diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 630335d86d11953b7b6f4e349a0d97b6ed617ac2..ed66586788df0624db0d734c011b7f82ca27f551 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,16 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def getting_started
-    render 'users/getting_started'
+    @aspect  = :getting_started
+    @user    = current_user
+    @profile = current_user.profile
+    @photos  = current_user.visible_posts(:person_id => current_user.person.id, :_type => 'Photo').paginate :page => params[:page], :order => 'created_at DESC'
+
+    if params[:id].to_i < 4
+      render "users/getting_started/#{params[:id]}"
+    else
+      render "users/getting_started/1"
+    end
   end
 
   def export
diff --git a/app/models/profile.rb b/app/models/profile.rb
index baab495d7d658ff8003ef727921aa91623a9b0b7..544277ce7baba7826062fc96b0ff8abd5ac68fd8 100644
--- a/app/models/profile.rb
+++ b/app/models/profile.rb
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ class Profile
   include ROXML
 
   xml_reader :person_id
-  xml_accessor :first_name
-  xml_accessor :last_name
-  xml_accessor :image_url
+  xml_reader :first_name
+  xml_reader :last_name
+  xml_reader :image_url
+  xml_reader :bio
 
   key :first_name, String
   key :last_name,  String
   key :image_url,  String
+  key :bio,        String
 
   validates_presence_of :first_name, :last_name
   after_validation :strip_names
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 6a184b1566c7786b0e725788e05da554ad7c2d59..4790ac25def6dd86985c69ce606e55eff32fa8d3 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class User
 
   key :invite_messages, Hash
 
+  key :getting_started, Boolean, :default => false
+
   before_validation :strip_username, :on => :create
   validates_presence_of :username
   validates_uniqueness_of :username, :case_sensitive => false
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 22a5a4f8a0cafdb064f83adb7f5a033710524e9c..78dd8c8b9ccc404c23b388c0c3379ec35040e94c 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     = javascript_include_tag 'fileuploader'
 
     = javascript_include_tag 'view', 'image_picker', 'stream'
-    = javascript_include_tag 'easySlider1.7'
 
     = render 'js/websocket_js'
 
@@ -68,3 +67,6 @@
 
       .span-24.last
         = render "posts/debug"
+
+      #getting_started_button
+        = link_to "Getting started", getting_started_path(1)
diff --git a/app/views/users/_profile.haml b/app/views/users/_profile.haml
index f57c775cbce3caf402d56fbd109b08123669403c..8bf100c4dcd159550e6e9c78073a8dc49ce96b12 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_profile.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/_profile.haml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     %h4
       Your birthday
       %br
-      = select_date
+      = select_date Time.now, :order => [:month, :day, :year]
 
     %h4
       Your bio
-      = text_area_tag :bio, nil, :placeholder => "Fill me out"
+      = profile.text_area :bio, :value => @profile.bio, :rows => 5, :placeholder => "Fill me out"
 
     %h4
       Your photo
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index b0ea13a361e2ae8fbd0b6ba9c9d22e6f72ab8f33..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-
-
-%h1
-  = "Welcome, #{current_user.real_name}!"
-
-  .description
-    Do the stuff below to further complete some things.
-
-#slider
-  %ul
-    %li
-      %h2
-        %u
-          Edit your profile
-        âž”
-        Define your aspects âž”
-        Find your friends
-
-
-      %h3
-        Your Profile
-        .description
-          This info will be available to whomever you connect with on Diaspora.
-
-      %h4
-        Your name
-        = text_field_tag :first_name, nil, :placeholder => "First name"
-        = text_field_tag :last_name, nil, :placeholder => "Last name"
-
-      %h4
-        Your birthday
-        %br
-        = select_date
-
-      %h4
-        Your bio
-        = text_area_tag :bio, nil, :placeholder => "Fill me out"
-
-      %h4
-        Your photo
-        %br
-        = file_field_tag :photo
-
-
-    %li
-      %h2
-        Edit your profile âž”
-        %u
-          Define your aspects
-        âž”
-        Find your friends
-
-      %h3
-        Your aspects
-        .description
-          These will be blah blah blah blah and some stuff.
-
-      %h4
-        Aspect name
-        = text_field_tag :aspect_name, nil, :placeholder => "New aspect"
-
-
-    %li
-      %h2
-        Edit your profile âž”
-        Define your aspects âž”
-        %u
-          Find your friends
-
-
-    %h3
-      Your friends
-      .description
-        Find your friends on Diaspora, Facebook, or send them an invite via email.
-
-    .span-5
-      %h4
-        On Diaspora
-        = text_field_tag :diaspora_handle, nil, :placeholder => "Diaspora handle"
-
-    .span-5
-      %h4
-        On Facebook
-        = text_field_tag :facebook_handle, nil, :placeholder => "Name"
-
-    .span-5
-      %h4
-        Invite
-        = text_field_tag :email, nil, :placeholder => "Email", :type => "email"
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started/1.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started/1.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51cc5ee0710b51794bdbee0c3dfb245b70abe381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started/1.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+-#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+-#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+
+
+%h1
+  = "Welcome, #{current_user.real_name}!"
+  .description
+    Do the stuff below to further complete some things.
+
+%h2
+  %u
+    Edit your profile
+  âž”
+  Define your aspects âž”
+  Find your friends
+
+= render 'users/profile'
+
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started/2.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started/2.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..de532553efe10f92bcfd02e58c6f4763068fe049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started/2.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+-#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+-#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+-#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+
+
+%h1
+  = "Welcome, #{current_user.real_name}!"
+  .description
+    Do the stuff below to further complete some things.
+
+%h2
+  Edit your profile âž”
+  %u
+    Define your aspects
+  âž”
+  Find your friends
+
+%h3
+  Your aspects
+  .description
+    These will be blah blah blah blah and some stuff.
+
+%h4
+  Aspect name
+  = text_field_tag :aspect_name, nil, :placeholder => "New aspect"
+
+%ul.aspects
+  - for aspect in @aspects
+    %li
+      = aspect
+      .friend_pictures.horizontal
+        - for friend in @friends
+          = person_image_link(friend)
+
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started/3.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started/3.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e6c6fcd24ce4178f77e53dd31f45bd3a9bffec6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started/3.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+-#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+-#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+-#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+
+
+%h1
+  = "Welcome, #{current_user.real_name}!"
+  .description
+    Do the stuff below to further complete some things.
+
+%h2
+  Edit your profile âž”
+  Define your aspects âž”
+  %u
+    Find your friends
+
+%h3
+  Your friends
+  .description
+    Find your friends on Diaspora, Facebook, or send them an invite via email.
+
+.span-5
+  %h4
+    On Diaspora
+    = text_field_tag :diaspora_handle, nil, :placeholder => "Diaspora handle"
+
+.span-5
+  %h4
+    On Facebook
+    = text_field_tag :facebook_handle, nil, :placeholder => "Name"
+
+.span-5
+  %h4
+    Invite
+    = text_field_tag :email, nil, :placeholder => "Email", :type => "email"
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index b1d68fff798b8fd65cd8dd05eb3eb388facf4889..8a9af0e61fe49055977c09c09c0d9c61803f02c6 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
                                       :password      => "devise/passwords",
                                       :invitations   => "invitations"}
   # added public route to user
-  match 'public/:username',        :to => 'users#public'
-  match 'users/getting_started',   :to => 'users#getting_started'
-  match 'users/export',            :to => 'users#export'
-  match 'users/import',            :to => 'users#import'
-  match 'users/export_photos',     :to => 'users#export_photos'
-  resources :users,                :except => [:create, :new, :show]
+  match 'public/:username',          :to => 'users#public'
+  match 'users/getting_started/:id', :to => 'users#getting_started', :as => 'getting_started'
+  match 'users/export',              :to => 'users#export'
+  match 'users/import',              :to => 'users#import'
+  match 'users/export_photos',       :to => 'users#export_photos'
+  resources :users,                  :except => [:create, :new, :show]
 
   match 'aspects/move_friend',  :to => 'aspects#move_friend', :as => 'move_friend'
   match 'aspects/add_to_aspect',:to => 'aspects#add_to_aspect', :as => 'add_to_aspect'
diff --git a/public/javascripts/easySlider1.7.js b/public/javascripts/easySlider1.7.js
deleted file mode 100644
index beaa2376e42858d0d451f85291f4d736e1eddce2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/public/javascripts/easySlider1.7.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 	Easy Slider 1.7 - jQuery plugin
- *	written by Alen Grakalic	
- *	http://cssglobe.com/post/4004/easy-slider-15-the-easiest-jquery-plugin-for-sliding
- *
- *	Copyright (c) 2009 Alen Grakalic (http://cssglobe.com)
- *	Dual licensed under the MIT (MIT-LICENSE.txt)
- *	and GPL (GPL-LICENSE.txt) licenses.
- *
- *	Built for jQuery library
- *	http://jquery.com
- *
- */
- 
-/*
- *	markup example for $("#slider").easySlider();
- *	
- * 	<div id="slider">
- *		<ul>
- *			<li><img src="images/01.jpg" alt="" /></li>
- *			<li><img src="images/02.jpg" alt="" /></li>
- *			<li><img src="images/03.jpg" alt="" /></li>
- *			<li><img src="images/04.jpg" alt="" /></li>
- *			<li><img src="images/05.jpg" alt="" /></li>
- *		</ul>
- *	</div>
- *
- */
-
-(function($) {
-
-	$.fn.easySlider = function(options){
-	  
-		// default configuration properties
-		var defaults = {			
-			prevId: 		'prevBtn',
-			prevText: 		'Previous',
-			nextId: 		'nextBtn',	
-			nextText: 		'Next',
-			controlsShow:	true,
-			controlsBefore:	'',
-			controlsAfter:	'',	
-			controlsFade:	true,
-			firstId: 		'firstBtn',
-			firstText: 		'First',
-			firstShow:		false,
-			lastId: 		'lastBtn',	
-			lastText: 		'Last',
-			lastShow:		false,				
-			vertical:		false,
-			speed: 			800,
-			auto:			false,
-			pause:			2000,
-			continuous:		false, 
-			numeric: 		false,
-			numericId: 		'controls'
-		}; 
-		
-		var options = $.extend(defaults, options);  
-				
-		this.each(function() {  
-			var obj = $(this); 				
-			var s = $("li", obj).length;
-			var w = $("li", obj).width(); 
-			var h = $("li", obj).height(); 
-			var clickable = true;
-			obj.width(w); 
-			obj.height(h); 
-			obj.css("overflow","hidden");
-			var ts = s-1;
-			var t = 0;
-			$("ul", obj).css('width',s*w);			
-			
-			if(options.continuous){
-				$("ul", obj).prepend($("ul li:last-child", obj).clone().css("margin-left","-"+ w +"px"));
-				$("ul", obj).append($("ul li:nth-child(2)", obj).clone());
-				$("ul", obj).css('width',(s+1)*w);
-			};				
-			
-			if(!options.vertical) $("li", obj).css('float','left');
-								
-			if(options.controlsShow){
-				var html = options.controlsBefore;				
-				if(options.numeric){
-					html += '<ol id="'+ options.numericId +'"></ol>';
-				} else {
-					if(options.firstShow) html += '<span id="'+ options.firstId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.firstText +'</a></span>';
-					html += ' <span id="'+ options.prevId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.prevText +'</a></span>';
-					html += ' <span id="'+ options.nextId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.nextText +'</a></span>';
-					if(options.lastShow) html += ' <span id="'+ options.lastId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.lastText +'</a></span>';				
-				};
-				
-				html += options.controlsAfter;						
-				$(obj).after(html);										
-			};
-			
-			if(options.numeric){									
-				for(var i=0;i<s;i++){						
-					$(document.createElement("li"))
-						.attr('id',options.numericId + (i+1))
-						.html('<a rel='+ i +' href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ (i+1) +'</a>')
-						.appendTo($("#"+ options.numericId))
-						.click(function(){							
-							animate($("a",$(this)).attr('rel'),true);
-						}); 												
-				};							
-			} else {
-				$("a","#"+options.nextId).click(function(){		
-					animate("next",true);
-				});
-				$("a","#"+options.prevId).click(function(){		
-					animate("prev",true);				
-				});	
-				$("a","#"+options.firstId).click(function(){		
-					animate("first",true);
-				});				
-				$("a","#"+options.lastId).click(function(){		
-					animate("last",true);				
-				});				
-			};
-			
-			function setCurrent(i){
-				i = parseInt(i)+1;
-				$("li", "#" + options.numericId).removeClass("current");
-				$("li#" + options.numericId + i).addClass("current");
-			};
-			
-			function adjust(){
-				if(t>ts) t=0;		
-				if(t<0) t=ts;	
-				if(!options.vertical) {
-					$("ul",obj).css("margin-left",(t*w*-1));
-				} else {
-					$("ul",obj).css("margin-left",(t*h*-1));
-				}
-				clickable = true;
-				if(options.numeric) setCurrent(t);
-			};
-			
-			function animate(dir,clicked){
-				if (clickable){
-					clickable = false;
-					var ot = t;				
-					switch(dir){
-						case "next":
-							t = (ot>=ts) ? (options.continuous ? t+1 : ts) : t+1;						
-							break; 
-						case "prev":
-							t = (t<=0) ? (options.continuous ? t-1 : 0) : t-1;
-							break; 
-						case "first":
-							t = 0;
-							break; 
-						case "last":
-							t = ts;
-							break; 
-						default:
-							t = dir;
-							break; 
-					};	
-					var diff = Math.abs(ot-t);
-					var speed = diff*options.speed;						
-					if(!options.vertical) {
-						p = (t*w*-1);
-						$("ul",obj).animate(
-							{ marginLeft: p }, 
-							{ queue:false, duration:speed, complete:adjust }
-						);				
-					} else {
-						p = (t*h*-1);
-						$("ul",obj).animate(
-							{ marginTop: p }, 
-							{ queue:false, duration:speed, complete:adjust }
-						);					
-					};
-					
-					if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){					
-						if(t==ts){
-							$("a","#"+options.nextId).hide();
-							$("a","#"+options.lastId).hide();
-						} else {
-							$("a","#"+options.nextId).show();
-							$("a","#"+options.lastId).show();					
-						};
-						if(t==0){
-							$("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
-							$("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();
-						} else {
-							$("a","#"+options.prevId).show();
-							$("a","#"+options.firstId).show();
-						};					
-					};				
-					
-					if(clicked) clearTimeout(timeout);
-					if(options.auto && dir=="next" && !clicked){;
-						timeout = setTimeout(function(){
-							animate("next",false);
-						},diff*options.speed+options.pause);
-					};
-			
-				};
-				
-			};
-			// init
-			var timeout;
-			if(options.auto){;
-				timeout = setTimeout(function(){
-					animate("next",false);
-				},options.pause);
-			};		
-			
-			if(options.numeric) setCurrent(0);
-		
-			if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){					
-				$("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
-				$("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();				
-			};				
-			
-		});
-	  
-	};
-
-})(jQuery);
-
-
-
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index f8b2fb8b2513e73616f3f891e8fa9b1b42157921..7b8af68d7cbc36eae8facc04aea54448cf739a18 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     };
   });
   
-  $("#slider").easySlider({speed:400, numeric:true});
+  //$("#slider").easySlider({speed:400});
   
 
   $("img", "#left_pane").tipsy({live:true});
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 9ba66b8df8f695ed559d7e9845a6ff6dd003d0d3..824cc7ff6837825eb3398a5cc7de22e8f2c31919 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ li.message
 
 form
   :position relative
+  :font
+    :size 14px
 
 #user_name
   :margin
@@ -442,7 +444,6 @@ form
     > li
       :background none
       :border none
-    
 
 #stream ul.comments
   :display none
@@ -453,6 +454,10 @@ form
     :margin
       :right 10px
 
+  form
+    :margin
+      :right 12px
+
 input.comment_submit
   :display none
   :margin
@@ -635,7 +640,6 @@ label
   :width 100%
   :margin
     :bottom 10px
-    :top -14px
 
   :border
     :bottom 2px #777 solid
@@ -674,14 +678,14 @@ label
       :bottom -2px
     input[type='submit']
       :position absolute
-      :right -13px
+      :right 0
       :top 5px
       :width 75px
+    input
+      :display inline
 
     .public_toggle
       :width 300px
-      :margin
-        :left -3px
       :font
         :size smaller
         :style italic
@@ -1074,16 +1078,6 @@ ul#settings_nav
     :width 30px
     :height 30px
 
-.friend_pictures.horizontal
-  :display inline
-  :margin
-    :left 20px
-
-  img
-    :width 30px
-    :height 30px
-    :margin-right -4px
-
 #thumbnails
   :line-height 14px
 
@@ -1244,11 +1238,34 @@ ul#breadcrumb
       &:after
         :content ''
 
-#slider ul, #slider li
+#getting_started_button
+  :position fixed
+  :bottom 4px 
+  :margin 
+    :left 680px
+
+  a
+    :padding 10px
+    :background #333
+    :color #eee
+
+    :-webkit-border-radius 5px 5px 0 0
+    :-moz-border-radius 5px 5px 0 0
+    :border-radius 5px 5px 0 0
+
+    :-webkit-box-shadow 0 0 2px #666
+
+ul.aspects
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
   :list-style none
+  :width 67%
+  :color #999
+  :font
+    :size 24px
+
+  > li
+    :padding 12px 0
+    :border
+      :bottom 1px solid #eee
 
-#slider, #slider li
-  :width 1000px
-  :overflow hidden