diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 28fa877..9f47567 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ body {
   color: var(--color-text);
   transition: background-color 500ms ease-in-out;
 }
-
 [data-typewriter="animated"] [data-char-index] {
   opacity: 0;
 }
@@ -238,54 +237,6 @@ body {
   transition: opacity 0.05s ease-in;
 }
 
-.bg-base.relative.h-screen {
-  width: 100vw;
-  margin-left: 0;
-}
-
-@media (min-width: 768px) {
-  .bg-base.relative.h-screen {
-    width: calc(100vw - 600px);
-    margin-left: 300px;
-  }
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 767px) {
-  nav.fixed.z-50[class*="border-r-2"] {
-    /* Left sidebar starts off-screen on mobile */
-    transform: translateX(-100%);
-  }
-}
-
-/* Note: JS will add inline styles and reactive classList that override these defaults */
-
-/* Blog banner fallbacks - similar to main layout */
-.blog-banner-image {
-  /* Full width by default on mobile */
-  width: 100vw;
-  margin-left: 0;
-}
-
-.blog-banner-text {
-  /* Full width by default on mobile */
-  width: 100vw;
-  margin-left: 0;
-}
-
-@media (min-width: 768px) {
-  .blog-banner-image {
-    /* Account for sidebars on desktop */
-    width: calc(100vw - 600px);
-    margin-left: 300px;
-  }
-
-  .blog-banner-text {
-    /* Account for sidebars on desktop */
-    width: calc(100vw - 600px);
-    margin-left: 300px;
-  }
-}
-
 .cursor-typing {
   display: inline-block;
   width: 2px;
@@ -302,6 +253,13 @@ body {
   vertical-align: text-bottom;
   animation: blink 1s infinite;
   margin-left: 2px;
+  position: absolute;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
+  .cursor-block {
+    position: relative;
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes blink {
diff --git a/src/app.tsx b/src/app.tsx
index 2129817..642fadd 100644
--- a/src/app.tsx
+++ b/src/app.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {
   ErrorBoundary,
   onMount,
   onCleanup,
-  Suspense
+  Suspense,
+  Show,
+  createSignal
 } from "solid-js";
 import "./app.css";
 import { LeftBar, RightBar } from "./components/Bars";
@@ -32,8 +34,12 @@ function AppLayout(props: { children: any }) {
   let lastScrollY = 0;
   const SCROLL_THRESHOLD = 75;
 
+  // Track if we're on the client (hydrated) - starts false on server
+  const [isClient, setIsClient] = createSignal(false);
+
   // Use onMount to avoid hydration issues - window operations are client-only
   onMount(() => {
+    setIsClient(true);
     const windowWidth = createWindowWidth();
 
     createEffect(() => {
@@ -188,30 +194,37 @@ function AppLayout(props: { children: any }) {
     <>
       <div class="flex max-w-screen flex-row">
         <LeftBar />
-        <div
-          class="bg-base relative h-screen overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-scroll"
-          style={
-            barsInitialized()
-              ? {
-                  width: `${centerWidth()}px`,
-                  "margin-left": `${leftBarSize()}px`
-                }
-              : undefined
-          }
+        <Show
+          when={!isClient() || barsInitialized()}
+          fallback={<TerminalSplash />}
         >
-          <noscript>
-            <div class="bg-yellow text-crust border-text fixed top-0 z-150 ml-16 border-b-2 p-4 text-center font-semibold md:ml-64">
-              JavaScript is disabled. Features will be limited.
-            </div>
-          </noscript>
           <div
-            class="py-16"
-            onMouseUp={handleCenterTapRelease}
-            onTouchEnd={handleCenterTapRelease}
+            class="bg-base relative h-screen overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-scroll"
+            style={
+              barsInitialized()
+                ? {
+                    width: `${centerWidth()}px`,
+                    "margin-left": `${leftBarSize()}px`
+                  }
+                : { width: "calc(100vw - 600px)", "margin-left": "300px" }
+            }
           >
-            <Suspense fallback={<TerminalSplash />}>{props.children}</Suspense>
+            <noscript>
+              <div class="bg-yellow text-crust border-text fixed top-0 z-150 ml-16 border-b-2 p-4 text-center font-semibold md:ml-64">
+                JavaScript is disabled. Features will be limited.
+              </div>
+            </noscript>
+            <div
+              class="py-16"
+              onMouseUp={handleCenterTapRelease}
+              onTouchEnd={handleCenterTapRelease}
+            >
+              <Suspense fallback={<TerminalSplash />}>
+                {props.children}
+              </Suspense>
+            </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
+        </Show>
         <RightBar />
       </div>
     </>
diff --git a/src/components/Bars.tsx b/src/components/Bars.tsx
index 980ad5c..6595572 100644
--- a/src/components/Bars.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Bars.tsx
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export function LeftBar() {
         "translate-x-0": leftBarVisible()
       }}
       style={{
-        "transition-timing-function": "cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)", // Smooth for both revealing and hiding
+        "transition-timing-function": "cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)",
         "min-width": leftBarSize() > 0 ? `${leftBarSize()}px` : undefined,
         "box-shadow": "inset -6px 0 16px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)",
         "padding-top": "env(safe-area-inset-top)",
@@ -371,15 +371,15 @@ export function LeftBar() {
                 fallback={
                   <For each={[1, 2, 3]}>
                     {() => (
-                      <div class="flex flex-col">
-                        <div class="flex items-start gap-2">
-                          <div class="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-2">
-                            <SkeletonText class="h-6 w-full" />
+                      <div class="flex w-52 flex-col">
+                        <div class="relative overflow-hidden">
+                          <SkeletonBox class="float-right ml-2 h-12 w-16" />
+                          <div class="flex flex-col">
                             <SkeletonText class="h-6 w-full" />
+                            <SkeletonText class="mt-1.5 h-6 w-2/3" />
                           </div>
-                          <SkeletonBox class="h-14 w-16 shrink-0" />
                         </div>
-                        <SkeletonText class="mt-2 h-6 w-full" />
+                        <SkeletonText class="mt-1.5 h-6 w-1/2" />
                       </div>
                     )}
                   </For>
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ export function LeftBar() {
                     <a
                       href={`/blog/${post.title}`}
                       onClick={handleLinkClick}
-                      class="hover:text-subtext0 block transition-transform duration-200 ease-in-out hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:scale-105 hover:font-bold"
+                      class="hover:text-subtext0 block w-52 transition-transform duration-200 ease-in-out hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:scale-105 hover:font-bold"
                     >
                       <Typewriter class="flex flex-col" keepAlive={false}>
                         <div class="relative overflow-hidden">
diff --git a/src/components/SkeletonLoader.tsx b/src/components/SkeletonLoader.tsx
index 747e87c..0f02080 100644
--- a/src/components/SkeletonLoader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SkeletonLoader.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { JSX } from "solid-js";
 import { Spinner } from "~/components/Spinner";
 
 interface SkeletonProps {
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ interface SkeletonProps {
 export function SkeletonBox(props: SkeletonProps) {
   return (
     <div
-      class={`bg-surface0 text-overlay0 flex items-center justify-center rounded ${props.class || ""}`}
+      class={`bg-surface0 flex items-center justify-center rounded ${props.class || ""}`}
       aria-label="Loading..."
       role="status"
     >
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export function SkeletonBox(props: SkeletonProps) {
 export function SkeletonText(props: SkeletonProps) {
   return (
     <div
-      class={`bg-surface0 text-overlay0 inline-flex h-4 items-center rounded px-2 ${props.class || ""}`}
+      class={`bg-surface0 inline-flex items-center rounded px-2 pt-1 ${props.class || ""}`}
       aria-label="Loading..."
       role="status"
     >
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ export function SkeletonText(props: SkeletonProps) {
 export function SkeletonCircle(props: SkeletonProps) {
   return (
     <div
-      class={`bg-surface0 text-overlay0 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full ${props.class || ""}`}
+      class={`bg-surface0 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full ${props.class || ""}`}
       aria-label="Loading..."
       role="status"
     >
diff --git a/src/components/Spinner.tsx b/src/components/Spinner.tsx
index cee7ce4..aff1ba0 100644
--- a/src/components/Spinner.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Spinner.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function Spinner(props: SpinnerProps) {
 
   return (
     <span
-      class={`font-mono ${sizeClass()} ${props.class || ""}`}
+      class={`text-overlay2 font-mono ${sizeClass()} ${props.class || ""}`}
       style={style()}
       aria-label={props["aria-label"] || "Loading..."}
       role="status"
diff --git a/src/routes/index.tsx b/src/routes/index.tsx
index 4f2031b..edddeb1 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ export default function Home() {
             >
               LÖVE
             </a>{" "}
-            (an open source game engine for Lua). You can see some of my work{" "}
+            (an open source game engine for Lua).{" "}
+          </Typewriter>{" "}
+          <Typewriter speed={100} keepAlive={2000}>
+            You can see some of my work{" "}
             <a
               href="https://github.com/mikefreno"
               class="text-blue hover-underline-animation"