diff --git a/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb b/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
index 02eb7a403..671d593c9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ class AlbumsController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :json, :only => [:index, :show]
 
   def index
-    @aspect = current_user.aspect_by_id( params[:aspect] ) unless params[:aspect] == 'all'
     @albums = current_user.albums_by_aspect(@aspect).paginate
-    respond_with @albums
+    respond_with @albums, :aspect => @aspect
   end
   
   def create
+    aspect =  params[:album][:to]
     @album = current_user.post(:album, params[:album])
     flash[:notice] = "You've created an album called #{@album.name}."
-    respond_with @album
+    redirect_to :action => :show, :id => @album.id, :aspect => aspect
   end
   
   def new
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 7d7c28dd2..2eec8cf23 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   
   def set_friends_and_status
     if current_user
-      @aspect = :all
+      if params[:aspect] == nil || params[:aspect] == 'all'
+        @aspect = :all
+      else
+        @aspect = current_user.aspect_by_id( params[:aspect])
+      end
+      
       @aspects = current_user.aspects
       @friends = current_user.friends
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
index b260095f2..e8dd82889 100644
--- a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
     respond_with @aspect
   end
 
-  def edit
-    @aspects = current_user.aspects
+  def manage
+    @aspect = :manage
     @remote_requests = Request.for_user current_user
   end
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 04ae66897..a43854240 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 module ApplicationHelper
   
   def current_aspect?(aspect)
-    @aspect != :all && @aspect.id == aspect.id
+    !@aspect.is_a?(Symbol) && @aspect.id == aspect.id
   end
   
-  def object_path(object)
-    eval("#{object.class.to_s.underscore}_path(object)")
+  def object_path(object, opts = {})
+    eval("#{object.class.to_s.underscore}_path(object, opts)")
   end
 
   def object_fields(object)
diff --git a/app/views/albums/_album.html.haml b/app/views/albums/_album.html.haml
index 3ff1a507d..b92611f6f 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/_album.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/_album.html.haml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
 -#
 
 .album{:id => post.id, :class => ("mine" if current_user.owns?(post))}
-
   %div.name
-    = link_to post.name, object_path(post)
+    = link_to post.name, object_path(post, :aspect => @aspect)
 
     %div.time
       by
       = link_to ((current_user.person == post.person)? 'you' : post.person.real_name), person_path(post.person)
       %br
-      = link_to(how_long_ago(post), object_path(post))
+      = link_to(how_long_ago(post), object_path(post, :aspect => @aspect))
 
   %div.image_cycle
     - for photo in post.photos[0..3]
-      = link_to (image_tag photo.url(:thumb_large)), album_path(post)
+      = link_to (image_tag photo.url(:thumb_large)), album_path(post, :aspect => @aspect)
     
diff --git a/app/views/albums/index.html.haml b/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
index 114eef205..3f54c05ee 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     });
 
 = content_for :page_title do
-  = link_to "◂ Home", aspects_path
+  = link_to "◂ Home", aspects_path, :aspect => params[:aspect]
 
 - content_for :left_pane do
   = render "shared/aspect_friends"
diff --git a/app/views/albums/show.html.haml b/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
index 10a239c64..e55d1962b 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   });
 
 = content_for :page_title do
-  = link_to "◂ Albums", albums_path
+  = link_to "◂ Albums", albums_path(:aspect => @aspect)
 
 - content_for :left_pane do
   = render "shared/aspect_friends"
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/edit.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
similarity index 93%
rename from app/views/aspects/edit.html.haml
rename to app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
index fda97275a..a4a363513 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     %ul
 
 - content_for :publish do
-  .new_aspect= link_to("add a new aspect", "#add_aspect_pane", :id => "add_aspect_button", :title => "Add a new relation")
+  = link_to("add a new aspect", "#add_aspect_pane", :id => "add_aspect_button", :class => "new_aspect button", :title => "Add a new aspect")
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 0d510228c..9e24a380a 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -68,26 +68,7 @@
             %li= link_to "logout", destroy_user_session_path
 
         = render "shared/aspect_nav"
-
-      #aspect_header
-        .container
-          .span-5.last
-            - if @person
-              %h1
-                = @person.real_name
-            - else
-              - if @aspect == :all
-                %h1
-                  = link_to "All Aspects", root_path
-              - else
-                %h1
-                  = link_to @aspect.name, @aspect
-
-            .page_title
-              = yield :page_title
-
-          .span-19.last{ :style => "position:relative;" }
-            = yield :publish
+      = render "shared/sub_header"
 
     .container
       .span-5.last
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml b/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
index 72378b84d..f7f29b97f 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     %li{:class => ("selected" if @aspect == :all)}
       = link_to "All Aspects", root_url
 
-    %li{ :style => "margin-right:0;" }
-      = link_to ( (@request_count == 0)? "manage" : "manage (#{@request_count})"), edit_aspect_path(Aspect.first), :class => "edit_aspect_button", :class => new_request(@request_count), :title => "Manage your Aspects"
+    %li{ :style => "margin-right:0;", :class => ("selected" if @aspect == :manage)}
+      = link_to ( (@request_count == 0)? "manage" : "manage (#{@request_count})"), {:controller => :aspects, :action => :manage}, :class => "edit_aspect_button", :class => new_request(@request_count), :title => "Manage your Aspects"
 
   .yo{ :style => "display:none;"}
     #add_aspect_pane
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_sub_header.haml b/app/views/shared/_sub_header.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..badf8783d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_sub_header.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#aspect_header
+  .container
+    .span-5.last
+      - if @person
+        %h1
+          = @person.real_name
+      - else
+        %h1
+          - if @aspect == :all
+            = link_to "All Aspects", root_path
+          - elsif @aspect == :manage
+            = link_to "Manage Aspects", root_path
+          - else
+            = link_to @aspect.name, @aspect
+
+      .page_title
+        = yield :page_title
+
+    .span-19.last{ :style => "position:relative;" }
+      = yield :publish
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ef64b8d5e..c949d232d 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
   resources :photos, :except => [:index]
   resources :albums
 
-  resources :aspects
+  match 'aspects/manage', :to => 'aspects#manage'
+  resources :aspects, :except => [:edit]
   match 'aspects/move_friends', :to => 'aspects#move_friends', :as => 'move_friends'
   match 'aspects/move_friend', :to => 'aspects#move_friend', :as => 'move_friend'