diff --git a/lib/couchrest/core/database.rb b/lib/couchrest/core/database.rb
index 7c26c50..6f19128 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/core/database.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/core/database.rb
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ module CouchRest
     # DELETE the document from CouchDB that has the given <tt>_id</tt> and
     # <tt>_rev</tt>.
     def delete doc
+      raise ArgumentError, "_id and _rev required for deleting" unless doc['_id'] && doc['_rev']
+      
       slug = CGI.escape(doc['_id'])
       CouchRest.delete "#{@root}/#{slug}?rev=#{doc['_rev']}"
     end
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/core/design.rb b/lib/couchrest/core/design.rb
index 4570100..e284a6c 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/core/design.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/core/design.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 module CouchRest  
   class Design < Document
     def view_by *keys
-      # @stale = true
       opts = keys.pop if keys.last.is_a?(Hash)
       opts ||= {}
       self['views'] ||= {}
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ module CouchRest
         self['views'][method_name] = {
           'map' => map_function
         }
+        self['views'][method_name]['couchrest-defaults'] = opts
         method_name
       end
     end
@@ -43,24 +43,23 @@ module CouchRest
     # end
 
     # Dispatches to any named view.
-    def view name, query={}, &block
-      # if @stale
-      #   self.save
-      # end
-      view_name = "#{slug}/#{name}"
-      fetch_view(view_name, query, &block)
+    def view view_name, query={}, &block
+      view_name = view_name.to_s
+      view_slug = "#{name}/#{view_name}"
+      defaults = (self['views'][view_name] && self['views'][view_name]["couchrest-defaults"]) || {}
+      fetch_view(view_slug, defaults.merge(query), &block)
     end
 
-    def slug
-      id.sub('_design/','')
+    def name
+      id.sub('_design/','') if id
     end
 
-    def slug= newslug
-      self['_id'] = "_design/#{newslug}"
+    def name= newname
+      self['_id'] = "_design/#{newname}"
     end
 
     def save
-      raise ArgumentError, "_design" unless slug && slug.length > 0
+      raise ArgumentError, "_design docs require a name" unless name && name.length > 0
       super
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/core/document.rb b/lib/couchrest/core/document.rb
index 42c02e2..1df61ea 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/core/document.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/core/document.rb
@@ -37,17 +37,15 @@ module CouchRest
     # CouchDB's response.
     def save
       raise ArgumentError, "doc.database required for saving" unless database
-      if new_record?
-        create
-      else
-        update
-      end
+      result = database.save self
+      result['ok']
     end
 
     # Deletes the document from the database. Runs the :delete callbacks.
     # Removes the <tt>_id</tt> and <tt>_rev</tt> fields, preparing the
     # document to be saved to a new <tt>_id</tt>.
     def destroy
+      raise ArgumentError, "doc.database required to destroy" unless database
       result = database.delete self
       if result['ok']
         self['_rev'] = nil
@@ -56,27 +54,6 @@ module CouchRest
       result['ok']
     end
 
-    protected
-
-    # Saves a document for the first time, after running the before(:create)
-    # callbacks, and applying the unique_id.
-    def create
-      set_unique_id if respond_to?(:set_unique_id) # hack
-      save_doc
-    end
-    
-    # Saves the document and runs the :update callbacks.
-    def update
-      save_doc
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    def save_doc
-      result = database.save self
-      result['ok']
-    end
-
   end
 
   
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/core/database_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/core/database_spec.rb
index 6e48909..5fb2e70 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/core/database_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/couchrest/core/database_spec.rb
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ describe CouchRest::Database do
       @db.delete doc
       lambda{@db.get @docid}.should raise_error
     end
+    it "should fail without an _id" do
+      lambda{@db.delete({"not"=>"a real doc"})}.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end
   end
   
   it "should list documents" do
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/core/design_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/core/design_spec.rb
index 926d61a..bbe2f2e 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/core/design_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/couchrest/core/design_spec.rb
@@ -2,22 +2,13 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
 
 describe CouchRest::Design do
   
-  # before(:each) do
-  #   @db = reset_test_db!
-  # end
-  
   describe "defining a view" do
-    # before(:each) do
-    #   @design_docs = @db.documents :startkey => "_design/", 
-    #     :endkey => "_design/\u9999"
-    # end
     it "should add a view to the design doc" do
       @des = CouchRest::Design.new
       method = @des.view_by :name
       method.should == "by_name"
       @des["views"]["by_name"].should_not be_nil
     end
-    
   end
   
   describe "with an unsaved view" do
@@ -25,9 +16,9 @@ describe CouchRest::Design do
       @des = CouchRest::Design.new
       method = @des.view_by :name
     end
-    it "should accept a slug" do
-      @des.slug = "mytest"
-      @des.slug.should == "mytest"
+    it "should accept a name" do
+      @des.name = "mytest"
+      @des.name.should == "mytest"
     end
     it "should not save on view definition" do
       @des.rev.should be_nil
@@ -37,6 +28,21 @@ describe CouchRest::Design do
     end
   end
   
+  describe "saving" do
+    before(:each) do
+      @des = CouchRest::Design.new
+      method = @des.view_by :name
+      @des.database = reset_test_db!
+    end
+    it "should fail without a name" do
+      lambda{@des.save}.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end
+    it "should work with a name" do
+      @des.name = "myview"
+      @des.save
+    end
+  end
+  
   describe "when it's saved" do
     before(:each) do
       @db = reset_test_db!
@@ -45,11 +51,8 @@ describe CouchRest::Design do
       @des.database = @db
       method = @des.view_by :name
     end
-    it "should become angry when saved without a slug" do
-      lambda{@des.save}.should raise_error
-    end
     it "should by queryable when it's saved" do
-      @des.slug = "mydesign"
+      @des.name = "mydesign"
       @des.save
       res = @des.view :by_name
       res["rows"][0]["key"].should == "x"
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ describe CouchRest::Design do
     it "should be a Design" do
       @des.should be_an_instance_of CouchRest::Design
     end
-    it "should have a slug" do
-      @des.slug.should == "test"
-      @des.slug = "supertest"
+    it "should have a modifiable name" do
+      @des.name.should == "test"
+      @des.name = "supertest"
       @des.id.should == "_design/supertest"
     end
     it "should by queryable" do
@@ -83,4 +86,45 @@ describe CouchRest::Design do
       res["rows"][0]["key"].should == "a"
     end
   end
+  
+  describe "a view with default options" do
+    before(:all) do
+      @db = reset_test_db!
+      @des = CouchRest::Design.new
+      @des.name = "test"
+      method = @des.view_by :name, :descending => true
+      @des.database = @db
+      @des.save
+      @db.bulk_save([{"name" => "a"},{"name" => "z"}])
+    end
+    it "should save them" do
+      @d2 = @db.get(@des.id)
+      @d2["views"]["by_name"]["couchrest-defaults"].should == {"descending"=>true}
+    end
+    it "should use them" do
+      res = @des.view :by_name
+      res["rows"].first["key"].should == "z"
+    end
+    it "should override them" do
+      res = @des.view :by_name, :descending => false
+      res["rows"].first["key"].should == "a"
+    end
+  end
+  
+  describe "a view with multiple keys" do
+    before(:all) do
+      @db = reset_test_db!
+      @des = CouchRest::Design.new
+      @des.name = "test"
+      method = @des.view_by :name, :age
+      @des.database = @db
+      @des.save
+      @db.bulk_save([{"name" => "a", "age" => 2},{"name" => "a", "age" => 4},{"name" => "z", "age" => 9}])
+    end
+    it "should work" do
+      res = @des.view :by_name_and_age
+      res["rows"].first["key"].should == ["a",2]
+    end
+  end
+  
 end
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diff --git a/spec/couchrest/core/document_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/core/document_spec.rb
index 062c34d..31c7151 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/core/document_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/couchrest/core/document_spec.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe CouchRest::Document, "saving using a database" do
     @db = reset_test_db!    
     @resp = @db.save(@doc)
   end
-  it "should get the database" do
+  it "should apply the database" do
     @doc.database.should == @db    
   end
   it "should get id and rev" do
@@ -67,9 +67,30 @@ describe "getting from a database" do
   it "should have a database" do
     @doc.database.should == @db
   end
-  it "should be saveable" do
+  it "should be saveable and resavable" do
     @doc["more"] = "keys"
     @doc.save
     @db.get(@resp['id'])["more"].should == "keys"
+    @doc["more"] = "these keys"    
+    @doc.save
+    @db.get(@resp['id'])["more"].should == "these keys"
+  end
+end
+
+describe "destroying a document from a db" do
+  before(:all) do
+    @db = reset_test_db!
+    @resp = @db.save({
+      "key" => "value"
+    })
+    @doc = @db.get @resp['id']
+  end
+  it "should make it disappear" do
+    @doc.destroy
+    lambda{@db.get @resp['id']}.should raise_error
+  end
+  it "should error when there's no db" do
+    @doc = CouchRest::Document.new("key" => [1,2,3], :more => "values")    
+    lambda{@doc.destroy}.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
   end
 end
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diff --git a/spec/couchrest/core/model_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/core/model_spec.rb
index 112eada..8b5c1e0 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/core/model_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/couchrest/core/model_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
-
+__END__
 class Basic < CouchRest::Model
 end