diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 7afeab5..a2cbeac 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,34 +1,20 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import Content from "$lib/viewport/content.svelte";
-    import LinkRow, { type LinkRowEntry } from "$lib/lists/link-row.svelte";
+    import LinkRow from "$lib/lists/link-row.svelte";
 
     import { posts as devlogPosts } from "./projects/projectn5/devlog/posts";
     import { posts as blogPosts } from "./blog/posts";
-    import IndieButton from "$lib/components/indie-button.svelte";
-    import { buttons } from "$lib/components/indie-button";
+    // import IndieButton from "$lib/components/indie-button.svelte";
+    // import { buttons } from "$lib/components/indie-button";
     import { getContext, onMount, setContext } from "svelte";
-    import { getLatestFeedItem } from "./feed/feed";
+    import { getLatestPostDate } from "./feed/feed";
 
     let latestDevlogDate = devlogPosts[0].post.date;
     let latestBlogDate = blogPosts[0].post.date;
-    let latestFeedDate = $state("a");
 
     let latestStatusContent = $state("fetching status...");
     let latestStatusTimestamp = $state("?");
 
-    async function getLatestFeedDate() {
-        await getLatestFeedItem(
-        ).then((response) => {
-            // remove time, only keep date. thanks again sweden
-            latestFeedDate = new Date(
-                response.metadata.posted
-            ).toLocaleString("sv-SE").substring(
-                0,
-                response.metadata.posted.indexOf("T")
-            );
-        });
-    }
-
     async function getLatestStatus() {
         await fetch(`https://back.natconf.dev/netstatus/latestStatus`, {
             method: "GET",
@@ -46,7 +32,6 @@
     }
 
     onMount(() => {
-        getLatestFeedDate();
         getLatestStatus();
     })
 </script>
@@ -123,7 +108,7 @@
             {
                 title: "Creative Feed",
                 description: `the small things I make find a home here.`,
-                latestUpdate: latestFeedDate,
+                latestUpdate: getLatestPostDate(),
                 img: "feed/banner.webp",
                 altText: "A blue screen with the text 'how do you do art ? 1. face your fears 2. become your heroes'. The 'art' looks to have been edited in. The music artist Porter Robinson is standing in the bottom right corner.",
                 link: "feed",
@@ -193,7 +178,7 @@
         gap: 16px;
     }
 
-    .button-container {
+    /* .button-container {
         flex: 2;
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +186,7 @@
         display: flex;
         flex-wrap: wrap;
         gap: 8px;
-    }
+    } */
 
     .webring {
         display: flex;
diff --git a/src/routes/feed/+page.svelte b/src/routes/feed/+page.svelte
index 02f7ae3..15fcda3 100644
--- a/src/routes/feed/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/feed/+page.svelte
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@
 
     {@render pageButtons(data.currentPage)}
     
-    {#each data.feedEntries as entry}
-        <h2>{entry.title}</h2>
-        <p class="subtitle">{entry.subtitle}</p>
-        <p class="subtitle">{entry.date}</p>
-        <svelte:component this={entry.content} />
-        {#if entry.images && entry.images.length > 0}
+    {#each data.feedPosts as post}
+        <h2>{post.metadata.title}</h2>
+        <p class="subtitle">{post.metadata.subtitle}</p>
+        <p class="subtitle">{post.metadata.date}</p>
+        <svelte:component this={post.content} />
+        {#if post.metadata.images && post.metadata.images.length > 0}
             <div class="image-gallery">
-                {#each entry.images as i, index}
-                    <a class="image-gallery-link" href="{entry.path}/{i}.webp">
-                        <img class="image-gallery-img" loading="lazy" src="{entry.path}/{i}.webp" alt={entry.imageAlts[index]}>
+                {#each post.metadata.images as i, index}
+                    <a class="image-gallery-link" href="{post.metadata.id}/{i.src}">
+                        <img class="image-gallery-img" loading="lazy" src="{post.metadata.id}/{i.src}" alt={i.alt}>
                     </a>
                 {/each}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/routes/feed/+page.ts b/src/routes/feed/+page.ts
index 37c56f5..52e0f93 100644
--- a/src/routes/feed/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/feed/+page.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-import { entries } from './feed';
+import { entries, type FeedEntry } from './feed';
 
-interface FeedEntry {
+interface FeedPost {
     path: string;
     content: any;
-    title: string;
-    subtitle: string;
-    date: string;
-    images: string[];
-    imageAlts: string[];
+    metadata: FeedEntry;
 }
 
 let entriesPerPage = 8;
@@ -21,7 +17,7 @@ export async function load({ params, url }) {
 
     // TODO check if index exceeds maximum permitted and redirect (to max page?)
 
-    let feedEntries: FeedEntry[] = [];
+    let feedPosts: FeedPost[] = [];
     let start = (pageIndex - 1) * entriesPerPage;
 
     for (let i = start; i < start + entriesPerPage; i += 1) {
@@ -29,26 +25,23 @@ export async function load({ params, url }) {
         if (i >= entries.length) {
             break;
         }
-        let pathArray = entries[i].split("/");
+        let e = entries[i];
+        let pathArray = e.id.split("/");
         let path = `./${pathArray[0]}/${pathArray[1]}`;
         // Vite complains if I don't do this even though it's stupid
         let page = await import(`./${pathArray[0]}/${pathArray[1]}.md`);
         let md = page.metadata;
 
-        let date = md.date;
-        // prevent SvelteKit from being smart and formatting a YYYY-MM-DD string to a Date object or similar
-        if ((date as string).endsWith("0Z")) {
-            date = date.split("T")[0];
-        }
+        // let date = e.date;
+        // prevent SvelteKit from being 'smart' and formatting a YYYY-MM-DD string to a Date object or similar
+        // if ((date as string).endsWith("0Z")) {
+        //     date = date.split("T")[0];
+        // }
 
-        feedEntries.push({
+        feedPosts.push({
             path,
             content: page.default,
-            title: md.title,
-            subtitle: md.subtitle,
-            date: date,
-            images: md.images,
-            imageAlts: md.imageAlts,
+            metadata: e,
         });
     }
 
@@ -58,6 +51,6 @@ export async function load({ params, url }) {
     return {
         currentPage,
         maxPages,
-        feedEntries,
+        feedPosts,
     };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/feed/electronics/nintendo-repairs.md b/src/routes/feed/electronics/nintendo-repairs.md
index d187247..24e1883 100644
--- a/src/routes/feed/electronics/nintendo-repairs.md
+++ b/src/routes/feed/electronics/nintendo-repairs.md
@@ -1,28 +1,3 @@
----
-title: Nintendo Handheld Repairs
-subtitle: it's been 8 years...
-date: 2026-04-16 – 2026-04-23
-posted: 2026-04-24
-images:
-    - cardboard
-    - knifetoswitch
-    - 3dsopen
-    - thread
-    - threadsuccess
-    - 3dsfunctional
-imageAlts:
-    - A Nintendo Switch with its back removed. The SD card reader connector is obstructed by a pink piece of cardboard.
-    - The SD card reader connector of a Nintendo Switch currently being stabbed with a knife in an attempt at repair.
-    - A 2011 Nintendo 3DS with its back covers removed on both the top and the bottom half.
-    - The hinge of a 3DS with some ribbon cables halfway pulled through.
-    - The hinge of a 3DS with three ribbon cables successfully pulled through.
-    - A functional 2011 Nintendo 3DS on the home screen, displaying the game "Zelda Four Swords Anniversary Edition"
-    # - The back of a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE lying face-down on a deskmat. Toothpicks, cotton pads, and a metal spudger are lying nearby.
-    # - A white phone back that's half-scratched off to reveal the clear plastic.
-    # - An entirely clear phone back.
-    # - A Samsung Galaxy S20 FE with a clear back inside a clear phone case. The phone has a sticker in the middle of the back that shows a lantern with leaves around it.
----
-
 I disassembled my Switch because I wanted to check whether the battery was swollen inside. It's had some battery issues (although they seem to have gone away lately). During reassembly, I put too much force on the SD card reader and broke it. Ordered a new part, replaced it, but turns out I broke the board-side connector too. It doesn't grip the ribbon cable like it should. Squishing some cardboard in there to keep the cable connected and level with the board helped. I was worried it would fail, but it's been a couple of days now and it still works flawlessly. Just in time, too; I started playing the new Tomodachi Life and need the storage for all the screenshots and videos I'm capturing.
 
 I also decided to tackle my 2011 3DS again. It broke in 2018: I was playing Super Mario Maker on the couch when it suddenly made a pop sound and turned off. When I disassembled it, I found that not only have I left the 3DS in a dismal state the last time I opened it -- most of the cables weren't even connected, not to mention the missing Y button, the removed battery due to swelling and the broken shoulder buttons --, but the ribbon cable connecting the speakers and top screen backlight had a *tear!* Finally, I knew what the problem may be!
diff --git a/src/routes/feed/electronics/trans-phone.md b/src/routes/feed/electronics/trans-phone.md
index 161d42f..0ceac3c 100644
--- a/src/routes/feed/electronics/trans-phone.md
+++ b/src/routes/feed/electronics/trans-phone.md
@@ -1,20 +1,3 @@
----
-title: Transparent Phone Back
-subtitle: nowhere to hide!
-date: 2026-04-11 – 2026-04-12
-posted: 2026-04-12
-images:
-    - scratching
-    - halfway
-    - clear
-    - final
-imageAlts:
-    - The back of a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE lying face-down on a deskmat. Toothpicks, cotton pads, and a metal spudger are lying nearby.
-    - A white phone back that's half-scratched off to reveal the clear plastic.
-    - An entirely clear phone back.
-    - A Samsung Galaxy S20 FE with a clear back inside a clear phone case. The phone has a sticker in the middle of the back that shows a lantern with leaves around it.
----
-
 Inspired by Nothing phones and cool dbrand skins from way back, I gave my phone a clear back mod! I've grown a bit tired of the white back and wanted to do something cool and unique instead of just buying a new back and sticking that on there. I've been using this phone for 5 years and the glue has been struggling hard to hold onto the back, so I didn't feel bad doing this.
 
 This was arduous and took a lot of time too (5 hours). I used a metal spudger, bamboo toothpicks, and cottons swabs and pads soaked in acetone-free nail polish remover to remove the two paint layers slowly but surely, being careful not to scratch the back too much. It revealed a slightly cloudly but actually decently transparent back that still preserved its slightly pearlescent purple glow!
diff --git a/src/routes/feed/feed.ts b/src/routes/feed/feed.ts
index 0a0d419..b61c7eb 100644
--- a/src/routes/feed/feed.ts
+++ b/src/routes/feed/feed.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,78 @@
-export let entries: string[] = [
-    "electronics/nintendo-repairs",
-    "electronics/trans-phone",
+export interface FeedEntry {
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    subtitle: string;
+    date: string;
+    posted: string;
+    images: FeedImage[];
+}
+
+interface FeedImage {
+    src: string;
+    alt: string;
+}
+
+export let entries: FeedEntry[] = [
+    {
+        id: "electronics/nintendo-repairs",
+        title: "Nintendo Handheld Repairs",
+        subtitle: "it's been 8 years...",
+        date: "2026-04-16 – 2026-04-23",
+        posted: "2026-04-24",
+        images: [
+            {
+                src: "cardboard.webp",
+                alt: "A Nintendo Switch with its back removed. The SD card reader connector is obstructed by a pink piece of cardboard.",
+            },
+            {
+                src: "knifetoswitch.webp",
+                alt: "The SD card reader connector of a Nintendo Switch currently being stabbed with a knife in an attempt at repair.",
+            },
+            {
+                src: "3dsopen.webp",
+                alt: "A 2011 Nintendo 3DS with its back covers removed on both the top and the bottom half.",
+            },
+            {
+                src: "thread.webp",
+                alt: "The hinge of a 3DS with some ribbon cables halfway pulled through.",
+            },
+            {
+                src: "threadsuccess.webp",
+                alt: "The hinge of a 3DS with three ribbon cables successfully pulled through.",
+            },
+            {
+                src: "3dsfunctional.webp",
+                alt: "A functional 2011 Nintendo 3DS on the home screen, displaying the game 'Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition'",
+            },
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        id: "electronics/trans-phone",
+        title: "Transparent Phone Back",
+        subtitle: "nowhere to hide!",
+        date: "2026-04-11 – 2026-04-12",
+        posted: "2026-04-12",
+        images: [
+            {
+                src: "scratching.webp",
+                alt: "The back of a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE lying face-down on a deskmat. Toothpicks, cotton pads, and a metal spudger are lying nearby.",
+            },
+            {
+                src: "halfway.webp",
+                alt: "A white phone back that's half-scratched off to reveal the clear plastic.",
+            },
+            {
+                src: "clear.webp",
+                alt: "An entirely clear phone back.",
+            },
+            {
+                src: "final.webp",
+                alt: "A Samsung Galaxy S20 FE with a clear back inside a clear phone case. The phone has a sticker in the middle of the back that shows a lantern with leaves around it.",
+            },
+        ],
+    },
 ];
 
-export function getLatestFeedItem(): Promise<any> {
-    return import(`./${entries[0]}.md`);
+export function getLatestPostDate(): string {
+    return entries[0].posted;
 }
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