Comment 4 for bug 793257

>>> import glib
>>> print glib.get_user_special_dir(glib.USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD)
/home/derek
>>> print glib.get_user_special_dir(glib.USER_DIRECTORY_MUSIC)
/home/derek
>>> print glib.get_user_special_dir(glib.USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS)
/home/derek
>>> print glib.get_user_special_dir(glib.USER_DIRECTORY_PICTURES)
/home/derek/Pictures
>>>

After now restarting since last comment:
Home > Desktop > derek > derek > Pictures > Videos > derek > Public > Templates > custom bookmarks

~$ \ls
Desktop edghog netbeans-7.0 Pictures Public Templates Ubuntu One Videos
~$

I would have to assume that it is displaying them all, even though they "match" my home folder.