diff --git a/apps/reader/views.py b/apps/reader/views.py
index b88627280..10c94b579 100644
--- a/apps/reader/views.py
+++ b/apps/reader/views.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def load_single_feed(request, feed_id):
     start        = time.time()
     user         = get_user(request)
     offset       = int(request.REQUEST.get('offset', 0))
-    limit        = int(request.REQUEST.get('limit', 12))
+    limit        = int(request.REQUEST.get('limit', 6))
     page         = int(request.REQUEST.get('page', 1))
     dupe_feed_id = None
     userstories_db = None
diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
index dc5b6cda0..2d20cf2d6 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
@@ -812,12 +812,13 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
     
     @classmethod
     def format_story(cls, story_db, feed_id=None, text=False):
+        story_content = story_db.story_content_z and zlib.decompress(story_db.story_content_z) or ''
         story                     = {}
         story['story_tags']       = story_db.story_tags or []
         story['story_date']       = story_db.story_date
         story['story_authors']    = story_db.story_author_name
         story['story_title']      = story_db.story_title
-        story['story_content']    = story_db.story_content_z and zlib.decompress(story_db.story_content_z) or ''
+        story['story_content']    = story_content
         story['story_permalink']  = urllib.unquote(urllib.unquote(story_db.story_permalink))
         story['story_feed_id']    = feed_id or story_db.story_feed_id
         story['id']               = story_db.story_guid or story_db.story_date
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js b/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
index 87310b2b3..5a7b9b190 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
                 }
             },
             error: function(e, textStatus, errorThrown) {
-                NEWSBLUR.log(['AJAX Error', textStatus, errorThrown]);
+                NEWSBLUR.log(['AJAX Error', e, textStatus, errorThrown]);
                 if (errorThrown == 'abort') {
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
index 7ea9a5199..ad2ea1aa5 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
@@ -1823,6 +1823,21 @@
                 this.show_tryfeed_add_button();
             }
             this.make_content_pane_feed_counter(feed_id);
+            this.scroll_back_to_original_position_before_fillout();
+        },
+        
+        scroll_back_to_original_position_before_fillout: function() {
+            var $story_titles = this.$s.$story_titles;
+            if (this.flags.post_load_page_scroll_position == $story_titles.scrollTop()) {
+                // NEWSBLUR.log(['Snap back pre-autofill', this.flags.post_load_page_scroll_position, this.flags.pre_load_page_scroll_position]);
+                $story_titles.scrollTo(this.flags.pre_load_page_scroll_position, { 
+                    duration: 0,
+                    axis: 'y', 
+                    easing: 'easeInOutQuint', 
+                    offset: 0, 
+                    queue: false
+                });
+            }
         },
         
         setup_mousemove_on_views: function() {
@@ -1965,6 +1980,7 @@
                 this.prefetch_story_locations_in_feed_view();
                 this.scroll_story_titles_to_show_selected_story_title();
                 this.fill_out_story_titles();
+                this.scroll_back_to_original_position_before_fillout();
             }
         },
         
@@ -2045,6 +2061,7 @@
                 this.fill_out_story_titles();
                 this.prefetch_story_locations_in_feed_view();
                 this.hide_stories_progress_bar();
+                this.scroll_back_to_original_position_before_fillout();
             }
         },
         
@@ -3263,7 +3280,7 @@
             var page = $story_titles.data('page');
 
             if (!this.flags['opening_feed']) {
-                
+                this.flags.pre_load_page_scroll_position = $('#story_titles').scrollTop();
                 if (!hide_loading) this.show_feedbar_loading();
                 $story_titles.data('page', page+1);
                 if (this.active_feed == 'starred') {
@@ -3322,6 +3339,7 @@
                 offset: 0, 
                 queue: false
             });
+            this.flags.post_load_page_scroll_position = $('#story_titles').scrollTop();
         },
         
         show_feed_title_in_stories: function(feed_id) {
diff --git a/utils/json_functions.py b/utils/json_functions.py
index 769928cdc..47c420305 100644
--- a/utils/json_functions.py
+++ b/utils/json_functions.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.core.serializers.json import DateTimeAwareJSONEncoder
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.functional import Promise
 from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
-# from django.utils import simplejson as json
+from django.utils import simplejson as json
 import cjson
 from decimal import Decimal
 from django.core import serializers
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden, Http404
 from django.core.mail import mail_admins
 from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
 import sys
+import datetime
 
 def decode(data):
     if not data:
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ def json_encode(data, *args, **kwargs):
         # see http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/5868
         elif isinstance(data, Promise):
             ret = force_unicode(data)
+        elif isinstance(data, datetime.datetime):
+            ret = str(data)
         else:
             ret = data
         return ret
@@ -90,8 +93,8 @@ def json_encode(data, *args, **kwargs):
         return ret
     
     ret = _any(data)
-    # return json.dumps(ret)
-    return cjson.encode(ret, encoding='utf-8', extension=lambda x: "\"%s\"" % str(x))
+    return json.dumps(ret)
+    # return cjson.encode(ret, encoding='utf-8', extension=lambda x: "\"%s\"" % str(x))
 
 def json_view(func):
     def wrap(request, *a, **kw):