diff --git a/data/pages/about.html b/data/pages/about.html
index 551091c..e123ee2 100644
--- a/data/pages/about.html
+++ b/data/pages/about.html
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
       a living world
     </li>
     <li>building Pantalaimon, an AI agent system (coming soon)</li>
+    <li>
+      finishing up a little
+      <a href="https://gomoku.sepiatones.xyz">gomoku!</a> webapp
+    </li>
   </ul>
   <h3>Dormant Interests/Projects</h3>
   <ul>
diff --git a/data/pages/projects.html b/data/pages/projects.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 79f241c..0000000
--- a/data/pages/projects.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<article>
-  <h2>Projects</h2>
-  <ul>
-    <li>
-      <a href="https://gomoku.sepiatones.xyz">Gomoku!</a> - a simple multiplayer
-      implementation of the game Gomoku
-    </li>
-    <li>
-      <a href="https://civ.plus">Civ+</a> - a sandbox MMORPG where players build
-      nations
-    </li>
-    <li>
-      <a href="https://sepiatones.xyz">sepiatones.xyz</a>
-      - the website you're on
-    </li>
-    <li>
-      <a href="https://git.sepiatones.xyz/sepia/pantalaimon">Pantalaimon</a> -
-      an AI coding agent
-    </li>
-  </ul>
-</article>
diff --git a/data/style/style.css b/data/style/style.css
index a7264c6..163addf 100644
--- a/data/style/style.css
+++ b/data/style/style.css
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ a:visited {
 
 aside {
   background-color: var(--background-overlay);
-  max-width: 30%;
-  padding: var(--line-height) 1ch;
 }
 
 aside:empty {
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 76f751a..94e2392 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -35,20 +35,6 @@ const app = new Elysia()
       return "Internal server error";
     }
   })
-  .get("/projects", async ({ set }) => {
-    try {
-      const content = await fs.readFile(
-        path.join(process.cwd(), "data/pages/projects.html"),
-        "utf8",
-      );
-      return renderTemplate("index.html", { content });
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Error serving main page: ", error);
-      set.status = 500;
-      set.headers["Content-Type"] = "text/plain";
-      return "Internal server error";
-    }
-  })
   .get("/posts/:post_name", async ({ params, set }) => {
     try {
       const filePath = path.join(
diff --git a/templates/index.html.hbs b/templates/index.html.hbs
index a8e974a..4ed227f 100644
--- a/templates/index.html.hbs
+++ b/templates/index.html.hbs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       <h1>sepiatones.xyz</h1>
       <nav>
         <a href="/">about</a>
-        <a href="/projects">projects</a>
         <a href="https://git.sepiatones.xyz/sepia">code</a>
         <a
           hx-get="/recent_posts"
@@ -24,7 +23,10 @@
     </header>
     <main id="primary" style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between;">
       {{{content}}}
-      <aside id="sidebar"></aside>
+      <aside
+        id="sidebar"
+        style="width: 60ch; padding: var(--line-height) 1ch;"
+      ></aside>
     </main>
   </body>
 </html>
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