diff --git a/lib/app/scoring.js b/lib/app/scoring.js
index 040d22de4d..bdaccb4d56 100644
--- a/lib/app/scoring.js
+++ b/lib/app/scoring.js
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ var content, expModifier, hpModifier, score, statsNotification, updateStats;
 
 content = require('./content');
 
-statsNotification = function(html, type, number) {
+statsNotification = function(html, type) {
   return $.bootstrapGrowl(html, {
     type: type,
     top_offset: 20,
     align: 'center',
     width: 250,
-    delay: 4000,
+    delay: 3000,
     allow_dismiss: true,
     stackup_spacing: 10
   });
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ module.exports.score = score = function(spec) {
       modified = expModifier(user, 1);
       money += modified;
       exp += modified;
-      statsNotification("Exp,GP +" + (modified.toFixed(2)), 'success');
+      statsNotification("<i class='icon-star'></i>Exp,GP +" + (modified.toFixed(2)), 'success');
     } else {
       modified = hpModifier(user, 1);
       hp -= modified;
-      statsNotification("HP " + (modified.toFixed(2)), 'error');
+      statsNotification("<i class='icon-heart'></i>HP " + (modified.toFixed(2)), 'error');
     }
     updateStats(user, {
       hp: hp,
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ module.exports.score = score = function(spec) {
   if (type === 'reward') {
     money -= task.get('value');
     num = task.get('value').toFixed(2);
-    statsNotification("GP -" + num, 'success');
+    statsNotification("<i class='icon-star'></i>GP -" + num, 'success');
     if (money < 0) {
       diff = hp + money;
       hp = diff;
-      statsNotification("HP -" + (diff.toFixed(2)), 'error');
+      statsNotification("<i class='icon-heart'></i>HP -" + (diff.toFixed(2)), 'error');
       money = 0;
     }
   }
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ module.exports.score = score = function(spec) {
     modified = expModifier(user, delta);
     exp += modified;
     money += modified;
-    statsNotification("Exp,GP +" + (modified.toFixed(2)), 'success');
+    statsNotification("<i class='icon-star'></i>Exp,GP +" + (modified.toFixed(2)), 'success');
   } else if (type !== 'reward' && type !== 'todo') {
     modified = hpModifier(user, delta);
     hp += modified;
-    statsNotification("HP " + (modified.toFixed(2)), 'error');
+    statsNotification("<i class='icon-heart'></i>HP " + (modified.toFixed(2)), 'error');
   }
   updateStats(user, {
     hp: hp,
diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index ed4308e9dd..6caedb8fc1 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 content = require('./content')
 
-statsNotification = (html, type, number) ->
+statsNotification = (html, type) ->
+      
   $.bootstrapGrowl html, {
     type: type # (null, 'info', 'error', 'success')
     top_offset: 20
     align: 'center' # ('left', 'right', or 'center')
     width: 250 # (integer, or 'auto')
-    delay: 4000
+    delay: 3000
     allow_dismiss: true
     stackup_spacing: 10 # spacing between consecutive stacecked growls.
   }
@@ -71,11 +72,11 @@ module.exports.score = score = (spec = {user:null, task:null, direction:null, cr
       modified = expModifier(user, 1)
       money += modified
       exp += modified
-      statsNotification "Exp,GP +#{modified.toFixed(2)}", 'success'
+      statsNotification "<i class='icon-star'></i>Exp,GP +#{modified.toFixed(2)}", 'success'
     else
       modified = hpModifier(user, 1)
       hp -= modified
-      statsNotification "HP #{modified.toFixed(2)}", 'error'
+      statsNotification "<i class='icon-heart'></i>HP #{modified.toFixed(2)}", 'error'
     updateStats(user, {hp: hp, exp: exp, money: money})
     return
     
@@ -107,12 +108,12 @@ module.exports.score = score = (spec = {user:null, task:null, direction:null, cr
     # purchase item
     money -= task.get('value')
     num = task.get('value').toFixed(2)
-    statsNotification "GP -#{num}", 'success'
+    statsNotification "<i class='icon-star'></i>GP -#{num}", 'success'
     # if too expensive, reduce health & zero money
     if money < 0
       diff = hp + money # hp - money difference
       hp = diff
-      statsNotification "HP -#{diff.toFixed(2)}", 'error'
+      statsNotification "<i class='icon-heart'></i>HP -#{diff.toFixed(2)}", 'error'
       money = 0
       
   # Add points to exp & money if positive delta
@@ -121,12 +122,12 @@ module.exports.score = score = (spec = {user:null, task:null, direction:null, cr
     modified = expModifier(user, delta)
     exp += modified
     money += modified
-    statsNotification "Exp,GP +#{modified.toFixed(2)}", 'success'
+    statsNotification "<i class='icon-star'></i>Exp,GP +#{modified.toFixed(2)}", 'success'
   # Deduct from health (rewards case handled above)
   else unless type in ['reward', 'todo']
     modified = hpModifier(user, delta)
     hp += modified
-    statsNotification "HP #{modified.toFixed(2)}", 'error'
+    statsNotification "<i class='icon-heart'></i>HP #{modified.toFixed(2)}", 'error'
 
   updateStats(user, {hp: hp, exp: exp, money: money})