diff --git a/src/components/Comments.astro b/src/components/Comments.astro
index 5791e3e..7e30efd 100644
--- a/src/components/Comments.astro
+++ b/src/components/Comments.astro
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import HR from "../components/HR.astro";
             @apply font-mono hover:underline;
         }
         blockquote {
-            @apply p-2 pl-4 mb-2 border-l-4 border-l-gray-600 dark:border-l-gray-300 rounded-l-md bg-crusta-100 dark:bg-night-950 dark:bg-opacity-80 text-current;
+            @apply p-2 pl-4 mb-2 border-l-4 border-l-crusta-300 dark:border-l-night-600 rounded-l-md bg-crusta-100 dark:bg-night-950 dark:bg-opacity-80 text-current;
         }
         textarea {
             @apply p-2 w-full bg-crusta-100 dark:bg-night-950 dark:bg-opacity-80;
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ import HR from "../components/HR.astro";
     <h2 class="">Comments</h2>
     <!-- <p>To leave your own comment, please <a href="/">login or register</a> your eleboog.com account.</p> -->
     <form method="POST">
-        <label for="commentbox">Leave a comment as <a class="font-mono text-lg">kebokyo</a>&emsp;&mdash;&emsp;Markdown enabled ( <a class="font-mono text-lg">huh?</a> )</label>
+        <label for="commentbox">Leave a comment as <a class="font-mono text-lg">kebokyo</a>&ensp;&mdash;&ensp;Markdown enabled ( <a class="font-mono text-lg">huh?</a> )</label>
         <textarea id="commentbox" name="commentbox" rows="4"/>
        
         <div class="textboxfooter">// <input type="submit" value="submit!"/> or press ctrl (cmd) + enter</div>
     </form>
-    <p>By leaving a comment, you agree to the eleboog.com <a>code of conduct</a>. Dishonorable behavior may lead to account limits or termination.</p>
-    <div class="my-2 border-b-2 border-crusta-500 dark:border-night-400 border-opacity-50 w-full"/>
+    <p>By leaving a comment, you agree to the eleboog.com <a class="text-sm">code of conduct</a>. Dishonorable behavior may lead to account limits or termination.</p>
+    <HR class="border-crusta-400 dark:border-night-600 border-dashed"/>
     <div class="commentheader mb-0">&starf; <a class="font-mono text-lg">kebokyo</a> (it/its) &mdash; May 4, 2025</div>
     <div class="commentblock pl-2 pt-1 mb-1 border-l-4  border-crusta-500 dark:border-night-400">
-        This is a markup of what I want the comments to look like.
-        <br/><br/>Like the rest of the site, minimal visual elements & unique text formatting is used to give a text-focused approach that
-        can easily be scaled back for "lite" or gemini versions of the site.
+        <p class="mb-1">This is a markup of what I want the comments to look like.</p>
+        <p>Like the rest of the site, minimal visual elements & unique text formatting are used to give a text-focused approach that
+        can easily be scaled back for "lite" or gemini versions of the site.</p>
         <div class="commentsig font-mono mb-0">
             &starf; site owner of eleboog.com
         </div>
@@ -60,23 +60,23 @@ import HR from "../components/HR.astro";
             2 <span class="font-sans text-sm">&hearts;</span>&emsp;//&emsp;<a>reply</a> - <a>quote</a>&emsp;//&emsp;<a>edit</a> - <a class="text-red-500 dark:text-red-400">delete x</a>
         </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="commentindent pl-2 mb-2 border-l-2 border-b-2 border-gray-600 dark:border-gray-300">
+    <div class="commentindent pl-2 mb-2 border-l-2 border-b-2 border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600">
         <div class="commentheader mb-0">&bullet; <a style="">user</a> (they/them) &mdash; May 4, 2025</div>
         <div class="commentblock pl-2 pt-1 mb-1 border-l-4 border-crusta-500 dark:border-night-400">
-            This would be a reply to the above comment.
+            <p>This would be a reply to the above comment.</p>
             <div class="commentsig font-mono mb-0">
                 &CenterDot; insert signature here
             </div>
             <div class="commentfooter font-mono mb-2">
-                3 <span class="font-sans text-sm">&hearts;</span>&check; (<a>unlike</a>)&emsp;//&emsp;<a>reply</a> - <a>quote</a>
+                3 <span class="font-sans text-sm text-crusta-500 dark:text-night-500">&hearts;</span>&check; (<a>unlike</a>)&emsp;//&emsp;<a>reply</a> - <a>quote</a>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="commentindent pl-2 mb-2 border-l-2 border-b-2 border-gray-600 dark:border-gray-300">
+        <div class="commentindent pl-2 mb-2 border-l-2 border-b-2 border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600">
             <div class="commentheader mb-0">&bullet; <a style="">user2</a> (they/them) &mdash; May 4, 2025</div>
             <div class="commentblock pl-2 pt-1 mb-1 border-l-4  border-crusta-500 dark:border-night-400">
                 <blockquote>
                     <p><i><a class="font-mono">user</a> said on May 4, 2025...</i>&emsp;(<a class="font-mono">jump to &uparrow;</a>)</p>
-                    This would be a reply to the above comment.
+                    <p>This would be a reply to the above comment.</p>
                 </blockquote>
                 This would be an example of a "quoted" reply.
                 <div class="commentsig font-mono mb-0">
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ import HR from "../components/HR.astro";
                     2 <span class="font-sans text-sm">&hearts;</span> (<a>like?</a>)&emsp;//&emsp;<a>reply</a> - <a>quote</a>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <div class="commentindent pl-2 mb-2 border-l-2 border-b-2 border-gray-600 dark:border-gray-300">
+            <div class="commentindent pl-2 mb-2 border-l-2 border-b-2 border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600">
                 <i>3 more replies in thread...</i>&emsp;<a class="font-mono text-lg">explore &rightarrow;</a>
             </div>
             <div class="commentheader mb-0">&bullet; <a style="">user3</a> (they/them) &mdash; May 4, 2025</div>
             <div class="commentblock pl-2 pt-1 mb-2 border-l-4 border-b-2 border-crusta-500 dark:border-night-400">
-                One more reply for good measure...
+                <p>One more reply for good measure...</p>
                 <div class="commentsig font-mono mb-0">
                     &CenterDot; fdhsfklasdfijsdlfnkasfnsaf
                 </div>