--- tweetnest/inc/class.db.php	2010-05-30 05:30:56.000000000 -0700
+++ t.fishy.me/inc/class.db.php	2010-10-11 01:54:43.000000000 -0700
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 					} catch(Exception $e){
 						throw new Exception("Could not connect to the DB: " . $e->getMessage());
 					}
+					$this->query("SET NAMES 'utf-8'");
 					break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -113,4 +114,4 @@
 			$this->conn = false;
 			$this->connect();
 		}
-	}
\ No newline at end of file
+	}