diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 45fcc98..bdf069c 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -6,14 +6,29 @@
     import { posts as blogPosts } from "./blog/posts";
     import IndieButton from "$lib/components/indie-button.svelte";
     import { buttons } from "$lib/components/indie-button";
-    import { onMount } from "svelte";
+    import { getContext, onMount, setContext } from "svelte";
+    import { getLatestFeedItem } 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",
@@ -31,49 +46,9 @@
     }
 
     onMount(() => {
+        getLatestFeedDate();
         getLatestStatus();
     })
-
-    const galleryTopRow: GalleryRowEntry[] = [
-        {
-            title: "Homesick – devlog",
-            description: `my active Godot game project about finding yourself in an unfamiliar future. <i>latest update: ${latestDevlogDate}</i>`,
-            img: "projects/projectn5/banner2.webp",
-            altText: "The protagonist Laura standing on a floating platform in the purple test level. Ziplines are all around her and the text 'When this text is spinning, the game is not paused' is frozen in the sky.",
-            link: "projects/projectn5",
-        },
-        {
-            title: "Projects",
-            description: "<b>[updated]</b> an overview of all my projects!",
-            img: "projects/banner.webp",
-            altText: "An upside-down New 3DS XL lying open on a desk with a small USB-C breakout board attached to it, and a USB-C cable plugged in. The 3DS is glowing to indicate that it is charging.",
-            link: "projects",
-        },
-    ];
-
-    const galleryBottomRow: GalleryRowEntry[] = [
-        {
-            title: "Creative Feed",
-            description: `the small things I make find a home here.`,
-            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",
-        },
-        {
-            title: "Blog",
-            description: `a place where I write about random things. <i>latest post: ${latestBlogDate}</i>`,
-            img: "blog/robert.webp",
-            altText: "View at a tram bridge rising and then curving to the left.",
-            link: "blog",
-        },
-        {
-            title: "Files",
-            description: "find things I've put for download on my copyparty instance.",
-            img: "main/hypertext.webp",
-            altText: "Screenshot of Hypertext Unity level. Crates are strewn across the floor, Waluigi is flying in front of the camera, and text such as 'COME AND TRY OUR ALL-NEW BLENDER' and 'omg! it's the brandenbur ger tor!' is displayed.",
-            link: "https://files.natconf.dev/public/",
-        },
-    ];
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
@@ -98,6 +73,8 @@
             <p>I listen to <b>a lot</b> of music. My favourite artists are <a href="https://acloudyskye.bandcamp.com/">acloudyskye</a>, <a href="https://jaronsteele.bandcamp.com/">Jaron</a>, <a href="https://janeremover.bandcamp.com/">Jane Remover</a>, but you can <a href="/meta/music-rotation">find my current rotation here</a>. I also enjoy dabbling around in cool FOSS tools like <a href="https://godotengine.org/">Godot</a>, <a href="https://blender.org/">Blender</a>, and <a href="https://krita.org/">Krita</a> which I use under <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/">Fedora KDE</a>. If you want to know more about me and this website, <a href="/meta/about">go here</a>!</p>
 
             <p>irl I am from 🇩🇪 Northern Germany and studying to become a secondary school teacher, but between you and me; I may end up doing something else :).</p>
+
+            <p>{latestFeedDate}</p>
         </div>
 
         <div>
@@ -124,8 +101,48 @@
 
     <hr>
 
-    <GalleryRow entries={galleryTopRow} />
-    <GalleryRow entries={galleryBottomRow} />
+    <GalleryRow entries={
+        [
+            {
+                title: "Homesick – devlog",
+                description: `my active Godot game project about finding yourself in an unfamiliar future. <i>latest update: ${latestDevlogDate}</i>`,
+                img: "projects/projectn5/banner2.webp",
+                altText: "The protagonist Laura standing on a floating platform in the purple test level. Ziplines are all around her and the text 'When this text is spinning, the game is not paused' is frozen in the sky.",
+                link: "projects/projectn5",
+            },
+            {
+                title: "Projects",
+                description: "<b>[updated]</b> an overview of all my projects!",
+                img: "projects/banner.webp",
+                altText: "An upside-down New 3DS XL lying open on a desk with a small USB-C breakout board attached to it, and a USB-C cable plugged in. The 3DS is glowing to indicate that it is charging.",
+                link: "projects",
+            },
+        ]} />
+    
+    <GalleryRow entries={
+        [
+            {
+                title: "Creative Feed",
+                description: `the small things I make find a home here. <i>latest post: ${latestFeedDate}</i>`,
+                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",
+            },
+            {
+                title: "Blog",
+                description: `a place where I write about random things. <i>latest post: ${latestBlogDate}</i>`,
+                img: "blog/robert.webp",
+                altText: "View at a tram bridge rising and then curving to the left.",
+                link: "blog",
+            },
+            {
+                title: "Files",
+                description: "find things I've put for download on my copyparty instance.",
+                img: "main/hypertext.webp",
+                altText: "Screenshot of Hypertext Unity level. Crates are strewn across the floor, Waluigi is flying in front of the camera, and text such as 'COME AND TRY OUR ALL-NEW BLENDER' and 'omg! it's the brandenbur ger tor!' is displayed.",
+                link: "https://files.natconf.dev/public/",
+            },
+        ]} />
     
     <hr>
 
diff --git a/src/routes/feed/feed.ts b/src/routes/feed/feed.ts
index d0a2c49..6c99e5e 100644
--- a/src/routes/feed/feed.ts
+++ b/src/routes/feed/feed.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@ export let entries: string[] = [
     "electronics/nintendo-repairs",
     "electronics/trans-phone",
     "drawings/lecturer-gender",
-];
\ No newline at end of file
+];
+
+export function getLatestFeedItem(): Promise<any> {
+    return import(`./${entries[0]}.md`);
+}
\ No newline at end of file