diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
index 6ffdff25c..1a9c0d581 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-= render "shared/publisher"
 %ul#stream
   - for post in @posts
     = render type_partial(post), :post => post
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 9bd3c7f9d..e864cbd22 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
             = link_to "login", new_user_session_path
 
 
+    = render "shared/publisher"
     .container
       - if user_signed_in?
         %h1#user_name
@@ -46,10 +47,6 @@
       #content.span-24.last
         .span-5.append-1.last
           = link_to owner_picture, root_path
-          %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
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
index c79da0082..72974f910 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
@@ -1,78 +1,37 @@
-:css
-  #publisher{
-    padding: 10px;
-    padding-top: 15px;
-    padding-bottom: 35px;
-    background-color: #F2F8FC;
-    border-bottom: 2px #999 solid;
-  }
-
-  #publisher_form {
-    margin-bottom: -15px;
-  }
-
-  #new_bookmark {
-    display: none;
-  }
-  #new_blog {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  ul#publisher_content_pickers {
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-    text-shadow: 0 -2px 0 #fff;
-  }
-
-  ul#publisher_content_pickers li {
-    display: inline;
-    padding: 5px 10px;
-    margin-right: 5px;
-  }
-
-  .selected {
-    -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
-    border: 1px solid #ccc;
-    border-top: 1px solid #333;
-    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
-    %li{ :class => "status_message selected" }= link_to "status message", "#"
-    %li{ :class => "bookmark" }= link_to "bookmark", "#"
-    %li{ :class => "blog" }= link_to "blog", "#"
+  .container
+    %ul#publisher_content_pickers
+      %li{ :class => "status_message" }= 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|
-      = f.error_messages
-      %p
-        %label{:for => "status_message_message"} Message
-        = f.text_area :message, :rows => 2
-      %p
-        = f.submit "Post"
+    #publisher_form
+      = form_for StatusMessage.new, :remote => true do |f|
+        = f.error_messages
+        %p
+          %label{:for => "status_message_message"} Message
+          = f.text_area :message, :rows => 2
+        %p
+          = f.submit "Post"
 
-    = form_for Bookmark.new, :remote => true do |f|
-      = f.error_messages
-      %p
-        %label{:for => "bookmark_title"} Title
-        = f.text_field :title
-      %p
-        %label{:for => "bookmark_link"} Link
-        = f.text_field :link
-      %p
-        = f.submit "Post"
+      = form_for Bookmark.new, :remote => true do |f|
+        = f.error_messages
+        %p
+          %label{:for => "bookmark_title"} Title
+          = f.text_field :title
+        %p
+          %label{:for => "bookmark_link"} Link
+          = f.text_field :link
+        %p
+          = f.submit "Post"
 
-    = form_for Blog.new, :remote => true do |f|
-      = f.error_messages
-      %p
-        %label{:for => "blog_title"} Title
-        = f.text_field :title
-      %p
-        %label{:for => "blog_body"} Body
-        = f.text_area :body
-      %p
-        = f.submit "Post"
+      = form_for Blog.new, :remote => true do |f|
+        = f.error_messages
+        %p
+          %label{:for => "blog_title"} Title
+          = f.text_field :title
+        %p
+          %label{:for => "blog_body"} Body
+          = f.text_area :body
+        %p
+          = f.submit "Post"
diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
index dd5094aee..ad7ff2f09 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       }
     });
 
-    $("#publisher_content_pickers  .blog").click(function(){
+    $("#publisher_content_pickers .blog").click(function(){
       if( $("#new_blog").css("display") == "none" ) {
         $("#publisher_content_pickers").children("li").removeClass("selected");
         $("#publisher_form form").fadeOut(50);
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@
       }
     });
 
+    //$("#publisher").mouseout(function(){
+      //$("#publisher_form form").fadeOut(200);  
+      //$("#publisher_content_pickers li").removeClass("selected");
+    //});
+
   });
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 784d4582a..30c31225c 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ a {
 header {
   position: relative;
   margin: -2em;
-    margin-bottom: 2em;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
   height: 30px;
   color: white;
   background-color: #1a1a21;
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ input[type='text'], textarea {
   height: auto; }
 
 input[type='submit'] {
-  position: absolute;
-  right: 0; }
+  display: block;
+  float: right; }
 
 form p {
   position: relative;
@@ -226,3 +226,35 @@ label {
 
 ul.nav li > a {
   display: block; }
+
+#publisher {
+  padding: 0.5em 0;
+  background-color: #f2f8fc;
+  border-bottom: 1px #eaeaea solid;
+  margin: 0 -2em;
+    margin-bottom: 2em; }
+
+#new_blog,
+#new_bookmark,
+#new_status_message {
+  display: none; }
+
+ul#publisher_content_pickers {
+  display: inline;
+  margin: 0 -10px;
+  padding: 0;
+  text-shadow: 0 -2px 0 white; }
+
+ul#publisher_content_pickers li {
+  display: inline;
+  padding: 5px 10px;
+  margin-right: 5px; }
+
+.selected {
+  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
+  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
+    border-top: 1px solid #333333;
+  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 1px white;
+  -moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 1px white; }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 520f4c869..a02e8fadc 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ a
 header
   :position relative
   :margin -2em
-    :bottom 2em
+    :bottom 0
   :height 30px
   :color #fff
   :background
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ input[type='text'], textarea
 
 
 input[type='submit']
-  :position absolute
-  :right 0
+  :display block
+  :float right
 
 form p
   :position relative
@@ -268,3 +268,40 @@ label
 
 ul.nav li > a
   :display block
+
+#publisher
+  :padding 0.5em 0
+  :background
+    :color #F2F8FC
+  :border
+    :bottom 1px #eaeaea solid
+  :margin 0 -2em
+    :bottom 2em
+
+#new_blog, 
+#new_bookmark,
+#new_status_message
+  :display none
+
+ul#publisher_content_pickers
+  :display inline
+  :margin 0 -10px
+  :padding 0
+  :text-shadow 0 -2px 0 #fff
+
+ul#publisher_content_pickers li
+  :display inline
+  :padding 5px 10px
+  :margin
+    :right 5px
+
+.selected
+  :-webkit-border-radius 5px
+  :-moz-border-radius 5px
+  :border 1px solid #ccc
+    :top 1px solid #333
+  :background
+    :color rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.5)
+  :-webkit-box-shadow 0 2px 1px #fff
+  :-moz-box-shadow 0 2px 1px #fff
+