diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 8dd5587..220318c 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ books = json.load(open("./static/json/books.json", "r"))
 skillList = json.load(open("./static/json/skills.json", "r"))
 timeline = json.load(open("./static/json/timeline.json", "r"))
 pages = json.load(open("./static/json/pages.json", "r"))
-pages['about']['skillList'] = skillList
-pages['about']['timeline'] = timeline
+pages['home']['skillList'] = skillList
+# pages['about']['timeline'] = timeline
 pages['projects']['projects'] = proj
 pages['home']['books'] = books
 pages['books']['books'] = books
diff --git a/src/static/css/App.css b/src/static/css/App.css
index 9580d7a..f0de231 100644
--- a/src/static/css/App.css
+++ b/src/static/css/App.css
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ html, body {
 
 body {
   margin: 0;
-  /* background-image: url('../photos/plexus.jpg'); */
-  /*url('https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d6/c3/ac/d6c3ac09021dbc0cda8ee27837d2c795.png')*/
   background-attachment: fixed;
   background-size: 100% auto;
   background-clip: border-box;
@@ -81,17 +79,11 @@ body {
   filter: brightness(50%);
 }
 
-h1, h2 {
+h1 {
   color: #ecebeb;
 }
 
-h2 {
-  font-size: 2rem;
-  margin-top: 1rem;
-  margin-bottom: 2rem;
-}
-
-h3, h4, h5 {
+h2, h3, h4, h5 {
   color: #a8a8a8;
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +128,7 @@ a {
   background-color: #1a1a1a;
   width: 100vw;
   z-index: 99;
-  position: fixed;
+  position: sticky;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
   transition: .4s;
@@ -152,6 +144,7 @@ a {
 
 #homeName {
   margin-top: .25em;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
 #name-container {
@@ -259,7 +252,6 @@ a {
 }
 
 .foregroundContent {
-  padding-top: 4rem;
   padding-left: 8rem;
   max-width: calc(100%-8rem);
   padding-bottom: 1rem;
@@ -275,7 +267,7 @@ a {
 }
 
 .homegroundContent {
-  padding-top: 5em;
+  padding-top: 1em;
   padding-left: 0em;
 }
 
@@ -315,18 +307,18 @@ a {
 
 #nametag {
   padding: 2em 3em;
-  display: inline-block;
   background-color: rgb(44, 44, 44, .75);
-  border-radius: 1em;
-  border: solid black 4px;
   text-align: center;
-  max-width: 30em;
 }
 
 #nametag *:not(h1) {
   text-shadow: .1em .1em rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
 }
 
+#nametag h2{
+  font-size: medium;
+}
+
 #nametag p {
   text-shadow: none;
   color: #a8a8a8;
@@ -351,6 +343,14 @@ a {
   justify-content: space-around;
 }
 
+.equalitems {
+  column-gap: 1em;
+}
+
+.equalitems > * {
+  flex: 1 1 0;
+}
+
 .vFlex {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ a {
   max-width: 100%;
 }
 
+#aboutCards > * {
+  margin: .25em;
+}
+
 .spaceBetween {
   justify-content: space-between;
 }
@@ -370,6 +374,11 @@ a {
   justify-content: left;
 }
 
+.hSpacer {
+  width: 2em;
+  height: 0;
+}
+
 .relative {
   position: relative;
 }
@@ -588,6 +597,12 @@ a {
   left: 0;
 }
 
+#contentStuffer {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 100vh;
+}
+
 .socials {
   margin-left: 1rem;
   width: 0px;
@@ -664,6 +679,26 @@ a {
   background-size: cover;
 }
 
+#desktopSpacer {
+  height: min(20em, 30vh);
+}
+
+.homeSubContent {
+  background-color: rgb(24, 24, 24, .85);
+  padding: 0 8em;
+  padding-top: 1em;
+}
+
+#homeProjects {
+  padding: 1em;
+}
+
+.homeProject {
+  width: 20em;
+  height:5em;
+
+}
+
 .heightBox {
   height: 100%;
   display: flex;
@@ -674,9 +709,6 @@ a {
 .chess {
   max-width: 300px;
   border: none;
-  overflow: scroll;
-  /* transform: scale(.8);
-  float: right; */
 }
 
 #chessProfile {
@@ -971,6 +1003,22 @@ a {
     border-bottom: solid 3px rgb(156, 49, 45, .4);
   }
 
+  .footer {
+    position: unset;
+  }
+
+  #footerSpacer {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+  }
+
+  #aboutCards {
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+  
+  #aboutCards > * {
+    margin: .25em auto;
+  }  
+
   .header h1 {
     font-size: 1.5rem;
   }
@@ -993,6 +1041,10 @@ a {
     margin: 0;
   }
 
+  .vertOnMobile {
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
   .projectList {
     width: 95%;
   }
@@ -1017,6 +1069,10 @@ a {
     padding-top: 5em;
   }
 
+  .homeSubContent {
+    padding: 1em;
+  }
+
   .onRight {
     margin: unset;
     margin-top: 3rem;
diff --git a/src/static/js/responsive.js b/src/static/js/responsive.js
index 0235a16..ceda9b3 100644
--- a/src/static/js/responsive.js
+++ b/src/static/js/responsive.js
@@ -1,35 +1,8 @@
-window.onload = function () {
-  onLoaded();
-};
-function onLoaded() {
-  window.onresize = function () {
-    resizer();
-  };
-  resizer();
-}
-
-function resizer() {
-  const e = document.querySelector(".navControl");
-  if (window.innerWidth > 1400) {
-    // desktop view
-    e.style.maxHeight = `${e.scrollHeight + 10}px`;
-  } else {
-    // mobile view
-    document.querySelector(".header").style.borderBottomWidth = "3px";
-    e.style.maxHeight = "0px";
-    document.querySelectorAll(".navElement *").forEach((x) => {
-      x.style.paddingTop = ".3rem";
-      x.style.paddingBottom = ".3rem";
-      x.style.fontSize = "1rem";
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-function toggleMenu() {
+function toggleMenu(collapse=false) {
   if (window.innerWidth < 1400) {
     const e = document.querySelector(".navControl");
     const bar = document.querySelector(".header");
-    if (e.style.maxHeight === "0px") {
+    if (e.style.maxHeight === "0px" && !collapse) {
       e.style.maxHeight = `${e.scrollHeight + 10}px`;
       bar.style.borderBottomWidth = "0px";
     } else {
@@ -39,7 +12,7 @@ function toggleMenu() {
   }
 }
 
-async function goto(location, { push = true, toggle = true } = {}) {
+async function goto(location, { push = true } = {}) {
   let a = await fetch("/api/goto/" + location, {
     credentials: "include",
     method: "GET",
@@ -56,9 +29,7 @@ async function goto(location, { push = true, toggle = true } = {}) {
   root.querySelectorAll("script").forEach((x) => {
     eval(x.innerHTML);
   });
-  if (toggle) {
-    toggleMenu();
-  }
+  toggleMenu(collapse=true);
   document.querySelector("title").textContent = metadata["title"];
   if (push) {
     history.pushState(null, null, metadata["canonical"]);
diff --git a/src/static/json/books.json b/src/static/json/books.json
index 5ec3fa4..c19ab5e 100644
--- a/src/static/json/books.json
+++ b/src/static/json/books.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "selection": [
-    "The Rational Optimist",
-    "The Accidental Superpower",
-    "Freakonomics",
-    "Zero To One"
+    "The Tyranny of Metrics",
+    "When to Rob a Bank",
+    "The End of the World is Just the Beginning",
+    "The Rational Optimist"
   ],
   "books": {
     "The Rational Optimist": {
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
       "link": "https://freakonomics.com/books/",
       "review": "More like the other Freakonomics books than I expected (cracked storytelling), which is still excellent, but I wished there was greater insights into seeing past conventional wisdom, which is what thinking like a freak means.  Still a great book."
     },
+    "The Tyranny of Metrics": {
+      "filename": "TyrannyOfMetrics.jpg",
+      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Metrics-Jerry-Z-Muller/dp/0691174954",
+      "review": "Library find.  Very appreciated read given my field of study.  Adds a new lens on the cost of information and how it impacts us from the cube office to the oval office"
+    },
     "The Accidental Superpower": {
       "filename": "theAccidentalSuperpower.jpeg",
       "link": "https://zeihan.com/",
diff --git a/src/static/json/pages.json b/src/static/json/pages.json
index 2298159..666b9f1 100644
--- a/src/static/json/pages.json
+++ b/src/static/json/pages.json
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
         "description": "Recent projects by Andrew Simonson on his lovely portfolio website :)",
         "canonical": "/projects"
     },
-    "about": {
-        "template": "about.html",
-        "title": "Andrew Simonson - About Me",
-        "description": "About Andrew Simonson",
-        "canonical": "/about"
-    },
     "books": {
         "template": "books.html",
         "title": "Andrew Simonson - Bookshelf",
diff --git a/src/static/json/projects.json b/src/static/json/projects.json
index 74a1471..3945b2e 100644
--- a/src/static/json/projects.json
+++ b/src/static/json/projects.json
@@ -13,64 +13,18 @@
       ]
     ]
   },
-  "LogicFlow": {
-    "status": "incomplete",
-    "classes": "programming",
-    "bgi": "logicflow.jpg",
-    "content": "Translate paragraphs to logical flowcharts, powered by ChatGPT         Winner of CSHacks' Best Use of AI by Paychex",
-    "links": [
-      [
-        "github", "https://github.com/asimonson1125/LogicFlow", "git repo"
-      ],
-      [
-        "globe", "https://devpost.com/software/logicflow", "Hackathon listing"
-      ]
-    ]
-  },
-  "Alternative Energy Map": {
-    "status": "complete",
-    "classes": "pinned geospacial",
-    "bgi": "geovisF.png",
-    "content": "ArcGIS Map of the most effective alternative energy sources in the continental United States",
-    "links": [
-      [
-        "globe",
-        "https://ritarcgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/17d5bda01edc4a2eb6205a4922d889c9",
-        "ArcGIS"
-      ]
-    ]
-  },
   "OccupyRIT": {
     "status": "WIP",
-    "classes": "programming",
+    "classes": "pinned programming",
     "bgi": "occupyRIT.png",
     "content": "Collects RIT Gym Occupancy data, determining busiest workout times",
     "links": [
       ["github", "https://github.com/asimonson1125/Occupy-RIT", "git repo"]
     ]
   },
-  "Chesscom Embeds": {
-    "status": "complete",
-    "classes": "programming",
-    "bgi": "chessbed.png",
-    "content": "A template for creating Chess.com user profile embeds",
-    "links": [
-      ["github", "https://github.com/asimonson1125/chesscom-embed", "git repo"]
-    ]
-  },
-  "Resume": {
-    "status": "WIP",
-    "classes": "programming",
-    "bgi": "resume.png",
-    "content": "My Resume, made in LaTeX with a custom design derived by the AltaCV template on OverLeaf",
-    "links": [
-      ["github", "https://github.com/asimonson1125/Resume", "git repo"],
-      ["globe", "https://asimonson.com/Resume.pdf", "Resume"]
-    ]
-  },
   "Digital Portfolio": {
     "status": "WIP",
-    "classes": "programming",
+    "classes": "pinned programming",
     "bgi": "website.png",
     "content": "My personal portfolio website (you're on it now!)",
     "links": [
@@ -88,32 +42,6 @@
       ["globe", "https://slate.csh.rit.edu", "site link"]
     ]
   },
-  "HvZ Bot": {
-    "status": "complete",
-    "classes": "programming",
-    "bgi": "",
-    "content": "A Discord bot to handle role management and statistics for RIT's Humans vs. Zombies games",
-    "links": [
-      ["github", "https://github.com/asimonson1125/HvZ-bot", "git repo"]
-    ]
-  },
-  "FinTech": {
-    "status": "WIP",
-    "classes": "pinned programming",
-    "bgi": "",
-    "content": "A team derived from the RIT Financial Management Association dedicated to learning about financial management of equities using automated solutions developed by students",
-    "links": [
-      ["github", "https://github.com/LukeHorigan/Financial-Management-Assocation-", "git repo"]
-    ]
-  },
-  "Browser Trivia Bot": {
-    "status": "complete",
-    "classes": "programming",
-    "bgi": "",
-    "content": "A tampermonkey tool used to automatically answer and submit online trivia forms, which can be tailored to different site layouts.  Source currently private.",
-    "links": [
-    ]
-  },
   "NationsGame Rolls Sim": {
     "status": "complete",
     "classes": "programming",
@@ -122,24 +50,5 @@
     "links": [
       ["github", "https://github.com/asimonson1125/NG-Rolls-Simulator", "git repo"]
     ]
-  },
-  "VEXcode Button Engine": {
-    "status": "complete",
-    "classes": "programming",
-    "bgi": "vexcodeButtons.jpeg",
-    "content": "VEXcode button library + examples and template for the VEX V5 brain",
-    "links": [
-      ["github", "https://github.com/asimonson1125/VEXcode-Button-Generator", "git repo"],
-      ["globe", "https://www.vexforum.com/t/vexcode-button-generator/72450", "Forum post"]
-    ]
-  },
-  "WinKeylogger": {
-    "status": "complete",
-    "classes": "programming",
-    "bgi": "",
-    "content": "A C++ keylogger for windows based off a Udemy course with my custom modifications and powershell script",
-    "links": [
-      ["github", "https://github.com/asimonson1125/WinKeylogger", "git repo"]
-    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/static/json/skills.json b/src/static/json/skills.json
index 33fdd97..9a8e7df 100644
--- a/src/static/json/skills.json
+++ b/src/static/json/skills.json
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 {
     "Data and AI": {
+        "Tools": {
+            "Microsoft Azure": {
+                "Databricks": {},
+                "Data Factory": {},
+                "Stream Analytics": {}
+            },
+            "Apache Spark": {},
+            "Visual Basic for Applications (Excel)": {}
+        },
         "Python": {
             "PyTorch/TensorFlow": {},
             "Numpy/Pandas": {},
@@ -11,16 +20,19 @@
     "Frontend": {
         "Flask (Python)": {},
         "React (Javascript)": {},
-        "Angular (Typescript)": {}
+        "SASS/SCSS": {}
     },
     "Backend & DevOps": {
+        "Backend": {
+            "Rust": {},
+            "C#": {},
+            "C++": {}
+        },
         "DevOps": {
             "Docker": {},
             "Microsoft Azure": {},
             "Kubernetes/Openshift": {},
             "Bash": {}
-        },
-        "C#": {},
-        "C++": {}
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/static/photos/AcademicTeam.jpg b/src/static/photos/AcademicTeam.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cc0ad8..0000000
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/WeThePeople_Districts.jpg b/src/static/photos/WeThePeople_Districts.jpg
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/WeThePeople_NationalsSetup.jpg b/src/static/photos/WeThePeople_NationalsSetup.jpg
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/books/TyrannyOfMetrics.jpg b/src/static/photos/books/TyrannyOfMetrics.jpg
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index 0000000..652a3f2
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/hagerstownVex2019.jpg b/src/static/photos/hagerstownVex2019.jpg
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index 0cff15a..0000000
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/itsa_me.JPG b/src/static/photos/itsa_me.JPG
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cd7514..0000000
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/logicflow.jpg b/src/static/photos/logicflow.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/plexus.jpg b/src/static/photos/plexus.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index b4de7b2..0000000
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/resume.png b/src/static/photos/resume.png
deleted file mode 100644
index f810c68..0000000
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diff --git a/src/static/photos/vexcodeButtons.jpeg b/src/static/photos/vexcodeButtons.jpeg
deleted file mode 100644
index ad7a861..0000000
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diff --git a/src/static/sitemap.xml b/src/static/sitemap.xml
index 8fc4dbd..ff372c7 100644
--- a/src/static/sitemap.xml
+++ b/src/static/sitemap.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
   <url>
     <loc>https://asimonson.com</loc>
-    <loc>https://asimonson.com/about</loc>
     <loc>https://asimonson.com/projects</loc>
     <loc>https://asimonson.com/Resume</loc>
-    <lastmod>2022-06-04</lastmod>
+    <loc>https://asimonson.com/duck</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-05-19</lastmod>
   </url>
 </urlset>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/templates/about.html b/src/templates/about.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 42508dc..0000000
--- a/src/templates/about.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-{% block content %}
-<div class="foreground"></div>
-<div class="foregroundContent">
-  <div class="relative">
-      <div id="aboutMe" class="col" data-aos="fade-up">
-        <h2 class="concentratedHead">About Me</h2>
-        <p>
-          I'm Andrew Simonson, a senior undergrad at
-          <strong>Rochester Institute of Technology </strong>
-          in the <b>Computer Science BS</b> program (international relations minor), pursuing a career in data
-          science with a focus on predictive analytics.
-        </p>
-        <p>
-          <br />
-          Ominous positivity is kinda my thing.
-        </p>
-        <br />
-      </div>
-      <div class="col rightCol" data-aos="fade-up">
-        <div id="skills">
-          <h2 id="skillstag">Skills</h2>
-          {% from 'partials/skills.html' import skills %} {{ skills(var['skillList']) }}
-        </div>
-        <div id="timeline">
-          <h2>Timeline</h2>
-          <div class="checkbox-wrapper">
-            <div class="flex start">
-              <label class="switch" htmlFor="pinned">
-                <input
-                  type="checkbox"
-                  id="pinned"
-                  onClick='toggleCheckbox("up")'
-                  checked
-                />
-                <div class="slider round"></div>
-                <strong>Pinned</strong>
-              </label>
-            </div>
-            <div class="flex start">
-              <label class="switch" htmlFor="education">
-                <input
-                  type="checkbox"
-                  id="education"
-                  onClick="toggleCheckbox('up')"
-                />
-                <div class="slider round"></div>
-                <strong>Education</strong>
-              </label>
-            </div>
-            <div class="flex start">
-              <label
-                class="switch"
-                htmlFor="experience"
-                onClick="toggleCheckbox('up')"
-              >
-                <input type="checkbox" id="experience" />
-                <div class="slider round"></div>
-                <strong>Work Experience</strong>
-              </label>
-            </div>
-            <div class="flex start">
-              <label
-                class="switch"
-                htmlFor="technical"
-                onClick="toggleCheckbox('up')"
-              >
-                <input type="checkbox" id="technical" />
-                <div class="slider round"></div>
-                <strong>Technical</strong>
-              </label>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <div class="timeline checkbox-client">
-            {% from 'partials/timeline.html' import timeitem %} {% for i in
-            var["timeline"] %} {{ timeitem(i, var["timeline"][i]["classes"],
-            var["timeline"][i]["date"], var["timeline"][i]["content"])}} {%
-            endfor %}
-          </div>
-          <script>
-            toggleCheckbox("up");
-          </script>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/templates/duck.html b/src/templates/duck.html
index d94aaf2..a5ee302 100644
--- a/src/templates/duck.html
+++ b/src/templates/duck.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {% block content %}
 <div class="foreground"></div>
 <div class="foregroundContent">
-  <h2>What the duck?</h2>
+  <h1>What the duck?</h1>
   <img
     alt="mega spinney duck"
     src="{{ url_for('static', filename='photos/gifs/duck-spinning.gif') }}"
     style="max-width: calc(100% - 2em);"
   />
-  <h3>Stop disturbing the duck, can't you see he's busy spinning?</h3>
 </div>
+<!-- BONUS DUCKS! -->
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/templates/header.html b/src/templates/header.html
index 05f85eb..9661bdd 100644
--- a/src/templates/header.html
+++ b/src/templates/header.html
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 <html lang="en">
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
-    <link rel="icon" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='icons/withBackground.svg') }}" />
+    <link
+      rel="icon"
+      href="{{ url_for('static', filename='icons/withBackground.svg') }}"
+    />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#000000" />
     <meta name="description" content="{{ var['description'] }}" />
@@ -47,10 +50,11 @@
       rel="stylesheet"
       href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/checkbox.css') }}"
     />
+    <!--
     <link
       rel="stylesheet"
       href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/head.css') }}"
-    />
+    /></!-->
 
     <link rel="canonical" href="https://asimonson.com{{ var['canonical'] }}" />
     <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/checkbox.js') }}"></script>
@@ -62,13 +66,11 @@
   <body onpopstate="backButton()">
     <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>
     <iframe src="/hotspots?legend=false" title="HotspotsRIT" id="map"></iframe>
-    <div class="App">
+    <div id="contentStuffer">
       <div class="header">
-        <div id="name-container" onclick="goto('home', {toggle:false})">
-          <div class="glitch">
-            <div class="line name">
-              <span class="textGrad">Andrew Simonson</span>
-            </div>
+        <div id="name-container" onclick="goto('home')">
+          <div class="line name">
+            <span class="textGrad">Andrew Simonson</span>
           </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -89,20 +91,15 @@
             <div onclick="goto('projects')" class="navElement">
               <p>Projects</p>
             </div>
-            <!-- <a href="/activities">Activities</a> -->
-            <div onclick="goto('about')" class="navElement">
-              <p>About Me</p>
-            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      {% endblock %} {% block content%}
+      <div id="root">{% include var['template'] %}</div>
+      {% endblock %} {% block footer %}
+      <div id="footerSpacer"></div>
+      <div class="footer">{% include 'partials/socials.html' %}</div>
+      {% endblock %}
     </div>
-    {% endblock %}
-    {% block content%}
-    <div id="root">{% include var['template'] %}</div>
-    {% endblock %}
-    {% block footer %}
-    <div class="footer">{% include 'partials/socials.html' %}</div>
-    {% endblock %}
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/templates/home.html b/src/templates/home.html
index 9f5afe2..28f377b 100644
--- a/src/templates/home.html
+++ b/src/templates/home.html
@@ -1,54 +1,76 @@
 {% block content %} {% macro nameplate() %}
-<img
-  src="{{ url_for('static', filename='icons/neonfinal3.svg') }}"
-  id="homeIcon"
-  alt="logo"
-/>
-<h1 id="homeName" class='textGrad'>Andrew Simonson</h1>
-<h3>Computer Science student at Rochester Institute of Technology</h3>
-<h5>End-to-End Services in Data Science and AI</h5>
+<div>
+  <img
+    src="{{ url_for('static', filename='icons/neonfinal3.svg') }}"
+    id="homeIcon"
+    alt="logo"
+  />
+  <h1 id="homeName" class="textGrad">Andrew Simonson</h1>
+  <h2 class="textGrad">Data Science Beyond Theoretical Environments</h2>
+</div>
 {% endmacro %}
 
 <div class="foreground homeground"></div>
-<div class="foregroundContent homegroundContent">
-  <div class="relative">
-    <div id="homepage" class="flex">
-      <div id="HomeContent">
-        <div class="flex">
-          <div id="nametag" class="transparent unsetPos" data-aos="fade-up">
-            {{ nameplate() }}
-          </div>
-          <div id="nametagContainer">
-            <div id="nametag" data-aos="fade-up">{{ nameplate() }}</div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
+<div class="relative">
+  <div id="nametag" class="flex" data-aos="fade-up">{{ nameplate() }}</div>
+  <!--<INSERT SMALL BANNER HERE FOR PROJECT IMAGECARD CAROUSEL>-->
+  <div id="desktopSpacer"></div>
+  <div class="homeSubContent">
+    <div class="flex equalitems vertOnMobile">
+      <div>
+        <h2>About Me</h2>
+        <p>
+          I'm Andrew Simonson<!--, CEO of the anti-thermodynamics syndicate.-->,
+          a senior undergrad at
+          <strong>Rochester Institute of Technology </strong>
+          in the <b>Computer Science BS</b> program (international relations
+          minor), pursuing a career in data science. I have study clusters in
+          Data Science and AI and run independent studies in probability theory.
+          <br />
+          <br />
+          I've worked on a variety of projects, from building analytical tools
+          performing reactive chemical safety to live feed processing for
+          frantic work environments looking to improve service. I also do
+          personal experimentation leveraging open source info streams ranging
+          from human traffic around campus to watershed temperature monitoring.
+          <br />
+          <br />
+          My philosophy is that if it isn't explainable then you didn't learn
+          anything. Data without sound methodology is at best meaningless and at
+          worst counterproductive and costly. Bringing logical transparency and
+          literal deductions back into digital analysis enables us to learn
+          about the world through computing, rather than letting computers make
+          decisions for the world we think we know. We as data scientists
+          shouldn't just be building heuristics. We should be making discoveries
+          and building new knowledge.
+          <br />
+          <br />
+          <strong>Bring the scientific method to AI.</strong>
+          <br />
+          <br />
+        </p>
       </div>
-      <div class="onRight" data-aos="fade-up">
-        <div class="chess">
-          {% from 'partials/chess.html' import chess %} {{
-          chess('asimonson1125') }}
-        </div>
-        <br />
-        {% from 'partials/bookshelf.html' import bookshelf %} {{
-        bookshelf(var.books) }}
-        <br />
-          <div class="flex pointer" onclick="goto('duck')">
-            <img
-              alt="duck spinning"
-              src="{{ url_for('static', filename='photos/gifs/duck-spinning.gif') }}"
-              class="smallImg"
-            />
-            <img
-              alt="duck spinning"
-              src="{{ url_for('static', filename='photos/gifs/duck-spinning.gif') }}"
-              class="smallImg"
-            />
-            <img
-              alt="duck spinning"
-              src="{{ url_for('static', filename='photos/gifs/duck-spinning.gif') }}"
-              class="smallImg"
-            />
-          </div>
+      <div id="skills">
+        <h2 id="skillstag">Skills</h2>
+        {% from 'partials/skills.html' import skills %} {{
+        skills(var['skillList']) }}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div id="aboutCards" class="flex">
+      <div class="chess">
+        {% from 'partials/chess.html' import chess %} {{ chess('asimonson1125')
+        }}
+      </div>
+      <br />
+      {% from 'partials/bookshelf.html' import bookshelf %} {{
+      bookshelf(var.books) }}
+      <br />
+      <div class="pointer" onClick="goto('duck')">
+        <img
+          alt="duck spinning"
+          src="{{ url_for('static', filename='photos/gifs/duck-spinning.gif') }}"
+          class="smallImg"
+        />
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/templates/partials/skills.html b/src/templates/partials/skills.html
index aed678f..a103ed1 100644
--- a/src/templates/partials/skills.html
+++ b/src/templates/partials/skills.html
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 {% macro skills(skills) %}
 <div id="skillTree">
     {% for skill in skills %}
-    {{ expandSkill(skills, skill, 'activeSkill') }}
+    {% set classes = "" %}
+    {% if skill == skills|first %}
+        {% set classes = "activeSkill" %}
+    {% endif %}
+    {{ expandSkill(skills, skill, classes) }}
     {% endfor %}
 </div>
 {% endmacro %}
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diff --git a/src/templates/projects.html b/src/templates/projects.html
index 11d8d74..12834f0 100644
--- a/src/templates/projects.html
+++ b/src/templates/projects.html
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 <div class="foregroundContent">
     <div data-aos="fade-up">
       <h2 class="concentratedHead">Projects</h2>
-      <h3>Shhh shh shh sh sh I know I know I'm gonna revamp this page later </h3>
       <p>
         Project status is indicated by the color of the project card:
         <br />
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@
         <span class="incomplete">⬤</span> - Incomplete
       </p>
     </div>
+
+    <!-- >
     <div class="checkbox-wrapper">
       <div class="flex start">
       <label class="switch" htmlFor="pinned">
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
       </label>
       </div>
     </div>
+    </!-->
     <div class="projectList checkbox-client">
         {% from 'partials/project.html' import project %} 
         {% for i in var["projects"] %}
@@ -44,5 +46,7 @@
         {% endfor %}
     </div>
   </div>
-  <script>toggleCheckbox('')</script>
+
+
+  <!--><script>toggleCheckbox('')</script></!-->
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file