diff --git a/content/blog/index.md b/content/blog/index.md
index 38a7810..3f34bc1 100644
--- a/content/blog/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Blog Posts
 
-*My goal is to post at least one article a month*
+*My goal for 2026 is to post at least one article a quarter*
 
 ## Pinned articles
 
diff --git a/content/disclaimer.md b/content/disclaimer.md
index 0d3251b..d8b81fc 100644
--- a/content/disclaimer.md
+++ b/content/disclaimer.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-# Disclaimer
+# Legal
 
-All opinions are my own. Anything I write here is seperate from any professional work I do or any personal groups I am a part of.
+## Disclaimer
+
+All opinions are my own. Anything I write here is separate from any professional work I do, or any personal groups I am a part of.
+
+## Copyright
+
+While I am dedicated to [open source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software) and it's ideals I retain my copyright on this site and it's content.
+
+If you like the theme you may use it with or without permission.
 
diff --git a/content/projects/index.md b/content/projects/index.md
index e8759c0..2869cdb 100644
--- a/content/projects/index.md
+++ b/content/projects/index.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Projects
 
-I'll back fill this section with my projects with at least one write-up a month until I'm caught up. After that I hope to complete a project or have something worth writing about at least once a quarter but maybe every two months?
+*My goal for 2026 is to backfill this section with at least one write-up a quarter*
+
+*In addition I hope to find the time to contribute to my own and other projects more often (and write about it here!)*
 
diff --git a/template/css/general.css b/template/css/general.css
index 822031c..a077a01 100644
--- a/template/css/general.css
+++ b/template/css/general.css
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+/* THEMES --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* default to dark mode */
 :root {
-  --bg1: #282828;
+  --bg1: #1C1C1C;
   --text: #FBF1C7;
   --text-link: #B8BB26;
-  --code-bg: #1D2021;
+  --code-bg: #504945;
   --blockquote: #FABD2F;
-  --hr: #458588;
+  --accent: #458588;
  }
 
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
@@ -12,9 +14,9 @@
     --bg1: #F9F5D7;
     --text: #282828;
     --text-link: #076678;
-    --code-bg: #BDAE93;
+    --code-bg: #D5C4A1;
     --blockquote: #B57614;
-    --hr: #B8BB26;
+    --accent: #B8BB26;
   }
 }
 
@@ -62,9 +64,20 @@
 
 /* DESIGN --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 body {
-  margin: 0;
+  display: block;
+  max-width: 600px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
   background: var(--bg1);
+  color: var(--text);
   font-size: large;
+
+  /* mobile */
+  padding-left:  30px;
+  padding-right: 30px;
+}
+
+p {
+  line-height: 1.5rem;
 }
 
 a {
@@ -77,24 +90,6 @@ a:hover {
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
-#page {
-  max-width: 33%;
-  position: relative;
-  margin-left: auto;
-  margin-right: auto;
-  background: var(--bg1);
-  color: var(--text);
-
-  /* put footer at bottom of page */
-  min-height: 100vh;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-}
-
-#content {
-  flex: 1;
-}
-
 .horizontal-flexbox {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
@@ -108,22 +103,26 @@ a:hover {
   margin-left: 1rem;
 }
 
-header > div, footer > div {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: row;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  width: 100%;
-}
-
 hr {
-  border-color: var(--hr);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
 }
 
 #content > hr {
   border-color: var(--codebg);
 }
 
+header {
+  margin-top: 1rem;
+}
+
+footer p, header p {
+  margin: 0.25rem 0 0.25rem;
+}
+
+img {
+  width:100%;
+}
+
 /* MARKDOWN ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 blockquote {
   border-left: 0.25rem solid var(--blockquote);
@@ -153,12 +152,3 @@ p code {
   padding: 0.125rem;
 }
 
-/* MOBILE FORMATTING ---------------------------------------------------------*/
-@media screen and (max-width: 800px) {
-  #page {
-    padding-left:  1rem;
-    padding-right: 1rem;
-    max-width: 100vw;
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/template/template.html b/template/template.html
index 06ce3a0..6b8f4e9 100644
--- a/template/template.html
+++ b/template/template.html
@@ -16,33 +16,33 @@
 </head>
 
 <body>
-  <div id="page">
-    <header>
-      <div>
-        <p><a href="/">CARTER WATSON</a></p>
-        <div class="horizontal-flexbox">
-          <a class="right-aligned-item" href="/now/">/now</a>
-          <a class="right-aligned-item" href="/blog/">/blog</a>
-          <a class="right-aligned-item" href="/projects/">/projects</a>
-        </div>
+  <header>
+    <div>
+      <p>CARTER WATSON</p>
+      <div class="horizontal-flexbox">
+        <p><a class="left-aligned-item" href="/">/home</a></p>
+        <p><a class="left-aligned-item" href="/now/">/now</a></p>
+        <p><a class="left-aligned-item" href="/blog/">/blog</a></p>
+        <p><a class="left-aligned-item" href="/projects/">/projects</a></p>
       </div>
-      <hr>
-    </header>
-
-    <div id="content">
     </div>
+    <hr>
+  </header>
 
-    <footer>
-      <hr>
-      <div>
-        <p><a href="/disclaimer.html">JCW&copy;2023</a></p>
-        <div class="horizontal-flexbox">
-          <a class="right-aligned-item" href="https://www.github.com/cartwatson" target="_blank">/github</a>
-          <a class="right-aligned-item" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cartwatson" target="_blank">/linkedin</a>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </footer>
+  <div id="content">
   </div>
+
+  <footer>
+    <hr>
+    <div>
+      <div class="horizontal-flexbox">
+        <p><a class="left-aligned-item" href="/disclaimer.html">/disclaimer</a></p>
+        <p><a class="left-aligned-item" href="https://www.github.com/cartwatson" target="_blank">/github</a></p>
+        <p><a class="left-aligned-item" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cartwatson" target="_blank">/linkedin</a></p>
+      </div>
+      <p>JCW&copy;2025</p>
+    </div>
+  </footer>
 </body>
 
 </html>