photo'] 
+      if post['photo'].present? 
         new_photo = Factory.build(:photo)
-        new_photo.processed_image_url = p
+        new_photo.remote_processed_image_url = post['photo']
+        new_photo.remote_unprocessed_image_url = post['photo']
         new_photo.save
         new_photo.update_remote_path
         new_post.photos << new_photo
@@ -28,8 +29,11 @@ end
 
 def make_user_with_name(name)
   first, last = name.split
-  return user if user =  User.find_by_username(first)
-  person = Factory.build(:person)
+  puts first, last
+  user =  User.find_by_username(first)
+  return user if user.present?
+  puts Person.all.inspect
+  person = Factory.build(:person, :diaspora_handle => "#{first}@diaspora.dev")
   person.save!
   profile = Factory(:profile, :first_name => first, :last_name => last, :person => person)
 
@@ -41,8 +45,8 @@ def make_user_with_name(name)
   person.profile.destroy
   person.profile = profile
   profile.person_id = person.id
-  profile.save
+  profile.save! 
 
-  user.save
+  user.save(:validate => false)
   user
 end