diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index ae4b199..34eb68b 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   adapter: node({
     mode: "standalone",
   }),
-  session: {
-    driver: "localstorage",
-    options: {
-      base: "app:",
-    },
-  },
   experimental: {
     fonts: [
       {
diff --git a/db/config.ts b/db/config.ts
index a6ef4be..7b78153 100644
--- a/db/config.ts
+++ b/db/config.ts
@@ -12,19 +12,7 @@ const Guestbook = defineTable({
   },
 });
 
-const Comment = defineTable({
-  columns: {
-    id: column.number({ primaryKey: true }),
-    postId: column.text(),
-    replyId: column.number(),
-    username: column.text(),
-    website: column.text({ optional: true }),
-    comment: column.text({ multiline: true }),
-    published: column.date({ default: NOW }),
-  },
-});
-
 // https://astro.build/db/config
 export default defineDb({
-  tables: { Guestbook, Comment },
+  tables: { Guestbook },
 });
diff --git a/src/actions/comment.ts b/src/actions/comment.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4484ec9..0000000
--- a/src/actions/comment.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import { defineAction } from "astro:actions";
-import { z } from "astro:content";
-import sanitize from "sanitize-html";
-
-export const comments = {
-  addComment: defineAction({
-    accept: "form",
-    input: z.object({
-      postId: z.string(),
-      replyId: z.number().optional(),
-      name: z.string(),
-      website: z.string().url().optional(),
-      comment: z.string(),
-    }),
-    handler: async (input) => {
-      // sanitize but allow line breaks
-      sanitize(input.comment);
-      // post to comment server
-    },
-  }),
-};
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diff --git a/src/actions/guestbook.ts b/src/actions/guestbook.ts
index e978df7..97eaf5a 100644
--- a/src/actions/guestbook.ts
+++ b/src/actions/guestbook.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { ActionError, defineAction } from "astro:actions";
 import { z } from "astro:content";
 import { db, eq, Guestbook } from "astro:db";
-import bcrypt from "bcryptjs";
 import sanitize from "sanitize-html";
 
 export const guestbook = {
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@ export const guestbook = {
     }),
     handler: async ({ username, website, message }) => {
       // figure out how to add line breaks and THEN sanitize message
+      const addLine = message.replaceAll("/n", "<br/>");
+      sanitize(addLine);
 
       const entry = await db.insert(Guestbook).values({
         username,
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export const guestbook = {
       reply: z.string(),
     }),
     handler: async ({ id, reply }, context) => {
-      if (!context.session?.get("pwd")) {
+      if (context.url.hostname !== "127.0.0.1" || "localhost") {
         throw new ActionError({ code: "UNAUTHORIZED" });
       }
 
@@ -44,32 +45,9 @@ export const guestbook = {
       }
       
       // sanitize reply here
-
+      
       const update = await db.update(Guestbook).set({ reply }).where(eq(Guestbook.id, id)).returning();
       return update[0];
     },
   }),
-  login: defineAction({
-    accept: "form",
-    input: z.object({
-      password: z.string(),
-    }),
-    handler: async ({ password }, context) => {
-      // find env var here
-      if (password !== "super secret password") {
-        throw new ActionError({ code: "UNAUTHORIZED" });
-      }
-
-      const hash = await bcrypt.hash(password, 10);
-      context.session?.set("pwd", hash);
-      return { code: 200, message: "set the thing" };
-    }
-  }),
-  logout: defineAction({
-    accept: "form",
-    handler: async (_input, context) => {
-      context.session?.destroy();
-      return { code: 200, message: "set the thing" };
-    }
-  }),
 };
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diff --git a/src/actions/index.ts b/src/actions/index.ts
index ebb4bbf..ededb0f 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.ts
+++ b/src/actions/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import { comments } from "./comment";
 import { contact } from "./contact";
 import { guestbook } from "./guestbook";
 
 export const server = {
-  comments,
   contact,
   guestbook,
 };
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diff --git a/src/assets/styles/base.css b/src/assets/styles/base.css
index cd07563..6e25253 100644
--- a/src/assets/styles/base.css
+++ b/src/assets/styles/base.css
@@ -12,34 +12,6 @@
   --ko-font: GulimChe, DotumChe, Gulim, Dotum, system-ui-ko, system-ui-ja, system-ui-zh-cn, system-ui-zh-tw, system-ui-zh-hk, monospace, sans-serif;
   --dotum-11-font: var(--dotumche-11), var(--dotum-11), var(--ko-font);
   --dotum-12-font: var(--dotumche-12), var(--dotum-12), var(--ko-font);
-
-  @media screen and (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
-    --bg-color: #e6f2ef;
-    --fg-color: #151640;
-    --accent-color: #f783b0;
-    --secondary-color: #3f6d9e;
-  }
-
-  @media screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
-    --bg-color: #555568;
-    --fg-color: #f3eded;
-    --accent-color: #eeb9c7;
-    --secondary-color: #b9eedc;
-  }
-}
-
-.light {
-  --bg-color: #e6f2ef;
-  --fg-color: #151640;
-  --accent-color: #f783b0;
-  --secondary-color: #3f6d9e;
-}
-
-.dark {
-  --bg-color: #555568;
-  --fg-color: #f3eded;
-  --accent-color: #eeb9c7;
-  --secondary-color: #b9eedc;
 }
 
 body {
@@ -124,22 +96,4 @@ button, .button {
     border-color: var(--bg-color);
     box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--fg-color);
   }
-}
-
-.dark {
-  button, .button {
-    background-color: var(--accent-color);
-    color: var(--bg-color);
-
-    &:hover {
-      background-color: hsl(from var(--accent-color) h s calc(l - 10));
-      color: var(--bg-color);
-    }
-
-    &:active, &:focus {
-      color: var(--bg-color);
-      background-color: var(--secondary-color);
-      border-color: var(--bg-color);
-    }
-  }
 }
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diff --git a/src/assets/styles/themes.css b/src/assets/styles/themes.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fee09f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/styles/themes.css
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+:root {
+  @media screen and (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
+    --bg-color: #e6f2ef;
+    --fg-color: #151640;
+    --accent-color: #f783b0;
+    --secondary-color: #3f6d9e;
+  }
+
+  @media screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+    --bg-color: #555568;
+    --fg-color: #f3eded;
+    --accent-color: #eeb9c7;
+    --secondary-color: #b9eedc;
+  }
+}
+
+.light {
+  --bg-color: #e6f2ef;
+  --fg-color: #151640;
+  --accent-color: #f783b0;
+  --secondary-color: #3f6d9e;
+}
+
+.dark {
+  --bg-color: #555568;
+  --fg-color: #f3eded;
+  --accent-color: #eeb9c7;
+  --secondary-color: #b9eedc;
+}
+
+/* custom theme styling */
+
+/* dark-specific styles */
+.dark {
+  button, .button {
+    background-color: var(--accent-color);
+    color: var(--bg-color);
+
+    &:hover {
+      background-color: hsl(from var(--accent-color) h s calc(l - 10));
+      color: var(--bg-color);
+    }
+
+    &:active, &:focus {
+      color: var(--bg-color);
+      background-color: var(--secondary-color);
+      border-color: var(--bg-color);
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/env.d.ts b/src/env.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 32a0e8e..0000000
--- a/src/env.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-interface Window {
-  Alpine: import("alpinejs").Alpine;
-}
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diff --git a/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 585e46f..c790ce0 100644
--- a/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 import "$/styles/base.css";
+import "$/styles/themes.css";
 import { Font } from "astro:assets";
 
 interface Props { title?: string; }
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ const { title = "haetae" }: Props = Astro.props;
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="UTF-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
-		<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
 		<meta name="pinterest" content="nopin nohover" />
 		<meta name="robots" content="noai, noimageai" />
 		<Font cssVariable="--sq" preload />
diff --git a/src/pages/guestbook/admin.astro b/src/pages/guestbook/admin.astro
index 4388172..667f635 100644
--- a/src/pages/guestbook/admin.astro
+++ b/src/pages/guestbook/admin.astro
@@ -3,62 +3,71 @@ export const prerender = false;
 
 import { actions } from "astro:actions";
 import { db, desc, Guestbook } from "astro:db";
+import Layout from "@/layouts/Layout.astro";
+import formatDate from "@/utils/formatDate";
 
-const pwd = await Astro.session?.get("pwd");
-
-if (!pwd) {
-  const fromUrl = Astro.url.pathname + Astro.url.search;
-  return Astro.redirect(`/guestbook/login?redirect=${fromUrl}`);
+if (!import.meta.env.DEV) {
+  console.error("you shouldn't be here...");
+  return Astro.redirect("/guestbook");
 }
 
 const entries = await db.select().from(Guestbook).orderBy(desc(Guestbook.published));
 ---
-<h1>entries</h1>
+<Layout title="guestbook admin">
+  <h1>entries</h1>
 
-<section>
-  <table>
-    <thead>
-      <tr>
-        <th>username</th>
-        <th>website</th>
-        <th>message</th>
-        <th>published</th>
-        <th>reply</th>
-        <th>edit</th>
-      </tr>
-    </thead>
-    <tbody>
-      {entries.map(entry => (
-        <tr id={`${entry.id}`}>
-          <td>{entry.username}</td>
-          <td>{entry.website}</td>
-          <td>{entry.message}</td>
-          <td>{entry.published}</td>
-          <td>{entry.reply}</td>
-          <td><button class="edit">edit</button></td>
+  <section>
+    <table>
+      <thead>
+        <tr>
+          <th>username</th>
+          <th>website</th>
+          <th>message</th>
+          <th>published</th>
+          <th>reply</th>
+          <th>edit</th>
         </tr>
-      ))}
-    </tbody>
-  </table>
+      </thead>
+      <tbody>
+        {entries.map(entry => (
+          <tr id={`${entry.id}`}>
+            <td>{entry.username}</td>
+            <td>{entry.website}</td>
+            <td>{entry.message}</td>
+            <td>{formatDate(entry.published, false, 'MMMM D, YYYY')}</td>
+            <td>{entry.reply}</td>
+            <td><button class="edit">edit</button></td>
+          </tr>
+        ))}
+      </tbody>
+    </table>
 
-  <dialog id="edit-entry">
-    <form id="edit-entry-form" action={actions.guestbook.reply} method="post">
-      <input type="hidden" name="id" value="" />
-      <p id="entry-username"></p>
-      <p id="entry-website"></p>
-      <div id="entry-message"></div>
-      <p id="entry-published"></p>
-      <label for="reply">Reply</label>
-      <textarea name="reply" id="reply"></textarea>
+    <dialog id="edit-entry">
+      <form id="edit-entry-form" action={actions.guestbook.reply} method="post">
+        <input type="hidden" name="id" id="entryId" value="" />
+        <p id="entry-username"></p>
+        <p id="entry-website"></p>
+        <div id="entry-message"></div>
+        <p id="entry-published"></p>
+        <label for="reply">Reply</label>
+        <textarea name="reply" id="reply"></textarea>
 
-      <button type="submit">Reply</button>
-    </form>
-  </dialog>
-</section>
+        <button type="submit">Reply</button>
+      </form>
+    </dialog>
+  </section>
+</Layout>
 
-<form action={actions.guestbook.logout} method="post">
-  <button type="submit">logout</button>
-</form>
+<style>
+  table {
+    border-collapse: collapse;
+
+    td {
+      max-width: 30ch;
+      text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
 
 <script>
   const modal = document.getElementById("edit-entry") as HTMLDialogElement;
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ const entries = await db.select().from(Guestbook).orderBy(desc(Guestbook.publish
       const data = row.cells;
       const fields = document.querySelectorAll("[id^='entry-']");
 
-      (document.getElementById("id") as HTMLInputElement).value = id;
+      (document.getElementById("entryId") as HTMLInputElement).value = id;
       fields.forEach((field, i) => {
         field.innerHTML = data.item(i)!.innerText;
       });
diff --git a/src/pages/guestbook/login.astro b/src/pages/guestbook/login.astro
deleted file mode 100644
index b9db0a1..0000000
--- a/src/pages/guestbook/login.astro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-export const prerender = false;
-
-import bcrypt from "bcryptjs";
-
-if (Astro.request.method === "POST") {
-  const form = await Astro.request.formData();
-  const pwd = form.get("password");
-
-  if (pwd) {
-    const hashed = bcrypt.hashSync(pwd.toString(), 10);
-    Astro.session?.set("pwd", hashed);
-    return Astro.redirect("/guestbook/admin");
-  }
-}
----
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diff --git a/src/utils/loader.ts b/src/utils/loader.ts
index 5dcf775..c770326 100644
--- a/src/utils/loader.ts
+++ b/src/utils/loader.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function ficsLoader(loader: Loader) {
                 ...valueWithoutDigest.data,
                 ...chapters.length > 1 && { chapters: chapters },
               },
-            });
+            });          
             if (chapters.length === 1) {
               // i've committed unspeakable atrocities here
               const search = import.meta.glob<MarkdownInstance<any>>(`../content/fics/**/*.md`, { eager: true });