diff --git a/app/app.vue b/app/app.vue
index a58b800..4976477 100644
--- a/app/app.vue
+++ b/app/app.vue
@@ -2,23 +2,7 @@
 import '~/assets/css/main.css';
 
 useHead({
-    link: [
-        { rel: 'icon', type: 'image/png', href: '/favicon.png' },
-        // { rel: 'preconnect', href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com' },
-        // {
-        //     rel: 'preconnect',
-        //     href: 'https://fonts.gstatic.com',
-        //     crossorigin: '',
-        // },
-        // {
-        //     rel: 'stylesheet',
-        //     href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Baskervville:ital,wght@0,400..700;1,400..700&display=swap',
-        // },
-        // {
-        //     rel: 'stylesheet',
-        //     href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=EB+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400..800;1,400..800&display=swap',
-        // },
-    ],
+    link: [{ rel: 'icon', type: 'image/png', href: '/favicon.png' }],
 });
 
 onMounted(() => {});
diff --git a/app/assets/bgvideo.webm b/app/assets/bgvideo.webm
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d53383..0000000
Binary files a/app/assets/bgvideo.webm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/assets/css/main.css b/app/assets/css/main.css
index cf6ffda..df92ac5 100644
--- a/app/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/app/assets/css/main.css
@@ -4,14 +4,31 @@
     /* --font: 'Baskervville', serif; */
     /* --font: 'EB Garamond', serif; */
     /* --font: 'Plantin MT Pro', serif; */
-    --font: 'Redaction', serif;
     /* --font: 'Young Serif', serif; */
     /* --font: "SohneBuch", sans-serif; */
+    --font: 'Redaction', serif;
     --font-hover: 'Redaction 70', serif;
     /* --font-hover: var(--font); */
     --text: #333;
     --muted: #666;
     --bg: #fbfbf7;
+
+    --color-white-500: #fbfbf7;
+
+    --gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+::selection {
+    background: var(--text);
+    color: var(--bg);
+}
+
+.dark-mode {
+    --text: #fbfbf7;
+    --bg: #111111;
+    --muted: #d1d1d1;
+
+    --color-white-500: #fbfbf7;
 }
 
 .flex {
@@ -70,12 +87,12 @@ body {
     display: inline-block;
     vertical-align: bottom;
     position: relative;
-    color: var(--bg);
+    color: var(--color-white-500);
     text-decoration: none;
     transition: all 200ms ease;
     padding: 0 4px;
     margin: 0 -4px;
-    background-image: linear-gradient(var(--bg), var(--bg));
+    background-image: linear-gradient(var(--color-white-500), var(--color-white-500));
     background-size: 100% 1px;
     background-position: bottom;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
diff --git a/app/layouts/main.vue b/app/layouts/main.vue
index e44078c..ee08000 100644
--- a/app/layouts/main.vue
+++ b/app/layouts/main.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ defineProps<{
     title?: string;
     description?: string;
 }>();
+
+const theme = useColorMode();
+
+const toggleTheme = () => {
+    theme.preference = theme.preference === 'light' ? 'dark' : 'light';
+};
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -27,14 +33,20 @@ defineProps<{
                 <div class="header-upper">
                     <slot name="header-upper">
                         <div class="flex-center header-upper-nav">
-                            <p style="font-family: monospace">🐟🎩.dev</p>
+                            <button
+                                class="theme-toggle"
+                                @click="toggleTheme"
+                                v-if="!theme.unknown"
+                            >
+                                {{ theme.value === 'dark' ? '🌚' : '🌝' }}
+                            </button>
                             <div class="flex-ff"></div>
                             <!-- <NuxtLink to="/resume" class="basic-link"
                                 >Resume</NuxtLink
                             > -->
-                            <NuxtLink to="/writing" class="basic-link"
-                                >Writing</NuxtLink
-                            >
+                            <!-- <NuxtLink to="/writing" class="basic-link">
+                                Writing
+                            </NuxtLink> -->
                         </div>
                     </slot>
                 </div>
@@ -71,8 +83,9 @@ defineProps<{
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="footer-lower">
-                    <div class="flex-center">
+                    <div class="flex-center" style="gap: var(--gap)">
                         <p style="text-align: right">Est. 2003</p>
+                        <!-- <p style="font-family: monospace">🐟🎩.dev</p> -->
                         <div class="flex-ff"></div>
                         <p style="text-align: right">Austin, TX</p>
                     </div>
@@ -158,7 +171,7 @@ svg[height='0'] {
     border-top: 1px solid var(--muted);
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--muted);
     padding: 2rem;
-    color: var(--bg);
+    color: var(--color-white-500);
 
     position: relative;
     isolation: isolate;
@@ -180,7 +193,7 @@ svg[height='0'] {
     border-top: 1px solid var(--muted);
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--muted);
     padding: 2rem;
-    color: var(--bg);
+    color: var(--color-white-500);
     min-height: 10vh;
     position: relative;
     isolation: isolate;
@@ -205,6 +218,20 @@ svg[height='0'] {
     gap: 1rem;
 }
 
+.theme-toggle {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: large;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: var(--text);
+    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.theme-toggle:hover {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 1024px) {
     .page-wrapper {
         --main-width: 80vw;
diff --git a/app/pages/index.vue b/app/pages/index.vue
index fc264af..6fe0f4d 100644
--- a/app/pages/index.vue
+++ b/app/pages/index.vue
@@ -73,11 +73,18 @@ definePageMeta({
             <h5>About</h5>
             <div class="section__content">
                 <p>
-                    I work across the full stack; backend, frontend, and
-                    product. My favorite side projects are ones that bring me
-                    new skills. Even better are ones where I solve a problem or
-                    build a tool I can use. I'm always open to interesting work
-                    and conversations.
+                    I enjoy the entire process of building things; backend,
+                    frontend, product, etc.
+                </p>
+                <p>
+                    I left school and my job at Chick-fil-A in 2022 to write
+                    code full time. It's definitely one of the best decisions
+                    I've ever made. I've learned so much since then and
+                    <em>still</em> have so much more to learn.
+                </p>
+                <p>
+                    If you want to build something cool or connect hit me up! I
+                    still dont know enough people to form a band yet ;)
                 </p>
             </div>
         </section>
@@ -300,7 +307,7 @@ section:last-of-type {
     font-size: small;
 }
 
-.about p {
+.about p:last-child {
     margin: 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/pages/writing/[...slug].vue b/app/pages/writing/[...slug].vue
index 54f2e03..73bd5f7 100644
--- a/app/pages/writing/[...slug].vue
+++ b/app/pages/writing/[...slug].vue
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 const route = useRoute();
 const { data: page } = await useAsyncData(route.path, () => {
-    return queryCollection('writing').path(route.path).first();
+    return queryCollection('writing')
+        .path(route.path.replace('/writing/', ''))
+        .first();
 });
 
 if (!page.value) {
diff --git a/app/pages/writing/index.vue b/app/pages/writing/index.vue
index b0b2004..1695e32 100644
--- a/app/pages/writing/index.vue
+++ b/app/pages/writing/index.vue
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ const formatDate = (dateString: string) => {
         <section>
             <div class="section__content">
                 <template v-if="pages?.length">
-                    <a
+                    <NuxtLink
                         v-for="page in pages"
-                        :href="page.path"
+                        :to="'/writing/' + page.path"
                         :key="page.path"
                         class="article"
                     >
                         <h3 class="article__title">{{ page.title }}</h3>
-                        <p class="article__date">
+                        <!-- <p class="article__date">
                             {{ formatDate(page.date) }}
-                        </p>
+                        </p> -->
                         <p class="article__description">
                             {{ page.description }}
                         </p>
-                    </a>
+                    </NuxtLink>
                 </template>
                 <template v-else>
                     <div class="empty-state">
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 7e3f8fd..d1be0d9 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "wrangler": "^4.86.0",
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@nuxtjs/color-mode": "^4.0.0",
         "prettier": "^3.8.3",
       },
     },
@@ -262,6 +263,8 @@
 
     "@nuxt/vite-builder": ["@nuxt/vite-builder@4.4.2", "", { "dependencies": { "@nuxt/kit": "4.4.2", "@rollup/plugin-replace": "^6.0.3", "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^6.0.4", "@vitejs/plugin-vue-jsx": "^5.1.4", "autoprefixer": "^10.4.27", "consola": "^3.4.2", "cssnano": "^7.1.3", "defu": "^6.1.4", "escape-string-regexp": "^5.0.0", "exsolve": "^1.0.8", "get-port-please": "^3.2.0", "jiti": "^2.6.1", "knitwork": "^1.3.0", "magic-string": "^0.30.21", "mlly": "^1.8.1", "mocked-exports": "^0.1.1", "nypm": "^0.6.5", "pathe": "^2.0.3", "pkg-types": "^2.3.0", "postcss": "^8.5.8", "seroval": "^1.5.1", "std-env": "^4.0.0", "ufo": "^1.6.3", "unenv": "^2.0.0-rc.24", "vite": "^7.3.1", "vite-node": "^5.3.0", "vite-plugin-checker": "^0.12.0", "vue-bundle-renderer": "^2.2.0" }, "peerDependencies": { "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "^7.25.0", "@babel/plugin-syntax-jsx": "^7.25.0", "nuxt": "4.4.2", "rolldown": "^1.0.0-beta.38", "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^6.0.0 || ^7.0.1", "vue": "^3.3.4" }, "optionalPeers": ["@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators", "@babel/plugin-syntax-jsx", "rolldown", "rollup-plugin-visualizer"] }, "sha512-fJaIwMA8ID6BU5EqmoDvnhq4qYDJeWjdHk4jfqy8D3Nm7CoUW0BvX7Ee92XoO05rtUiClGlk/NQ1Ii8hs3ZIbw=="],
 
+    "@nuxtjs/color-mode": ["@nuxtjs/color-mode@4.0.0", "", { "dependencies": { "@nuxt/kit": "^4.2.1", "exsolve": "^1.0.8", "pathe": "^2.0.3", "pkg-types": "^2.3.0", "semver": "^7.7.3" } }, "sha512-xyaVR/TPLdMuRa2VOgH6b75jvmFEsn9QKL6ISldaAw38ooFJfWY1ts2F3ye43wcT/goCbcuvPuskF2f8yUZhlw=="],
+
     "@nuxtjs/mdc": ["@nuxtjs/mdc@0.21.1", "", { "dependencies": { "@nuxt/kit": "^4.4.2", "@shikijs/core": "^4.0.2", "@shikijs/engine-javascript": "^4.0.2", "@shikijs/langs": "^4.0.2", "@shikijs/themes": "^4.0.2", "@shikijs/transformers": "^4.0.2", "@types/hast": "^3.0.4", "@types/mdast": "^4.0.4", "@vue/compiler-core": "^3.5.31", "consola": "^3.4.2", "debug": "^4.4.3", "defu": "^6.1.4", "destr": "^2.0.5", "detab": "^3.0.2", "github-slugger": "^2.0.0", "hast-util-format": "^1.1.0", "hast-util-to-mdast": "^10.1.2", "hast-util-to-string": "^3.0.1", "mdast-util-to-hast": "^13.2.1", "micromark-util-sanitize-uri": "^2.0.1", "parse5": "^8.0.0", "pathe": "^2.0.3", "property-information": "^7.1.0", "rehype-external-links": "^3.0.0", "rehype-minify-whitespace": "^6.0.2", "rehype-raw": "^7.0.0", "rehype-remark": "^10.0.1", "rehype-slug": "^6.0.0", "rehype-sort-attribute-values": "^5.0.1", "rehype-sort-attributes": "^5.0.1", "remark-emoji": "^5.0.2", "remark-gfm": "^4.0.1", "remark-mdc": "^3.10.0", "remark-parse": "^11.0.0", "remark-rehype": "^11.1.2", "remark-stringify": "^11.0.0", "scule": "^1.3.0", "shiki": "^4.0.2", "ufo": "^1.6.3", "unified": "^11.0.5", "unist-builder": "^4.0.0", "unist-util-visit": "^5.1.0", "unwasm": "^0.5.3", "vfile": "^6.0.3" } }, "sha512-DIeUD7IahWVUSoZExysxH9dX51Io6hcQYgGJODq0cMTGqaoDD32lRfHBJxYUmy+sUCV1+1hfa2ixspgJgEd2GA=="],
 
     "@oxc-minify/binding-android-arm-eabi": ["@oxc-minify/binding-android-arm-eabi@0.117.0", "", { "os": "android", "cpu": "arm" }, "sha512-5Hf2KsGRjxp3HnPU/mse7cQJa5tWfMFUPZQcgSMVsv2JZnGFFOIDzA0Oja2KDD+VPJqMpEJKc2dCHAGZgJxsGg=="],
diff --git a/content.config.ts b/content.config.ts
index aefa803..95b9a98 100644
--- a/content.config.ts
+++ b/content.config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ export default defineContentConfig({
     collections: {
         writing: defineCollection({
             type: 'page',
-            source: 'writing/**/*.md',
+            source: {
+                include: 'writing/**/*.md',
+                prefix: '',
+            },
             schema: z.object({
                 title: z.string(),
                 date: z.coerce.date(),
diff --git a/content/writing/frontend_developers_are_underpaid.md b/content/writing/frontend_developers_are_underpaid.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c01f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/writing/frontend_developers_are_underpaid.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+title: 'hot take: frontend developers are underpaid.'
+date: 2026-05-03
+description: that shit is hard
+---
+
+blah blah blah
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 159d1fb..4de897a 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -45,5 +45,14 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
         },
     },
 
-    modules: ['@nuxt/content'],
+    modules: ['@nuxt/content', '@nuxtjs/color-mode'],
+    colorMode: {
+        preference: 'system', // default value of $colorMode.preference
+        fallback: 'light', // fallback value if not system preference found
+        globalName: '__NUXT_COLOR_MODE__',
+        componentName: 'ColorScheme',
+        classPrefix: '',
+        classSuffix: '-mode', // Results in .dark-mode or .light-mode
+        storageKey: 'color-mode',
+    },
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 507e46b..ddec410 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "wrangler": "^4.86.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
+        "@nuxtjs/color-mode": "^4.0.0",
         "prettier": "^3.8.3"
     }
 }