diff --git a/src/_includes/partials/link_links.njk b/src/_includes/partials/link_links.njk
deleted file mode 100644
index bf80d33..0000000
--- a/src/_includes/partials/link_links.njk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<div class="paragraph-deparagrapher">
-  <h4><a href="/sitemap/">sitemap</a></h4>
-  <h4><a href="/journal_html/">journal.html</a>
-  <h4><a href="/art/my-art-2023/">my art</a></h4>
-  <h4><a href="{{collections.post[collections.post.length - 1].filePathStem}}">⚠️ newest post! ⚠️</a>
-  <h4>thoughts and feelings</h4>
-  {% for post in collections['blog'] | reverse | limit(5) %}
-      - {{ post.page.date.toLocaleDateString("en-UK") }} // <a href="{{post.filePathStem}}">{{ post.data.title }}</a>
-  {% endfor %}
-  <span> - <a href="/blog/">...and da restt ...</a></span>
-  <h4>lists of things</h4>
-  {% for post in collections['lists'] | reverse | limit(5) %}
-      - {{ post.page.date.toLocaleDateString("en-UK") }} // <a href="{{post.filePathStem}}">{{ post.data.title }}</a>
-  {% endfor %}
-  <span> - <a href="/lists/">older lists</a></span>
-  <h4><a href="/infinite_nightmare/">art inspiration list</a></h4>
-  <h4><a href="/misc/">miscellania</a></h4>
-</div>
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diff --git a/src/index.md b/src/index.md
index e599dcd..48893a9 100644
--- a/src/index.md
+++ b/src/index.md
@@ -9,4 +9,23 @@ hey what's up! my name is uuupah. im a twenty-something non-binary (they/them) p
 
 ## pages
 
-{% include 'partials/link_links.njk' %}
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+<div class="paragraph-deparagrapher">
+
+  #### [my art](/art/my-art-2023/)
+  #### [journal.html](/journal_html/)
+  #### [⚠️ newest post! ⚠️]({{collections.post[collections.post.length - 1].filePathStem}})
+  #### thoughts and feelings
+  {% for post in collections['blog'] | reverse | limit(5) %}
+      - {{ post.page.date.toLocaleDateString("en-UK") }} // [{{ post.data.title }}]({{post.filePathStem}})
+  {% endfor %}
+  \- [...and da restt ...](/blog/)
+  #### lists of things
+  {% for post in collections['lists'] | reverse | limit(5) %}
+      - {{ post.page.date.toLocaleDateString("en-UK") }} // [{{ post.data.title }}]({{post.filePathStem}})
+  {% endfor %}
+  \- [older lists](/lists/)
+  #### [art inspiration list](/infinite_nightmare/)
+  #### [sitemap](/sitemap/)
+  #### [miscellania](/misc/)
+
+</div>
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diff --git a/src/journal_html.md b/src/journal_html.md
index bfbb05d..ac46f97 100644
--- a/src/journal_html.md
+++ b/src/journal_html.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ layout: layout/base.njk
 title: journal.html
 ---
 
+**2023.11.06**
+started putting together my home server tutorial, theres about 10 sectoins total and this one took me more than an hour on its own
+
 **2023.08.01**  
 huge homepage redesign! i'll write about it in some more detail but i'm currently at work and should really be finishing up my tasks instead
 
@@ -28,7 +31,4 @@ finished this month's music post, and started watching asteroid in love as backg
 watched for a few dollars more; vast improvement on a fistful of dollars
 
 **2023.04.23**  
-started playing devil daggers and cave story +
-
-**2023.11.06**
-started putting together my home server tutorial - this shit took longer than i expected
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+started playing devil daggers and cave story +
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