diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 6b61343..ae57d49 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
 licenselink: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'
 theme: defiance-ng
 title: ch0ccyra1n's awesome website!
-author:
-  name: ch0ccyra1n
-  email: ch0ccyra1n@riseup.net
+params:
+  author:
+    name: ch0ccyra1n
+    email: ch0ccyra1n@riseup.net
 menu:
   main:
     - name: Home
diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md
index 71632a6..daaf210 100644
--- a/content/_index.md
+++ b/content/_index.md
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ This is my website (***you*** should have one too. even if you don't think it's
 <br>
 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ch0ccyra1n.planetexpress.me"><svg fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 57" width="28" style="width: 28px; height: 24.9375px;" alt="Bluesky Logo"><path fill="#0085ff" d="M13.873 3.805C21.21 9.332 29.103 20.537 32 26.55v15.882c0-.338-.13.044-.41.867-1.512 4.456-7.418 21.847-20.923 7.944-7.111-7.32-3.819-14.64 9.125-16.85-7.405 1.264-15.73-.825-18.014-9.015C1.12 23.022 0 8.51 0 6.55 0-3.268 8.579-.182 13.873 3.805ZM50.127 3.805C42.79 9.332 34.897 20.537 32 26.55v15.882c0-.338.13.044.41.867 1.512 4.456 7.418 21.847 20.923 7.944 7.111-7.32 3.819-14.64-9.125-16.85 7.405 1.264 15.73-.825 18.014-9.015C62.88 23.022 64 8.51 64 6.55c0-9.818-8.578-6.732-13.873-2.745Z"></path></svg> Follow this blog on Bluesky</a>
 <br>
-<a rel="me" href="https://emeraldsocial.org/@ch0ccyra1n"><img style="display: inline; width: 20px;" src="https://us-southeast-1.linodeobjects.com/emeraldsocial/accounts/avatars/109/567/779/541/278/445/original/c0529048fe098ceb.png" alt="Emerald Social icon">Mastodon</a>
-<br>
 <a href="https://forge.planetexpress.me/ch0ccyra1n"><img style="display: inline; width: 20px;" src="https://forge.planetexpress.me/assets/img/favicon.png" alt="Forgejo icon">My Forgejo</a> Where I publish code
 <br>
 <a href="https://ch0ccyra1n.itch.io"><img style="display: inline; width: 20px;" src="https://static.itch.io/images/itchio-textless-white.svg" alt="itch.io icon">My itch.io</a> Where I release games
@@ -19,12 +17,12 @@ This is my website (***you*** should have one too. even if you don't think it's
 
 ## Projects...
 
-{{< rawhtml >}}
-<a href="https://emeraldsocial.org/about"><img style="display: inline; width: 20px;" src="https://us-southeast-1.linodeobjects.com/emeraldsocial/accounts/avatars/109/567/779/541/278/445/original/c0529048fe098ceb.png" alt="Emerald Social icon">Emerald Social </a> Mastodon Instance
-{{< /rawhtml >}}
+None at the moment! Stay tuned!
 
 ## Former Projects...
 {{< rawhtml >}}
+<a href="https://emeraldsocial.org/about"><img style="display: inline; width: 20px;" src="https://us-southeast-1.linodeobjects.com/emeraldsocial/accounts/avatars/109/567/779/541/278/445/original/c0529048fe098ceb.png" alt="Emerald Social icon">Emerald Social </a> Mastodon Instance
+<br>
 <a href="https://studentinsurgent.org/authors/ch0ccyra1n/"><img style="display: inline; width: 22px;" src="/images/insurgent-micro.svg" alt="Insurgent icon">My Writings for <i>The Student Insurgent</i>
 <br>
 <a href="https://studentinsurgent.org/"><img style="display: inline; width: 22px;" src="/images/insurgent-micro.svg" alt="Insurgent icon"><i>The Student Insurgent</i></a> website
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 7f06507..017d358 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 <p>Want your badge here? <a href="/contact">Hit me up!</a></p>
 <hr>
 <p class="h-card vcard" style="display: none;"> 
-<a style="text-decoration: none" href={{ .Site.BaseURL }} class="p-name u-url url author metatag" rel="me"> {{ .Site.Author.name }} </a> 
-   <a class="p-nickname u-email email metatag" rel="me" href="mailto:{{ .Site.Author.email }}"> {{ .Site.Author.nick }} </a>
+<a style="text-decoration: none" href={{ .Site.BaseURL }} class="p-name u-url url author metatag" rel="me"> ch0ccyra1n </a> 
+   <a class="p-nickname u-email email metatag" rel="me" href="mailto:ch0ccyra1n@riseup.net"> ch0ccyra1n </a>
    <img class="u-photo" src="/images/profile.png" alt="a cat with a wide-eyed stare">
 </p>
 </div>
diff --git a/themes/defiance-ng b/themes/defiance-ng
index 37f3e1d..da3f7cc 160000
--- a/themes/defiance-ng
+++ b/themes/defiance-ng
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 37f3e1ddb456a36e3c096a307e6a190d9b2c7456
+Subproject commit da3f7ccc502749848ad66bc5c8af38bda6a9c6aa