diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
index 21d9a137a..8ce81ab61 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 
 $(document).ready(function(){
+  var $publisher = $("#publisher");
+
   $("div.public_toggle input").live("click", function(evt){
     $("#publisher_service_icons").toggleClass("dim");
     if($(this).attr('checked') == true){
@@ -12,18 +14,37 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     };
   });
 
-  if($("textarea#status_message_message").val() != ""){
-    $("#publisher").removeClass("closed");
-    $("#publisher").find("textarea").focus();
-    $("#publisher .options_and_submit").show();
+  if($("#status_message_message").val() != ""){
+    $publisher
+      .removeClass("closed");
+      .find("textarea")
+      .focus();
+
+    $publisher
+      .find(".options_and_submit")
+      .show();
   }
 
-  $("#publisher textarea").live("focus", function(evt){
-    $("#publisher .options_and_submit").show();
+  $publisher.find("textarea").live("focus", function(evt){
+    $publisher.find(".options_and_submit").show();
   });
 
-  $("#publisher textarea").live("click", function(evt){
-    $("#publisher").removeClass("closed");
-    $("#publisher").find("textarea").focus();
+  $publisher.find("textarea").live("click", function(evt){
+    $publisher
+      .removeClass("closed")
+      .find("textarea")
+      .focus();
+  });
+
+
+  $publisher.find("textarea").bind("focus", function() {
+    $(this)
+      .css('min-height','42px');
+  });
+
+  $publisher.find("form").bind("blur", function() {
+    $publisher
+      .find("textarea")
+      .css('min-height','2px');
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index aed024853..13e0a2a78 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -6,19 +6,10 @@
 var Stream = {
   initialize: function() {
     var $stream = $(".stream");
-    var $publisher = $("#publisher");
-
+    
     $("abbr.timeago").timeago();
     $stream.not(".show").delegate("a.show_post_comments", "click", Stream.toggleComments);
 
-    // publisher textarea reset
-    $publisher.find("textarea").bind("focus", function() {
-      $(this).css('min-height','42px');
-    });
-    $publisher.find("form").bind("blur", function() {
-      $("#publisher textarea").css('min-height','2px');
-    });
-
     // comment link form focus
     $stream.delegate(".focus_comment_textarea", "click", function(e){
       Stream.focusNewComment($(this), e);