diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index c54a2e1..0e47082 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -3,32 +3,18 @@ body {
   padding: 1em;
   max-width: 1280px;
   display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 1.5em;
-}
-
-img, video { max-width: 100% }
-
-#landing { display: none; text-decoration: underline }
-
-@media (orientation: portrait) {
-  #landing.active { display: block }
-}
-
-@media (orientation: portrait) {
-  main {
-    min-width: fit-content
-  }
+  gap: 2em;
 }
 
 header {
-  flex-shrink: 0;
+  background: white;
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 1em;
   & > nav {
+    background: white;
+    position: sticky;
     display: flex;
     font-size: xx-large;
-    position: sticky;
-    top: 1em;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     & a {
       text-decoration: none;
@@ -39,31 +25,64 @@ header {
     & > menu {
       padding: 0;
       margin: 0;
-      /* turn the menu into a dynamic one for highly vertical devices */
-      @media (orientation: portrait) {
-        & li { transition: display 3s ease; visibility: collapse }
-        /* TODO: try this
-        transition: opacity 1s ease-out;
-    opacity: 0;
-    height: 0;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    TO 
-     opacity: 1;
-    height: auto;
-    */
-        & li.active { visibility: inherit  }
-        &:hover li { visibility: initial }
-      }
     }
   }
 }
 
-main { flex: 1 }
+main {
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+/* single element niceties */
+a { color: inherit }
+img, video { max-width: 100% }
+li { list-style: none }
+
+/* the /??? which shows in the nav on the homepage */
+#landing {
+  display: none;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+/* turn the menu into a dynamic one for highly vertical devices */
+@media (orientation: portrait) {
+  #landing.active {
+    display: block;
+  }
+  main {
+    min-width: fit-content;
+  }
+  header {
+    max-height: 2em;
+    & > menu {
+      & li {
+        transition: display 3s ease;
+        visibility: collapse;
+        display: none;
+      }
+      & li.active {
+        visibility: inherit;
+        display: block;
+      }
+      &:hover li {
+        visibility: initial;
+        display: block;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  body {
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+}
 
 /* used mostly by .zs/index, should maybe class it? */
-ul { padding-left: 0 }
+ul {
+  padding-left: 0;
+}
 
-#post-index + ul li, #projects + ul li {
+/* lists that have optional dates associated with them */
+#post-index + ul li,
+#projects + ul li {
   display: flex;
   align-items: baseline;
 
@@ -80,9 +99,6 @@ ul { padding-left: 0 }
   }
 }
 
-a { color: inherit }
-li { list-style: none }
-
 :root {
   --red: #f21332;
   --orange: #f27225;
@@ -93,9 +109,27 @@ li { list-style: none }
   --purple: #a033b3;
 }
 
-li:nth-of-type(6n + 1):hover, li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 1) { color: var(--red) }
-li:nth-of-type(6n + 2):hover, li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 2) { color: var(--orange) }
-li:nth-of-type(6n + 3):hover, li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 3) { color: var(--pink) }
-li:nth-of-type(6n + 4):hover, li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 4) { color: var(--green) }
-li:nth-of-type(6n + 5):hover, li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 5) { color: var(--blue) }
-li:nth-of-type(6n + 6):hover, li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 6) { color: var(--purple) }
+li:nth-of-type(6n + 1):hover,
+li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 1) {
+  color: var(--red);
+}
+li:nth-of-type(6n + 2):hover,
+li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 2) {
+  color: var(--orange);
+}
+li:nth-of-type(6n + 3):hover,
+li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 3) {
+  color: var(--pink);
+}
+li:nth-of-type(6n + 4):hover,
+li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 4) {
+  color: var(--green);
+}
+li:nth-of-type(6n + 5):hover,
+li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 5) {
+  color: var(--blue);
+}
+li:nth-of-type(6n + 6):hover,
+li.active:nth-of-type(6n + 6) {
+  color: var(--purple);
+}