diff --git a/site/pages/404.md b/site/pages/404.md
index 45ef01a..773fe50 100644
--- a/site/pages/404.md
+++ b/site/pages/404.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-title: Not Found
+title: not found
 ---
 
-# 404 Not Found
+# 404 not found 😭
 
-The page or resource requested does not exist. [Back to home](/)
+the page or resource requested does not exist. [back to home](/)
diff --git a/site/pages/index.md b/site/pages/index.md
index a5fac92..2046c4a 100644
--- a/site/pages/index.md
+++ b/site/pages/index.md
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
-# not zoey's website
+# zyl's website
 
-Welcome! I'm (not) zoey, a trans woman\* located in the Pacific Northwest.
+hi! i'm zyl, a trans doggirlthing <abbr title="therian">ΘΔ</abbr> in the pnw.
 
-There's not much here, so here are some other places I'm at sometimes:
+if you want to see where else i'm at here're some links:
 
 - [GitHub](https://github.com/zyllian)
-- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@zyllian) (Mostly short video game clips and my cat)
+- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@zyllian) (mostly short video game clips and my cat)
 - [Mastodon](https://mas.to/@zyl)
 
-I also have accounts over at these places but haven't posted much:
+i also have accounts over at these places if you're an adult:
 
 - [cohost](https://cohost.org/zyl)
-- [tumblr (nsfw)](https://www.tumblr.com/zyllian)
-
-\*my gender's absolutely fucked. woman is an approximation
+- [tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/zyllian)
diff --git a/site/pages/secret.md b/site/pages/secret.md
index 1cf008a..41cf4e4 100644
--- a/site/pages/secret.md
+++ b/site/pages/secret.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-title: Secret!
+title: secret!!
 ---
 
-# You found the secret page! 🎉🎉
+# you found the secret page! 🎉🎉
 
 that's it.
diff --git a/site/templates/base.hbs b/site/templates/base.hbs
index 86eb1a2..63d6c30 100644
--- a/site/templates/base.hbs
+++ b/site/templates/base.hbs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 			<span class="pronouns">it(/she/they)</span>
 		</span>
 		<span class="spacer"></span>
-		<a href="/blog/">Blog</a> |
-		<a href="/images/">Images</a> |
-		<a href="https://github.com/Zyllian/zyllian.github.io" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source</a>
+		<a href="/blog/">blog</a> |
+		<a href="/images/">images</a> |
+		<a href="https://github.com/zyllian/zyllian.github.io" rel="noopener noreferrer">source</a>
 	</header>
 	<main class="page">
 		{{{page}}}
diff --git a/site/templates/blog-list.hbs b/site/templates/blog-list.hbs
index 32bbf60..1cd5645 100644
--- a/site/templates/blog-list.hbs
+++ b/site/templates/blog-list.hbs
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {{#if tag}}
-<h1>Blog posts tagged {{tag}}</h1>
+<h1>blog posts tagged {{tag}}</h1>
 <p><a href="/blog/">View all blog posts</a></p>
 {{else}}
-<h1>Blog Posts</h1>
-<p><a href="tags">View blog tags</a></p>
-<p><a href="rss.xml">RSS Feed</a></p>
+<h1>blog Posts</h1>
+<p><a href="tags">view blog tags</a></p>
+<p><a href="rss.xml">rss feed</a></p>
 {{/if}}
 <h1>Page {{page}}/{{page_max}}</h1>
 {{#if previous}}
-<a href="./{{previous}}">Previous page</a>
+<a href="./{{previous}}">previous page</a>
 {{/if}}
 {{#if next}}
-<a href="./{{next}}">Next page</a>
+<a href="./{{next}}">next page</a>
 {{/if}}
 <div class="blog-post-list">
 	{{#each resources}}
diff --git a/site/templates/blog-post.hbs b/site/templates/blog-post.hbs
index 59d31e7..558b54f 100644
--- a/site/templates/blog-post.hbs
+++ b/site/templates/blog-post.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="blog-post">
 	<h1 class="title">{{title}}</h1>
-	<span class="timestamp">Published {{timestamp}}</span>
+	<span class="timestamp">published {{timestamp}}</span>
 	{{#if draft}}
 	<h2>DRAFT</h2>
 	{{/if}}
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		{{{content}}}
 	</div>
 	<hr />
-	<h3 class="tags-title">Tags</h3>
+	<h3 class="tags-title">tags</h3>
 	<div class="post-tags">
 		{{#each tags}}
 		<a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/{{this}}">{{this}}</a>{{#unless @last}},{{/unless}}
diff --git a/site/templates/image.hbs b/site/templates/image.hbs
index 599ee3d..158038e 100644
--- a/site/templates/image.hbs
+++ b/site/templates/image.hbs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <div class="image-full">
 	<h1 class="title">{{title}}</h1>
-	<span class="timestamp">Published {{timestamp}}</span>
+	<span class="timestamp">published {{timestamp}}</span>
 	<img class="image-actual" src="{{src}}" alt="{{alt}}">
 	{{{content}}}
-	<p><a href="{{src}}">View full size image</a></p>
-	<h3 class="tags-title">Tags</h3>
+	<p><a href="{{src}}">view full size image</a></p>
+	<h3 class="tags-title">tags</h3>
 	<div class="image-tags">
 		{{#each tags}}
 		<a class="tag" href="/i/tag/{{this}}/">{{this}}</a>{{#unless @last}},{{/unless}}
diff --git a/site/templates/images.hbs b/site/templates/images.hbs
index 4393b70..00aec40 100644
--- a/site/templates/images.hbs
+++ b/site/templates/images.hbs
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {{#if tag}}
-<h1>Images tagged {{tag}}</h1>
+<h1>images tagged {{tag}}</h1>
 <p><a href="/images/">View all images</a></p>
 {{else}}
-<h1>Images</h1>
+<h1>images</h1>
 <p><a href="/i/tags">View image tags</a></p>
 <p><a href="rss.xml">RSS Feed</a></p>
 {{/if}}
 <h3>Page {{page}}/{{page_max}}</h3>
 {{#if previous}}
-<a href="./{{previous}}">Previous page</a>
+<a href="./{{previous}}">previous page</a>
 {{/if}}
 {{#if next}}
-<a href="./{{next}}">Next page</a>
+<a href="./{{next}}">next page</a>
 {{/if}}
 <div class="images-list">
 	{{#each resources}}