diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d894d7..a732ff6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *~
 *.fasl
+bin/*
diff --git a/bin/6625c400-0ccf-11f0-8230-eb390952483c b/bin/6625c400-0ccf-11f0-8230-eb390952483c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2699a20..0000000
--- a/bin/6625c400-0ccf-11f0-8230-eb390952483c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-hello world!!!!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.lisp b/main.lisp
index 3180043..8c029c2 100644
--- a/main.lisp
+++ b/main.lisp
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 
 ;;;; if you're gonna run a public instance, change to the url other people
 ;;;; will use to connect!
-(defvar *server-external-address* "http://localhost:8080/")
+(defvar *server-external-address*
+  "http://localhost:8080/"
+  ;;"https://paste.emin.software/"
+  )
 (defvar *server* nil)
 
 ;; we probably don't actually need a template for the root,
diff --git a/paste.html b/paste.html
index 7554f65..96440b3 100644
--- a/paste.html
+++ b/paste.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <title> bin </title>
     <style>
       html {
-	  background-color: black;
+	  background-color: #4E5A52;
 	  color: #FFFDD0;
       }
       body {
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       }
       code {
 	  margin: 0;
+	  padding: 5px;
 	  font-family: monospace;
       }
       div {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <a href="{{link-raw}}"> raw </a>
       <br />
     </main>
+    <br />
     <div>
       <pre><code>{{ contents }}</code></pre>
     </div>
diff --git a/root.html b/root.html
index 2f24a81..0d71e72 100644
--- a/root.html
+++ b/root.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <title>lispy pasty thingy</title>
     <style>
       html {
-	  background-color: black;
+	  background-color: #4E5A52;
 	  color: #FFFDD0;
       }
       body {
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@
       }
       div {
 	  border: 3px solid #FFFDD0;
-	  padding: 2px;
+	  padding: 0px;
 	  border-radius: 5px;
           width: 80%;
       
 	  margin: auto;
       }
+      /*
       form {
           border: 3px solid #FFFDD0;
           padding: 2px;
@@ -30,19 +31,23 @@
           width: 80%;
           margin-left: auto;
           margin-right: auto;
-      }
+      }*/
     </style>
   </head>
 
   <body>
     
     <div>
-      <h1> Lispy paste </h1>
-    </div>
+      <p> This is a simple pastebin-like web app written in Common Lisp.
+      Simply type something into the box below, submit, and share the link
+	with your friends.
+	<br>
+      Pastes are anonymous, no authentication is needed.</p>
+    
     <form method="post" action="/new">
-	<p> New Paste: </p>
 	<textarea name="content" rows="7" cols="50"></textarea> <br />
         <input type="submit" value="Submit">
     </form>
+    </div>
   </body>
 </html>
