diff --git a/src/app.tsx b/src/app.tsx
index 620707c..8cd26b1 100644
--- a/src/app.tsx
+++ b/src/app.tsx
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function AppLayout(props: { children: any }) {
       <div class="flex max-w-screen flex-row">
         <LeftBar />
         <div
-          class="bg-base relative h-screen overflow-y-scroll rounded-t-lg p-4 pt-16 shadow-2xl"
+          class="bg-base relative h-screen overflow-y-scroll rounded-t-lg pt-16 shadow-2xl"
           style={{
             width: `${centerWidth()}px`,
             "margin-left": `${leftBarSize()}px`
diff --git a/src/components/CountdownCircleTimer.tsx b/src/components/CountdownCircleTimer.tsx
index db73635..c22b69d 100644
--- a/src/components/CountdownCircleTimer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CountdownCircleTimer.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { Component, createSignal, onMount, onCleanup } from "solid-js";
 
 interface CountdownCircleTimerProps {
   duration: number;
-  initialRemainingTime: number;
+  initialRemainingTime?: number;
   size: number;
   strokeWidth: number;
   colors: string;
-  children: (time: number) => any;
+  children: (props: { remainingTime: number }) => any;
   onComplete?: () => void;
+  isPlaying?: boolean;
 }
 
 const CountdownCircleTimer: Component<CountdownCircleTimerProps> = (props) => {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ const CountdownCircleTimer: Component<CountdownCircleTimerProps> = (props) => {
   const circumference = radius * 2 * Math.PI;
 
   const [remainingTime, setRemainingTime] = createSignal(
-    props.initialRemainingTime
+    props.initialRemainingTime ?? props.duration
   );
 
   // Calculate progress (0 to 1)
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ const CountdownCircleTimer: Component<CountdownCircleTimerProps> = (props) => {
           transform: "translate(-50%, -50%)"
         }}
       >
-        {props.children(remainingTime())}
+        {props.children({ remainingTime: remainingTime() })}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/DeletionForm.tsx b/src/components/DeletionForm.tsx
index 04b52f1..e4983fc 100644
--- a/src/components/DeletionForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DeletionForm.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default function DeletionForm() {
     if (timer) {
       timerInterval = setInterval(
         () => calcRemainder(timer),
-        1000,
+        1000
       ) as unknown as number;
       onCleanup(() => {
         if (timerInterval) {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default function DeletionForm() {
       const response = await fetch("/api/trpc/misc.sendDeletionRequestEmail", {
         method: "POST",
         headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ email }),
+        body: JSON.stringify({ email })
       });
 
       const result = await response.json();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function DeletionForm() {
           }
           timerInterval = setInterval(
             () => calcRemainder(timer),
-            1000,
+            1000
           ) as unknown as number;
         }
       } else {
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ export default function DeletionForm() {
   };
 
   // Countdown timer render function
-  const renderTime = () => {
+  const renderTime = ({ remainingTime }: { remainingTime: number }) => {
     return (
       <div class="timer">
-        <div class="value">{countDown().toFixed(0)}</div>
+        <div class="value">{remainingTime.toFixed(0)}</div>
       </div>
     );
   };
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export default function DeletionForm() {
                       loading()
                         ? "bg-lavender"
                         : "bg-maroon hover:brightness-125 active:scale-90"
-                    } flex w-36 justify-center rounded py-3 font-light text-white shadow-lg shadow-maroon transition-all duration-300 ease-out`}
+                    } shadow-maroon flex w-36 justify-center rounded py-3 font-light text-white shadow-lg transition-all duration-300 ease-out`}
                   >
                     <Show when={loading()} fallback="Send Deletion Request">
                       <LoadingSpinner height={24} width={24} />
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ export default function DeletionForm() {
             emailSent()
               ? "text-green"
               : error() !== ""
-              ? "text-red"
-              : "select-none opacity-0"
+                ? "text-red"
+                : "opacity-0 select-none"
           } mt-4 flex justify-center text-center italic transition-opacity duration-300 ease-in-out`}
         >
           <Show when={emailSent()} fallback={error()}>
diff --git a/src/components/blog/EditCommentModal.tsx b/src/components/blog/EditCommentModal.tsx
index a8c7e20..3decb83 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/EditCommentModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/blog/EditCommentModal.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default function EditCommentModal(props: EditCommentModalProps) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div class="flex justify-center">
+    <div class="z-100 flex justify-center">
       <div class="fixed top-48 h-fit w-11/12 sm:w-4/5 md:w-2/3">
         <div
           id="edit_prompt"
diff --git a/src/context/bars.tsx b/src/context/bars.tsx
index dda1ec7..b9b8719 100644
--- a/src/context/bars.tsx
+++ b/src/context/bars.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   onCleanup
 } from "solid-js";
 import { createSignal } from "solid-js";
-import { hapticFeedback } from "~/lib/client-utils";
 
 const BarsContext = createContext<{
   leftBarSize: Accessor<number>;
@@ -28,7 +27,8 @@ const BarsContext = createContext<{
   setRightBarSize: () => {},
   centerWidth: () => 0,
   setCenterWidth: () => {},
-  leftBarVisible: () => true,
+  leftBarVisible: () =>
+    typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.innerWidth >= 768 : true,
   setLeftBarVisible: () => {},
   rightBarVisible: () => true,
   setRightBarVisible: () => {},
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@ export function BarsProvider(props: { children: any }) {
   const [_rightBarNaturalSize, _setRightBarNaturalSize] = createSignal(0);
   const [syncedBarSize, setSyncedBarSize] = createSignal(0);
   const [centerWidth, setCenterWidth] = createSignal(0);
-  const [leftBarVisible, _setLeftBarVisible] = createSignal(true);
-  const [rightBarVisible, _setRightBarVisible] = createSignal(true);
+  const initialWindowWidth =
+    typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.innerWidth : 1024;
+  const isMobile = initialWindowWidth < 768;
+  const [leftBarVisible, setLeftBarVisible] = createSignal(!isMobile);
+  const [rightBarVisible, setRightBarVisible] = createSignal(true);
   const [barsInitialized, setBarsInitialized] = createSignal(false);
-  const [windowWidth, setWindowWidth] = createSignal(
-    typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.innerWidth : 1024
-  );
+  const [windowWidth, setWindowWidth] = createSignal(initialWindowWidth);
 
   let leftBarSized = false;
   let rightBarSized = false;
@@ -82,6 +83,16 @@ export function BarsProvider(props: { children: any }) {
     }
   };
 
+  // Initialize immediately on mobile if left bar starts hidden
+  onMount(() => {
+    const isMobile = typeof window !== "undefined" && window.innerWidth < 768;
+    if (isMobile && !leftBarVisible()) {
+      // Skip waiting for left bar size on mobile when it starts hidden
+      leftBarSized = true;
+      checkAndSync();
+    }
+  });
+
   const wrappedSetRightBarSize = (size: number) => {
     if (!barsInitialized()) {
       // Before initialization, capture natural size
@@ -124,16 +135,6 @@ export function BarsProvider(props: { children: any }) {
     return barsInitialized() ? syncedBarSize() : naturalSize;
   });
 
-  // Wrap visibility setters with haptic feedback
-  const setLeftBarVisible = (visible: boolean) => {
-    hapticFeedback(50);
-    _setLeftBarVisible(visible);
-  };
-
-  const setRightBarVisible = (visible: boolean) => {
-    hapticFeedback(50);
-    _setRightBarVisible(visible);
-  };
   return (
     <BarsContext.Provider
       value={{
diff --git a/src/lib/client-utils.ts b/src/lib/client-utils.ts
index 1e73669..33c2ea7 100644
--- a/src/lib/client-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/client-utils.ts
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ export async function safeFetch(
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Triggers haptic feedback on mobile devices
- * @param duration - Duration in milliseconds (default 50ms for a light tap)
- */
-export function hapticFeedback(duration: number = 50) {
-  if (typeof window !== "undefined" && "vibrate" in navigator) {
-    navigator.vibrate(duration);
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Inserts soft hyphens (&shy;) into long words to enable manual hyphenation
  * Works with Typewriter component since it uses actual characters
diff --git a/src/routes/contact.tsx b/src/routes/contact.tsx
index b0bccf1..23f5545 100644
--- a/src/routes/contact.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/contact.tsx
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ export default function ContactPage() {
     );
   };
 
-  const renderTime = (time: number) => {
+  const renderTime = ({ remainingTime }: { remainingTime: number }) => {
     return (
       <div class="timer">
-        <div class="value">{time.toFixed(0)}</div>
+        <div class="value">{remainingTime.toFixed(0)}</div>
       </div>
     );
   };
diff --git a/src/routes/index.tsx b/src/routes/index.tsx
index 8e24981..f8ed636 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ export default function Home() {
               here (github).
             </a>
           </Typewriter>
+          <Typewriter speed={100} keepAlive={2000}>
+            If you want to get in touch, check to side bar for various links.
+          </Typewriter>
           <div class="pt-8 text-center">
             <div class="pb-4">Some of my recent projects:</div>
             <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 2xl:flex-row 2xl:items-start 2xl:justify-center">
diff --git a/src/routes/login/index.tsx b/src/routes/login/index.tsx
index 32478e1..b0d4ffc 100644
--- a/src/routes/login/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/login/index.tsx
@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ export default function LoginPage() {
   };
 
   // Countdown timer render function
-  const renderTime = () => {
+  const renderTime = ({ remainingTime }: { remainingTime: number }) => {
     return (
       <div class="timer">
-        <div class="value">{countDown().toFixed(0)}</div>
+        <div class="value">{remainingTime.toFixed(0)}</div>
       </div>
     );
   };
diff --git a/src/routes/login/password-reset.tsx b/src/routes/login/password-reset.tsx
index 8c5f619..aa3ba90 100644
--- a/src/routes/login/password-reset.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/login/password-reset.tsx
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ export default function PasswordResetPage() {
         name="description"
         content="Set a new password for your account to regain access to your profile and personalized features."
       />
-      <div class="min-h-screen bg-gradient-to-br from-slate-50 to-slate-100 dark:from-slate-900 dark:to-slate-800">
-        <div class="pt-24 text-center text-xl font-semibold text-slate-800 dark:text-slate-100">
+      <div>
+        <div class="pt-24 text-center text-xl font-semibold">
           Set New Password
         </div>
 
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ export default function PasswordResetPage() {
                   class={`${
                     passwordChangeLoading() || !passwordsMatch()
                       ? "cursor-not-allowed bg-zinc-400"
-                      : "bg-blue-400 hover:bg-blue-500 active:scale-90 dark:bg-blue-600 dark:hover:bg-blue-700"
-                  } my-6 flex justify-center rounded px-4 py-2 font-medium text-white transition-all duration-300 ease-out`}
+                      : "bg-blue hover:brightness-125 active:scale-90"
+                  } my-6 flex justify-center rounded px-4 py-2 text-base font-medium transition-all duration-300 ease-out`}
                 >
                   {passwordChangeLoading() ? "Setting..." : "Set New Password"}
                 </button>
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export default function PasswordResetPage() {
         {/* Error Message */}
         <Show when={error() && !showRequestNewEmail()}>
           <div class="mt-4 flex justify-center">
-            <div class="text-sm text-red-500 italic">{error()}</div>
+            <div class="text-red text-sm italic">{error()}</div>
           </div>
         </Show>
 
@@ -311,11 +311,11 @@ export default function PasswordResetPage() {
         <div
           class={`${
             showRequestNewEmail() ? "" : "opacity-0 select-none"
-          } flex justify-center px-4 text-red-500 italic transition-opacity duration-300 ease-in-out`}
+          } text-red flex justify-center px-4 italic transition-opacity duration-300 ease-in-out`}
         >
           Token has expired, request a new one{" "}
           <A
-            class="pl-1 text-blue-500 underline underline-offset-4 hover:text-blue-400"
+            class="text-blue pl-1 underline underline-offset-4 hover:brightness-125"
             href="/login/request-password-reset"
           >
             here
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export default function PasswordResetPage() {
           <div class="mt-6 flex justify-center">
             <A
               href="/login"
-              class="text-blue-500 underline underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 dark:hover:text-blue-300"
+              class="text-blue underline underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:brightness-125"
             >
               Back to Login
             </A>
diff --git a/src/routes/login/request-password-reset.tsx b/src/routes/login/request-password-reset.tsx
index e9dfe43..612f6a0 100644
--- a/src/routes/login/request-password-reset.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/login/request-password-reset.tsx
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ export default function RequestPasswordResetPage() {
     }
   };
 
-  const renderTime = () => {
+  const renderTime = ({ remainingTime }: { remainingTime: number }) => {
     return (
       <div class="timer">
-        <div class="value">{countDown().toFixed(0)}</div>
+        <div class="value">{remainingTime.toFixed(0)}</div>
       </div>
     );
   };