diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index d2f07aa4..59d8b75b 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # Current
 
 - [ ] Await publish, show error if it fails or times out
-- [ ] Fix initial relay loading, don't nuke people's relay lists
-  - [ ] Add a nuclear bypass with a warning, after we fail to find anything
 
 # Next
 
@@ -24,6 +22,8 @@
 
 # More
 
+- [ ] Hover badge to view profile like twitter
+- [ ] Show created date as bitcoin block height (add a setting?)
 - [ ] Support relay auth
 - [ ] Following indicator on person info
 - [ ] Share button for notes, shows qr code and nevent
diff --git a/src/agent/cmd.ts b/src/agent/cmd.ts
index 34a1c747..46d1b116 100644
--- a/src/agent/cmd.ts
+++ b/src/agent/cmd.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {prop, pick, join, uniqBy, last} from 'ramda'
 import {get} from 'svelte/store'
 import {first} from "hurdak/lib/hurdak"
 import {roomAttrs, displayPerson} from 'src/util/nostr'
-import {getPubkeyWriteRelays, getRelayForPersonHint, getUserReadRelays} from 'src/agent/relays'
+import {getPubkeyWriteRelays, getRelayForPersonHint, sampleRelays} from 'src/agent/relays'
 import database from 'src/agent/database'
 import network from 'src/agent/network'
 import keys from 'src/agent/keys'
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const createDirectMessage = (relays, pubkey, content) =>
 const createNote = (relays, content, mentions = [], topics = []) => {
   mentions = mentions.map(pubkey => {
     const name = displayPerson(database.getPersonWithFallback(pubkey))
-    const [{url}] = getPubkeyWriteRelays(pubkey) || getUserReadRelays()
+    const [{url}] = sampleRelays(getPubkeyWriteRelays(pubkey))
 
     return ["p", pubkey, url, name]
   })
diff --git a/src/agent/pool.ts b/src/agent/pool.ts
index e75e1c53..098c7b5a 100644
--- a/src/agent/pool.ts
+++ b/src/agent/pool.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ const subscribe = async (
       if (!seen.has(e.id)) {
         seen.add(e.id)
 
-        onEvent({...e, seen_on: relay.url})
+        // Normalize events here, annotate with relay url
+        onEvent({...e, seen_on: relay.url, content: e.content || ''})
       }
     })
 
diff --git a/src/app/index.ts b/src/app/index.ts
index 1981c252..08641c5b 100644
--- a/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type {DisplayEvent} from 'src/util/types'
 import {navigate} from 'svelte-routing'
-import {omit, sortBy, identity} from 'ramda'
+import {omit, sortBy} from 'ramda'
 import {createMap, ellipsize} from 'hurdak/lib/hurdak'
 import {renderContent} from 'src/util/html'
-import {Tags, displayPerson, findReplyId} from 'src/util/nostr'
+import {displayPerson, findReplyId} from 'src/util/nostr'
 import {getUserFollows} from 'src/agent/social'
 import {getUserReadRelays} from 'src/agent/relays'
 import database from 'src/agent/database'
@@ -40,16 +40,12 @@ export const signup = privkey => {
 }
 
 export const renderNote = (note, {showEntire = false}) => {
-  const shouldEllipsize = note.content.length > 500 && !showEntire
-  const peopleByPubkey = createMap(
-    'pubkey',
-    Tags.from(note).type("p").values().all().map(k => database.people.get(k)).filter(identity)
-  )
-
   let content
 
   // Ellipsize
-  content = shouldEllipsize ? ellipsize(note.content, 500) : note.content
+  content = note.content.length > 500 && !showEntire
+    ? ellipsize(note.content, 500)
+    : note.content
 
   // Escape html, replace urls
   content = renderContent(content)
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ export const renderNote = (note, {showEntire = false}) => {
       }
 
       const pubkey = note.tags[parseInt(i)][1]
-      const person = peopleByPubkey[pubkey] || {pubkey}
+      const person = database.getPersonWithFallback(pubkey)
       const name = displayPerson(person)
       const path = routes.person(pubkey)
 
diff --git a/src/partials/EnsureData.svelte b/src/partials/EnsureData.svelte
index c756ca6a..9d49264d 100644
--- a/src/partials/EnsureData.svelte
+++ b/src/partials/EnsureData.svelte
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <h1 class="text-2xl">Your Follows</h1>
     {/if}
     {#each $petnamePubkeys as pubkey (pubkey)}
-    <PersonInfo person={database.people.get(pubkey)} />
+    <PersonInfo person={database.getPersonWithFallback(pubkey)} />
     {:else}
     <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 my-8">
       <div class="text-xl flex gap-2 items-center">
diff --git a/src/partials/NewNoteButton.svelte b/src/partials/NewNoteButton.svelte
index 8cc2ea4e..7b32485a 100644
--- a/src/partials/NewNoteButton.svelte
+++ b/src/partials/NewNoteButton.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import keys from 'src/agent/keys'
+  import user from 'src/agent/user'
   import {modal} from "src/app/ui"
 
   export let pubkey = null
+
+  const {relays} = user
 </script>
 
-{#if keys.canSign()}
+{#if keys.canSign() && $relays.length > 0}
 <div class="fixed bottom-0 right-0 m-8">
   <button
     class="rounded-full bg-accent color-white w-16 h-16 flex justify-center
diff --git a/src/routes/ChatRoom.svelte b/src/routes/ChatRoom.svelte
index 0cc82810..12d70f13 100644
--- a/src/routes/ChatRoom.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/ChatRoom.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {pluck} from 'ramda'
-  import {nip19} from 'nostr-tools'
   import {now} from 'src/util/misc'
+  import {toHex} from 'src/util/nostr'
   import Channel from 'src/partials/Channel.svelte'
   import user from 'src/agent/user'
   import {getRelaysForEventChildren} from 'src/agent/relays'
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   export let entity
 
-  const {data: roomId} = nip19.decode(entity) as {data: string}
+  const roomId = toHex(entity)
   const room = database.watch('rooms', rooms => rooms.get(roomId))
 
   const listenForMessages = async cb => {
diff --git a/src/routes/Messages.svelte b/src/routes/Messages.svelte
index 3fa0950a..69dbbb22 100644
--- a/src/routes/Messages.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/Messages.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {nip19} from 'nostr-tools'
   import {sortBy, pluck} from 'ramda'
   import {renameProp} from 'hurdak/lib/hurdak'
-  import {personKinds, displayPerson} from 'src/util/nostr'
+  import {personKinds, toHex, displayPerson} from 'src/util/nostr'
   import {now} from 'src/util/misc'
   import Channel from 'src/partials/Channel.svelte'
   import user from 'src/agent/user'
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@
   export let entity
 
   let crypt = keys.getCrypt()
-  let {data: pubkey} = nip19.decode(entity) as {data: string}
+  let pubkey = toHex(entity)
   let person = database.watch('people', () => database.getPersonWithFallback(pubkey))
 
   messages.lastCheckedByPubkey.update($obj => ({...$obj, [pubkey]: now()}))
diff --git a/src/routes/Person.svelte b/src/routes/Person.svelte
index db3849a1..a6758e1e 100644
--- a/src/routes/Person.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/Person.svelte
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
   import {last, prop} from 'ramda'
   import {onMount} from 'svelte'
   import {tweened} from 'svelte/motion'
-  import {nip19} from 'nostr-tools'
   import {fly} from 'svelte/transition'
   import {navigate} from 'svelte-routing'
   import {first} from 'hurdak/lib/hurdak'
   import {log} from 'src/util/logger'
   import {renderContent} from 'src/util/html'
-  import {displayPerson, Tags} from 'src/util/nostr'
+  import {displayPerson, Tags, toHex} from 'src/util/nostr'
   import Tabs from "src/partials/Tabs.svelte"
   import Content from "src/partials/Content.svelte"
   import NewNoteButton from "src/partials/NewNoteButton.svelte"
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
   const interpolate = (a, b) => t => a + Math.round((b - a) * t)
   const {petnamePubkeys} = user
 
-  let pubkey = nip19.decode(npub).data as string
+  let pubkey = toHex(npub)
   let following = false
   let followers = new Set()
   let followersCount = tweened(0, {interpolate, duration: 1000})
diff --git a/src/util/nostr.ts b/src/util/nostr.ts
index 1e51ffa8..74a01ad2 100644
--- a/src/util/nostr.ts
+++ b/src/util/nostr.ts
@@ -102,3 +102,11 @@ export const roomAttrs = ['name', 'about', 'picture']
 
 export const asDisplayEvent = event =>
   ({replies: [], reactions: [], ...event}) as DisplayEvent
+
+export const toHex = (data: string): string | null => {
+  try {
+    return nip19.decode(data).data as string
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/views/PrivKeyLogin.svelte b/src/views/PrivKeyLogin.svelte
index df38d86e..58846cb7 100644
--- a/src/views/PrivKeyLogin.svelte
+++ b/src/views/PrivKeyLogin.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {nip19} from 'nostr-tools'
+  import {toHex} from 'src/util/nostr'
   import Input from 'src/partials/Input.svelte'
   import Anchor from 'src/partials/Anchor.svelte'
   import Content from 'src/partials/Content.svelte'
@@ -11,14 +11,9 @@
   const nip07 = "https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/07.md"
 
   const logIn = () => {
-    let privkey = ''
-    try {
-      privkey = (nsec.startsWith('nsec') ? nip19.decode(nsec).data : nsec) as string
-    } catch (e) {
-      // pass
-    }
+    const privkey = nsec.startsWith('nsec') ? toHex(nsec) : nsec
 
-    if (!privkey.match(/[a-z0-9]{64}/)) {
+    if (!privkey?.match(/[a-z0-9]{64}/)) {
       toast.show("error", "Sorry, but that's an invalid private key.")
     } else {
       login({privkey})
diff --git a/src/views/PubKeyLogin.svelte b/src/views/PubKeyLogin.svelte
index c484ac59..1109053f 100644
--- a/src/views/PubKeyLogin.svelte
+++ b/src/views/PubKeyLogin.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {nip19} from 'nostr-tools'
+  import {toHex} from 'src/util/nostr'
   import Input from 'src/partials/Input.svelte'
   import Anchor from 'src/partials/Anchor.svelte'
   import Content from 'src/partials/Content.svelte'
@@ -10,14 +10,9 @@
   let npub = ''
 
   const logIn = () => {
-    let pubkey = ''
-    try {
-      pubkey = (npub.startsWith('npub') ? nip19.decode(npub).data : npub) as string
-    } catch (e) {
-      // pass
-    }
+    const pubkey = npub.startsWith('npub') ? toHex(npub) : npub
 
-    if (!pubkey.match(/[a-z0-9]{64}/)) {
+    if (!pubkey?.match(/[a-z0-9]{64}/)) {
       toast.show("error", "Sorry, but that's an invalid public key.")
     } else {
       login({pubkey})
diff --git a/src/views/SignUp.svelte b/src/views/SignUp.svelte
index 60c0cde4..b7e93d3e 100644
--- a/src/views/SignUp.svelte
+++ b/src/views/SignUp.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {nip19, generatePrivateKey} from 'nostr-tools'
   import {copyToClipboard} from "src/util/html"
+  import {toHex} from "src/util/nostr"
   import Input from 'src/partials/Input.svelte'
   import Anchor from 'src/partials/Anchor.svelte'
   import Content from 'src/partials/Content.svelte'
@@ -11,9 +12,7 @@
   const nsec = nip19.nsecEncode(generatePrivateKey())
   const nip07 = "https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/07.md"
 
-  const logIn = () => {
-    signup(nip19.decode(nsec).data as string)
-  }
+  const logIn = () => signup(toHex(nsec))
 
   const copyKey = () => {
     copyToClipboard(nsec)