diff --git a/screenless/bureau/photography.py b/screenless/bureau/photography.py
index e443320..afd7d7f 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/photography.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/photography.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from bureau import Bureau, add_api
 class Photography(Bureau):
     """
     The Photography dept. provides document camera and other image
-    capture services for the Office.
+    capture services for other bureaus.
     """
 
     name = "Photography Dept."
@@ -18,23 +18,21 @@ class Photography(Bureau):
         Bureau.__init__(self)
 
     @add_api("photo", "Get Document Photo")
-    def print_fortune(self, data):
+    def photo(self):
         """
         Takes a photograph using the document camera.  Returns
         the file name.
         """
-        try:
-            cb = data["callback"]
-        except KeyError as e:
-            print(e)
-            # TODO: this should log a real error
-            return
         tmpimg = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".jpg", delete=False)
         tmpimg.close()
-        cmd = "fswebcam --jpeg 95 --no-banner --resolution 1920x1080 -D 0.5 "
-        cmd += "-F 2 " + tmpimg.name
-        subprocess.check_output(cmd.split())
-        self.send(cb, {"photo": tmpimg.name})
+
+        # this is a dirty hack to keep the webcam system calls from hanging
+        cmd1 = "fswebcam --jpeg 95 --no-banner --resolution 320x240 /dev/null"
+        cmd2 = "fswebcam --jpeg 95 --no-banner --resolution 1920x1080 "
+        cmd2 += "-F 2 -S 1" + tmpimg.name
+        subprocess.check_output(cmd1.split())
+        subprocess.check_output(cmd2.split())
+        return {"photo": tmpimg.name}
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations.py b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations.py
index d84d9e6..f0101c6 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import twitter
 
 from bureau import Bureau, add_command, add_api
 
+class TWrapper():
+    pass
 
 class PublicRelations(Bureau):
     """
@@ -16,33 +18,45 @@ class PublicRelations(Bureau):
 
     def __init__(self):
         Bureau.__init__(self)
+        self.auth = twitter.OAuth(
+                   "423391766-bhjHwzD1eJfxB9s7ZvmeHReNVJM0d93kJ8KSrHEZ",
+                   "qSvSYMs4lpSKbZtiuOjB1Gon5rzye8whvadcOdDpFocwa",
+                   "arI4UCnfMeKZwAnyvJJIHVnUN",
+                   "agrtzvh3eqSNlZpmPJZ0otclqSUjLKI3JrqugCPrp1Ch9dqsTl")
+        self.t = TWrapper()
+        self.t.t = twitter.Twitter(auth=self.auth)
 
     @add_command("tweetpic", "Post a Document Camera Image to Twitter")
     def tweet_pic(self):
         """
         Takes a photograph using the document camera and posts it to Twitter.
         """
-        callback = self.prefix + "tweetpic_cb."
-        self.send("PXphoto.", {"callback": callback})
-
-    @add_api("tweetpic_cb", "callback for tweet_pic")
-    def tweetpic_cb(self, data):
-        """
-        This does the actual uploading of the picture.
-        """
-        photo = data["photo"]
-        auth = twitter.OAuth(
-                   "423391766-bhjHwzD1eJfxB9s7ZvmeHReNVJM0d93kJ8KSrHEZ",
-                   "qSvSYMs4lpSKbZtiuOjB1Gon5rzye8whvadcOdDpFocwa",
-                   "arI4UCnfMeKZwAnyvJJIHVnUN",
-                   "agrtzvh3eqSNlZpmPJZ0otclqSUjLKI3JrqugCPrp1Ch9dqsTl")
-        t = twitter.Twitter(auth=auth)
+        photo = self.send("PX", "photo")["photo"]
 
         with open(photo, "rb") as imagefile:
             imagedata = imagefile.read()
-        t_up = twitter.Twitter(domain='upload.twitter.com', auth=auth)
+        t_up = twitter.Twitter(domain='upload.twitter.com', auth=self.auth)
         id_img1 = str(t_up.media.upload(media=imagedata)["media_id"])
-        t.statuses.update(status="PTT ★", media_ids=id_img1)
+        self.t.t.statuses.update(status="#screenlessoffice ", media_ids=id_img1)
+
+    @add_command("twtimeline", "Print Recent Tweets")
+    def tw_timeline(self, data=None):
+        """
+        Print some recent tweets from your home timeline.  Default is 10.
+        """
+        if data:
+            try:
+                count = data["count"]
+            except KeyError as err:
+                print("You need to specify how many tweets you want!")
+        else:
+            count = 10
+
+        tweets = self.t.t.statuses.home_timeline(count=count)
+        out = ""
+        for t in tweets:
+            out += t["user"]["name"] + " : " + t["text"] + "\r\n\r\n"
+        self.print_small(out)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":