     }
 
     func configureWithUser(user: User) {
+
         updateAvatarWithAvatarURLString(user.avatarURLString)
 
         if user.friendState == UserFriendState.Me.rawValue {
             YepUserDefaults.avatarURLString.bindListener(Listener.Avatar) { [weak self] avatarURLString in
                 if let avatarURLString = avatarURLString {
+                    self?.blurredAvatarImage = nil // need reblur
                     self?.updateAvatarWithAvatarURLString(avatarURLString)
                 }
             }



    func blurImage(image: UIImage, completion: UIImage -> Void) {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0)) {
            let blurredImage = image.blurredImageWithRadius(20, iterations: 20, tintColor: UIColor.blackColor())

            completion(blurredImage)
        }
    }

    func updateAvatarWithAvatarURLString(avatarURLString: String) {
        if avatarImageView.image == nil {
            avatarImageView.alpha = 0
            avatarBlurImageView.alpha = 0


            self?.blurImage(image) { blurredImage in
                dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
                    self?.blurredAvatarImage = blurredImage
                }
            }

