diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index dda7f247d..a0e810109 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def owner_picture
     default = "#{root_url}images/user/default.jpg"
     image = "#{root_url}images/user/#{User.first.profile.last_name.gsub(/ /,'').downcase}.jpg"
-    unless File.exist?(image)
+
+    if File.exist?("public/images/user/#{User.first.profile.last_name.gsub(/ /,'').downcase}.jpg")
       image_tag image, :id => "user_picture"
-    else File.exist?(image)
+    else
       image_tag default, :id => "user_picture"
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/views/friends/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/friends/_sidebar.html.haml
index 4e35b21b2..6ef5d9073 100644
--- a/app/views/friends/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/friends/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 %h3 your friends
-%ul#friend_stream
+%ul#friend_stream.nav
   - for friend in @friends
-    = link_to friend.real_name, friend_path(friend)
-    %br
-  %br
-  %hr
-  = link_to "add a new friend", new_friend_path
+    %li= link_to friend.real_name, friend_path(friend)
+/= 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 d2a037589..9fb4674b4 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -42,19 +42,16 @@
           = link_to User.first.real_name, root_url
           %span.description
             = my_latest_message
+
       #content.span-24.last
         .span-5.append-1.last
-          
           = link_to owner_picture, root_path
-
-          %ul#stream_filters
-            %a{ :href => status_messages_path, :title => "Recent status messages."}
-              %li status messages
-            %a{ :href => bookmarks_path, :title => "Recently shared links."}
-              %li bookmarks
-            %a{ :href => blogs_path, :title => "Recent blog posts."}
-              %li blogs
+          %ul#stream_filters.nav
+            %li= link_to "status messages", status_messages_path
+            %li= link_to "bookmarks", bookmarks_path
+            %li= link_to "blogs", blogs_path
           = render 'friends/sidebar' if user_signed_in?
+
         .span-18
           = yield
           = render "posts/debug"
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
index fd109b968..e6d41d824 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
@@ -32,20 +32,19 @@
 
   .selected {
     -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
+    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
     border-top: 1px solid #333;
-    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 1px #fff;
     background-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 1px #fff;
+    -moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 1px #fff;
   }
 
 #publisher
   %ul#publisher_content_pickers
-    %a{ :class => "status_message", :href => '#', :title => "new status message."}
-      %li{ :class => "selected" } status message
-    %a{ :class => "bookmark", :href => '#', :title => "new bookmark."}
-      %li bookmark
-    %a{ :class => "blog", :href => '#', :title => "new blog post."}
-      %li blog
+    %li{ :class => "status_message selected" }= link_to "status message", "#"
+    %li{ :class => "bookmark" }= link_to "bookmark", "#"
+    %li{ :class => "blog" }= link_to "blog", "#"
 
   #publisher_form
     = form_for StatusMessage.new, :remote => true do |f|
diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
index af783c84d..dd5094aee 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
@@ -2,30 +2,30 @@
 
     $("#publisher_content_pickers .status_message").click(function(){
       if( $("#new_status_message").css("display") == "none" ) {
-        $("#publisher_content_pickers").children("a").children("li").removeClass("selected");
+        $("#publisher_content_pickers").children("li").removeClass("selected");
         $("#publisher_form form").fadeOut(50);
 
-        $(this).children("a > li").toggleClass("selected");
+        $(this).toggleClass("selected");
         $("#new_status_message").delay(50).fadeIn(200);
       }
     });
 
-    $("#publisher_content_pickers  .bookmark").click(function(){
+    $("#publisher_content_pickers .bookmark").click(function(){
       if( $("#new_bookmark").css("display") == "none" ) {
-        $("#publisher_content_pickers").children("a").children("li").removeClass("selected");
+        $("#publisher_content_pickers").children("li").removeClass("selected");
         $("#publisher_form form").fadeOut(50);
 
-        $(this).children("li").toggleClass("selected");
+        $(this).toggleClass("selected");
         $("#new_bookmark").delay(50).fadeIn(200);
       }
     });
 
     $("#publisher_content_pickers  .blog").click(function(){
       if( $("#new_blog").css("display") == "none" ) {
-        $("#publisher_content_pickers").children("a").children("li").removeClass("selected");
+        $("#publisher_content_pickers").children("li").removeClass("selected");
         $("#publisher_form form").fadeOut(50);
 
-        $(this).children("li").toggleClass("selected");
+        $(this).toggleClass("selected");
         $("#new_blog").delay(50).fadeIn(200);
       }
     });
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 610c276ca..a374c9b41 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -229,3 +229,6 @@ label {
   position: absolute;
   top: 3px;
   left: 0.48em; }
+
+ul.nav li > a {
+  display: block; }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 7a17d7d70..23679c9d8 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -271,3 +271,6 @@ label
   :position absolute
   :top 3px
   :left 0.48em
+
+ul.nav li > a
+  :display block