diff --git a/public/scripts/index.js b/public/scripts/index.js
index d8cdc30..e176442 100644
--- a/public/scripts/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/index.js
@@ -1,126 +1,194 @@
-const TERMINAL_PROMPT = "barrett@ruth:~$ ";
-let typing = false;
-let clearing = false;
+(() => {
+  if (window.__BT_INDEX_INIT) return;
+  window.__BT_INDEX_INIT = true;
 
-function clearPrompt(delay, callback) {
-  if (clearing) return;
-  clearing = true;
+  const TERMINAL_PROMPT = "barrett@ruth:~$ ";
+  let typing = false;
+  let clearing = false;
 
-  const terminalPrompt = document.querySelector(".terminal-prompt");
-  if (!terminalPrompt) {
-    clearing = false;
-    return;
+  function promptEl() {
+    return document.querySelector(".terminal-prompt");
   }
 
-  const topicLength =
-    terminalPrompt.innerHTML.length - TERMINAL_PROMPT.length;
-  let i = 0;
+  (function restorePrompt() {
+    const saved = sessionStorage.getItem("terminalPromptText");
+    const el = promptEl();
+    if (saved && el) el.textContent = saved;
+    sessionStorage.removeItem("terminalPromptText");
+  })();
 
-  function removeChar() {
-    if (i++ < topicLength) {
-      terminalPrompt.textContent = terminalPrompt.textContent.slice(0, -1);
-      setTimeout(removeChar, delay / topicLength);
-    } else {
-      i = 0;
+  function clearPrompt(delay, callback) {
+    if (clearing) return;
+    clearing = true;
+    const el = promptEl();
+    if (!el) {
       clearing = false;
-      callback && callback();
+      return;
     }
-  }
-
-  removeChar();
-}
-
-function typechars(e) {
-  e.preventDefault();
-
-  const topicElement = e.target;
-  if (topicElement.classList.contains("active")) return;
-  if (typing) return;
-  typing = true;
-
-  const topic = topicElement.dataset.topic;
-  const terminalText = ` /${topic.toLowerCase()}`;
-  const terminalPrompt = document.querySelector(".terminal-prompt");
-  const delay =
-    terminalPrompt.innerHTML.length > TERMINAL_PROMPT.length ? 250 : 500;
-
-  const topics = document.querySelectorAll(".topic a");
-  topics.forEach((t) => {
-    t.classList.remove("active");
-    t.style.color = "";
-  });
-
-  topicElement.classList.add("active");
-  topicElement.style.color = getTopicColor(topic);
-
-  clearPrompt(delay, () => {
+    const excess = el.textContent.length - TERMINAL_PROMPT.length;
     let i = 0;
-    function typechar() {
-      if (i < terminalText.length) {
-        terminalPrompt.innerHTML += terminalText.charAt(i++);
-        setTimeout(typechar, delay / terminalText.length);
+    function tick() {
+      if (i++ < excess) {
+        el.textContent = el.textContent.slice(0, -1);
+        setTimeout(tick, delay / Math.max(excess, 1));
       } else {
-        renderPosts(topic);
-        typing = false;
+        clearing = false;
+        callback && callback();
       }
     }
-    typechar();
-  });
-}
-
-function renderPosts(topic) {
-  const posts = document.getElementById("posts");
-  posts.innerHTML = "";
-
-  const categoryPosts = postsByCategory[topic];
-
-  if (!categoryPosts) {
-    return;
+    tick();
   }
 
-  categoryPosts.forEach((post) => {
-    const postDiv = document.createElement("div");
-    postDiv.classList.add("post");
-
-    const link = document.createElement("a");
-    const slug = post.id
-      .split("/")
-      .pop()
-      .replace(/\.mdx?$/, "");
-
-    link.href = `/posts/${topic}/${slug}.html`;
-    link.textContent = post.data.title;
-    link.style.textDecoration = "underline";
-
-    postDiv.appendChild(link);
-    posts.appendChild(postDiv);
-  });
-}
-
-document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
-  const topics = document.querySelectorAll(".topic a");
-
-  topics.forEach((topic) => {
-    topic.addEventListener("click", typechars);
-
-    const topicName = topic.dataset.topic;
-
-    topic.addEventListener("mouseenter", () => {
-      const color = window.getTopicColor(topicName);
-      topic.style.color = color;
-    });
-
-    topic.addEventListener("mouseleave", () => {
-      if (!topic.classList.contains("active")) {
-        topic.style.color = "";
+  function typeTerminalPath(topic, delay, callback) {
+    if (typing) return;
+    typing = true;
+    const el = promptEl();
+    if (!el) return;
+    const txt = ` /${topic}`;
+    clearPrompt(delay, () => {
+      let i = 0;
+      function step() {
+        if (i < txt.length) {
+          el.textContent += txt.charAt(i++);
+          setTimeout(step, delay / txt.length);
+        } else {
+          typing = false;
+          callback && callback();
+        }
       }
+      step();
+    });
+  }
+
+  function persistPrompt() {
+    const el = promptEl();
+    if (el) sessionStorage.setItem("terminalPromptText", el.textContent);
+  }
+
+  function renderPosts(topic) {
+    if (!window.postsByCategory) return;
+    const posts = document.getElementById("posts");
+    if (!posts) return;
+    posts.innerHTML = "";
+    const arr = window.postsByCategory[topic];
+    if (!arr) return;
+    for (const post of arr) {
+      const div = document.createElement("div");
+      div.className = "post";
+      const a = document.createElement("a");
+      const slug = post.id.split("/").pop().replace(/\.mdx?$/, "");
+      a.href = `/posts/${topic}/${slug}.html`;
+      a.textContent = post.data.title;
+      a.style.textDecoration = "underline";
+      div.appendChild(a);
+      posts.appendChild(div);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function handleDataTopicClick(e) {
+    const link = e.target.closest("[data-topic]");
+    if (!link) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (typing) return;
+
+    const topic = link.dataset.topic.toLowerCase();
+    const href = link.getAttribute("href") || "/";
+    const delay = 500;
+    const path = window.location.pathname;
+
+    const colorFn = window.getTopicColor || (() => "");
+    const topics = document.querySelectorAll("[data-topic]");
+    topics.forEach((t) => {
+      t.classList.remove("active");
+      t.style.color = "";
+    });
+    link.classList.add("active");
+    const c = colorFn(topic);
+    if (c) link.style.color = c;
+
+    typeTerminalPath(topic, delay, () => {
+      persistPrompt();
+
+      if (path === "/" || path === "/index.html") {
+        if (window.postsByCategory && window.postsByCategory[topic]) {
+          renderPosts(topic);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      const isMail = href.startsWith("mailto:");
+      if (isMail) {
+        window.location.href = href;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (link.target === "_blank") {
+        window.open(href, "_blank");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      window.location.href = href;
+    });
+  }
+
+  function handleHomeClick(e) {
+    const home = e.target.closest(".home-link");
+    if (!home) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const isHome =
+      window.location.pathname === "/" ||
+      window.location.pathname === "/index.html";
+    if (isHome) {
+      clearPrompt(500, () => {
+        const posts = document.getElementById("posts");
+        if (posts) posts.innerHTML = "";
+        const topics = document.querySelectorAll("[data-topic].active");
+        topics.forEach((t) => {
+          t.classList.remove("active");
+          t.style.color = "";
+        });
+      });
+    } else {
+      persistPrompt();
+      clearPrompt(500, () => {
+        window.location.href = "/";
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
+    document.body.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+      if (e.target.closest(".home-link")) return handleHomeClick(e);
+      if (e.target.closest("[data-topic]")) return handleDataTopicClick(e);
+    });
+
+    document.body.addEventListener(
+      "mouseenter",
+      (e) => {
+        const link = e.target.closest("[data-topic]");
+        if (!link) return;
+        const color =
+          (window.getTopicColor &&
+            window.getTopicColor(link.dataset.topic.toLowerCase())) ||
+          "";
+        if (color) link.style.color = color;
+      },
+      true
+    );
+
+    document.body.addEventListener(
+      "mouseleave",
+      (e) => {
+        const link = e.target.closest("[data-topic]");
+        if (!link) return;
+        if (!link.classList.contains("active")) link.style.color = "";
+      },
+      true
+    );
+
+    window.addEventListener("beforeunload", () => {
+      const el = promptEl();
+      if (el) el.textContent = TERMINAL_PROMPT;
     });
   });
-
-  window.addEventListener("beforeunload", () => {
-    const terminalPrompt = document.querySelector(".terminal-prompt");
-    if (terminalPrompt) {
-      terminalPrompt.innerHTML = TERMINAL_PROMPT;
-    }
-  });
-});
+})();
diff --git a/src/components/Footer.astro b/src/components/Footer.astro
index bd1df64..2f0d501 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer.astro
+++ b/src/components/Footer.astro
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 <footer>
   <span>ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ</span>
   <div class="footer-links">
-    <a id="gist-link" target="_blank">gist</a>
-    <a id="git-link" target="_blank">git</a>
-    <a
-      target="_blank"
-      href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrett-ruth/"
-      >linkedin</a
-    >
-    <a target="_blank" href="mailto:br.barrettruth@gmail.com">email</a>
+    <a href="/gist" data-topic="gist">gist</a>
+    <a href="/git" data-topic="git">git</a>
+    <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrett-ruth/" data-topic="linkedin" target="_blank">linkedin</a>
+    <a href="mailto:br.barrettruth@gmail.com" data-topic="mail">email</a>
   </div>
 </footer>
 
@@ -20,23 +16,12 @@
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: space-between;
   }
-
   .footer-links a {
     margin-left: 25px;
     text-decoration: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
   }
 </style>
 
-<script>
-  const host = window.location.hostname;
-  const gitLink = document.getElementById("git-link");
-  const gistLink = document.getElementById("gist-link");
+<script type="module" src="/scripts/index.js"></script>
 
-  if (host.includes("localhost") || host.includes("127.0.0.1")) {
-    gistLink.href = "http://localhost:4321/gist.html";
-    gitLink.href = "http://localhost:4321/git.html";
-  } else {
-    gistLink.href = "https://barrettruth.com/gist.html";
-    gitLink.href = "https://barrettruth.com/git.html";
-  }
-</script>
diff --git a/src/components/Header.astro b/src/components/Header.astro
index 34cf25e..781d626 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.astro
+++ b/src/components/Header.astro
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 const path = Astro.url.pathname;
-const isHome = path === "/" || path === "/index.html";
 const is404 = path === "/404.html" || path === "/404";
 
-function getTopic() {
+function deriveTopic() {
   if (is404) return "/not-found";
   if (path.startsWith("/about")) return "/about";
+  if (path === "/gist" || path.startsWith("/gist/")) return "/gist";
   if (path === "/git" || path.startsWith("/git/")) return "/git";
   if (path.startsWith("/posts/")) {
     const parts = path.replace(/\/+$/, "").split("/");
@@ -14,132 +14,35 @@ function getTopic() {
   return "";
 }
 
-const topic = getTopic();
+const topic = deriveTopic();
 const promptText = topic ? `barrett@ruth:~$ ${topic}` : "barrett@ruth:~$";
 ---
 
 <header>
-  <a href="/" style="text-decoration: none; color: inherit">
+  <a href="/" class="home-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: inherit">
     <div class="terminal-container">
       <span class="terminal-prompt">{promptText}</span>
       <span class="terminal-cursor"></span>
     </div>
   </a>
   <div class="header-links">
-    <a target="_blank" href="/resume.pdf">resume</a>
-    <a target="_blank" href="/transcript.pdf">transcript</a>
-    <a href="/about.html">about</a>
+    <a href="/resume.pdf" data-topic="resume" target="_blank">resume</a>
+    <a href="/transcript.pdf" data-topic="transcript" target="_blank">transcript</a>
+    <a href="/about" data-topic="about">about</a>
   </div>
 </header>
 
-<script>
-  const TERMINAL_PROMPT = "barrett@ruth:~$ ";
-  let clearing = false;
-
-  function clearPrompt(delay, callback) {
-    if (clearing) return;
-    clearing = true;
-
-    const terminalPrompt = document.querySelector(".terminal-prompt");
-    if (!terminalPrompt) {
-      clearing = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const topicLength =
-      terminalPrompt.innerHTML.length - TERMINAL_PROMPT.length;
-    let i = 0;
-
-    function removeChar() {
-      if (i++ < topicLength) {
-        terminalPrompt.textContent = terminalPrompt.textContent.slice(0, -1);
-        setTimeout(removeChar, delay / topicLength);
-      } else {
-        i = 0;
-        clearing = false;
-        callback && callback();
-      }
-    }
-
-    removeChar();
-  }
-
-  function goHome(e) {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    clearPrompt(500, () => (window.location.href = "/"));
-  }
-
-  function goToAbout(e) {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    const terminalPrompt = document.querySelector(".terminal-prompt");
-    const terminalText = " /about";
-    const delay = 500;
-
-    clearPrompt(delay, () => {
-      let i = 0;
-      function typechar() {
-        if (i < terminalText.length) {
-          terminalPrompt.innerHTML += terminalText.charAt(i++);
-          setTimeout(typechar, delay / terminalText.length);
-        } else {
-          window.location.href = "/about.html";
-        }
-      }
-      typechar();
-    });
-  }
-
-  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-    window.TERMINAL_PROMPT = TERMINAL_PROMPT;
-    window.clearPrompt = clearPrompt;
-    window.goHome = goHome;
-
-    const homeLink = document.querySelector('header a[href="/"]');
-    if (homeLink) {
-      const path = window.location.pathname;
-      const isHome = path === "/" || path === "/index.html";
-
-      if (isHome) {
-        homeLink.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          const topics = document.querySelectorAll(".topic a");
-          topics.forEach((topic) => {
-            topic.classList.remove("active");
-            topic.style.color = "";
-          });
-          const posts = document.getElementById("posts");
-          if (posts) posts.innerHTML = "";
-          clearPrompt(500);
-        });
-      } else {
-        homeLink.addEventListener("click", goHome);
-      }
-    }
-
-    const aboutLink = document.querySelector('.header-links a[href="/about.html"]');
-    if (aboutLink) {
-      const path = window.location.pathname;
-      const isHome = path === "/" || path === "/index.html";
-      
-      if (isHome) {
-        aboutLink.addEventListener("click", goToAbout);
-      }
-    }
-  });
-</script>
-
 <style>
   .header-links a {
     margin-left: 25px;
     text-decoration: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
   }
-
   @media (max-width: 768px) {
     header {
       flex-direction: column;
       align-items: flex-start;
     }
-    
     .header-links {
       align-self: flex-end;
       display: flex;
@@ -147,10 +50,11 @@ const promptText = topic ? `barrett@ruth:~$ ${topic}` : "barrett@ruth:~$";
       text-align: right;
       gap: 5px;
     }
-
     .header-links a {
       margin-left: 0;
     }
   }
 </style>
 
+<script type="module" src="/scripts/index.js"></script>
+
diff --git a/src/layouts/PostLayout.astro b/src/layouts/PostLayout.astro
index f94bf21..c57607c 100644
--- a/src/layouts/PostLayout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/PostLayout.astro
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const topicColor = getTopicColor(category);
   </div>
 
   <slot name="scripts" slot="scripts">
+    <script src="/scripts/index.js" is:inline></script>
     <script src="/scripts/centerKatex.js" is:inline></script>
     {frontmatter.scripts?.map(script => (
       <script src={script} type="module"></script>
diff --git a/src/pages/gist.astro b/src/pages/gist.astro
index 9d3d4fa..07b1709 100644
--- a/src/pages/gist.astro
+++ b/src/pages/gist.astro
@@ -10,15 +10,23 @@ gists.sort((a, b) => a.slug.localeCompare(b.slug));
 <BaseLayout title={title}>
   <slot name="head" slot="head">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/index.css" />
+    <script type="module" src="/scripts/index.js"></script>
   </slot>
 
   <div class="content">
     <ul class="topics">
       {gists.map((gist) => (
         <li class="topic">
-          <a href={`/gist/${gist.slug}.html`}>{gist.data.title || gist.slug}</a>
+          <a
+            href={`/gist/${gist.slug}.html`}
+            data-topic="gist"
+            data-gist={gist.slug}
+          >
+            {gist.data.title || gist.slug}
+          </a>
         </li>
       ))}
     </ul>
   </div>
 </BaseLayout>
+
diff --git a/src/pages/git.astro b/src/pages/git.astro
index 4a92d95..0557bd0 100644
--- a/src/pages/git.astro
+++ b/src/pages/git.astro
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ const title = "Git Repositories";
 <BaseLayout title={title}>
   <slot name="head" slot="head">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/index.css" />
+    <script type="module" src="/scripts/index.js"></script>
   </slot>
 
   <div class="content">
-    <ul class="topics" id="repo-list">
-      <li class="topic"></li>
-    </ul>
+    <ul class="topics" id="repo-list"></ul>
     <div class="posts" id="posts"></div>
   </div>
 
@@ -31,16 +30,16 @@ const title = "Git Repositories";
         repos.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
 
         for (const name of repos) {
-          const label = name.replace(/\.git$/,"");
-          const cls = `repo-${label}`;
+          const label = name.replace(/\.git$/, "");
 
           const li = document.createElement("li");
-          li.className = `topic ${cls}`;
+          li.className = `topic repo-${label}`;
 
           const a = document.createElement("a");
-          a.href = `${window.location.origin}/git/${label}.html`;
+          a.href = `/git/${label}.html`;
           a.textContent = label;
-          a.setAttribute("data-topic", name);
+          a.dataset.topic = "git";
+          a.dataset.repo = label;
 
           li.appendChild(a);
           listEl.appendChild(li);
@@ -51,3 +50,4 @@ const title = "Git Repositories";
     loadRepos();
   </script>
 </BaseLayout>
+