diff --git a/lib/shimmie.js b/lib/shimmie.js
index 6ed41062..31e7e7e3 100644
--- a/lib/shimmie.js
+++ b/lib/shimmie.js
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	var sections=get_sections();
 	for(var i=0;i<sections.length;i++) toggle(sections[i]);
 
-	initGray("search_input", "Search");
-	initGray("commentBox", "Comment");
-	initGray("tagBox", "tagme");
+	$("#commentBox").DefaultValue("Comment");
+	$("#tagBox").DefaultValue("tagme");
 	
 	// if we're going to show with JS, hide with JS first
 	pass_confirm = byId("pass_confirm");
@@ -54,41 +53,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	}
 });
 
-function initGray(boxname, text) {
-	var box = byId(boxname);
-	if(!box) return;
-
-	var clr = function () {cleargray(box, text);};
-	var set = function () {setgray(box, text);};
-
-	addEvent(box, "focus", clr, false);
-	addEvent(box, "blur",  set, false);
-
-	if(box.value == text) {
-		box.style.color = "#999";
-		box.style.textAlign = "center";
-	}
-	else {
-		box.style.color = "#000";
-		box.style.textAlign = "left";
-	}
-}
-
-function cleargray(box, text) {
-	if(box.value == text) {
-		box.value = "";
-		box.style.color = "#000";
-		box.style.textAlign = "left";
-	}
-}
-function setgray(box, text) {
-	if(box.value == "") {
-		box.style.textAlign = "center";
-		box.style.color = "gray";
-		box.value = text;
-	}
-}
-
 function showUp(elem) {
 	e = document.getElementById(elem)
 	if(!e) return;