diff --git a/app/controllers/HomeController.php b/app/controllers/HomeController.php
index c851044..6384ff3 100755
--- a/app/controllers/HomeController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/HomeController.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class HomeController extends BaseController {
 	{
 		if(Auth::check())
 		{
-			return Redirect::route('user', Auth::id()); 
+			return Redirect::route('user'); 
 		}
 		
 		return View::make('home');
diff --git a/app/controllers/SessionController.php b/app/controllers/SessionController.php
index d17acb4..68e4e3e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/SessionController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/SessionController.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class SessionController extends \BaseController
 	{
 		if(Auth::check())
 		{
-			return Redirect::route('user', Auth::id());
+			return Redirect::route('user');
 		}
 		
 		return View::make('login');
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ class SessionController extends \BaseController
 	public function doLogout()
 	{
 		Auth::logout();
+
 		return Redirect::to('login');
+		
 		Session::forget('user');
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/UserController.php b/app/controllers/UserController.php
index cc8477d..066d178 100644
--- a/app/controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/UserController.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class UserController extends \BaseController
 
 		if ($validator->fails()) 
 		{
-			return Redirect::to('users/create')
+			return Redirect::route('create')
 				->withErrors($validator) 
 				->withInput(Input::except('password'));
 		} else 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class UserController extends \BaseController
 
 			}else
 			{
-				return \Redirect::to('create')->with('errors', 'Something terrible happened');
+				return \Redirect::route('create')->with('errors', 'Something terrible happened');
 			}
 			
 		}
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class UserController extends \BaseController
 
 		if ($user->save()) 
 		{
-			return Redirect::route('user', array($user_id));
+			return Redirect::route('user');
 		}else
 		{
 			\Redirect::back('complete', array($user_id, $group_id ));
@@ -190,8 +190,16 @@ class UserController extends \BaseController
 
 	}
 
-	public function showProfile($id)
+	public function showProfile()
 	{
+		$user = Auth::user();
+
+		return View::make('users.profile')->with('user', $user);
+	}
+
+	public function showUser($id)
+	{
+		
 		$user = User::find($id);
 
 		return View::make('users.profile')->with('user', $user);
@@ -205,6 +213,7 @@ class UserController extends \BaseController
     	}else
     	{
     		$user = User::find($id);
+
     		$group = UserXrefRole::where('user_id', '=', $id)->get();
 
     		$group_id = (int)$group[0]->role_id;
@@ -222,8 +231,10 @@ class UserController extends \BaseController
     	{
     		$user = User::find($id);
 
+    		//update the user here
+
     		\Session::flash('message', 'You have successfully updated your profile.');
-    		return Redirect::to('user', array($id));
+    		return Redirect::route('user');
     	}
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/filters.php b/app/filters.php
index c6ffda4..e75a06c 100755
--- a/app/filters.php
+++ b/app/filters.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Route::filter('admin', function()
 {
 	if(Auth::check() && Auth::user()->level != 'admin')
 	{
-		\Session::flash('message', 'You tried to access restricted area!');
+		\Session::flash('message', 'You tried to access a restricted area!');
 		return Redirect::to('denied');
 	}
 });
diff --git a/app/routes.php b/app/routes.php
index 84c15ae..73a0d1b 100755
--- a/app/routes.php
+++ b/app/routes.php
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ Route::group(array('before' => 'auth'), function()
     Route::get('users/group/{user_id}', array('as' => 'group', 'uses' => 'UserController@chooseGroup'));
 	Route::get('users/group/{user_id}/{group_id}', array('as' => 'complete', 'uses' => 'UserController@completeRegistration'));
 	Route::post('users/group/complete', array('uses' => 'UserController@saveProfile'));
-	Route::get('user/{id}', array('as' => 'user', 'uses' => 'UserController@showProfile'));
+	Route::get('user/profile', array('as' => 'user', 'uses' => 'UserController@showProfile'));
+	Route::get('user/{id}', array('as' => 'usr', 'uses' => 'UserController@showUser'));
 	Route::get('users/{id}/edit', array('as' => 'edit', 'uses' => 'UserController@edit'));
 	Route::put('users/{id}/update', array('uses' => 'UserController@update'));
 	Route::get('users', array('as' => 'users', 'uses' => 'UserController@index'));
diff --git a/app/views/users/index.blade.php b/app/views/users/index.blade.php
index eed48a4..7d93fc7 100644
--- a/app/views/users/index.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/users/index.blade.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 								<td>{{ $value->location }}</td>
 								<td>{{ $value->bio }}</td>
 								<td>
-									<a class="btn btn-small btn-primary" href="{{ URL::to('users/' . $value->id) }}">View this Nerd</a>
+									<a class="btn btn-small btn-primary" href="{{ URL::to('user/' . $value->id) }}">View this Nerd</a>
 								</td>
 							</tr>
 						@endforeach
diff --git a/public/images/users/profile_53b0e497434e6.png b/public/images/users/profile_53b0e497434e6.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a586a8
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