diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md
index effd9b7..e5c41a5 100644
--- a/content/_index.md
+++ b/content/_index.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title = "Brian Xiang - Portfolio"
 template = "index.html"
 +++
 
-hiya, my name is <mark>brian xiang</mark> (aka <mark>cf12</mark>).
+hello, my name is <mark>brian xiang</mark> (aka <mark>cf12</mark>).
 
 i'm an incoming software engineer at
 <mark>capital one</mark> & computer science major at the
diff --git a/sass/index.scss b/sass/index.scss
index 6298e2e..eb00885 100644
--- a/sass/index.scss
+++ b/sass/index.scss
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ body {
 
 #signature {
   transform-origin: center right;
-  transition: transform 400ms ease;
+  transition: transform 300ms ease;
 
   #signaturePathBg {
     fill: var(--text-3);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ body {
     stroke-dasharray: 400;
     stroke-dashoffset: 400;
 
-    transition: stroke-dashoffset 400ms ease;
+    transition: stroke-dashoffset 300ms ease;
   }
 
   &:hover {
diff --git a/templates/partials/footer.html b/templates/partials/footer.html
index 78cfa18..7a6d1c7 100644
--- a/templates/partials/footer.html
+++ b/templates/partials/footer.html
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
     Copyright &copy; 2023 &bullet; All Rights Reserved
     <br />
 
-     This page weighs <mark class="size">[...]</mark> | Made w/ <a
-      href="https://astro.build/">Astro</a
-    >
+    This page weighs <mark class="size">[...]</mark> | Made w/ <a href="https://www.getzola.org/">Zola</a>
   </p>
 
   {{ load_data(path="assets/signature.svg") | safe }}
@@ -14,4 +12,4 @@
 <script>
   const size = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(document).length / 1024;
   document.querySelector(".size").textContent = `${size.toFixed(2)}KB`;
-</script>
+</script>
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