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diff --git a/public/grand-plan-for-my-life-hero.webp b/public/grand-plan-for-my-life-hero.webp
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diff --git a/src/components/CommandLine.astro b/src/components/CommandLine.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbef499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/CommandLine.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<div id="command-line" class="w-full flex flex-row bg-base">
+	<input
+		id="command-line-input"
+		type="text"
+		size="1"
+		class="bg-base focus:outline-none active:outline-none cursor-default caret-transparent"
+	/>
+	<div id="caret" aria-hidden="true" class="bg-text inline-block">&nbsp;</div>
+	<p id="status-text" class="absolute w-full h-full bg-base hidden italic">
+		test
+	</p>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+	const cmds: Record<string, () => void> = {
+		q: () => {
+			document.body.style.visibility = "hidden";
+		},
+	};
+
+	const container = document.getElementById("command-line") as HTMLDivElement;
+	const commandLineInput = document.getElementById(
+		"command-line-input",
+	) as HTMLInputElement;
+	const caret = document.getElementById("caret") as HTMLDivElement;
+	const statusText = document.getElementById(
+		"status-text",
+	) as HTMLParagraphElement;
+	const allowedCharRegex = /[\w\d\s!@#$%^&*()-_+=|\\~`{[}\]:;"'<,>.?/]/;
+
+	let isInCmdMode = false;
+
+	commandLineInput.value = "";
+	caret.style.display = "none";
+
+	function enableCmdMode() {
+		caret.style.display = "block";
+		statusText.classList.add("hidden");
+		commandLineInput.size = 1;
+		commandLineInput.value = ":";
+		isInCmdMode = true;
+
+		const event = new Event("cmdmodeenabled");
+		container.dispatchEvent(event);
+	}
+
+	function disableCmdMode({ clear } = { clear: true }) {
+		caret.style.display = "none";
+		isInCmdMode = false;
+		if (clear) {
+			commandLineInput.size = 1;
+			commandLineInput.value = "";
+		}
+
+		const event = new Event("cmdmodedisabled");
+		container.dispatchEvent(event);
+	}
+
+	function appendChar(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+		commandLineInput.value += event.key;
+		commandLineInput.size += 1;
+	}
+
+	function executeCommand() {
+		disableCmdMode({ clear: false });
+		const command = commandLineInput.value.substring(1);
+		const fn = cmds[command];
+		if (fn) {
+			fn();
+		} else {
+			statusText.innerHTML = `E492: Not an editor command: ${command}`;
+			statusText.classList.remove("hidden");
+			statusText.classList.add("text-red");
+		}
+	}
+
+	document.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
+		switch (event.key) {
+			case ":":
+				if (!isInCmdMode) {
+					enableCmdMode();
+				} else {
+					appendChar(event);
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case "Escape":
+				disableCmdMode();
+				break;
+
+			case "Backspace":
+				commandLineInput.value = commandLineInput.value.substring(
+					0,
+					commandLineInput.value.length - 1,
+				);
+				commandLineInput.size--;
+				if (commandLineInput.value === "") {
+					disableCmdMode();
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case "Enter":
+				executeCommand();
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				if (
+					event.key.length === 1 &&
+					allowedCharRegex.test(event.key) &&
+					isInCmdMode
+				) {
+					appendChar(event);
+				}
+				break;
+		}
+	});
+</script>
diff --git a/src/components/LuaLine.astro b/src/components/LuaLine.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c9a9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/LuaLine.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+---
+import Link from "./Link.astro";
+import CommandLine from "./CommandLine.astro";
+---
+
+<div class="absolute w-full bottom-0">
+	<footer class="w-full bg-crust flex flex-row leading-tight">
+		<span
+			id="status-indicator"
+			class="bg-blue text-base inline-block leading-tight"
+			>&nbsp;NORMAL&nbsp;</span
+		>
+		<div class="flex flex-row bg-surface0">
+			<span>&nbsp;</span>
+			<Link href="https://github.com/kennethnym">github</Link>
+			<span>&nbsp;</span>
+			<Link href="https://x.com/kennethnym">x.com</Link>
+			<span>&nbsp;</span>
+			<Link href="mailto:kennethnym@outlook.com">email</Link>
+			<span>&nbsp;</span>
+		</div>
+	</footer>
+	<CommandLine />
+</div>
+
+<script>
+	const statusIndicator = document.getElementById(
+		"status-indicator",
+	) as HTMLSpanElement;
+	const cmdLine = document.getElementById("command-line") as HTMLDivElement;
+
+	cmdLine.addEventListener("cmdmodeenabled", () => {
+		statusIndicator.innerHTML = "&nbsp;COMMAND&nbsp;";
+		statusIndicator.classList.remove("bg-blue");
+		statusIndicator.classList.add("bg-peach");
+		console.log("cmd mode!");
+	});
+
+	cmdLine.addEventListener("cmdmodedisabled", () => {
+		statusIndicator.innerHTML = "&nbsp;NORMAL&nbsp;";
+		statusIndicator.classList.add("bg-blue");
+		statusIndicator.classList.remove("bg-peach");
+	});
+</script>
diff --git a/src/layouts/BlogPost.astro b/src/layouts/BlogPost.astro
index 6eef9be..227131e 100644
--- a/src/layouts/BlogPost.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/BlogPost.astro
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type Props = CollectionEntry<"blog">["data"];
 const { title, description, pubDate, updatedDate, heroImage } = Astro.props;
 ---
 
+<!doctype html>
 <html lang="en" class="latte dark:mocha">
 	<head>
 		<BaseHead title={title} description={description} image={heroImage} />
@@ -41,5 +42,5 @@ const { title, description, pubDate, updatedDate, heroImage } = Astro.props;
 		</main>
 		<hr class="py-4" />
 		<Footer />
-	</Body>
+	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 6c9770d..6f0803f 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 ---
 import BaseHead from "../components/BaseHead.astro";
-import Footer from "../components/Footer.astro";
 import { SITE_TITLE, SITE_DESCRIPTION } from "../consts";
 import Link from "../components/Link.astro";
 import FormattedDate from "../components/FormattedDate.astro";
+import LuaLine from "../components/LuaLine.astro";
 import { getBlogs } from "../content/blog";
 
 const posts = (await getBlogs()).sort(
 	(a, b) => b.data.pubDate.valueOf() - a.data.pubDate.valueOf(),
 );
+const currentMonth = new Date().getMonth();
 ---
 
 <!doctype html>
@@ -17,34 +18,20 @@ const posts = (await getBlogs()).sort(
 		<BaseHead title={SITE_TITLE} description={SITE_DESCRIPTION} />
 	</head>
 	<body
-		class="bg-base text-text max-w-4xl m-auto p-8"
+		class="bg-base text-text h-screen m-auto p-8 flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden"
 	>
-		<header>
-			<p class="font-bold text-2xl">kennethnym</p>
-		</header>
-		<main class="py-8">
-			<p>dumping ground for my thoughts. all opinions are my own.</p>
-			<h1 class="font-bold mt-8 mb-2 text-lg visited">current projects:</h1>
-			<ul class="not-prose space-y-4 md:space-y-2">
-				<li>
-					<Link href="https://polygui.org">poly</Link>: a language-agnostic,
-					cross-platform GUI framework for building OS-native applications.
-				</li>
-				<li>
-					<Link href="https://polygui.org/nanopack/introduction/">nanopack</Link
-					>: a zero-runtime, type-safe binary serialization format.
-				</li>
-				<li>
-					<Link href="https://github.com/kennethnym/StarlightLauncher"
-						>starlight launcher</Link
-					>: an open-source android launcher with a search-based ui.
-				</li>
-			</ul>
-			<h1 class="font-bold mt-8 mb-2 text-lg visited">my thoughts:</h1>
-			<ul>
+		<main
+			class="py-8 max-w-2xl flex flex-col items-center space-y-0 leading-tight"
+		>
+			<p>KENNETHNYM v23.{currentMonth + 4}</p>
+			<p class="leading-none">&nbsp;</p>
+			<p>software engineer. unpaid hhkb salesman.</p>
+			<p>&nbsp;</p>
+			<p>&nbsp;</p>
+			<ul class="w-full">
 				{
 					posts.map((post) => (
-						<li class="flex flex-row justify-between hover:bg-opacity-10 hover:bg-text -mx-2 px-2 rounded">
+						<li class="flex flex-row justify-between hover:bg-opacity-10 hover:bg-text -mx-2 px-2 rounded space-x-8">
 							<Link href={`/blog/${post.slug}`}>{post.data.title}</Link>
 							<FormattedDate date={post.data.pubDate} />
 						</li>
@@ -52,7 +39,49 @@ const posts = (await getBlogs()).sort(
 				}
 			</ul>
 		</main>
-		<hr class="py-2" />
-		<Footer />
+		<div class="absolute w-full h-full px-2 -z-10 leading-tight">
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+			<p>~</p>
+		</div>
+		<LuaLine client:load />
 	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/styles/global.css b/src/styles/global.css
index 4954122..c0ce98b 100644
--- a/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/src/styles/global.css
@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
-body {
-    font-family: monospace, monospace;
+@font-face {
+	font-family: "CommitMono";
+	src: url("/fonts/CommitMono-400-Regular.otf") format("opentype");
+	font-weight: normal;
+	font-style: normal;
+	font-display: swap;
+}
+@font-face {
+	font-family: "CommitMono";
+	src: url("/fonts/CommitMono-400-Italic.otf") format("opentype");
+	font-weight: normal;
+	font-style: italic;
+	font-display: swap;
+}
+@font-face {
+	font-family: "CommitMono";
+	src: url("/fonts/CommitMono-700-Regular.otf") format("opentype");
+	font-weight: 700;
+	font-style: normal;
+	font-display: swap;
+}
+@font-face {
+	font-family: "CommitMono";
+	src: url("/fonts/CommitMono-700-Italic.otf") format("opentype");
+	font-weight: 700;
+	font-style: italic;
+	font-display: swap;
+}
+@font-face {
+	font-family: "NerdFont";
+	src: url("/fonts/SymbolsNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf") format("truetype");
+	font-weight: normal;
+	font-style: normal;
+	font-display: swap;
+}
+
+body {
+	font-family: "CommitMono", monospace, monospace;
+}
+
+.nf {
+	font-family: "NerdFont";
 }
diff --git a/tailwind.config.mjs b/tailwind.config.mjs
index 5c5f433..9aa9f62 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.mjs
+++ b/tailwind.config.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import catppuccin from "@catppuccin/tailwindcss";
 /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
 export default {
 	content: ["./src/**/*.{astro,html,js,jsx,md,mdx,svelte,ts,tsx,vue}"],
+	safelist: ["bg-peach", "text-red"],
 	theme: {
 		extend: {},
 	},