diff --git a/_includes/nav.html b/_includes/nav.html
index d07ca40..d2f65c6 100644
--- a/_includes/nav.html
+++ b/_includes/nav.html
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
     <nav>
         <ul>
             <li class="navstd"><a href="/">Home</a></li>
-            <li class="navstd"><a href="/series/">Series</a></li>
+            <li class="navstd"><a href="/projects/">Projects</a></li>
             <li class="navstd"><a href="/aboutme">About Me</a></li>
-            <li class="navstd"><a href="/downloads/">Downloads</a></li>
-            <li class="navstd"><a href="/techprojects/">Projects</a></li>
+            <li class="navstd"><a href="/old/">Old</a></li>
             <li class="navimg"><a href="https://github.com/NinjaCheetah" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.ncxprogramming.com/file/image/navbar/github-light.svg" style="width:32px;height:32px;"/></a></li>
             <li class="navimg">
                 <div class="dropdown">
diff --git a/_layouts/blogpost.html b/_layouts/blogpost.html
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+++ b/_layouts/blogpost.html
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+---
+layout: default
+---
+
+<h1>{{ page.title }}</h1>
+<h3>{{ page.date | date: "%Y-%m-%d" }}</h3>
+<h4>{{ page.author }}</h4>
+<p><a href=/blog>&lt;- Back</a></p>
+<hr>
+{{ content }}
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diff --git a/_posts/2022-04-22-hello-blog.html b/_posts/2022-04-22-hello-blog.html
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+++ b/_posts/2022-04-22-hello-blog.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+title: Welcome to the Blog!
+titleshort: Hello, Blog!
+author: NinjaCheetah
+layout: blogpost
+---
+
+<p>It's blog time (again)! This is where I will talk about tech things I'm doing or like. Oh and also where I'll rant about things I could just ignore.</p>
+<p>In all seriousness, I decided to branch off from the NCX Programming blog because I felt that my ramblings and rant-style articles were more of a "me" thing and less of an NCX Programming thing. I'll still write articles of the NCX Programming blog just an infrequently, this is just a different place to hear me shout.</p>
+<p>So here's to a new blog, hopefully filled with fewer spelling mistaeskfs.</p>
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diff --git a/blog.html b/blog.html
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+++ b/blog.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title: Blog
+layout: default
+---
+
+<h1>NinjaCheetah's Blog</h1>
+<p>Where I write things and you read them I guess. Newest on top.</p>
+<hr>
+{% for post in site.posts %}
+  <p><a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></p>
+  <p>{{ post.date | date: "%Y-%m-%d" }} ({{ post.author }})</p>
+  <hr>
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/downloads/index.html b/downloads/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 27164d1..0000000
--- a/downloads/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Downloads
-layout: default
----
-
-<div class="standard_heading">
-    <h1>Here are the download catagories available.</h1>
-</div>  
-<div class="series_links">
-    <ul>
-        <li><a href="/downloads/skindownloads">Minecraft Skins</a></li>
-    </ul>
-</div>
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diff --git a/downloads/skindownloads.html b/downloads/skindownloads.html
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--- a/downloads/skindownloads.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Skin Downloads
-layout: default
----
-
-<div class="skin_downloads">
-    <h1>NCG Skin w/ Sweatshirt</h1>
-    <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/1609362tln8stdh/NCG_Jacket_Skin.png/file">Download</a>
-    <h1>NCG Skin</h1>
-    <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/ws4j3m4i50oko0w/NCG_Skin.png/file">Download</a>
-    <h1>NCG Holiday Skin</h1>
-    <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/w7u3ft8rp0z4kk1/NCG_Holiday_Skin.png/file">Download</a>
-    <h1>NCG Frost Skin</h1>
-    <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/34443b8re3jxuxx/NCG_Winter_Skin.png/file">Download</a>
-</div>
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 0eb261d..5d60b3a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 title: Home
 layout: default
 ---
-
+<div class="banner">
+    <img class="banner-image" src="/files/banner/homebanner.png" alt="an awesome banner. too bad it isn't loading for you :(">
+</div>
 <h1>welcome to my site!</h1>
 <p>I'm currently in the process of remaking this site, so bear with me.</p>
 <p>This home page will get updated in the future.</p>
diff --git a/old/downloads/index.html b/old/downloads/index.html
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/old/downloads/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+title: Downloads
+layout: default
+---
+
+<h1>Here are the download catagories available.</h1>
+<ul>
+    <li><a href="/old/downloads/skindownloads">Minecraft Skins</a></li>
+</ul>
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diff --git a/old/downloads/skindownloads.html b/old/downloads/skindownloads.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fa621e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/old/downloads/skindownloads.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title: Skin Downloads
+layout: default
+---
+
+<h1>NCG Skin w/ Sweatshirt</h1>
+<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/1609362tln8stdh/NCG_Jacket_Skin.png/file">Download</a>
+<h1>NCG Skin</h1>
+<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/ws4j3m4i50oko0w/NCG_Skin.png/file">Download</a>
+<h1>NCG Holiday Skin</h1>
+<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/w7u3ft8rp0z4kk1/NCG_Holiday_Skin.png/file">Download</a>
+<h1>NCG Frost Skin</h1>
+<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/34443b8re3jxuxx/NCG_Winter_Skin.png/file">Download</a>
diff --git a/old/index.html b/old/index.html
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+++ b/old/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+title: Old Things
+layout: default
+---
+
+<p>Here are some of the really old pages from the old version of this website.</p>
+<p><a href="/old/downloads/">Downloads</a></p>
+<p><a href="/old/series/">Series</a></p>
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diff --git a/series/archive/TheArchive.png b/old/series/archive/TheArchive.png
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rename from series/archive/TheArchive.png
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diff --git a/series/archive/fearthemods.html b/old/series/archive/fearthemods.html
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rename from series/archive/fearthemods.html
rename to old/series/archive/fearthemods.html
diff --git a/old/series/archive/index.html b/old/series/archive/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b260556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/old/series/archive/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+title: The Archive
+layout: default
+---
+
+<img src="TheArchive.png" width="720" height="480">
+<h1>old things i made on youtube</h1>     
+<ul>
+    <li><a href="/old/series/archive/fearthemods">Fear The Mods</a></li>
+    <li><a href="/old/series/archive/wasteland">Wastelands</a></li>
+</ul>
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diff --git a/series/archive/wasteland.html b/old/series/archive/wasteland.html
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diff --git a/series/basebuilders.html b/old/series/basebuilders.html
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rename from series/basebuilders.html
rename to old/series/basebuilders.html
diff --git a/old/series/index.html b/old/series/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6017e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/old/series/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+title: Series
+layout: default
+---
+
+<h1>things i made on youtube</h1>
+<p><a href="/old/series/archive">The Archive</a></p>
+<ul>
+    <li><a href="/old/series/basebuilders">Base Builders</a></li>
+    <li><a href="/old/series/ncgsadventures">NCG's Adventures</a></li>
+    <li><a href="/old/series/skylands"> Skylands</a></li>
+</ul>
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diff --git a/series/ncgsadventures.html b/old/series/ncgsadventures.html
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rename to old/series/ncgsadventures.html
diff --git a/series/skylands.html b/old/series/skylands.html
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rename from series/skylands.html
rename to old/series/skylands.html
diff --git a/techprojects/automod.html b/projects/automod.html
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rename to projects/automod.html
diff --git a/projects/index.html b/projects/index.html
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+title: Projects
+layout: default
+---
+
+<h1>things i've made. this page will get a refresh soon.</h1>
+<p>Key: [A] Archived</p>
+<ul>
+    <li><a href="/projects/websitewebpage">This Website</a></li>
+    <li><a href="/projects/automod">[A] AutoMod</a></li>
+</ul>
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rename to projects/websitewebpage.html
diff --git a/series/archive/index.html b/series/archive/index.html
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--- a/series/archive/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-title: The Archive
-layout: default
----
-
-<img src="TheArchive.png" width="720" height="480">
-<h1>old things i made on youtube</h1>     
-<ul>
-    <li><a href="/series/archive/fearthemods">Fear The Mods</a></li>
-    <li><a href="/series/archive/wasteland">Wastelands</a></li>
-</ul>
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--- a/series/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Series
-layout: default
----
-
-<h1>things i made on youtube</h1>
-<p><a href="/series/archive">The Archive</a></p>
-<ul>
-    <li><a href="/series/basebuilders">Base Builders</a></li>
-    <li><a href="/series/ncgsadventures">NCG's Adventures</a></li>
-    <li><a href="/series/skylands"> Skylands</a></li>
-</ul>
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--- a/techprojects/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Projects
-layout: default
----
-
-<h1>things i've made. this page will get a refresh soon.</h1>
-<p>Key: [A] Archived</p>
-<ul>
-    <li><a href="/techprojects/websitewebpage">This Website</a></li>
-    <li><a href="/techprojects/automod">[A] AutoMod</a></li>
-</ul>
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