diff --git a/lib/convertv2.js b/lib/convertv2.js
index bc9f1fc..8edbc20 100644
--- a/lib/convertv2.js
+++ b/lib/convertv2.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const hour = 3600000;
 
 // note: rejects on HTTP 4xx or 5xx
 async function apGet(url,ttl) {
-    
+    console.log("apGet: ", url);
     return new Promise(function(resolve,reject){
 
         // fail early
@@ -98,47 +98,54 @@ async function promiseSome(proms){
 }
 
 module.exports = async function (opts) {
-    console.log("opts:", opts);
     var opts = opts;
 
     var feedUrl = opts.feedUrl;
     var userUrl = opts.userUrl;
     var isIndex = false;
+    var isUser = new URL(userUrl).pathname.startsWith("/users/");
+    opts.isUser = isUser;
+
+    console.log("opts:", opts);
 
     if (!userUrl) {
         throw new Error('need user URL');
     }
 
     var user, feed;
+    if (isUser) {
+      // get user and feed in parallel if I have both URLs.
+      // can cache feed aggressively since it is a specific start and end.
+      if (userUrl && feedUrl){
+          [user, feed] = await Promise.all([ apGet(userUrl), apGet(feedUrl) ]);
+      }else{
+          // get user, then outbox, then feed
 
-    // get user and feed in parallel if I have both URLs.
-    // can cache feed aggressively since it is a specific start and end.
-    if (userUrl && feedUrl){
-        [user, feed] = await Promise.all([ apGet(userUrl), apGet(feedUrl) ]);
-    }else{
-        // get user, then outbox, then feed
-
-        user = await apGet(userUrl,24 * hour);
-        isIndex = true;
-        var outbox = await apGet(user.outbox, 1 * hour);
-
-        // outbox.first can be a string for a URL, or an object with stuffs in it
-        if (typeof outbox.first == 'object'){
-            feed = outbox.first;
-        } else {
-            feed = await apGet(outbox.first, hour/6);// 10 mins. Because the base feed URL can get new toots quickly.
-        }
+          user = await apGet(userUrl,24 * hour);
+          isIndex = true;
+          var outbox = await apGet(user.outbox, 1 * hour);
 
+          // outbox.first can be a string for a URL, or an object with stuffs in it
+          if (typeof outbox.first == 'object'){
+              feed = outbox.first;
+          } else {
+              feed = await apGet(outbox.first, hour/6);// 10 mins. Because the base feed URL can get new toots quickly.
+          }
+      }
+    } else {
+        feed = await apGet(userUrl, hour/6);
     }
 
     var templateData = {
         opts: opts,// from the request
-        meta: metaForUser(user),
+        meta: isUser ? metaForUser(user) : null,
         items: await itemsForFeed(opts,user,feed),
         nextPageLink: getNextPage(opts,user,feed),
         isIndex: isIndex
     };
 
+    console.log("templateData", templateData);
+
     return template(templateData);
 }
 
@@ -153,6 +160,35 @@ function metaForUser(user) {
 }
 
 async function itemsForFeed(opts,user,feed) {
+    if (feed.totalItems > 0 && typeof feed.orderedItems[0] != 'object') {
+        // we only have urls
+        feed.orderedItems = await promiseSome(
+            feed.orderedItems.map(function(url){
+                // we are getting objects of type note
+                return apGet(url, hour).then(
+                    note => apGet(note.attributedTo).then(
+                       userdata => ({
+                           // build an announce object so we are compatible
+                           // this is likely to be a case for refatoring
+                           _userdata: userdata,
+                           type: "Announce",
+                           object: note,
+                           actor: note.attributedTo,
+                           to: note.to,
+                           cc: note.cc,
+                           published: note.published,
+                           id: note.id
+                       })
+                ));
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
+    console.log("feed", feed);
+    console.log("feed object", feed.orderedItems[0].object);
+    console.log("feed context", feed.orderedItems[0]["@context"]);
+    console.log("feed _userdata", feed.orderedItems[0]._userdata);
+
     var items = feed.orderedItems;
 
     if (opts.boosts){
@@ -196,7 +232,7 @@ async function itemsForFeed(opts,user,feed) {
                 console.warn("warning: couldn't match boost to item: ",boostToot)
                 return;
             }
-
+            boostToot._isBoost = true;
             boostToot.object = boostToot;// this lets the later stage parser access object without errors :)
             items[i] = boostToot;
         })
@@ -220,8 +256,8 @@ async function itemsForFeed(opts,user,feed) {
         var op = item._userdata?item._userdata:user;
 
         return {
-            isBoost:!!item._userdata,
-            title:item._userdata?user.preferredUsername+' shared a status by '+op.preferredUsername:'',
+            isBoost:item._isBoost,
+            title:item._userdata && user?user.preferredUsername+' shared a status by '+op.preferredUsername:'',
             isReply:!!(item.object && item.object.inReplyTo),
             hasCw:item.object.sensitive||false,
             cw:item.object.summary,