diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d858fe..8d505b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ vite.config.js.timestamp-*
 vite.config.ts.timestamp-*
 
 bun.lock
+Update.md
+blogs/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af33366..2a8de8d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,26 +6,31 @@ An Arch Linux terminal-themed portfolio website with Hyprland-style TUI componen
 
 - Hyprland-style TUI - Terminal interface inspired by Textual Python TUI
 - Interactive command line - Type commands directly into the terminal to navigate and run actions
-- Theme Support - Arch Linux and Catppuccin (Mocha/Latte) themes
+- Theme Support - Arch, Catppuccin, Wintry, Rose, and Cerberus themes, each with dark/light variants
 - Dark/Light Mode - Toggle between dark and light modes
 - Keyboard Navigation - Navigate with arrow keys or vim-style j/k
+- Native Blog - Markdown posts with tags, authors, syntax highlighting, search, pagination, and an RSS feed
 - 3D Model Viewer - Interactive Three.js viewer for .glb models
 - QR Links Page - Generate a scannable QR code for any of your links
 - Configurable Speed - Per-page typing animation speed
 - Responsive - Works on desktop and mobile
-- Rich Text Formatting - Colors, backgrounds, and text decorations
+- Rich Text Formatting - Colors, backgrounds, text decorations, and sizeable inline icons
 
 ## Pages
 
 - Home (`/`) - Neofetch-style intro with navigation
 - About (`/about`) - Background and details
 - Portfolio (`/portfolio`) - Profile, experience, skills, and contact info
-- Projects (`/projects`) - Open source, packages, and hackathon projects
+- Projects (`/projects`) - Hub linking out to the three project categories below
+  - Open Source (`/projects/opensource`) - Projects built and maintained in the open
+  - Packages (`/projects/packages`) - Published packages and CLI tools
+  - Hackathons (`/projects/hackathons`) - Hackathon projects, awards, and stats
+- Blog (`/blog`) - Native markdown blog with tags, search, pagination, and an RSS feed at `/blog/rss.xml`
 - Models (`/models`) - 3D model gallery with interactive viewer
 - Components (`/components`) - Showcase of all TUI components
 - Links (`/links`) - All links with on-demand QR codes
 
-The navbar exposes Home, About, Portfolio, Projects, and Blog. The Models, Components, and Links pages are reachable directly by URL or with the terminal `cd` command (for example, `cd links`).
+The navbar exposes Home, About, Projects, and Blog. Portfolio, Models, Components, and Links are reachable directly by URL or with the terminal `cd` command (for example, `cd links`).
 
 ## Terminal Commands
 
@@ -38,18 +43,19 @@ Use the Up/Down arrows to cycle through command history.
 | `help` | `h`, `?` | List all available commands |
 | `clear` | `cls` | Clear the terminal |
 | `whoami` | | Show a short bio |
-| `neofetch` | `banner` | Display system info |
+| `neofetch` | `banner` | Display system info with profile picture |
 | `skills` | | List skills by category |
 | `contact` | `socials` | Show social links as buttons |
-| `email` | | Open a mail draft |
-| `cd <page>` | `goto`, `open` | Navigate to a page |
-| `ls` | | List the pages you can visit |
+| `email` | | Show contact email |
+| `cd <page>` | `goto`, `open` | Navigate to a page, including subpages (e.g. `cd projects/opensource`) |
+| `ls` | `dir` | List the pages you can visit as a tree, with project subpages nested under `projects/` |
 | `theme [name]` | | List or set the color theme |
 | `mode [dark\|light]` | | Toggle or set dark/light mode |
 | `echo <text>` | | Print text back |
-| `date` | | Show the current date and time |
+| `cowsay <text>` | | Make a cow say something |
+| `date` | | Show the current date and time (Eastern) |
 
-Command definitions live in `src/lib/components/tui/terminal-commands.ts`. Add a new entry to the `commands` list to extend the command set.
+Command definitions live in `src/lib/components/tui/terminal-commands.ts`. Add a new entry to the `commands` list to extend the command set. Pages and their subpages are declared once in the `pageTree` structure in that file, which both `ls` (tree rendering) and `cd` (nested path resolution) read from.
 
 ## Configuration
 
@@ -65,7 +71,8 @@ src/lib/config/
 ├── theme.ts       # Colors, animations, effects, loading screen
 ├── content.ts     # Projects, 3D models, experience, hackathon cards
 ├── terminal.ts    # Terminal settings, TUI styling, speed presets, shortcuts
-└── navigation.ts  # Navigation links, site metadata, page meta
+├── navigation.ts  # Navigation links, site metadata, page meta
+└── blog.ts        # Blog name and tagline shown on /blog
 ```
 
 ### Import Examples
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ import { navigation, site, pageMeta } from '$lib/config/navigation';
 | `content.ts` | `openSourceProjects`, `packageProjects`, `models`, `experience`, `cards`, `sortedCards` + types |
 | `terminal.ts` | `terminalSettings`, `tuiStyle`, `tuiText`, `pageSpeedSettings`, `pageAutoscrollSettings`, `speedPresets`, `modelViewer`, `particles`, `keyboardShortcuts` |
 | `navigation.ts` | `navigation`, `site`, `pageMeta` |
+| `blog.ts` | `blogName`, `blogTagline` |
 
 ### Example: Key config snippets
 
@@ -168,6 +176,42 @@ export const links: LinkItem[] = [
 
 QR codes are generated with the `svelte-qrcode` package, loaded on the client.
 
+## Blog
+
+The `/blog` page is a native markdown blog — no external blogging platform required.
+
+### Writing a Post
+
+Add a markdown file to the `blogs/` directory at the project root:
+
+```markdown
+---
+title: My Post Title
+author: Your Name
+date: 2026-01-01
+tags: meta, notes
+excerpt: A one line summary shown on the blog list and in the RSS feed.
+---
+
+Post content goes here, written in markdown.
+```
+
+Posts are picked up automatically via `import.meta.glob` in `src/lib/blog/posts.ts` — no manual registration needed. `author` and `date` are optional; `author` falls back to `user.displayname`.
+
+### Rendering
+
+`src/lib/blog/markdown.ts` is a small hand-written markdown-to-HTML renderer (headings, bold/italic, links, images, lists, blockquotes, and fenced code blocks) — no external markdown dependency. Fenced code blocks with a language tag (` ```js `, ` ```python `, etc.) get lightweight syntax highlighting via `src/lib/blog/highlight.ts`, and every code block gets a copy-to-clipboard button.
+
+Dates are parsed and formatted in Eastern time via `src/lib/blog/date.ts`, anchored at noon UTC to avoid off-by-one day shifts from timezone conversion.
+
+### Features
+
+- Tags with click-to-filter on the blog list
+- Full-text search across title, excerpt, and tags
+- Pagination (5 posts per page)
+- Previous/next post navigation on each post page
+- RSS feed at `/blog/rss.xml` (`src/routes/blog/rss.xml/+server.ts`)
+
 ## Speed Presets
 
 | Preset | Effect |
@@ -233,6 +277,13 @@ Add `bg-` prefix to any color:
 '(&overline)Overlined text(&)'
 ```
 
+### Inline Icons
+
+```typescript
+'(&icon, mdi:github) GitHub'          // Inline icon, default size
+'(&icon, mdi:trophy, 32) Winner'      // Inline icon with a custom size in pixels
+```
+
 ### Combining Styles
 
 Combine multiple styles with commas:
@@ -289,6 +340,7 @@ All line types support these optional properties:
   // OR
   action: () => doSomething(),  // Custom action
   border: false,                // Disable default border (default: true)
+  flex: true,                   // Grow to fill available space in a row group (default: false)
 }
 ```
 
@@ -468,39 +520,6 @@ Add `id` to any line to create an anchor that can be linked to:
 
 Then link to it with `/portfolio#skills` - the page will scroll to that section after typing completes.
 
-### Component Structure
-
-```
-src/lib/components/
-├── TerminalTUI.svelte      # Main terminal container
-└── tui/
-    ├── types.ts              # TypeScript types (TerminalLine, TerminalAPI, etc.)
-    ├── utils.ts              # Parsing & styling utilities
-    ├── terminal-api.ts       # Terminal API factory for reactive control
-    ├── terminal-typing.ts    # Typing animation engine
-    ├── terminal-keyboard.ts  # Keyboard navigation handler
-    ├── terminal-commands.ts  # Interactive command definitions
-    ├── TuiHeader.svelte      # Top status bar
-    ├── TuiBody.svelte        # Scrollable content area + command input
-    ├── TuiFooter.svelte      # Bottom status bar
-    ├── TuiLine.svelte        # Unified line renderer for all types
-    ├── TuiGroup.svelte       # Container for grouped elements
-    ├── TuiButton.svelte      # Full-width button
-    ├── TuiLink.svelte        # Inline clickable link
-    ├── TuiCard.svelte        # Card with header/body/footer
-    ├── TuiCardGrid.svelte    # Grid layout for cards
-    ├── TuiProgress.svelte    # Animated progress bar
-    ├── TuiAccordion.svelte   # Collapsible sections
-    ├── TuiTable.svelte       # Data table with headers
-    ├── TuiTooltip.svelte     # Hover tooltip
-    ├── TuiInput.svelte       # Text input field
-    ├── TuiTextarea.svelte    # Multi-line text input
-    ├── TuiCheckbox.svelte    # Checkbox input
-    ├── TuiRadio.svelte       # Radio button group
-    ├── TuiSelect.svelte      # Dropdown select
-    └── TuiToggle.svelte      # Toggle switch
-```
-
 ## Terminal API
 
 The `TerminalTUI` component exposes a reactive API for programmatic control via the `terminal` bindable prop.
@@ -682,7 +701,7 @@ When the command input is focused, these keys type normally instead of triggerin
 
 ## Theme System
 
-Themes are defined as JSON files in `src/lib/assets/themes/`. Each theme contains colors for both dark and light modes.
+Themes are defined as JSON files in `src/lib/assets/themes/`. Each theme contains colors for both dark and light modes. Shipped themes: Arch, Catppuccin, Wintry, Rose, and Cerberus (`src/lib/stores/theme.ts`).
 
 ### Theme File Structure
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2401fd..ab81965 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,28 +11,28 @@
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@sveltejs/adapter-node": "^5.5.7",
-		"@sveltejs/kit": "^2.68.0",
+		"@sveltejs/kit": "^2.70.1",
 		"@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^6.2.4",
 		"@tailwindcss/forms": "^0.5.11",
 		"@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.20",
-		"@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.3.2",
-		"svelte": "^5.56.4",
-		"svelte-check": "^4.7.1",
-		"tailwindcss": "^4.3.2",
+		"@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.3.3",
+		"svelte": "^5.56.6",
+		"svelte-check": "^4.7.3",
+		"tailwindcss": "^4.3.3",
 		"typescript": "^5.9.3",
 		"vite": "^7.3.6"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@iconify/svelte": "^5.2.2",
 		"@threlte/core": "^8.5.16",
-		"@types/three": "^0.185.0",
+		"@types/three": "^0.185.1",
 		"cors": "^2.8.6",
-		"discord.js": "^14.26.4",
+		"discord.js": "^14.27.0",
 		"dotenv": "^17.4.2",
 		"express": "^5.2.1",
 		"hotkeys-js": "^4.0.4",
 		"play-dl": "^1.9.7",
 		"svelte-qrcode": "^1.0.1",
-		"three": "^0.185.0"
+		"three": "^0.185.1"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/assets/css/terminal-tui.css b/src/lib/assets/css/terminal-tui.css
index 850eb19..1ff69dd 100644
--- a/src/lib/assets/css/terminal-tui.css
+++ b/src/lib/assets/css/terminal-tui.css
@@ -11,24 +11,12 @@
 	margin: 0 auto;
 	height: calc(100vh - var(--navbar-height));
 	max-height: calc(100vh - var(--navbar-height));
-	animation: tuiFadeIn 0.4s ease-out;
 }
 
 .tui-terminal:focus-within .tui-border-glow {
 	opacity: 1;
 }
 
-@keyframes tuiFadeIn {
-	from {
-		opacity: 0;
-		transform: scale(0.98);
-	}
-	to {
-		opacity: 1;
-		transform: scale(1);
-	}
-}
-
 /* Hyprland-style animated border glow */
 .tui-border-glow {
 	position: absolute;
diff --git a/src/lib/assets/css/tui-button.css b/src/lib/assets/css/tui-button.css
index fcf4fd4..d47b3c3 100644
--- a/src/lib/assets/css/tui-button.css
+++ b/src/lib/assets/css/tui-button.css
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 	border-color: transparent;
 }
 
+.tui-button.flex-expand {
+	flex: 1;
+	width: auto;
+}
+
 /* Inline button styles */
 .tui-button.inline {
 	width: auto;
diff --git a/src/lib/blog/date.ts b/src/lib/blog/date.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58ab6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/blog/date.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+export const EASTERN_TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York';
+
+function parseCalendarDate(dateStr: string): Date {
+	const [year, month, day] = dateStr.split('-').map(Number);
+	return new Date(Date.UTC(year, month - 1, day, 12));
+}
+
+function easternOffset(date: Date): string {
+	const utc = new Date(date.toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: 'UTC' }));
+	const eastern = new Date(date.toLocaleString('en-US', { timeZone: EASTERN_TIME_ZONE }));
+	const diffMinutes = Math.round((eastern.getTime() - utc.getTime()) / 60000);
+	const sign = diffMinutes <= 0 ? '-' : '+';
+	const abs = Math.abs(diffMinutes);
+	const hours = String(Math.floor(abs / 60)).padStart(2, '0');
+	const minutes = String(abs % 60).padStart(2, '0');
+	return `${sign}${hours}${minutes}`;
+}
+
+export function formatPostDate(dateStr: string): string {
+	if (!dateStr) return '';
+	return parseCalendarDate(dateStr).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+		year: 'numeric',
+		month: 'long',
+		day: 'numeric',
+		timeZone: EASTERN_TIME_ZONE
+	});
+}
+
+export function formatRssDate(dateStr: string): string {
+	if (!dateStr) return '';
+	const anchored = parseCalendarDate(dateStr);
+	const parts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+		timeZone: EASTERN_TIME_ZONE,
+		weekday: 'short',
+		day: '2-digit',
+		month: 'short',
+		year: 'numeric',
+		hour: '2-digit',
+		minute: '2-digit',
+		second: '2-digit',
+		hour12: false
+	}).formatToParts(anchored);
+
+	const get = (type: string) => parts.find((part) => part.type === type)?.value ?? '';
+
+	return `${get('weekday')}, ${get('day')} ${get('month')} ${get('year')} ${get('hour')}:${get('minute')}:${get('second')} ${easternOffset(anchored)}`;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/blog/frontmatter.ts b/src/lib/blog/frontmatter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0a35e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/blog/frontmatter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+export interface FrontmatterResult {
+	data: Record<string, string | string[]>;
+	content: string;
+}
+
+function parseScalar(raw: string): string {
+	const trimmed = raw.trim();
+	if ((trimmed.startsWith('"') && trimmed.endsWith('"')) || (trimmed.startsWith("'") && trimmed.endsWith("'"))) {
+		return trimmed.slice(1, -1);
+	}
+	return trimmed;
+}
+
+function parseList(raw: string): string[] {
+	const trimmed = raw.trim();
+	const inner = trimmed.startsWith('[') && trimmed.endsWith(']') ? trimmed.slice(1, -1) : trimmed;
+	return inner
+		.split(',')
+		.map((item) => parseScalar(item))
+		.filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+export function parseFrontmatter(raw: string): FrontmatterResult {
+	const match = raw.match(/^---\s*\n([\s\S]*?)\n---\s*\n?([\s\S]*)$/);
+	if (!match) {
+		return { data: {}, content: raw.trim() };
+	}
+
+	const [, block, content] = match;
+	const data: Record<string, string | string[]> = {};
+
+	for (const line of block.split('\n')) {
+		const separator = line.indexOf(':');
+		if (separator === -1) continue;
+		const key = line.slice(0, separator).trim();
+		const value = line.slice(separator + 1).trim();
+		data[key] = key === 'tags' ? parseList(value) : parseScalar(value);
+	}
+
+	return { data, content: content.trim() };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/blog/highlight.ts b/src/lib/blog/highlight.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4289177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/blog/highlight.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+const keywordsByLanguage: Record<string, string[]> = {
+	js: [
+		'const', 'let', 'var', 'function', 'return', 'if', 'else', 'for', 'while', 'class',
+		'extends', 'new', 'import', 'from', 'export', 'default', 'async', 'await', 'try',
+		'catch', 'finally', 'throw', 'typeof', 'instanceof', 'in', 'of', 'switch', 'case',
+		'break', 'continue', 'do', 'yield', 'static', 'get', 'set', 'this', 'super', 'null',
+		'undefined', 'true', 'false'
+	],
+	python: [
+		'def', 'return', 'if', 'elif', 'else', 'for', 'while', 'class', 'import', 'from', 'as',
+		'try', 'except', 'finally', 'raise', 'with', 'lambda', 'yield', 'pass', 'break',
+		'continue', 'and', 'or', 'not', 'in', 'is', 'None', 'True', 'False', 'self', 'async',
+		'await', 'global', 'nonlocal'
+	],
+	bash: [
+		'if', 'then', 'else', 'elif', 'fi', 'for', 'while', 'do', 'done', 'function', 'return',
+		'local', 'export', 'case', 'esac', 'in', 'echo'
+	],
+	go: [
+		'func', 'return', 'if', 'else', 'for', 'range', 'switch', 'case', 'break', 'continue',
+		'package', 'import', 'var', 'const', 'type', 'struct', 'interface', 'map', 'chan', 'go',
+		'defer', 'nil', 'true', 'false'
+	],
+	rust: [
+		'fn', 'let', 'mut', 'return', 'if', 'else', 'for', 'while', 'loop', 'match', 'struct',
+		'enum', 'impl', 'trait', 'pub', 'use', 'mod', 'const', 'static', 'self', 'Self', 'true',
+		'false'
+	]
+};
+
+keywordsByLanguage.ts = [
+	...keywordsByLanguage.js,
+	'interface', 'type', 'enum', 'implements', 'public', 'private', 'protected', 'readonly',
+	'namespace', 'declare', 'as'
+];
+keywordsByLanguage.jsx = keywordsByLanguage.js;
+keywordsByLanguage.tsx = keywordsByLanguage.ts;
+keywordsByLanguage.sh = keywordsByLanguage.bash;
+keywordsByLanguage.py = keywordsByLanguage.python;
+
+const defaultKeywords = keywordsByLanguage.js;
+
+export function escapeHtml(text: string): string {
+	return text
+		.replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+		.replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+		.replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
+		.replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+}
+
+const tokenPattern =
+	/(\/\/.*$)|(#.*$)|(\/\*[\s\S]*?\*\/)|("(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*")|('(?:[^'\\]|\\.)*')|(`(?:[^`\\]|\\.)*`)|(\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b)|([A-Za-z_$][A-Za-z0-9_$]*)/gm;
+
+export function highlightCode(code: string, lang: string): string {
+	const keywords = new Set(keywordsByLanguage[lang.toLowerCase()] ?? defaultKeywords);
+	let result = '';
+	let lastIndex = 0;
+	let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
+
+	tokenPattern.lastIndex = 0;
+	while ((match = tokenPattern.exec(code)) !== null) {
+		result += escapeHtml(code.slice(lastIndex, match.index));
+
+		const [full, lineComment, hashComment, blockComment, dquote, squote, backtick, number, word] = match;
+
+		if (lineComment || hashComment || blockComment) {
+			result += `<span class="tok-comment">${escapeHtml(full)}</span>`;
+		} else if (dquote || squote || backtick) {
+			result += `<span class="tok-string">${escapeHtml(full)}</span>`;
+		} else if (number) {
+			result += `<span class="tok-number">${escapeHtml(full)}</span>`;
+		} else if (word) {
+			result += keywords.has(word)
+				? `<span class="tok-keyword">${word}</span>`
+				: escapeHtml(word);
+		}
+
+		lastIndex = match.index + full.length;
+	}
+
+	result += escapeHtml(code.slice(lastIndex));
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/blog/markdown.ts b/src/lib/blog/markdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14d383b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/blog/markdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { escapeHtml, highlightCode } from './highlight';
+
+function renderInline(text: string): string {
+	let result = escapeHtml(text);
+
+	result = result.replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, '<code>$1</code>');
+	result = result.replace(/!\[([^\]]*)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, '<img src="$2" alt="$1" loading="lazy" />');
+	result = result.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, '<a href="$2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">$1</a>');
+	result = result.replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, '<strong>$1</strong>');
+	result = result.replace(/__([^_]+)__/g, '<strong>$1</strong>');
+	result = result.replace(/\*([^*]+)\*/g, '<em>$1</em>');
+	result = result.replace(/(?<!\w)_([^_]+)_(?!\w)/g, '<em>$1</em>');
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+export function renderMarkdown(markdown: string): string {
+	const lines = markdown.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n').split('\n');
+	const blocks: string[] = [];
+
+	let paragraph: string[] = [];
+	let list: { ordered: boolean; items: string[] } | null = null;
+
+	function flushParagraph() {
+		if (paragraph.length) {
+			blocks.push(`<p>${renderInline(paragraph.join(' '))}</p>`);
+			paragraph = [];
+		}
+	}
+
+	function flushList() {
+		if (list) {
+			const tag = list.ordered ? 'ol' : 'ul';
+			const items = list.items.map((item) => `<li>${renderInline(item)}</li>`).join('');
+			blocks.push(`<${tag}>${items}</${tag}>`);
+			list = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	let i = 0;
+	while (i < lines.length) {
+		const line = lines[i];
+
+		if (!line.trim()) {
+			flushParagraph();
+			flushList();
+			i++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		const heading = line.match(/^(#{1,6})\s+(.*)$/);
+		if (heading) {
+			flushParagraph();
+			flushList();
+			const level = heading[1].length;
+			blocks.push(`<h${level}>${renderInline(heading[2])}</h${level}>`);
+			i++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (/^(-{3,}|\*{3,}|_{3,})$/.test(line.trim())) {
+			flushParagraph();
+			flushList();
+			blocks.push('<hr />');
+			i++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (line.trim().startsWith('```')) {
+			flushParagraph();
+			flushList();
+			const lang = line.trim().slice(3).trim();
+			const codeLines: string[] = [];
+			i++;
+			while (i < lines.length && !lines[i].trim().startsWith('```')) {
+				codeLines.push(lines[i]);
+				i++;
+			}
+			i++;
+			const codeClass = lang ? ` class="language-${lang}"` : '';
+			const codeText = codeLines.join('\n');
+			const codeHtml = lang ? highlightCode(codeText, lang) : escapeHtml(codeText);
+			blocks.push(`<pre><code${codeClass}>${codeHtml}</code></pre>`);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		const quote = line.match(/^>\s?(.*)$/);
+		if (quote) {
+			flushParagraph();
+			flushList();
+			const quoteLines = [quote[1]];
+			i++;
+			while (i < lines.length && lines[i].match(/^>\s?(.*)$/)) {
+				quoteLines.push(lines[i].match(/^>\s?(.*)$/)![1]);
+				i++;
+			}
+			blocks.push(`<blockquote><p>${renderInline(quoteLines.join(' '))}</p></blockquote>`);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		const unordered = line.match(/^[-*+]\s+(.*)$/);
+		const ordered = line.match(/^\d+\.\s+(.*)$/);
+		if (unordered || ordered) {
+			const isOrdered = !!ordered;
+			const itemText = (unordered ?? ordered)![1];
+			if (!list || list.ordered !== isOrdered) {
+				flushList();
+				list = { ordered: isOrdered, items: [] };
+			}
+			list.items.push(itemText);
+			i++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		flushList();
+		paragraph.push(line.trim());
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	flushParagraph();
+	flushList();
+
+	return blocks.join('\n');
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/blog/posts.ts b/src/lib/blog/posts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..592f2ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/blog/posts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { user } from '$lib/config';
+import { parseFrontmatter } from './frontmatter';
+import { renderMarkdown } from './markdown';
+
+export interface BlogPost {
+	slug: string;
+	title: string;
+	author: string;
+	date: string;
+	tags: string[];
+	excerpt: string;
+	html: string;
+	readingTime: number;
+}
+
+const postFiles = import.meta.glob('/blogs/*.md', {
+	eager: true,
+	query: '?raw',
+	import: 'default'
+}) as Record<string, string>;
+
+function slugFromPath(path: string): string {
+	return path.split('/').pop()!.replace(/\.md$/, '');
+}
+
+function estimateReadingTime(content: string): number {
+	const words = content.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
+	return Math.max(1, Math.round(words / 200));
+}
+
+function buildPost(path: string, raw: string): BlogPost {
+	const { data, content } = parseFrontmatter(raw);
+	const slug = slugFromPath(path);
+
+	return {
+		slug,
+		title: (data.title as string) || slug,
+		author: (data.author as string) || user.displayname,
+		date: (data.date as string) || '',
+		tags: (data.tags as string[]) || [],
+		excerpt: (data.excerpt as string) || '',
+		html: renderMarkdown(content),
+		readingTime: estimateReadingTime(content)
+	};
+}
+
+const allPosts: BlogPost[] = Object.entries(postFiles)
+	.map(([path, raw]) => buildPost(path, raw))
+	.sort((a, b) => (a.date < b.date ? 1 : a.date > b.date ? -1 : 0));
+
+export function getAllPosts(): BlogPost[] {
+	return allPosts;
+}
+
+export function getPostBySlug(slug: string): BlogPost | undefined {
+	return allPosts.find((post) => post.slug === slug);
+}
+
+export interface BlogPostNav {
+	slug: string;
+	title: string;
+}
+
+export interface AdjacentPosts {
+	previous: BlogPostNav | null;
+	next: BlogPostNav | null;
+}
+
+export function getAdjacentPosts(slug: string): AdjacentPosts {
+	const index = allPosts.findIndex((post) => post.slug === slug);
+	if (index === -1) return { previous: null, next: null };
+
+	const older = allPosts[index + 1];
+	const newer = allPosts[index - 1];
+
+	return {
+		previous: older ? { slug: older.slug, title: older.title } : null,
+		next: newer ? { slug: newer.slug, title: newer.title } : null
+	};
+}
+
+export function getAllTags(): string[] {
+	const tags = new Set<string>();
+	for (const post of allPosts) {
+		for (const tag of post.tags) tags.add(tag);
+	}
+	return Array.from(tags).sort();
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiAccordion.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiAccordion.svelte
index 093d084..4371cd7 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiAccordion.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiAccordion.svelte
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 								<TuiLine
 									line={child}
 									index={k}
-									segments={parseColorText(child.content)}
+									segments={parseColorText(child.content, $themeColors.colorMap)}
 									complete={true}
 									showImage={true}
 									selectedIndex={-1}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiButton.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiButton.svelte
index 42c6d49..6edec0d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiButton.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiButton.svelte
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	class:selected
 	class:inline
 	class:no-border={line.border === false}
+	class:flex-expand={line.flex}
 	style="--btn-color: {getButtonStyle(line.style)}"
 	onclick={() => onClick(index, line)}
 	onmouseenter={() => onHover(index)}
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
 	<span class="btn-text" style:text-align={line.textStyle || "left"}>
 		{#each segments as segment}
 			{#if segment.icon}
-				<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+				<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 			{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 				<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 			{:else}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiCard.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiCard.svelte
index 25422da..ee50b68 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiCard.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiCard.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 		getSegmentStyle,
 		parseDimension,
 	} from "./utils";
+	import { themeColors } from "$lib/stores/theme";
 	import type { CardLine, TerminalLine } from "./types";
 	import TuiLine from "./TuiLine.svelte";
 	import "$lib/assets/css/tui-card.css";
@@ -26,12 +27,12 @@
 		onLinkClick = () => {},
 	}: Props = $props();
 
-	const segments = $derived(parseColorText(line.content));
+	const segments = $derived(parseColorText(line.content, $themeColors.colorMap));
 	const titleSegments = $derived(
-		line.cardTitle ? parseColorText(line.cardTitle) : [],
+		line.cardTitle ? parseColorText(line.cardTitle, $themeColors.colorMap) : [],
 	);
 	const footerSegments = $derived(
-		line.cardFooter ? parseColorText(line.cardFooter) : [],
+		line.cardFooter ? parseColorText(line.cardFooter, $themeColors.colorMap) : [],
 	);
 
 	const cardStyle = $derived(
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@
 								<TuiLine
 									line={item.line}
 									index={item.index}
-									segments={parseColorText(item.line.content)}
+									segments={parseColorText(item.line.content, $themeColors.colorMap)}
 									complete={true}
 									showImage={true}
 									selectedIndex={-1}
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@
 						<TuiLine
 							line={group.line}
 							index={group.index}
-							segments={parseColorText(group.line.content)}
+							segments={parseColorText(group.line.content, $themeColors.colorMap)}
 							complete={true}
 							showImage={true}
 							selectedIndex={-1}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiCheckbox.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiCheckbox.svelte
index 5aecddf..3a5cd74 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiCheckbox.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiCheckbox.svelte
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		<span class="checkbox-label">
 			{#each labelSegments as segment}
 				{#if segment.icon}
-					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 				{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 					<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 				{:else}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiGroup.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiGroup.svelte
index 8d8bfeb..f4da815 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiGroup.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiGroup.svelte
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 					<TuiLine
 						line={item.line}
 						index={item.index}
-						segments={parseColorText(item.line.content)}
+						segments={parseColorText(item.line.content, colorMap)}
 						complete={true}
 						showImage={item.line.type === "image"}
 						selectedIndex={-1}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 			<TuiLine
 				line={group.line}
 				index={group.index}
-				segments={parseColorText(group.line.content)}
+				segments={parseColorText(group.line.content, colorMap)}
 				complete={true}
 				showImage={group.line.type === "image"}
 				selectedIndex={-1}
@@ -167,10 +167,16 @@
 		width: 100%;
 	}
 
-	.tui-group.expand > :global(*) {
+	.tui-group.expand > :global(*),
+	.tui-group.expand > :global(*) > :global(*) {
 		flex: 1;
 	}
 
+	.tui-group.expand :global(.tui-button) {
+		flex: 1;
+		width: auto;
+	}
+
 	@keyframes lineSlideIn {
 		from {
 			opacity: 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiInput.svelte
index b29cd53..0ae31a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiInput.svelte
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 			{/if}
 			{#each labelSegments as segment}
 				{#if segment.icon}
-					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 				{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 					<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 				{:else}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiLine.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiLine.svelte
index 8826296..d0d1b5e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiLine.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiLine.svelte
@@ -76,12 +76,26 @@
 	const isHeader = $derived(line.type === "header");
 	const isLink = $derived(line.type === "link");
 	const isTooltip = $derived(line.type === "tooltip");
+
+	const blankHeight = $derived(
+		line.type === "blank" && line.height !== undefined
+			? typeof line.height === "number"
+				? `${line.height}px`
+				: line.height
+			: undefined,
+	);
 </script>
 
 <div class:mobile-hidden={line.mobile === false} style="display: contents">
 {#if isBlank}
-	{#if inline}<span class="inline-blank"></span>{:else}<div
+	{#if inline}<span
+			class="inline-blank"
+			style={blankHeight ? `width: ${blankHeight}` : undefined}
+		></span>{:else}<div
 			class="tui-line blank"
+			style={blankHeight
+				? `height: ${blankHeight}; min-height: ${blankHeight};`
+				: undefined}
 		></div>{/if}
 {:else if isDivider}
 	<div class="tui-divider" id={line.id}>
@@ -149,7 +163,7 @@
 			<Icon icon="mdi:pound" width="20" class="header-icon" />
 			{#each segments as seg}{#if seg.icon}<Icon
 						icon={seg.icon}
-						width="20"
+						width={seg.iconSize ?? 20}
 						class="inline-icon"
 					/>{:else if getSegmentStyle(seg)}<span
 						style={getSegmentStyle(seg)}>{seg.text}</span
@@ -161,7 +175,7 @@
 				<Icon icon="mdi:pound" width="25" class="header-icon" />
 				{#each segments as seg}{#if seg.icon}<Icon
 							icon={seg.icon}
-							width="25"
+							width={seg.iconSize ?? 25}
 							class="inline-icon"
 						/>{:else if getSegmentStyle(seg)}<span
 							style={getSegmentStyle(seg)}>{seg.text}</span
@@ -175,7 +189,7 @@
 		<span class="inline-content {line.type}">
 			{getLinePrefix(line.type)}{#each segments as seg}{#if seg.icon}<Icon
 						icon={seg.icon}
-						width="14"
+						width={seg.iconSize ?? 14}
 						class="inline-icon"
 					/>{:else if getSegmentStyle(seg)}<span
 						style={getSegmentStyle(seg)}>{seg.text}</span
@@ -196,7 +210,7 @@
 					line.type,
 				)}{#each segments as seg}{#if seg.icon}<Icon
 							icon={seg.icon}
-							width="14"
+							width={seg.iconSize ?? 14}
 							class="inline-icon"
 						/>{:else if getSegmentStyle(seg)}<span
 							style={getSegmentStyle(seg)}>{seg.text}</span
@@ -210,7 +224,7 @@
 		<span class="inline-content {line.type}">
 			{getLinePrefix(line.type)}{#each segments as seg}{#if seg.icon}<Icon
 						icon={seg.icon}
-						width="14"
+						width={seg.iconSize ?? 14}
 						class="inline-icon"
 					/>{:else if getSegmentStyle(seg)}<span
 						style={getSegmentStyle(seg)}>{seg.text}</span
@@ -224,7 +238,7 @@
 					line.type,
 				)}{#each segments as seg}{#if seg.icon}<Icon
 							icon={seg.icon}
-							width="14"
+							width={seg.iconSize ?? 14}
 							class="inline-icon"
 						/>{:else if getSegmentStyle(seg)}<span
 							style={getSegmentStyle(seg)}>{seg.text}</span
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiLink.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiLink.svelte
index 69ad3cb..6bb3b7e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiLink.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiLink.svelte
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<button class="link-text" onclick={onClick}>
 		{#each segments as segment}
 			{#if segment.icon}
-				<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+				<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 			{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 				<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 			{:else}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiProgress.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiProgress.svelte
index 2ebf1e0..f7abe3c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiProgress.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiProgress.svelte
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 		<div class="progress-label">
 			{#each contentSegments as segment}
 				{#if segment.icon}
-					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 				{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 					<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 				{:else}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 	<div class="progress-value">
 		{#each labelSegments as segment}
 			{#if segment.icon}
-				<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="12" class="inline-icon" />
+				<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 12} class="inline-icon" />
 			{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 				<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 			{:else}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiRadio.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiRadio.svelte
index 1fee468..cfeb05e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiRadio.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiRadio.svelte
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 			{/if}
 			{#each labelSegments as segment}
 				{#if segment.icon}
-					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 				{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 					<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 				{:else}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 						{#if segment.icon}
 							<Icon
 								icon={segment.icon}
-								width="14"
+								width={segment.iconSize ?? 14}
 								class="inline-icon"
 							/>
 						{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiSelect.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiSelect.svelte
index e8656c2..2e1597b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiSelect.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiSelect.svelte
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 			{/if}
 			{#each labelSegments as segment}
 				{#if segment.icon}
-					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 				{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 					<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 				{:else}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 			{/if}
 			<div class="select-options">
 				{#each filteredOptions as option, i}
-					{@const optionSegments = parseColorText(option.label)}
+					{@const optionSegments = parseColorText(option.label, $themeColors.colorMap)}
 					<div
 						class="select-option"
 						class:selected={value === option.value}
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 								{#if segment.icon}
 									<Icon
 										icon={segment.icon}
-										width="14"
+										width={segment.iconSize ?? 14}
 										class="inline-icon"
 									/>
 								{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiTextarea.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiTextarea.svelte
index 00032c5..905f06d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiTextarea.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiTextarea.svelte
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 			{/if}
 			{#each labelSegments as segment}
 				{#if segment.icon}
-					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 				{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 					<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 				{:else}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiToggle.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiToggle.svelte
index 08ecb90..f7a7a59 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiToggle.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiToggle.svelte
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		<span class="toggle-label">
 			{#each labelSegments as segment}
 				{#if segment.icon}
-					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width="14" class="inline-icon" />
+					<Icon icon={segment.icon} width={segment.iconSize ?? 14} class="inline-icon" />
 				{:else if getSegmentStyle(segment)}
 					<span style={getSegmentStyle(segment)}>{segment.text}</span>
 				{:else}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiTooltip.svelte b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiTooltip.svelte
index 9ca7616..52bc8a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/TuiTooltip.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/TuiTooltip.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getButtonStyle, parseColorText, getSegmentStyle } from "./utils";
+	import { themeColors } from "$lib/stores/theme";
 	import type { TooltipLine } from "./types";
 	import "$lib/assets/css/tui-tooltip.css";
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 	let triggerEl: HTMLSpanElement | undefined = $state();
 	let tooltipStyle = $state("");
 
-	const contentSegments = $derived(parseColorText(line.content));
+	const contentSegments = $derived(parseColorText(line.content, $themeColors.colorMap));
 	const position = $derived(line.tooltipPosition || "top");
 
 	function updateTooltipPosition() {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/terminal-commands.ts b/src/lib/components/tui/terminal-commands.ts
index dfc87e8..fa261f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/terminal-commands.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/terminal-commands.ts
@@ -29,15 +29,71 @@ const err = (content: string): TerminalLine => ({ type: 'error', content });
 const info = (content: string): TerminalLine => ({ type: 'info', content });
 const blank = (): TerminalLine => ({ type: 'blank', content: '' });
 
-const pageRoutes: Record<string, string> = {
-	home: '/',
-	about: '/about',
-	portfolio: '/portfolio',
-	projects: '/projects',
-	models: '/models',
-	components: '/components',
-	links: '/links'
-};
+interface PageNode {
+	name: string;
+	path: string;
+	children?: PageNode[];
+}
+
+const pageTree: PageNode[] = [
+	{ name: 'home', path: '/' },
+	{ name: 'about', path: '/about' },
+	{ name: 'portfolio', path: '/portfolio' },
+	{
+		name: 'projects',
+		path: '/projects',
+		children: [
+			{ name: 'opensource', path: '/projects/opensource' },
+			{ name: 'packages', path: '/projects/packages' },
+			{ name: 'hackathons', path: '/projects/hackathons' },
+			{ name: 'research', path: '/projects/research' }
+		]
+	},
+	{ name: 'models', path: '/models' },
+	{ name: 'components', path: '/components' },
+	{ name: 'links', path: '/links' },
+	{ name: 'blog', path: '/blog' }
+];
+
+const pageRoutes: Record<string, string> = pageTree.reduce((routes, node) => {
+	routes[node.name] = node.path;
+	node.children?.forEach((child) => {
+		routes[child.name] = child.path;
+	});
+	return routes;
+}, {} as Record<string, string>);
+
+function resolvePagePath(target: string): string | undefined {
+	if (pageRoutes[target] !== undefined) return pageRoutes[target];
+
+	const segments = target.split('/').filter(Boolean);
+	if (segments.length < 2) return undefined;
+
+	let nodes: PageNode[] = pageTree;
+	let path: string | undefined;
+	for (const segment of segments) {
+		const node = nodes.find((candidate) => candidate.name === segment);
+		if (!node) return undefined;
+		path = node.path;
+		nodes = node.children ?? [];
+	}
+	return path;
+}
+
+function cowsay(message: string): string[] {
+	const text = message || 'Moo?';
+	const border = '-'.repeat(text.length + 2);
+	return [
+		` ${border}`,
+		`< ${text} >`,
+		` ${border}`,
+		'        \\   ^__^',
+		'         \\  (oo)\\_______',
+		'            (__)\\       )\\/\\',
+		'                ||----w |',
+		'                ||     ||'
+	];
+}
 
 const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 	{
@@ -59,7 +115,7 @@ const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 				tableRows: rows,
 				style: 'accent'
 			} as TerminalLine);
-			ctx.terminal.write(info('Tip: try (&accent)neofetch(&), (&accent)cd projects(&), or (&accent)theme(&)'));
+			ctx.terminal.write(info('Tip: try (&accent)neofetch(&), (&accent)cowsay(&), or (&accent)cd projects(&)'));
 			ctx.terminal.write(blank());
 		}
 	},
@@ -74,7 +130,7 @@ const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 		description: 'Show a short bio',
 		run: (_args, ctx) => {
 			ctx.terminal.writeLines([
-				out(`(&primary,bold)${ctx.user.name}(&) (&muted)— ${ctx.user.title}(&)`),
+				out(`(&primary,bold)${ctx.user.displayname}(&) (&muted)— ${ctx.user.title}(&)`),
 				out(`(&muted)${ctx.user.bio}(&)`),
 				blank()
 			]);
@@ -85,14 +141,37 @@ const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 		aliases: ['banner'],
 		description: 'Display system info',
 		run: (_args, ctx) => {
-			ctx.terminal.writeLines([
+			const launched = new Date('2020-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+			const days = Math.floor((Date.now() - launched.getTime()) / 86400000);
+			const infoLines: TerminalLine[] = [
 				out(`(&accent,bold)${ctx.user.username}(&)(&muted)@(&)(&primary,bold)${ctx.user.hostname}(&)`),
 				out('(&muted)------------------------------(&)'),
-				out(`(&blue,bold)Name(&): ${ctx.user.name}`),
+				out(`(&blue,bold)Name(&): ${ctx.user.displayname}`),
 				out(`(&blue,bold)Title(&): ${ctx.user.title}`),
 				out(`(&blue,bold)Location(&): ${ctx.user.location}`),
 				out(`(&blue,bold)Shell(&): tui-terminal`),
+				out(`(&blue,bold)Theme(&): ${ctx.getColorTheme()} (${ctx.getMode()})`),
+				out(`(&blue,bold)Uptime(&): ${days} days since launch`),
 				out(`(&blue,bold)Languages(&): ${ctx.skills.languages.slice(0, 6).join(', ')}`),
+				out('(&red)███(&)(&yellow)███(&)(&green)███(&)(&cyan)███(&)(&blue)███(&)(&magenta)███(&)')
+			];
+			ctx.terminal.writeLines([
+				{
+					type: 'image',
+					content: '',
+					image: ctx.user.avatar,
+					imageAlt: ctx.user.displayname,
+					imageWidth: 325,
+					inline: true
+				},
+				{
+					type: 'group',
+					content: '',
+					inline: true,
+					groupDirection: 'column',
+					groupGap: '0',
+					children: infoLines
+				},
 				blank()
 			]);
 		}
@@ -134,17 +213,16 @@ const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 	},
 	{
 		name: 'email',
-		description: 'Open a mail draft',
+		description: 'Show contact email',
 		run: (_args, ctx) => {
-			ctx.terminal.write(ok(`Opening mail to (&accent)${ctx.user.email}(&)`));
-			ctx.navigate(`mailto:${ctx.user.email}`, true);
+			ctx.terminal.write(out(`(&accent)${ctx.user.email}(&)`));
 		}
 	},
 	{
 		name: 'cd',
 		aliases: ['goto', 'open'],
 		description: 'Navigate to a page',
-		usage: 'cd <page>',
+		usage: 'cd <page> (e.g. projects/opensource)',
 		run: (args, ctx) => {
 			const target = (args[0] || 'home').toLowerCase().replace(/^\/+|\/+$/g, '');
 			const navItem = ctx.navigation.find((item) => item.name.toLowerCase() === target);
@@ -153,9 +231,10 @@ const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 				ctx.navigate(navItem.path, navItem.external);
 				return;
 			}
-			if (pageRoutes[target] !== undefined) {
+			const resolvedPath = resolvePagePath(target);
+			if (resolvedPath !== undefined) {
 				ctx.terminal.write(info(`Navigating to (&accent)${target}(&)...`));
-				ctx.navigate(pageRoutes[target]);
+				ctx.navigate(resolvedPath);
 				return;
 			}
 			ctx.terminal.write(err(`No such page: ${target}. Try (&bold)ls(&).`));
@@ -163,13 +242,26 @@ const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 	},
 	{
 		name: 'ls',
+		aliases: ['dir'],
 		description: 'List the pages you can visit',
 		run: (_args, ctx) => {
-			const names = Object.keys(pageRoutes);
-			ctx.navigation.forEach((item) => {
-				if (item.external && !names.includes(item.name)) names.push(item.name);
+			const lines: TerminalLine[] = [];
+
+			pageTree.forEach((node) => {
+				lines.push(out(`(&blue)drwxr-xr-x(&)  (&primary,bold)${node.name}(&)/`));
+				node.children?.forEach((child, i) => {
+					const branch = i === node.children!.length - 1 ? '└──' : '├──';
+					lines.push(out(`(&muted)      ${branch}(&) (&primary,bold)${child.name}(&)/`));
+				});
 			});
-			ctx.terminal.write(out(names.map((name) => `(&blue)${name}(&)`).join('   ')));
+
+			ctx.navigation.forEach((item) => {
+				if (item.external && pageRoutes[item.name] === undefined) {
+					lines.push(out(`(&blue)drwxr-xr-x(&)  (&primary,bold)${item.name}(&)/`));
+				}
+			});
+
+			ctx.terminal.writeLines(lines);
 		}
 	},
 	{
@@ -217,10 +309,48 @@ const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 		usage: 'echo <text>',
 		run: (args, ctx) => ctx.terminal.write(out(args.join(' ')))
 	},
+	{
+		name: 'cowsay',
+		description: 'Make a cow say something',
+		usage: 'cowsay <text>',
+		run: (args, ctx) => {
+			const lines = cowsay(args.join(' '));
+			ctx.terminal.writeLines(lines.map((line) => out(`(&accent)${line}(&)`)));
+		}
+	},
 	{
 		name: 'date',
-		description: 'Show the current date and time',
-		run: (_args, ctx) => ctx.terminal.write(out(new Date().toString()))
+		description: 'Show the current date and time (Eastern)',
+		run: (_args, ctx) => {
+			const now = new Date();
+			const easternString = now.toLocaleString('en-US', {
+				timeZone: 'America/New_York',
+				weekday: 'long',
+				year: 'numeric',
+				month: 'long',
+				day: 'numeric',
+				hour: '2-digit',
+				minute: '2-digit',
+				second: '2-digit',
+				timeZoneName: 'short'
+			});
+
+			const easternParts = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+				timeZone: 'America/New_York',
+				year: 'numeric',
+				month: '2-digit',
+				day: '2-digit'
+			}).formatToParts(now);
+			const part = (type: string) => Number(easternParts.find((p) => p.type === type)?.value);
+			const easternDate = new Date(Date.UTC(part('year'), part('month') - 1, part('day')));
+			const startOfYear = new Date(Date.UTC(part('year'), 0, 1));
+			const dayOfYear = Math.floor((easternDate.getTime() - startOfYear.getTime()) / 86400000) + 1;
+
+			ctx.terminal.writeLines([
+				out(easternString),
+				info(`(&muted)Day ${dayOfYear} of ${part('year')}(&)`)
+			]);
+		}
 	},
 	{
 		name: 'sudo',
@@ -230,15 +360,6 @@ const baseCommands: Command[] = [
 			ctx.terminal.write(
 				err(`(&error)Nice try.(&) ${ctx.user.username} is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.`)
 			)
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'blog',
-		hidden: true,
-		description: 'Open the blog',
-		run: (_args, ctx) => {
-			const blogItem = ctx.navigation.find((item) => item.name.toLowerCase() === 'blog');
-			if (blogItem) ctx.navigate(blogItem.path, blogItem.external);
-		}
 	}
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/types.ts b/src/lib/components/tui/types.ts
index ca922aa..5506089 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/types.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export interface WarningLine extends BaseTerminalLine {
 
 export interface BlankLine extends BaseTerminalLine {
 	type: 'blank';
+	height?: string | number;
 }
 
 export interface DividerLine extends BaseTerminalLine {
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ export interface ButtonLine extends BaseTerminalLine {
 	external?: boolean;
 	textStyle?: 'start' | 'center' | 'end';
 	border?: boolean;
+	flex?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface LinkLine extends BaseTerminalLine {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/tui/utils.ts b/src/lib/components/tui/utils.ts
index 8b006da..4e6f61c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/tui/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/tui/utils.ts
@@ -85,10 +85,11 @@ export function parseColorText(text: string, colors: ThemeColorMap = colorMap):
 			segments.push({ text: text.slice(lastIndex, match.index) });
 		}
 
-		// Check if this is an icon match (Group 1 is the icon name)
+		// Check if this is an icon match (Group 1 is the icon name, optionally followed by a size)
 		if (match[1]) {
-			const iconName = match[1].trim();
-			segments.push({ text: '', icon: iconName });
+			const [iconName, sizeArg] = match[1].split(',').map(part => part.trim());
+			const iconSize = sizeArg ? Number(sizeArg) : undefined;
+			segments.push({ text: '', icon: iconName, iconSize: iconSize && !isNaN(iconSize) ? iconSize : undefined });
 			lastIndex = match.index + match[0].length;
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/src/lib/config/blog.ts b/src/lib/config/blog.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e397228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/config/blog.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const blogName = 'Finding Out';
+export const blogTagline = 'My Engineering Blog';
diff --git a/src/lib/config/content.ts b/src/lib/config/content.ts
index 1354307..3dc945c 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/content.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/content.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ export const openSourceProjects: OpenSourceProject[] = [
 		description: 'TypstDrive is a self-hosted collaborative web editor for Typst.',
 		tech: ['Typst', 'Self-Hosted', 'Collaborative'],
 		github: 'https://github.com/SirBlobby/TypstDrive',
+		image: '/projects/typstdrive.png',
+	},
+	{
+		name: 'Typst Desktop',
+		description: 'Typst Desktop is a native desktop app for writing and compiling Typst documents offline.',
+		tech: ['Typst', 'Desktop', 'Offline'],
+		github: 'https://github.com/SirBlobby/typst-desktop',
+		image: '/projects/typstdesktop.png',
 	},
 	{
 		name: 'Pkit',
@@ -33,13 +41,6 @@ export const openSourceProjects: OpenSourceProject[] = [
 		tech: ['Python', 'LLM', 'AI', 'NotebookLLM'],
 		github: 'https://github.com/SirBlobby/OBookLLM',
 		image: 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Python-logo-notext.svg',
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'Filaprint',
-		description: 'Filaprint is a web application to help 3D printing enthusiasts manage their filament inventory, track print jobs, view 3D models, and calculate costs and energy usage.',
-		tech: ['Sveltekit', 'Management', '3D Printing'],
-		github: 'https://github.com/SirBlobby/Filaprint',
-		image: 'https://repository-images.githubusercontent.com/354583933/72c58c80-9727-11eb-98b2-f352fded32b9',
 	}
 ];
 
@@ -165,6 +166,27 @@ export const experience: Experience[] = [
 	}
 ];
 
+// ============================================================================
+// RESEARCH
+// ============================================================================
+
+export interface ResearchItem {
+	title: string;
+	organization?: string;
+	period?: string;
+	description?: string;
+	tech?: string[];
+	link?: string;
+}
+
+export const researchItems: ResearchItem[] = [
+	{
+		title: 'Research Assistant',
+		organization: 'College of Engineering and Computing',
+		period: 'May 2026 – Present · 3 mos'
+	}
+];
+
 // ============================================================================
 // HACKATHONS
 // ============================================================================
@@ -193,6 +215,7 @@ export const cards: Card[] = [
 		description:
 			"Architected a real-time campus noise and occupancy monitoring system utilizing SvelteKit, FastAPI, and MongoDB to help students locate quiet study spaces.",
 		link: "https://hushmap.study/",
+		devpost: "https://devpost.com/software/hushmap-193nia",
 		hackathonName: "Bitcamp 2026",
 		university: "University of Maryland",
 		location: "College Park, MD",
@@ -208,6 +231,7 @@ export const cards: Card[] = [
 		title: "LearningBuddy",
 		description:
 			"Engineered an ESP32-S3 IoT study companion in C++ with secure Wi-Fi provisioning, utilizing WebSockets and Socket.IO to stream low-latency raw audio for live lecture capture.",
+		devpost: "https://devpost.com/software/studybuddy-bc0i3j",
 		hackathonName: "HaxFax x PatriotHacks 2026",
 		university: "George Mason University",
 		location: "Fairfax, VA",
diff --git a/src/lib/config/index.ts b/src/lib/config/index.ts
index adf6658..3b074af 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/index.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ export {
 	animations
 } from './theme';
 
-// Content: projects, models, experience, hackathon cards
-export type { OpenSourceProject, PackageProject, Model3D, Experience, Card } from './content';
-export { openSourceProjects, packageProjects, models, experience, cards, sortedCards } from './content';
+// Content: projects, models, experience, research, hackathon cards
+export type { OpenSourceProject, PackageProject, Model3D, Experience, ResearchItem, Card } from './content';
+export { openSourceProjects, packageProjects, models, experience, researchItems, cards, sortedCards } from './content';
 
 // Terminal settings, TUI styling, speed presets, model viewer, particles, shortcuts
 export type { SpeedPreset, TerminalSettings } from './terminal';
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export { navigation, site, pageMeta } from './navigation';
 // ============================================================================
 // Use (&color)text(&) syntax in terminal content for colored text
 // Use (&icon, iconName) syntax for inline icons
+// Use (&icon, iconName, size) to set a custom icon size in pixels
 //
 // Available colors:
 //   red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, white, gray, orange, pink
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export { navigation, site, pageMeta } from './navigation';
 //   "(&error)Failed(&) - (&success)Passed(&)"  -> multiple colors
 //   "(&icon, mdi:github) GitHub"               -> inline GitHub icon
 //   "Check (&icon, mdi:check) Done"            -> inline check icon
+//   "(&icon, mdi:trophy, 32) Winner"           -> bigger trophy icon (32px)
 
 // ============================================================================
 // HELPER FUNCTIONS
diff --git a/src/lib/config/navigation.ts b/src/lib/config/navigation.ts
index 2871af6..f6f66fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/navigation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/navigation.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import { user, skills } from './user';
 export const navigation = [
 	{ name: 'home', path: '/', icon: '~' },
 	{ name: 'about', path: '/about', icon: 'mdi:account' },
-	{ name: 'portfolio', path: '/portfolio', icon: '📁' },
+	// { name: 'portfolio', path: '/portfolio', icon: '📁' },
 	// { name: 'models', path: '/models', icon: '🎨' },
 	{ name: 'projects', path: '/projects', icon: '🏆' },
 	// { name: 'components', path: '/components', icon: '🧩' },
-	{ name: 'blog', path: 'https://blog.sirblob.co', icon: '📝', external: true }
+	{ name: 'blog', path: '/blog', icon: '📝' }
 ];
 
 // ============================================================================
@@ -70,6 +70,30 @@ export const pageMeta: Record<string, PageMeta> = {
 		icon: 'mdi:trophy',
 		keywords: ['hackathon', 'projects', 'events']
 	},
+	'/projects/opensource': {
+		title: `${user.displayname} — Open Source`,
+		description: 'Libraries and tools built and maintained in the open.',
+		icon: 'mdi:source-branch',
+		keywords: ['open source', 'projects', 'github']
+	},
+	'/projects/packages': {
+		title: `${user.displayname} — Packages`,
+		description: 'Published packages and CLI tools.',
+		icon: 'mdi:package-variant',
+		keywords: ['packages', 'npm', 'cli']
+	},
+	'/projects/hackathons': {
+		title: `${user.displayname} — Hackathons`,
+		description: 'Hackathon projects, demos and awards.',
+		icon: 'mdi:trophy',
+		keywords: ['hackathon', 'projects', 'events']
+	},
+	'/projects/research': {
+		title: `${user.displayname} — Research`,
+		description: 'Research roles, projects, and publications.',
+		icon: 'mdi:microscope',
+		keywords: ['research', 'academic', 'publications']
+	},
 	'/components': {
 		title: `${user.displayname} — Components`,
 		description: 'Terminal UI components showcase and documentation.',
@@ -81,5 +105,11 @@ export const pageMeta: Record<string, PageMeta> = {
 		description: 'All my links with scannable QR codes.',
 		icon: 'mdi:link-variant',
 		keywords: ['links', 'qr', 'social', 'contact']
+	},
+	'/blog': {
+		title: `${user.displayname} — Blog`,
+		description: 'Notes and write-ups from my projects.',
+		icon: 'mdi:post-outline',
+		keywords: ['blog', 'writing', 'notes']
 	}
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/config/terminal.ts b/src/lib/config/terminal.ts
index e985a44..69c43c3 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/terminal.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ export const pageSpeedSettings: Record<string, SpeedPreset | number> = {
 	'portfolio': 'instant',
 	'models': 'fast',
 	'projects': 'fast',
+	'opensource': 'fast',
+	'packages': 'fast',
+	'hackathons': 'fast',
+	'research': 'fast',
 	'components': 'fast'
 };
 
@@ -152,6 +156,10 @@ export const pageAutoscrollSettings: Record<string, boolean> = {
 	'portfolio': false,
 	'models': false,
 	'projects': false,
+	'opensource': false,
+	'packages': false,
+	'hackathons': false,
+	'research': false,
 	'components': false
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/config/user.ts b/src/lib/config/user.ts
index 29b07b8..023660e 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/user.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/user.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const links: LinkItem[] = [
 // ============================================================================
 
 export const skills = {
-	languages: ['Python', 'JavaScript', 'TypeScript', 'C', 'C++', 'Java', 'Node.js'],
+	languages: ['Python', 'JavaScript', 'TypeScript', 'C', 'C++', 'Java', 'Node.js', 'Rust', 'Go'],
 	frameworks: ['React', 'Electron', 'Svelte', 'Bootstrap', 'TailwindCSS', 'Discord.js', ],
 	applications: ['IntelliJ', 'VS Code', 'Git', 'Blender', 'Godot'],
 	platforms: ['Windows', 'Linux', 'macOS', 'Arduino', 'Raspberry Pi'],
diff --git a/src/lib/pages/about.ts b/src/lib/pages/about.ts
index 1933dd8..174c406 100644
--- a/src/lib/pages/about.ts
+++ b/src/lib/pages/about.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ const games = [
         name: "Risk",
         image: '/img/risk.png',
         url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128810/RISK_Global_Domination/'
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Slay the Spire",
+        image: '/img/slay_the_spire.png',
+        url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/'
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Slay the Spire 2",
+        image: '/img/slay_the_spire_2.png',
+        url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868840/Slay_the_Spire_2/'
     }
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/lib/pages/hackathons.ts b/src/lib/pages/hackathons.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de713a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/pages/hackathons.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import type { TerminalLine } from '$lib/components/tui/types';
+import { sortedCards } from '$lib/config';
+import { projectNavLinks } from './projectNav';
+import { tagColor } from './palette';
+
+const totalHackathons = sortedCards.length;
+const totalAwards = sortedCards.filter(c => c.awards && c.awards.length > 0).length;
+const featuredCount = sortedCards.filter(c => c.featured).length;
+
+const hackathonSections: TerminalLine[] = sortedCards.flatMap(card => {
+    const hasImage = !!card.image;
+    const hasAwards = !!card.awards?.length;
+    const icon = hasAwards ? 'mdi:trophy' : 'mdi:rocket-launch';
+
+    const infoChildren: TerminalLine[] = [
+        {
+            type: 'output' as const,
+            content: `(&icon, ${icon}) (&bg-green,black) HACKATHON (&)${card.featured ? ' (&bg-orange,black) FEATURED (&)' : ''}`
+        },
+        ...(card.hackathonName
+            ? [{ type: 'info' as const, content: `(&primary)${card.hackathonName}(&)${card.year ? ` (&muted)(${card.year})(&)` : ''}` }]
+            : []),
+        ...(card.university
+            ? [{ type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)${card.university}${card.location ? `, ${card.location}` : ''}(&)` }]
+            : []),
+        { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&text)${card.description}(&)` },
+        ...(card.awards?.length
+            ? card.awards.map(award => ({ type: 'success' as const, content: `(&success)🏆 ${award.place} — ${award.track}(&)` }))
+            : []),
+        ...(card.tags?.length
+            ? [{ type: 'output' as const, content: card.tags.map((tag, i) => `(&bg-${tagColor(i)},black) ${tag} (&)`).join(' ') }]
+            : []),
+        ...(card.liveWarning ? [{ type: 'warning' as const, content: `(&warning)Demo may be unavailable(&)` }] : []),
+        {
+            type: 'group' as const,
+            content: '',
+            groupDirection: 'row' as const,
+            groupGap: '0.75rem',
+            groupExpand: true,
+            children: [
+                ...(card.link
+                    ? [{ type: 'button' as const, content: 'View Demo', href: card.link, icon: 'mdi:open-in-new', style: 'primary' as const, flex: true }]
+                    : []),
+                ...(card.repo
+                    ? [{ type: 'button' as const, content: 'View Code', href: card.repo, icon: 'mdi:github', style: 'accent' as const, flex: true }]
+                    : []),
+                ...(card.devpost
+                    ? [{ type: 'button' as const, content: 'View on Devpost', href: card.devpost, icon: 'mdi:rocket-launch', style: 'secondary' as const, flex: true }]
+                    : [])
+            ]
+        }
+    ];
+
+    return [
+        { type: 'divider' as const, content: card.title.toUpperCase() },
+        ...(hasImage
+            ? [{ type: 'image' as const, content: '', image: card.image as string, imageAlt: card.title, imageWidth: 350, inline: true }]
+            : []),
+        { type: 'group' as const, content: '', inline: hasImage, groupDirection: 'column' as const, groupAlign: 'stretch' as const, children: infoChildren },
+        { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' }
+    ];
+});
+
+export const lines: TerminalLine[] = [
+    { type: 'command' as const, content: 'ls ~/projects/hackathons' },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '', height: '1rem' },
+    projectNavLinks,
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '', height: '1rem' },
+    { type: 'header' as const, content: 'Hackathon Journey' },
+    { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Total:(&) (&primary)${totalHackathons}(&) (&muted)| Awards:(&) (&yellow)${totalAwards}(&) (&muted)| Featured:(&) (&accent)${featuredCount}(&)` },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
+    ...hackathonSections
+];
diff --git a/src/lib/pages/opensource.ts b/src/lib/pages/opensource.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6185ced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/pages/opensource.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import type { TerminalLine } from '$lib/components/tui/types';
+import { openSourceProjects } from '$lib/config';
+import { projectNavLinks } from './projectNav';
+import { tagColor } from './palette';
+
+const projectSections: TerminalLine[] = openSourceProjects.flatMap(project => {
+    const hasImage = !!project.image;
+
+    const infoChildren: TerminalLine[] = [
+        { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&icon, mdi:source-branch) (&bg-blue,black) OPEN SOURCE (&)` },
+        { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&text)${project.description}(&)` },
+        {
+            type: 'output' as const,
+            content: project.tech.map((tech, i) => `(&bg-${tagColor(i)},black) ${tech} (&)`).join(' ')
+        },
+        {
+            type: 'group' as const,
+            content: '',
+            groupDirection: 'row' as const,
+            groupGap: '0.75rem',
+            groupExpand: true,
+            children: [
+                ...(project.github
+                    ? [{ type: 'button' as const, content: 'View on GitHub', href: project.github, icon: 'mdi:github', style: 'accent' as const, flex: true }]
+                    : []),
+                ...(project.live
+                    ? [{ type: 'button' as const, content: 'View Live Demo', href: project.live, icon: 'mdi:open-in-new', style: 'primary' as const, flex: true }]
+                    : [])
+            ]
+        }
+    ];
+
+    return [
+        { type: 'divider' as const, content: project.name.toUpperCase() },
+        ...(hasImage
+            ? [{ type: 'image' as const, content: '', image: project.image as string, imageAlt: project.name, imageWidth: 350, inline: true }]
+            : []),
+        { type: 'group' as const, content: '', inline: hasImage, groupDirection: 'column' as const, groupAlign: 'stretch' as const, children: infoChildren },
+        { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' }
+    ];
+});
+
+export const lines: TerminalLine[] = [
+    { type: 'command' as const, content: 'ls ~/projects/opensource' },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '', height: '1rem' },
+    projectNavLinks,
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '', height: '1rem' },
+    { type: 'header' as const, content: 'Open Source' },
+    { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Libraries and tools I build and maintain in the open.(&)` },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
+    ...projectSections
+];
diff --git a/src/lib/pages/packages.ts b/src/lib/pages/packages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df04753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/pages/packages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import type { TerminalLine } from '$lib/components/tui/types';
+import { packageProjects } from '$lib/config';
+import { projectNavLinks } from './projectNav';
+import { tagColor } from './palette';
+
+const orderedPackages = [...packageProjects].sort((a, b) => Number(b.featured) - Number(a.featured));
+
+const packageSections: TerminalLine[] = orderedPackages.flatMap(pkg => {
+    const infoChildren: TerminalLine[] = [
+        {
+            type: 'output' as const,
+            content: `(&icon, mdi:package-variant, 32) (&bg-orange,black) PACKAGE (&)${pkg.featured ? ' (&bg-accent,black) FEATURED (&)' : ''}`
+        },
+        { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&text)${pkg.description}(&)` },
+        {
+            type: 'output' as const,
+            content: pkg.tech.map((tech, i) => `(&bg-${tagColor(i)},black) ${tech} (&)`).join(' ')
+        },
+        {
+            type: 'group' as const,
+            content: '',
+            groupDirection: 'row' as const,
+            groupGap: '0.75rem',
+            groupExpand: true,
+            children: [
+                ...(pkg.github
+                    ? [{ type: 'button' as const, content: 'View on GitHub', href: pkg.github, icon: 'mdi:github', style: 'accent' as const, flex: true }]
+                    : []),
+                ...(pkg.live
+                    ? [{ type: 'button' as const, content: 'View Package', href: pkg.live, icon: 'mdi:package-variant', style: 'primary' as const, flex: true }]
+                    : [])
+            ]
+        }
+    ];
+
+    return [
+        { type: 'divider' as const, content: pkg.name.toUpperCase() },
+        { type: 'group' as const, content: '', groupDirection: 'column' as const, groupAlign: 'stretch' as const, children: infoChildren },
+        { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' }
+    ];
+});
+
+export const lines: TerminalLine[] = [
+    { type: 'command' as const, content: 'ls ~/projects/packages' },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '', height: '1rem' },
+    projectNavLinks,
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '', height: '1rem' },
+    { type: 'header' as const, content: 'Packages' },
+    { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Published packages and CLI tools you can install directly.(&)` },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
+    ...packageSections
+];
diff --git a/src/lib/pages/palette.ts b/src/lib/pages/palette.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1fc052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/pages/palette.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const tagPalette = ['blue', 'magenta', 'cyan', 'orange', 'green', 'pink'];
+
+export function tagColor(index: number): string {
+    return tagPalette[index % tagPalette.length];
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/pages/projectNav.ts b/src/lib/pages/projectNav.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..500c145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/pages/projectNav.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { TerminalLine } from '$lib/components/tui/types';
+
+const spacer: TerminalLine = { type: 'output' as const, content: '  ', inline: true };
+
+export const projectNavLinks: TerminalLine = {
+    type: 'group' as const,
+    content: '',
+    groupAlign: 'start',
+    groupGap: '1rem',
+    children: [
+        { type: 'link' as const, href: '/projects', content: `(&bg-primary,black) ← Projects (&)`, inline: true },
+        spacer,
+        { type: 'link' as const, href: '/projects/opensource', content: `(&bg-pink,black) Open Source (&)`, inline: true },
+        spacer,
+        { type: 'link' as const, href: '/projects/packages', content: `(&bg-orange,black) Packages (&)`, inline: true },
+        spacer,
+        { type: 'link' as const, href: '/projects/hackathons', content: `(&bg-green,black) Hackathons (&)`, inline: true },
+        spacer,
+        { type: 'link' as const, href: '/projects/research', content: `(&bg-cyan,black) Research (&)`, inline: true }
+    ]
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/pages/projects.ts b/src/lib/pages/projects.ts
index 507bcf0..d5f3681 100644
--- a/src/lib/pages/projects.ts
+++ b/src/lib/pages/projects.ts
@@ -1,112 +1,71 @@
 import type { TerminalLine } from '$lib/components/tui/types';
-import { sortedCards, packageProjects, openSourceProjects } from '$lib/config';
+import { sortedCards, packageProjects, openSourceProjects, researchItems } from '$lib/config';
 
 const totalHackathons = sortedCards.length;
 const totalAwards = sortedCards.filter(c => c.awards && c.awards.length > 0).length;
-const featuredCount = sortedCards.filter(c => c.featured).length;
+const cardWidth = 'calc((100% - 1.5rem) / 4)';
 
-
-const openSourceElements:TerminalLine[] = [];
-
-openSourceProjects.forEach(project => {
-    openSourceElements.push(
-        {
-            type: 'card',
-            content: '',
-            cardTitle: project.name,
-            // cardFooter: '' + (project.github ? `(&muted)GitHub:(&) (&link)${project.github}(&)` : ''),
-            image: project.image || '/images/placeholder.png',
-            imageAlt: 'Placeholder image',
-            children: [
-                ...project.tech.map(tech => ({
-                    type: 'output' as const,    
-                    content: `(&bg-blue, black)${tech}(&)`,
-                    inline: true
-                })),
-                {
-                    type: 'button',
-                    content: 'View on GitHub',
-                    href: project.github || 'https://github.com/',
-                    icon: 'mdi:github',
-                    style: 'accent',
-                },
-                project.live ? {
-                    type: 'button',
-                    content: 'View Live Demo',
-                    href: project.live,
-                    icon: 'mdi:open-in-new',
-                    style: 'primary'
-                } : { type: 'blank', content: '' }
-            ],
-            inline: true,
-            display: 'flex',
-            cardWidth: '275px'
-        },
-    );
-});
-
-
-// Build the terminal lines with card grid
 export const lines: TerminalLine[] = [
     { type: 'command' as const, content: 'ls ~/projects' },
+    { type: 'header' as const, content: 'My Project Universe' },
+    { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Everything I build lives in one of four buckets. Pick a door.(&)` },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
+    { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Open Source:(&) (&primary)${openSourceProjects.length}(&)   (&muted)Packages:(&) (&orange)${packageProjects.length}(&)   (&muted)Hackathons:(&) (&green)${totalHackathons}(&) (&muted)(${totalAwards} with awards)(&)   (&muted)Research:(&) (&cyan)${researchItems.length}(&)` },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
     {
-        type: 'group' as const, content: '', groupAlign: 'start', groupGap: '1rem',
+        type: 'card' as const,
+        content: '',
+        cardTitle: 'Open Source',
+        icon: 'mdi:source-branch',
+        cardFooter: `${openSourceProjects.length} projects`,
         children: [
-            { type: 'link' as const, href: "/projects#opensource", content: `(&bg-blue,black)Open Scourced(&)`, inline: true },
-            { type: 'link' as const, href: "/projects#packages", content: `(&bg-orange,black)Packages(&)`, inline: true },
-            { type: 'link' as const, href: "/projects#hackathons", content: `(&bg-green,black)Hackathons(&)`, inline: true },
-        ]
+            { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Libraries and tools I build and maintain in the open.(&)` },
+            { type: 'button' as const, content: 'Browse Open Source', href: '/projects/opensource', icon: 'mdi:arrow-right', style: 'accent' as const }
+        ],
+        inline: true,
+        display: 'flex' as const,
+        cardWidth
     },
-    { type: 'divider' as const, content: 'OPEN SOURCED', id: 'opensource' },
-    ...openSourceElements,
-    { type: 'divider' as const, content: 'PACKAGES', id: 'packages' },
-    ...packageProjects.filter(p => p.featured).flatMap(project => [
-        { type: 'header' as const, content: `(&orange)${project.name}(&)` },
-        { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)${project.description}(&)` },
-        { type: 'info' as const, content: `(&info)TechStack:(&) (&magenta)${project.tech.join(', ')}(&)` },
-        ...(project.github ? [{
-            type: 'button' as const,
-            content: 'View on GitHub',
-            icon: 'mdi:github',
-            style: 'accent' as const,
-            href: project.github
-        }] : []),
-        ...(project.live ? [{
-            type: 'button' as const,
-            content: 'View Live Demo',
-            icon: 'mdi:open-in-new',
-            style: 'accent' as const,
-            href: project.live
-        }] : []),
-        { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' }
-    ]),
-    ...packageProjects.filter(p => !p.featured).flatMap(project => [
-        { type: 'header' as const, content: `${project.name}` },
-        { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)${project.description}(&)` },
-        { type: 'info' as const, content: `(&info)TechStack:(&) (&magenta)${project.tech.join(', ')}(&)` },
-        ...(project.github ? [{
-            type: 'button' as const,
-            content: 'View on GitHub',
-            icon: 'mdi:github',
-            style: 'accent' as const,
-            href: project.github
-        }] : []),
-        ...(project.live ? [{
-            type: 'button' as const,
-            content: 'View Live',
-            icon: 'mdi:open-in-new',
-            style: 'accent' as const,
-            href: project.live
-        }] : []),
-        { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' }
-    ]),
-    { type: 'divider' as const, content: 'HACKATHONS', id: 'hackathons' },
-    // { type: 'command', content: 'ls ~/hackathons --grid' },
-    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
-    { type: 'header' as const, content: `Hackathon Journey` },
-    { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Total:(&) (&primary)${totalHackathons}(&) (&muted)| Awards:(&) (&yellow)${totalAwards}(&) (&muted)| Featured:(&) (&accent)${featuredCount}(&)` },
-    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
-    { type: 'cardgrid' as const, content: '', cards: sortedCards },
-    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
-    { type: 'success' as const, content: `(&success)Ready for the next hackathon! 🚀(&)` },
-];
\ No newline at end of file
+    {
+        type: 'card' as const,
+        content: '',
+        cardTitle: 'Packages',
+        icon: 'mdi:package-variant',
+        cardFooter: `${packageProjects.length} published`,
+        children: [
+            { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)CLI tools and packages published for others to install.(&)` },
+            { type: 'button' as const, content: 'Browse Packages', href: '/projects/packages', icon: 'mdi:arrow-right', style: 'accent' as const }
+        ],
+        inline: true,
+        display: 'flex' as const,
+        cardWidth
+    },
+    {
+        type: 'card' as const,
+        content: '',
+        cardTitle: 'Hackathons',
+        icon: 'mdi:trophy',
+        cardFooter: `${totalHackathons} events · ${totalAwards} awards`,
+        children: [
+            { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Weekend builds, demos, and the awards they picked up.(&)` },
+            { type: 'button' as const, content: 'Browse Hackathons', href: '/projects/hackathons', icon: 'mdi:arrow-right', style: 'accent' as const }
+        ],
+        inline: true,
+        display: 'flex' as const,
+        cardWidth
+    },
+    {
+        type: 'card' as const,
+        content: '',
+        cardTitle: 'Research',
+        icon: 'mdi:microscope',
+        cardFooter: `${researchItems.length} items`,
+        children: [
+            { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)My Research Roles, Projects, and Publications.(&)` },
+            { type: 'button' as const, content: 'Browse Research', href: '/projects/research', icon: 'mdi:arrow-right', style: 'accent' as const }
+        ],
+        inline: true,
+        display: 'flex' as const,
+        cardWidth
+    },
+];
diff --git a/src/lib/pages/research.ts b/src/lib/pages/research.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..090c11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/pages/research.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import type { TerminalLine } from '$lib/components/tui/types';
+import { researchItems } from '$lib/config';
+import { projectNavLinks } from './projectNav';
+import { tagColor } from './palette';
+
+const researchSections: TerminalLine[] = researchItems.flatMap(item => {
+    const infoChildren: TerminalLine[] = [
+        {
+            type: 'output' as const,
+            content: `(&icon, mdi:microscope, 32) (&bg-cyan,black) RESEARCH (&)`
+        },
+        ...(item.organization
+            ? [{ type: 'info' as const, content: `(&primary)${item.organization}(&)` }]
+            : []),
+        ...(item.period
+            ? [{ type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)${item.period}(&)` }]
+            : []),
+        ...(item.description
+            ? [{ type: 'output' as const, content: `(&text)${item.description}(&)` }]
+            : []),
+        ...(item.tech?.length
+            ? [{ type: 'output' as const, content: item.tech.map((tech, i) => `(&bg-${tagColor(i)},black) ${tech} (&)`).join(' ') }]
+            : []),
+        ...(item.link
+            ? [{
+                type: 'group' as const,
+                content: '',
+                groupDirection: 'row' as const,
+                groupGap: '0.75rem',
+                groupExpand: true,
+                children: [
+                    { type: 'button' as const, content: 'View', href: item.link, icon: 'mdi:open-in-new', style: 'primary' as const, flex: true }
+                ]
+            }]
+            : [])
+    ];
+
+    return [
+        { type: 'divider' as const, content: item.title.toUpperCase() },
+        { type: 'group' as const, content: '', groupDirection: 'column' as const, groupAlign: 'stretch' as const, children: infoChildren },
+        { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' }
+    ];
+});
+
+export const lines: TerminalLine[] = [
+    { type: 'command' as const, content: 'ls ~/projects/research' },
+    projectNavLinks,
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '', height: '2rem' },
+    { type: 'header' as const, content: 'Research' },
+    { type: 'output' as const, content: `(&muted)Research roles, projects, and publications.(&)` },
+    { type: 'blank' as const, content: '' },
+    ...researchSections
+];
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/blog/+page.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39a476b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/blog/+page.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
+import { getAllPosts, getAllTags } from '$lib/blog/posts';
+
+export const load: PageServerLoad = () => {
+	const posts = getAllPosts().map(({ slug, title, author, date, tags, excerpt, readingTime }) => ({
+		slug,
+		title,
+		author,
+		date,
+		tags,
+		excerpt,
+		readingTime
+	}));
+
+	return {
+		posts,
+		tags: getAllTags()
+	};
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte b/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ce593b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { user, pageMeta } from '$lib/config';
+	import { blogName, blogTagline } from '$lib/config/blog';
+	import { formatPostDate } from '$lib/blog/date';
+	import { themeColors } from '$lib/stores/theme';
+	import TuiHeader from '$lib/components/tui/TuiHeader.svelte';
+	import TuiFooter from '$lib/components/tui/TuiFooter.svelte';
+	import '$lib/assets/css/terminal-tui.css';
+	import '$lib/assets/css/tui-body.css';
+
+	let { data } = $props();
+
+	let activeTag = $state<string | null>(null);
+	let searchQuery = $state('');
+	let currentPage = $state(1);
+
+	const POSTS_PER_PAGE = 5;
+
+	const filteredPosts = $derived.by(() => {
+		const query = searchQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
+		return data.posts.filter((post) => {
+			const matchesTag = !activeTag || post.tags.includes(activeTag);
+			const matchesQuery =
+				!query ||
+				post.title.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+				post.excerpt.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+				post.tags.some((tag) => tag.toLowerCase().includes(query));
+			return matchesTag && matchesQuery;
+		});
+	});
+
+	const totalPages = $derived(Math.max(1, Math.ceil(filteredPosts.length / POSTS_PER_PAGE)));
+
+	const paginatedPosts = $derived(
+		filteredPosts.slice((currentPage - 1) * POSTS_PER_PAGE, currentPage * POSTS_PER_PAGE)
+	);
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		activeTag;
+		searchQuery;
+		currentPage = 1;
+	});
+
+	function goToPage(page: number) {
+		currentPage = Math.min(Math.max(1, page), totalPages);
+	}
+
+	const meta = pageMeta['/blog'];
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>{meta?.title ?? `${user.displayname} — Blog`}</title>
+	<meta name="description" content={meta?.description ?? 'Blog posts'} />
+</svelte:head>
+
+<div class="blog-container">
+	<div
+		class="tui-terminal"
+		style="
+			--terminal-bg: {$themeColors.terminal};
+			--terminal-text: {$themeColors.text};
+			--terminal-muted: {$themeColors.textMuted};
+			--terminal-border: {$themeColors.border};
+			--terminal-prompt: {$themeColors.terminalPrompt};
+			--terminal-user: {$themeColors.terminalUser};
+			--terminal-path: {$themeColors.terminalPath};
+			--terminal-primary: {$themeColors.primary};
+			--terminal-secondary: {$themeColors.secondary};
+			--terminal-accent: {$themeColors.accent};
+			--terminal-bg-light: {$themeColors.backgroundLight};
+		"
+		role="region"
+		aria-label="Blog"
+	>
+		<div class="tui-border-glow"></div>
+
+		<div class="tui-content">
+			<TuiHeader title="~/blog" interactive={false} hasButtons={false} />
+
+			<div class="tui-body">
+				<div class="blog-body">
+					<div class="blog-hero">
+						<h1 class="blog-name">{blogName}</h1>
+						<p class="blog-tagline">{blogTagline}</p>
+						<div class="blog-links">
+							<a class="blog-link" href="/blog/rss.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RSS Feed</a>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+
+					<input class="search-input" type="search" placeholder="Search posts..." bind:value={searchQuery} />
+
+					{#if data.tags.length}
+						<div class="tag-filter">
+							<button class="tag-chip" class:active={activeTag === null} onclick={() => (activeTag = null)}>
+								all
+							</button>
+							{#each data.tags as tag (tag)}
+								<button
+									class="tag-chip"
+									class:active={activeTag === tag}
+									onclick={() => (activeTag = activeTag === tag ? null : tag)}
+								>
+									{tag}
+								</button>
+							{/each}
+						</div>
+					{/if}
+
+					{#if filteredPosts.length === 0}
+						<p class="empty-state">
+							{data.posts.length === 0 ? 'No posts yet. Check back soon.' : 'No posts match your search.'}
+						</p>
+					{:else}
+						<div class="post-list">
+							{#each paginatedPosts as post (post.slug)}
+								<a class="post-card" href={`/blog/${post.slug}`}>
+									<div class="post-meta">
+										<span class="post-author">{post.author}</span>
+										<span class="post-date">{formatPostDate(post.date)}</span>
+										<span class="post-reading-time">{post.readingTime} min read</span>
+									</div>
+									<h2 class="post-title">{post.title}</h2>
+									<p class="post-excerpt">{post.excerpt}</p>
+									{#if post.tags.length}
+										<div class="post-tags">
+											{#each post.tags as tag (tag)}
+												<span class="post-tag">{tag}</span>
+											{/each}
+										</div>
+									{/if}
+								</a>
+							{/each}
+						</div>
+
+						{#if totalPages > 1}
+							<div class="pagination">
+								<button
+									class="page-btn"
+									disabled={currentPage === 1}
+									onclick={() => goToPage(currentPage - 1)}
+								>
+									&larr; Prev
+								</button>
+								<span class="page-status">Page {currentPage} of {totalPages}</span>
+								<button
+									class="page-btn"
+									disabled={currentPage === totalPages}
+									onclick={() => goToPage(currentPage + 1)}
+								>
+									Next &rarr;
+								</button>
+							</div>
+						{/if}
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+
+			<TuiFooter isTyping={false} linesCount={filteredPosts.length} skipAnimation={() => {}} />
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.blog-container {
+		padding: 0;
+		min-height: calc(100vh - var(--navbar-height, 60px));
+	}
+
+	.blog-body {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		gap: 1.5rem;
+	}
+
+	.blog-hero {
+		padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
+		border-bottom: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+	}
+
+	.blog-name {
+		margin: 0;
+		font-size: 1.75rem;
+		color: var(--terminal-primary);
+	}
+
+	.blog-tagline {
+		margin: 0.25rem 0 0.75rem 0;
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-size: 0.95rem;
+	}
+
+	.blog-links {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 0.5rem;
+		font-size: 0.85rem;
+	}
+
+	.blog-link {
+		color: var(--terminal-accent);
+	}
+
+	.blog-link:hover {
+		color: var(--terminal-primary);
+	}
+
+	.blog-link-separator {
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+	}
+
+	.search-input {
+		width: 100%;
+		padding: 0.6rem 0.9rem;
+		background: var(--terminal-bg-light);
+		border: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+		border-radius: 6px;
+		color: var(--terminal-text);
+		font-family: inherit;
+		font-size: 0.9rem;
+	}
+
+	.search-input:focus {
+		outline: none;
+		border-color: var(--terminal-primary);
+	}
+
+	.search-input::placeholder {
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+	}
+
+	.tag-filter {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		gap: 0.5rem;
+	}
+
+	.tag-chip {
+		padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
+		background: transparent;
+		border: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+		border-radius: 4px;
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-family: inherit;
+		font-size: 0.8rem;
+		transition:
+			border-color 0.15s ease,
+			color 0.15s ease;
+	}
+
+	.tag-chip:hover {
+		border-color: var(--terminal-primary);
+		color: var(--terminal-text);
+	}
+
+	.tag-chip.active {
+		border-color: var(--terminal-accent);
+		color: var(--terminal-accent);
+	}
+
+	.empty-state {
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+	}
+
+	.post-list {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		gap: 1rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-card {
+		display: block;
+		padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem;
+		border: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+		border-radius: 8px;
+		color: inherit;
+		transition:
+			border-color 0.15s ease,
+			background 0.15s ease;
+	}
+
+	.post-card:hover {
+		border-color: var(--terminal-primary);
+		background: var(--terminal-bg-light);
+	}
+
+	.post-meta {
+		display: flex;
+		gap: 0.75rem;
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-size: 0.8rem;
+		margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-author {
+		color: var(--terminal-text);
+		font-weight: 600;
+	}
+
+	.post-title {
+		margin: 0 0 0.4rem 0;
+		font-size: 1.15rem;
+		color: var(--terminal-primary);
+	}
+
+	.post-excerpt {
+		margin: 0 0 0.6rem 0;
+		color: var(--terminal-text);
+		font-size: 0.9rem;
+		line-height: 1.6;
+	}
+
+	.post-tags {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		gap: 0.4rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-tag {
+		padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem;
+		background: var(--terminal-bg-light);
+		border-radius: 4px;
+		color: var(--terminal-accent);
+		font-size: 0.75rem;
+	}
+
+	.pagination {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+		gap: 1rem;
+		padding-top: 0.5rem;
+	}
+
+	.page-btn {
+		padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
+		background: transparent;
+		border: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+		border-radius: 4px;
+		color: var(--terminal-text);
+		font-family: inherit;
+		font-size: 0.85rem;
+		transition:
+			border-color 0.15s ease,
+			color 0.15s ease;
+	}
+
+	.page-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
+		border-color: var(--terminal-primary);
+		color: var(--terminal-primary);
+	}
+
+	.page-btn:disabled {
+		opacity: 0.4;
+		cursor: default;
+	}
+
+	.page-status {
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-size: 0.85rem;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/[slug]/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/blog/[slug]/+page.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87b6774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/blog/[slug]/+page.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
+import { getPostBySlug, getAdjacentPosts } from '$lib/blog/posts';
+
+export const load: PageServerLoad = ({ params }) => {
+	const post = getPostBySlug(params.slug);
+
+	if (!post) {
+		error(404, 'Post not found');
+	}
+
+	const { previous, next } = getAdjacentPosts(params.slug);
+
+	return { post, previous, next };
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/[slug]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/blog/[slug]/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac2cefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/blog/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { user } from '$lib/config';
+	import { formatPostDate } from '$lib/blog/date';
+	import { themeColors } from '$lib/stores/theme';
+	import TuiHeader from '$lib/components/tui/TuiHeader.svelte';
+	import TuiFooter from '$lib/components/tui/TuiFooter.svelte';
+	import '$lib/assets/css/terminal-tui.css';
+	import '$lib/assets/css/tui-body.css';
+
+	let { data } = $props();
+
+	let contentEl = $state<HTMLDivElement>();
+
+	function copyCode(code: string, button: HTMLButtonElement) {
+		navigator.clipboard.writeText(code).then(() => {
+			const original = button.textContent;
+			button.textContent = 'Copied!';
+			button.classList.add('copied');
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				button.textContent = original;
+				button.classList.remove('copied');
+			}, 1500);
+		});
+	}
+
+	function addCopyButtons() {
+		if (!contentEl) return;
+		contentEl.querySelectorAll('pre').forEach((pre) => {
+			if (pre.querySelector('.copy-button')) return;
+			const code = pre.querySelector('code');
+			if (!code) return;
+
+			const button = document.createElement('button');
+			button.type = 'button';
+			button.className = 'copy-button';
+			button.textContent = 'Copy';
+			button.addEventListener('click', () => copyCode(code.textContent || '', button));
+			pre.appendChild(button);
+		});
+	}
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		data.post.html;
+		addCopyButtons();
+	});
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>{data.post.title} | {user.displayname}</title>
+	<meta name="description" content={data.post.excerpt} />
+</svelte:head>
+
+<div class="post-container">
+	<div
+		class="tui-terminal"
+		style="
+			--terminal-bg: {$themeColors.terminal};
+			--terminal-text: {$themeColors.text};
+			--terminal-muted: {$themeColors.textMuted};
+			--terminal-border: {$themeColors.border};
+			--terminal-prompt: {$themeColors.terminalPrompt};
+			--terminal-user: {$themeColors.terminalUser};
+			--terminal-path: {$themeColors.terminalPath};
+			--terminal-primary: {$themeColors.primary};
+			--terminal-secondary: {$themeColors.secondary};
+			--terminal-accent: {$themeColors.accent};
+			--terminal-bg-light: {$themeColors.backgroundLight};
+		"
+		role="region"
+		aria-label="Blog post"
+	>
+		<div class="tui-border-glow"></div>
+
+		<div class="tui-content">
+			<TuiHeader title={`~/blog/${data.post.slug}`} interactive={false} hasButtons={false} />
+
+			<div class="tui-body">
+				<article class="post-article">
+					<a class="back-link" href="/blog">&larr; back to blog</a>
+
+					<h1 class="post-title">{data.post.title}</h1>
+
+					<div class="post-meta">
+						<span class="post-author">{data.post.author}</span>
+						<span>{formatPostDate(data.post.date)}</span>
+						<span>{data.post.readingTime} min read</span>
+					</div>
+
+					{#if data.post.tags.length}
+						<div class="post-tags">
+							{#each data.post.tags as tag (tag)}
+								<span class="post-tag">{tag}</span>
+							{/each}
+						</div>
+					{/if}
+
+					<div class="post-content" bind:this={contentEl}>
+						{@html data.post.html}
+					</div>
+
+					{#if data.previous || data.next}
+						<nav class="post-nav">
+							{#if data.previous}
+								<a class="post-nav-link prev" href={`/blog/${data.previous.slug}`}>
+									<span class="post-nav-label">&larr; Previous</span>
+									<span class="post-nav-title">{data.previous.title}</span>
+								</a>
+							{:else}
+								<span class="post-nav-spacer"></span>
+							{/if}
+
+							{#if data.next}
+								<a class="post-nav-link next" href={`/blog/${data.next.slug}`}>
+									<span class="post-nav-label">Next &rarr;</span>
+									<span class="post-nav-title">{data.next.title}</span>
+								</a>
+							{:else}
+								<span class="post-nav-spacer"></span>
+							{/if}
+						</nav>
+					{/if}
+				</article>
+			</div>
+
+			<TuiFooter isTyping={false} linesCount={1} skipAnimation={() => {}} />
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.post-container {
+		padding: 0;
+		min-height: calc(100vh - var(--navbar-height, 60px));
+	}
+
+	.post-article {
+		max-width: 720px;
+		margin: 0 auto;
+	}
+
+	.back-link {
+		display: inline-block;
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-size: 0.85rem;
+		margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+	}
+
+	.back-link:hover {
+		color: var(--terminal-primary);
+	}
+
+	.post-title {
+		margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
+		font-size: 1.6rem;
+		color: var(--terminal-primary);
+	}
+
+	.post-meta {
+		display: flex;
+		gap: 0.75rem;
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-size: 0.85rem;
+		margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-author {
+		color: var(--terminal-text);
+		font-weight: 600;
+	}
+
+	.post-tags {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		gap: 0.4rem;
+		margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-tag {
+		padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem;
+		background: var(--terminal-bg-light);
+		border-radius: 4px;
+		color: var(--terminal-accent);
+		font-size: 0.75rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-content {
+		line-height: 1.75;
+		font-size: 0.95rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(h1),
+	.post-content :global(h2),
+	.post-content :global(h3) {
+		color: var(--terminal-primary);
+		margin: 1.75rem 0 0.75rem 0;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(p) {
+		margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(a) {
+		color: var(--terminal-accent);
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(code) {
+		background: var(--terminal-bg-light);
+		padding: 0.1rem 0.35rem;
+		border-radius: 4px;
+		font-size: 0.85em;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(pre) {
+		position: relative;
+		background: var(--terminal-bg-light);
+		padding: 1rem;
+		border-radius: 8px;
+		overflow-x: auto;
+		margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(pre code) {
+		background: none;
+		padding: 0;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(.copy-button) {
+		position: absolute;
+		top: 0.5rem;
+		right: 0.5rem;
+		padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem;
+		background: var(--terminal-bg);
+		border: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+		border-radius: 4px;
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-family: inherit;
+		font-size: 0.75rem;
+		cursor: pointer;
+		transition:
+			color 0.15s ease,
+			border-color 0.15s ease;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(.copy-button:hover) {
+		color: var(--terminal-text);
+		border-color: var(--terminal-primary);
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(.copy-button.copied) {
+		color: var(--terminal-accent);
+		border-color: var(--terminal-accent);
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(.tok-keyword) {
+		color: var(--terminal-primary);
+		font-weight: 600;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(.tok-string) {
+		color: var(--terminal-accent);
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(.tok-comment) {
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-style: italic;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(.tok-number) {
+		color: var(--terminal-secondary);
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(blockquote) {
+		border-left: 3px solid var(--terminal-primary);
+		margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
+		padding: 0.25rem 0 0.25rem 1rem;
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(ul),
+	.post-content :global(ol) {
+		margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
+		padding-left: 1.5rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(img) {
+		max-width: 100%;
+		border-radius: 8px;
+	}
+
+	.post-content :global(hr) {
+		border: none;
+		border-top: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+		margin: 1.75rem 0;
+	}
+
+	.post-nav {
+		display: flex;
+		justify-content: space-between;
+		gap: 1rem;
+		margin-top: 2rem;
+		padding-top: 1.5rem;
+		border-top: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+	}
+
+	.post-nav-link {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		gap: 0.3rem;
+		max-width: 48%;
+		padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+		border: 1px solid var(--terminal-border);
+		border-radius: 4px;
+		color: inherit;
+		transition:
+			border-color 0.15s ease,
+			background 0.15s ease;
+	}
+
+	.post-nav-link:hover {
+		border-color: var(--terminal-primary);
+		background: var(--terminal-bg-light);
+	}
+
+	.post-nav-link.next {
+		margin-left: auto;
+		text-align: right;
+		align-items: flex-end;
+	}
+
+	.post-nav-spacer {
+		flex: 1;
+	}
+
+	.post-nav-label {
+		color: var(--terminal-muted);
+		font-size: 0.75rem;
+	}
+
+	.post-nav-title {
+		color: var(--terminal-text);
+		font-size: 0.9rem;
+		font-weight: 600;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/blog/rss.xml/+server.ts b/src/routes/blog/rss.xml/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a80a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/blog/rss.xml/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+import { getAllPosts } from '$lib/blog/posts';
+import { blogName, blogTagline } from '$lib/config/blog';
+import { formatRssDate } from '$lib/blog/date';
+
+function escapeXml(text: string): string {
+	return text
+		.replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+		.replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+		.replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
+		.replace(/"/g, '&quot;')
+		.replace(/'/g, '&apos;');
+}
+
+export const GET: RequestHandler = ({ url }) => {
+	const items = getAllPosts()
+		.map((post) => {
+			const link = `${url.origin}/blog/${post.slug}`;
+			const pubDate = formatRssDate(post.date);
+			return `
+		<item>
+			<title>${escapeXml(post.title)}</title>
+			<link>${link}</link>
+			<guid>${link}</guid>
+			<pubDate>${pubDate}</pubDate>
+			<author>${escapeXml(post.author)}</author>
+			<description>${escapeXml(post.excerpt)}</description>
+		</item>`;
+		})
+		.join('');
+
+	const xml = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<rss version="2.0">
+	<channel>
+		<title>${escapeXml(blogName)}</title>
+		<link>${url.origin}/blog</link>
+		<description>${escapeXml(blogTagline)}</description>${items}
+	</channel>
+</rss>`;
+
+	return new Response(xml, {
+		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/xml' }
+	});
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/projects/hackathons/+page.svelte b/src/routes/projects/hackathons/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daafcf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/projects/hackathons/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import TerminalTUI from '$lib/components/TerminalTUI.svelte';
+	import { user, pageMeta } from '$lib/config';
+	import { getPageSpeedMultiplier, getPageAutoscroll } from '$lib';
+	import { lines } from '$lib/pages/hackathons';
+
+	const speed = getPageSpeedMultiplier('hackathons');
+	const autoscroll = getPageAutoscroll('hackathons');
+	const meta = pageMeta['/projects/hackathons'];
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>{meta?.title ?? `${user.displayname} — Hackathons`}</title>
+	<meta name="description" content={meta?.description ?? 'Hackathon projects and awards'} />
+</svelte:head>
+
+<div class="hackathons-container">
+	<TerminalTUI {lines} title="~/projects/hackathons" interactive={true} {speed} {autoscroll} />
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.hackathons-container {
+		padding: 0;
+		min-height: calc(100vh - 60px);
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/projects/opensource/+page.svelte b/src/routes/projects/opensource/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ce9b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/projects/opensource/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import TerminalTUI from '$lib/components/TerminalTUI.svelte';
+	import { user, pageMeta } from '$lib/config';
+	import { getPageSpeedMultiplier, getPageAutoscroll } from '$lib';
+	import { lines } from '$lib/pages/opensource';
+
+	const speed = getPageSpeedMultiplier('opensource');
+	const autoscroll = getPageAutoscroll('opensource');
+	const meta = pageMeta['/projects/opensource'];
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>{meta?.title ?? `${user.displayname} — Open Source`}</title>
+	<meta name="description" content={meta?.description ?? 'Open source projects'} />
+</svelte:head>
+
+<div class="opensource-container">
+	<TerminalTUI {lines} title="~/projects/opensource" interactive={true} {speed} {autoscroll} />
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.opensource-container {
+		padding: 0;
+		min-height: calc(100vh - 60px);
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/projects/packages/+page.svelte b/src/routes/projects/packages/+page.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+	import TerminalTUI from '$lib/components/TerminalTUI.svelte';
+	import { user, pageMeta } from '$lib/config';
+	import { getPageSpeedMultiplier, getPageAutoscroll } from '$lib';
+	import { lines } from '$lib/pages/packages';
+
+	const speed = getPageSpeedMultiplier('packages');
+	const autoscroll = getPageAutoscroll('packages');
+	const meta = pageMeta['/projects/packages'];
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>{meta?.title ?? `${user.displayname} — Packages`}</title>
+	<meta name="description" content={meta?.description ?? 'Published packages'} />
+</svelte:head>
+
+<div class="packages-container">
+	<TerminalTUI {lines} title="~/projects/packages" interactive={true} {speed} {autoscroll} />
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.packages-container {
+		padding: 0;
+		min-height: calc(100vh - 60px);
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/projects/research/+page.svelte b/src/routes/projects/research/+page.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+	import TerminalTUI from '$lib/components/TerminalTUI.svelte';
+	import { user, pageMeta } from '$lib/config';
+	import { getPageSpeedMultiplier, getPageAutoscroll } from '$lib';
+	import { lines } from '$lib/pages/research';
+
+	const speed = getPageSpeedMultiplier('research');
+	const autoscroll = getPageAutoscroll('research');
+	const meta = pageMeta['/projects/research'];
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>{meta?.title ?? `${user.displayname} — Research`}</title>
+	<meta name="description" content={meta?.description ?? 'Research work and publications'} />
+</svelte:head>
+
+<div class="research-container">
+	<TerminalTUI {lines} title="~/projects/research" interactive={true} {speed} {autoscroll} />
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.research-container {
+		padding: 0;
+		min-height: calc(100vh - 60px);
+	}
+</style>
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