diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
index 8346bb7dd..17c0c673d 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ var AspectEdit = {
     $(".aspect h3").live('focus', AspectEdit.changeName);
   },
 
-  startDrag: function(event, ui) {
-    $(this).children("img").animate({'height':80, 'width':80, 'opacity':0.8}, 200)
-      .tipsy("hide");
+  startDrag: function() {
+    AspectEdit.animateImage($(this).children("img").first());
     $(".draggable_info").fadeIn(100);
   },
+  
+  animateImage: function(image) {
+    image.animate({'height':80, 'width':80, 'opacity':0.8}, 200);
+    image.tipsy("hide");
+  },
 
   duringDrag: function(event, ui) {
     $(this).children("img").tipsy("hide"); //ensure this is hidden
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/aspect-edit-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/aspect-edit-spec.js
index 9c2da4621..e71f2dbf2 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/aspect-edit-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/aspect-edit-spec.js
@@ -1,8 +1,38 @@
 describe("AspectEdit", function() {
 
-//  describe("initialize", function() {
-//
-//  });
+  describe("initialize", function() {
+    it("calls draggable on ul .person", function() {
+      spyOn($.fn, "draggable");
+      AspectEdit.initialize();
+      expect($.fn.draggable).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        {revert: true, start: AspectEdit.startDrag,
+         drag: AspectEdit.duringDrag, stop: AspectEdit.stopDrag});
+      expect($.fn.draggable.mostRecentCall.object.selector).toEqual("ul .person");
+    });
+    it("calls droppable on .aspect ul.dropzone", function() {
+      spyOn($.fn, "droppable");
+      AspectEdit.initialize();
+      expect($.fn.droppable).toHaveBeenCalledWith({hoverClass: 'active', drop: AspectEdit.onDropMove});
+      expect($.fn.droppable.calls[0].object.selector).toEqual(".aspect ul.dropzone");
+// This would be AWESOME:
+//      expect($.fn.droppable)
+//        .toHaveBeenCalled()
+//          .on(".aspect ul.dropzone")
+//          .with({});
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("startDrag", function() {
+    it("animates the image", function() {
+      $('#jasmine_content').html('<ul><li class="person ui-draggable" data-aspect_id="4cae42e12367bca44e000005" data-guid="4cae42d32367bca44e000003" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; ">' +
+                  '<img alt="Alexander Hamiltom" class="avatar" data-person_id="4cae42d32367bca44e000003" src="/images/user/default.png?1287542906" original-title="Alexander Hamiltom" style="height: 70px; width: 70px; opacity: 1; display: inline; ">' +
+                '</li></ul>');
+      spyOn(AspectEdit, "animateImage");
+      $.proxy(AspectEdit.startDrag, $('.person.ui-draggable'))();
+      expect(AspectEdit.animateImage).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(AspectEdit.animateImage.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toHaveClass("avatar");
+    });
+  });
 
   describe("decrementRequestsCounter", function() {
     describe("when there is one request", function() {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/helpers/jasmine-jquery.js b/spec/javascripts/helpers/jasmine-jquery.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0096c4fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/helpers/jasmine-jquery.js
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+var readFixtures = function() {
+  return jasmine.getFixtures().proxyCallTo_('read', arguments);
+};
+
+var loadFixtures = function() {
+  jasmine.getFixtures().proxyCallTo_('load', arguments);
+};
+
+var setFixtures = function(html) {
+  jasmine.getFixtures().set(html);
+}
+
+var sandbox = function(attributes) {
+  return jasmine.getFixtures().sandbox(attributes);
+};
+
+jasmine.getFixtures = function() {
+  return jasmine.currentFixtures_ = jasmine.currentFixtures_ || new jasmine.Fixtures();
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures = function() {
+  this.containerId = 'jasmine-fixtures';
+  this.fixturesCache_ = {};
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.set = function(html) {
+  this.cleanUp();
+  this.createContainer_(html);
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.load = function() {
+  this.cleanUp();
+  this.createContainer_(this.read.apply(this, arguments));
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.read = function() {
+  var htmlChunks = [];
+
+  var fixtureUrls = arguments;
+  for(var urlCount = fixtureUrls.length, urlIndex = 0; urlIndex < urlCount; urlIndex++) {
+    htmlChunks.push(this.getFixtureHtml_(fixtureUrls[urlIndex]));
+  }
+
+  return htmlChunks.join('');
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.clearCache = function() {
+  this.fixturesCache_ = {};
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.cleanUp = function() {
+  $('#' + this.containerId).remove();
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.sandbox = function(attributes) {
+  var attributesToSet = attributes || {};
+  return $('<div id="sandbox" />').attr(attributesToSet);
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.createContainer_ = function(html) {
+  var container = $('<div id="' + this.containerId + '" />');
+  container.html(html);
+  $('body').append(container);
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.getFixtureHtml_ = function(url) {
+  if (typeof this.fixturesCache_[url] == 'undefined') {
+    this.loadFixtureIntoCache_(url);
+  }
+  return this.fixturesCache_[url];
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.loadFixtureIntoCache_ = function(url) {
+  var self = this;
+  $.ajax({
+    async: false, // must be synchronous to guarantee that no tests are run before fixture is loaded
+    cache: false,
+    dataType: 'html',
+    url: url,
+    success: function(data) {
+      self.fixturesCache_[url] = data;
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.proxyCallTo_ = function(methodName, passedArguments) {
+  return this[methodName].apply(this, passedArguments);
+};
+
+
+jasmine.JQuery = function() {};
+
+jasmine.JQuery.browserTagCaseIndependentHtml = function(html) {
+  return $('<div/>').append(html).html();
+};
+
+jasmine.JQuery.elementToString = function(element) {
+  return $('<div />').append(element.clone()).html();
+};
+
+jasmine.JQuery.matchersClass = {};
+
+
+(function(){
+  var jQueryMatchers = {
+    toHaveClass: function(className) {
+      return this.actual.hasClass(className);
+    },
+
+    toBeVisible: function() {
+      return this.actual.is(':visible');
+    },
+
+    toBeHidden: function() {
+      return this.actual.is(':hidden');
+    },
+
+    toBeSelected: function() {
+      return this.actual.is(':selected');
+    },
+
+    toBeChecked: function() {
+      return this.actual.is(':checked');
+    },
+
+    toBeEmpty: function() {
+      return this.actual.is(':empty');
+    },
+
+    toExist: function() {
+      return this.actual.size() > 0;
+    },
+
+    toHaveAttr: function(attributeName, expectedAttributeValue) {
+      return hasProperty(this.actual.attr(attributeName), expectedAttributeValue);
+    },
+
+    toHaveId: function(id) {
+      return this.actual.attr('id') == id;
+    },
+
+    toHaveHtml: function(html) {
+      return this.actual.html() == jasmine.JQuery.browserTagCaseIndependentHtml(html);
+    },
+
+    toHaveText: function(text) {
+      return this.actual.text() == text;
+    },
+
+    toHaveValue: function(value) {
+      return this.actual.val() == value;
+    },
+
+    toHaveData: function(key, expectedValue) {
+      return hasProperty(this.actual.data(key), expectedValue);
+    },
+
+    toBe: function(selector) {
+      return this.actual.is(selector);
+    },
+
+    toContain: function(selector) {
+      return this.actual.find(selector).size() > 0;
+    }
+  };
+
+  var hasProperty = function(actualValue, expectedValue) {
+    if (expectedValue === undefined) {
+      return actualValue !== undefined;
+    }
+    return actualValue == expectedValue;
+  };
+
+  var bindMatcher = function(methodName) {
+    var builtInMatcher = jasmine.Matchers.prototype[methodName];
+
+    jasmine.JQuery.matchersClass[methodName] = function() {
+      if (this.actual instanceof jQuery) {
+        var result = jQueryMatchers[methodName].apply(this, arguments);
+        this.actual = jasmine.JQuery.elementToString(this.actual);
+        return result;
+      }
+
+      if (builtInMatcher) {
+        return builtInMatcher.apply(this, arguments);
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    };
+  };
+
+  for(var methodName in jQueryMatchers) {
+    bindMatcher(methodName);
+  }
+})();
+
+beforeEach(function() {
+  this.addMatchers(jasmine.JQuery.matchersClass);
+});
+
+afterEach(function() {
+  jasmine.getFixtures().cleanUp();
+});
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