diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index 952752f..3d05bdc 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import remarkMath from "remark-math";
 import rehypeKatex from "rehype-katex";
 
 export default defineConfig({
+  trailingSlash: "always",
+  build: {
+    format: "directory",
+  },
   integrations: [
     mdx({
       remarkPlugins: [remarkMath],
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/src/components/Header.astro b/src/components/Header.astro
index a6210eb..4f78e03 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.astro
+++ b/src/components/Header.astro
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 const path = Astro.url.pathname;
 const isHome = path === "/" || path === "/index.html";
 
-// Determine topic from path
 function getTopic() {
+if (path.startsWith("/about")) {
+    return "/about";
+  }
+
   const pathname = path.split("/");
 
   if (pathname.length === 2 && pathname[1].endsWith(".html")) {
@@ -28,16 +31,14 @@ const promptText = topic ? `barrett@ruth:~$ ${topic}` : "barrett@ruth:~$";
   <div class="header-links">
     <a target="_blank" href="/resume.pdf">resume</a>
     <a target="_blank" href="/transcript.pdf">transcript</a>
-    <a href="/about">about</a>
+    <a href="/about/">about</a>
   </div>
 </header>
 
 <script>
-  // Terminal functionality
   const TERMINAL_PROMPT = "barrett@ruth:~$ ";
   let clearing = false;
 
-  // Clear the terminal prompt with animation
   function clearPrompt(delay, callback) {
     if (clearing) return;
     clearing = true;
@@ -71,6 +72,26 @@ const promptText = topic ? `barrett@ruth:~$ ${topic}` : "barrett@ruth:~$";
     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/";
+        }
+      }
+      typechar();
+    });
+  }
+
   document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
     window.TERMINAL_PROMPT = TERMINAL_PROMPT;
     window.clearPrompt = clearPrompt;
@@ -96,6 +117,16 @@ const promptText = topic ? `barrett@ruth:~$ ${topic}` : "barrett@ruth:~$";
         homeLink.addEventListener("click", goHome);
       }
     }
+
+    const aboutLink = document.querySelector('header a[href="/about/"]');
+    if (aboutLink) {
+      const path = window.location.pathname;
+      const isHome = path === "/" || path === "/index.html";
+      
+      if (isHome) {
+        aboutLink.addEventListener("click", goToAbout);
+      }
+    }
   });
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 1c9c43e..4565f68 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Object.keys(postsByCategory).forEach((category) => {
           .pop()
           .replace(/\.mdx?$/, "");
 
-        link.href = `/posts/${topic}/${slug}`;
+        link.href = `/posts/${topic}/${slug}/`;
         link.textContent = post.data.title;
         link.style.textDecoration = "underline";