diff --git a/public/stylesheets/blueprint/screen.css b/public/stylesheets/blueprint/screen.css
index 91fe2a315..0c3b45f6f 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/blueprint/screen.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/blueprint/screen.css
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ input[type=text]:focus, input[type=password]:focus, input.text:focus, input.titl
 input[type=text], input[type=password], input.text, input.title, textarea, select {margin:0.5em 0;}
 input.text, input.title {width:300px;padding:5px;}
 input.title {font-size:1.5em;}
-textarea {width:390px;height:50px;padding:5px;}
+textarea {width:390px;height:250px;padding:5px;}
 input[type=checkbox], input[type=radio], input.checkbox, input.radio {position:relative;top:.25em;}
 form.inline {line-height:3;}
 form.inline p {margin-bottom:0;}
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index c0cf96f70..a67d94e12 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ label
   textarea
     :z-index 2
     :border none
+    :height 50px
 
     &:focus
       :outline 0