diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
index 8bb5aba5b..54612d7e4 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-%li.comment{:id => post.id}
+%li.comment
   = person_image_link(post.person)
   .content
     .from
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comments.html.haml b/app/views/comments/_comments.html.haml
index 7378fc97e..01ac7c0d7 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comments.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comments.html.haml
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 -#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-%div.comments
-  %ul.comment_set{:id => post.id}
-    - for comment in post.comments
-      = render 'comments/comment', :post => comment
-    %li.comment.show
-      = render 'comments/new_comment', :post => post
+%ul.comments{:id => post.id}
+  - for comment in post.comments
+    = render 'comments/comment', :post => comment
+  %li.comment.show
+    = render 'comments/new_comment', :post => post
 
diff --git a/app/views/js/_websocket_js.haml b/app/views/js/_websocket_js.haml
index ec7381bf4..ec9854bb6 100644
--- a/app/views/js/_websocket_js.haml
+++ b/app/views/js/_websocket_js.haml
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@
 
   function processComment(post_id, html){
     post = $("*[data-guid='"+post_id+"']'");
-    $(' .comment_set li:last', post ).before(
+    $('.comments li:last', post ).before(
       $(html).fadeIn("fast", function(){})
     );
     toggler = $('.show_post_comments', post)
 
     if(toggler.length > 0){
       toggler.html(
-        toggler.html().replace(/\d+/,$('.comment_set', post)[0].childElementCount -1));
+        toggler.html().replace(/\d+/,$('.comments', post)[0].childElementCount -1));
 
       if( !$(".comments", post).is(':visible') ){
         toggler.click();
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
   function processPost(className, html, aspectIds){
     if(onPageForAspects(aspectIds)){
       var addPostToStream = function (html){
-        $("#stream").prepend(
+        $("#stream:not('.show')").prepend(
           $(html).fadeIn("fast", function(){
-            $("#stream label:first").inFieldLabels();
+            $("#stream").find("label").first().inFieldLabels();
           })
         )
       };
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml b/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
index 72f932118..2c960a5db 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     %li
       = link_to '+', '#add_aspect_pane', :class => "add_aspect_button", :title => "add a new aspect"
 
-  %ul{ :style => "position:absolute;right:0;bottom:0.01em;"}
+  %ul.right{:style=>"bottom:0;"}
     %li{ :style => "margin-right:0;", :class => ("selected" if @aspect == :manage)}
       = link_to ( (@request_count == 0)? t('.manage') : "#{t('.manage')} (#{@request_count})"), {:controller => :aspects, :action => :manage}, :class => "edit_aspect_button", :class => new_request(@request_count), :title => t('.manage_your_aspects')
 
diff --git a/app/views/status_messages/show.html.haml b/app/views/status_messages/show.html.haml
index 1e0f15438..9aa2749a5 100644
--- a/app/views/status_messages/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/status_messages/show.html.haml
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@
 = render 'shared/author_info', :post => @status_message
 
 .span-14.append-1.last
-  #stream
-    %h1.show_text
-      = make_links(@status_message.message)
+  %h1.show_text
+    = make_links(@status_message.message)
 
-  = "Posted #{how_long_ago(@status_message)} to"
-  - for aspect in current_user.aspects_with_post( @status_message.id )
-    = link_to aspect.name, aspect
+  = how_long_ago(@status_message)
 
   - if current_user.owns? @status_message
     %p
diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index 5591bd1f8..ae6ae7d91 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -5,39 +5,64 @@
 
 
 $(document).ready(function(){
-	$('.comment_set').each(function(index) {
-      var $this = $(this);
-	    if($this.children().length > 1) {
-        var show_comments_toggle = $this.parent().prev().children(".show_post_comments");
-        show_comments_toggle.click();
+
+  // expand all comments on page load
+	$("#stream:not('.show')").find('.comments').each(function(index) {
+      var comments = $(this);
+	    if(comments.children("li").length > 1) {
+        var show_comments_toggle = comments.closest("li").find(".show_post_comments");
+        expandComments(show_comments_toggle);
       }
   });
+
+  // comment toggle action
+  $("#stream:not('.show')").delegate("a.show_post_comments", "click", function(evt) {
+    evt.preventDefault();
+    expandComments($(this));
+  });
+
+  // comment submit action
+  $("#stream").delegate("a.comment_submit", "click", function(evt){
+    $(this).closest("form").children(".comment_box").attr("rows", 1);
+  });
+
+  $("#stream").delegate("textarea.comment_box", "focus", function(evt){
+    var commentBox = $(this);
+    commentBox.attr("rows", 2)
+              .closest("form").find(".comment_submit").fadeIn(200);
+  });
+
+  $("#stream").delegate("textarea.comment_box", "blur", function(evt){
+    var commentBox = $(this);
+    if( !commentBox.val() ) {
+      commentBox.attr("rows", 1)
+                .closest("form").find(".comment_submit").hide();
+    }
+  });
+
+  // reshare button action
+  $("#stream").delegate(".reshare_button", "click", function(evt){
+    evt.preventDefault();
+    var button = $(this);
+    button.closest(".reshare_pane").children(".reshare_box").show();
+    button.addClass("active");
+  });
+
 });//end document ready
 
-$(".show_post_comments").live('click', function(event) {
-  event.preventDefault();
 
-  var $this = $(this);
+function expandComments(toggler){
+  var text         = toggler.html();
+      commentBlock = toggler.closest("li").find("ul.comments", ".content");
+
+  if( toggler.hasClass("visible")) {
+    toggler.removeClass("visible")
+           .html(text.replace("hide", "show"));
+    commentBlock.slideUp(150);
 
-  if( $this.hasClass( "visible")) {
-    $this.html($(this).html().replace("hide", "show"));
-    $this.closest("li").children(".content").children(".comments").slideUp(150);
   } else {
-    $this.html($(this).html().replace("show", "hide"));
-    $this.closest("li").children(".content").children(".comments").slideDown(150);
+    toggler.addClass("visible")
+           .html(text.replace("show", "hide"));
+    commentBlock.slideDown(150);
   }
-  $(this).toggleClass( "visible" );
-});
-
-
-$(".comment_submit").live('click', function(evt){
-  $(this).closest("form").children("p .comment_box").attr("rows", 1);
-});
-
-$(".reshare_button").live("click", function(e){
-  e.preventDefault();
-  var button = $(this);
-  button.parent(".reshare_pane").children(".reshare_box").show();
-  button.addClass("active");
-});
-
+}
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index f967498cd..0b3987d53 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     }
   );
 
-  $("#publisher textarea, .comment_box").keydown( function(e) {
+  $("#publisher").find("textarea").keydown( function(e) {
+    if (e.keyCode == 13) {
+      $(this).closest("form").submit();
+    }
+  });
+
+  $("#stream").delegate("textarea.comment_box", "keydown", function(e){
     if (e.keyCode == 13) {
       $(this).closest("form").submit();
     }
@@ -126,17 +132,3 @@ $(".make_profile_photo").live("click", function(){
   });
 });
 
-$(".comment_box").live("focus",function(evt){
-  var $this = $(this);
-  $this.attr("rows", 2);
-  $this.parents("p").parents("form").children("p").children(".comment_submit").fadeIn(200);
-});
-
-$(".comment_box").live('blur', function(evt){
-  var $this = $(this);
-  if( $this.val() == '' ) {
-    $this.parents("p").parents("form").children("p").children(".comment_submit").fadeOut(0);
-    $this.attr("rows", 1);
-  }
-});
-
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index a0a49a55d..7e93a6f7b 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -433,11 +433,10 @@ form
         :right 1em
 
 #stream.show
-  div.comments
+  ul.comments
     :display block
-    ul.comment_set
-      :margin
-        :top 0
+    :margin
+      :top 0
   > li
     :border none
     :padding 0
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ form
       :border none
     
 
-#stream div.comments
+#stream ul.comments
   :display none
 
   .avatar
@@ -462,7 +461,7 @@ input.comment_submit
     :right -10px
 
 
-ul.comment_set
+ul.comments
   :margin 0
     :top 1em
   :padding 0
@@ -794,7 +793,7 @@ h1.big_text
     :top 1px solid #999
     :bottom 2px solid #eee
 
-.show_post_comments ul.comment_set
+.show_post_comments ul.comments
   :width 100%
 
 .sub_header