diff --git a/components/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue b/components/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9f677d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<template>
+	<div id="friend-sidebar">
+		<div id="server-title">
+			<h3>Direct Messages</h3>
+		</div>
+		<verticalSpacer />
+		<div id="direct-message-list">
+			<UserEntry v-for="user of friends" :user="user" :name="user.display_name || user.username"
+				:href="`/me/${user.uuid}`"/> 
+			<!-- <Channel v-for="channel of channels" :name="channel.name"
+				:uuid="channel.uuid" :current-uuid="(route.params.channelId as string)"
+				:href="`/servers/${route.params.serverId}/channels/${channel.uuid}`" /> -->
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+const { fetchFriends } = useApi();
+
+const friends = await fetchFriends()
+
+console.log(friends)
+
+definePageMeta({
+	layout: "client"
+});
+
+</script>
+
+<style>
+#friend-sidebar {
+	padding-left: .5em;
+	padding-right: .5em;
+	border-right: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
+	background: var(--optional-channel-list-background);
+	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Guild/ChannelEntry.vue b/components/Guild/Channel.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from components/Guild/ChannelEntry.vue
rename to components/Guild/Channel.vue
diff --git a/components/Me/AddFriend.vue b/components/Me/AddFriend.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 0867a0e..0000000
--- a/components/Me/AddFriend.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-	<div style="text-align: left;">
-		<h3>Add a Friend</h3>
-		Enter a friend's Gorb ID to send them a friend request.
-	</div>
-	
-	<div id="add-friend-search-bar">
-		<input id="add-friend-search-input" ref="inputField"
-				placeholder="blahaj.enjoyer?" maxlength="32" @keypress.enter="sendRequest"/> <!-- REMEMBER TO CHANGE THIS WHEN WE ADD FEDERATION--> 
-		<Button id="friend-request-button" :callback="sendRequest" text="Send Friend Request"></Button>
-	</div>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-import Button from '../UserInterface/Button.vue';
-
-const inputField = ref<HTMLInputElement>();
-const { addFriend } = useApi();
-
-
-async function sendRequest() {
-	if (inputField.value) {
-		try {
-			await addFriend(inputField.value.value)
-			alert("Friend request sent!")
-		} catch {
-			alert("Request failed :(")
-		} 
-	}
-}
-</script>
-<style>
-
-#add-friend-search-bar {
-	display: flex;
-
-	text-align: left;
-	margin-top: .8em;
-	padding: .3em .3em;
-
-	border-radius: 1em;
-	border: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
-}
-
-#add-friend-search-input {
-	border: none;
-	box-sizing: border-box;
-
-	margin: 0 .2em;
-
-	flex-grow: 1;
-	
-	color: inherit;
-	background-color: unset;
-	font-weight: medium;
-	letter-spacing: .04em;
-}
-
-#add-friend-search-input:empty:before {
-	content: attr(placeholder);
-	color: gray;
-}
-</style>
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diff --git a/components/Me/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue b/components/Me/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a0e99d..0000000
--- a/components/Me/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-	<div id="middle-left-column">
-		<div id="friend-sidebar">
-			<div id="server-title">
-				<h3>Direct Messages</h3>
-			</div>
-			<VerticalSpacer />
-
-			<NuxtLink class="user-item" :href="`/me/friends`" tabindex="0">
-				<Icon class="user-avatar" name="lucide:user" />
-				<span class="user-display-name">Friends</span>
-			</NuxtLink>
-			<VerticalSpacer />
-			
-			<div id="direct-message-list">
-				<UserEntry v-for="user of friends" :user="user" :name="user.display_name || user.username"
-						:href="`/me/${user.uuid}`"/> 
-			</div>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-import VerticalSpacer from '~/components/UserInterface/VerticalSpacer.vue';
-
-
-const { fetchFriends } = useApi();
-
-const friends = await fetchFriends()
-
-console.log(friends)
-
-definePageMeta({
-	layout: "client"
-});
-
-</script>
-
-<style>
-#middle-left-column {
-	background: var(--optional-channel-list-background);
-	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
-}
-
-#friend-sidebar {
-	padding-left: .5em;
-	padding-right: .5em;
-}
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Me/FriendsList.vue b/components/Me/FriendsList.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fc7daf..0000000
--- a/components/Me/FriendsList.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-	<input id="search-friend-bar" placeholder="search"/>
-
-	<!-- we aren't checking for the #all hash, since this is the default and fallback one -->
-
-	<p v-if="props.variant === '#online'" style="text-align: left;">Online – {{ "N/A" }}</p>
-	<p v-else-if="props.variant === '#pending'" style="text-align: left;">Friend Requests – {{ "N/A" }}</p>
-	<p v-else style="text-align: left;">Friends – {{ friends?.length || "N/A" }}</p>
-
-	<div id="friends-list">
-		<div v-if="props.variant === '#online'">
-			Not Implemented
-		</div>
-
-		<div v-else-if="props.variant === '#pending'">
-			Not Implemented
-		</div>
-
-		<div v-else>
-			<UserEntry v-for="user of friends" :user="user" :name="user.display_name || user.username"
-			:href="`/me/${user.uuid}`"/> 
-		</div>
-	</div>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-const { fetchFriends } = useApi();
-
-const friends = await fetchFriends()
-
-const props = defineProps<{
-    variant: string
-}>();
-
-console.log("props", props.variant)
-
-</script>
-
-<style>
-#search-friend-bar {
-	text-align: left;
-	margin-top: .8em;
-	padding: .3em .5em;
-	width: 100%;
-
-	border-radius: 1em;
-	border: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
-
-	box-sizing: border-box;
-	
-	color: inherit;
-	background-color: unset;
-	font-weight: medium;
-	letter-spacing: .04em;
-}
-
-#search-friend-bar:empty:before {
-	content: attr(placeholder);
-	color: gray;
-}
-</style>
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diff --git a/components/Member/MemberEntry.vue b/components/Member/MemberEntry.vue
index 1ea4170..ed4cd48 100644
--- a/components/Member/MemberEntry.vue
+++ b/components/Member/MemberEntry.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { ref } from 'vue';
 import type { GuildMemberResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+import UserPopup from './UserPopup.vue';
 
 const props = defineProps<{
     member: GuildMemberResponse
diff --git a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
index f096f74..b2ac87a 100644
--- a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
+++ b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Account.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import Button from '~/components/UserInterface/Button.vue';
+import Button from '~/components/Button.vue';
 import type { UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
 
 const { fetchUser } = useAuth();
diff --git a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Privacy.vue b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Privacy.vue
index 854ac43..0f1387d 100644
--- a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Privacy.vue
+++ b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Privacy.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import Button from '~/components/Button.vue';
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue
index 99880fa..04d1e30 100644
--- a/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue
+++ b/components/Settings/UserSettings/Profile.vue
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import UserPopup from '~/components/User/UserPopup.vue';
-import Button from '~/components/UserInterface/Button.vue';
-
 import type { UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
 
 let newPfpFile: File;
diff --git a/components/User/UserEntry.vue b/components/User/UserEntry.vue
index b463759..dcea368 100644
--- a/components/User/UserEntry.vue
+++ b/components/User/UserEntry.vue
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 	margin-bottom: .5em;
 	gap: .5em;
     
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: inherit;
-}
-
-.user-item:hover {
-    background-color: #00000020
+	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 .user-avatar {
diff --git a/components/UserInterface/VerticalSpacer.vue b/components/UserInterface/VerticalSpacer.vue
index 8ac1bd6..293e9f0 100644
--- a/components/UserInterface/VerticalSpacer.vue
+++ b/components/UserInterface/VerticalSpacer.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
   <span class="spacer"></span>
 </template>
 
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	user: UserResponse,
+}>();
+
+</script>
+
 <style scoped>
 .spacer {
   height: 0.2dvh;
diff --git a/composables/api.ts b/composables/api.ts
index 0cd6db0..d2ca7a0 100644
--- a/composables/api.ts
+++ b/composables/api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ChannelResponse, GuildMemberResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse, StatsResponse, UserResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
+import type { ChannelResponse, GuildMemberResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse, StatsResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
 
 export const useApi = () => {
 	async function fetchGuilds(): Promise<GuildResponse[] | undefined> {
@@ -24,26 +24,14 @@ export const useApi = () => {
 	async function fetchMember(guildId: string, memberId: string): Promise<GuildMemberResponse | undefined> {
 		return await fetchWithApi(`/guilds/${guildId}/members/${memberId}`);
 	}
-	
+
 	async function fetchUsers() {
 		return await fetchWithApi(`/users`);
 	}
-	
+
 	async function fetchUser(userId: string) {
 		return await fetchWithApi(`/users/${userId}`);
 	}
-	
-	async function fetchFriends(): Promise<UserResponse[] | undefined> {
-		return await fetchWithApi('/me/friends')
-	}
-
-	async function addFriend(username: string): Promise<void> {
-		await fetchWithApi('/me/friends', { method: "POST", body: { username } });
-	}
-
-	async function removeFriend(userId: string): Promise<void> {
-		await fetchWithApi(`/me/friends/${userId}`, { method: "DELETE" });
-	}
 
 	async function fetchMessages(channelId: string, options?: { amount?: number, offset?: number }): Promise<MessageResponse[] | undefined> {
 		return await fetchWithApi(`/channels/${channelId}/messages`, { query: { amount: options?.amount ?? 100, offset: options?.offset ?? 0 } });
@@ -71,9 +59,6 @@ export const useApi = () => {
 		fetchMember,
 		fetchUsers,
 		fetchUser,
-		fetchFriends,
-		addFriend,
-		removeFriend,
 		fetchMessages,
 		fetchMessage,
 		fetchInstanceStats,
diff --git a/pages/me/[userId].vue b/pages/me/[userId].vue
deleted file mode 100644
index d466938..0000000
--- a/pages/me/[userId].vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <NuxtLayout name="client">
-	<DirectMessagesSidebar />
-	<MessageArea channel-url="channels/01970e8c-a09c-76a0-9c98-80a43364bea7"/>
-
-  </NuxtLayout>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-import DirectMessagesSidebar from '~/components/Me/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue';
-
-definePageMeta({
-	layout: "client"
-});
-
-</script>
-
-<style>
-
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pages/me/friends.vue b/pages/me/friends.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index b284658..0000000
--- a/pages/me/friends.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <NuxtLayout name="client">
-	<DirectMessagesSidebar />
-	<div id="friends-page-content">
-		<div id="navigation-bar">
-			<NuxtLink class="friends-sub-page-button" @click.prevent="updateHash('all')">All Friends</NuxtLink>
-			<NuxtLink class="friends-sub-page-button" @click.prevent="updateHash('online')">Online</NuxtLink>
-			<NuxtLink class="friends-sub-page-button" @click.prevent="updateHash('pending')">Pending</NuxtLink>
-			<NuxtLink class="friends-sub-page-button friend-primary-button" @click.prevent="updateHash('addfriend')">Add Friend</NuxtLink>
-		</div>
-		
-		<div>
-			<AddFriend v-if="windowHash == '#addfriend'"></AddFriend>
-			<FriendsList v-else :variant="windowHash"></FriendsList>
-		</div>
-
-	</div>
-  </NuxtLayout>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-import AddFriend from '~/components/Me/AddFriend.vue';
-import DirectMessagesSidebar from '~/components/Me/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue';
-import FriendsList from '~/components/Me/FriendsList.vue';
-
-let windowHash = ref(window.location.hash)
-
-
-function updateHash(newHash: string) {
-	window.location.hash = newHash
-	windowHash.value = `#${newHash}`;
-}
-</script>
-
-<style>
-#friends-page-content {
-	display: flex;
-	flex-direction: column;
-	
-	flex-grow: 1;
-
-	margin: .75em;
-}
-
-#navigation-bar {
-	display: flex;
-	align-items: left;
-	text-align: left;
-	flex-direction: row;
-
-	gap: .5em;
-}
-
-.friends-sub-page-button {
-	text-decoration: none;
-	color: inherit;
-	font-weight: medium;
-
-	padding: 0.2em .5em;
-	
-	flex-shrink: 0;
-	border-radius: 1em;
-	background-color: var(--accent-color);
-
-	display: inline-block;
-	text-align: center;
-	align-content: center;
-	cursor: pointer;
-
-	transition: background-color 300ms;
-}
-.friends-sub-page-button:hover {
-	background-color: var(--accent-highlighted-color);
-}
-
-.friend-primary-button {
-	background-color: var(--primary-color);
-}
-.friend-primary-button:hover {
-	background-color: var(--primary-highlighted-color);
-}
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pages/me/index.vue b/pages/me/index.vue
index b075668..41deadf 100644
--- a/pages/me/index.vue
+++ b/pages/me/index.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 <template>
-  <NuxtLayout name="client">
-	<DirectMessagesSidebar />
+  <NuxtLayout>
+    <div id="left-bar">
+    </div>
+	<div id="middle-bar">
+      <h1>
+        Welcome to gorb :3
+      </h1>
+	  <p>
+		Click on a guild to the left to view a guild.
+		<br>
+		Or click the button in the bottom left to join a guild.
+	  </p>
+    </div>
+	<div id="right-bar">
+    </div>
   </NuxtLayout>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import DirectMessagesSidebar from '~/components/Me/DirectMessagesSidebar.vue';
-
 
 definePageMeta({
 	layout: "client"
diff --git a/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue b/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
index e7ab32a..4873094 100644
--- a/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
+++ b/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 				</h3>
 			</div>
 			<div id="channels-list">
-				<ChannelEntry v-for="channel of channels" :name="channel.name"
+				<Channel v-for="channel of channels" :name="channel.name"
 					:uuid="channel.uuid" :current-uuid="(route.params.channelId as string)"
 					:href="`/servers/${route.params.serverId}/channels/${channel.uuid}`" />
 			</div>
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import ChannelEntry from "~/components/Guild/ChannelEntry.vue";
 
 const route = useRoute();
 
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ const channel = ref<ChannelResponse | undefined>();
 
 const showInvitePopup = ref(false);
 
+import UserPopup from "~/components/UserPopup.vue";
 import type { ChannelResponse, GuildMemberResponse, GuildResponse, MessageResponse } from "~/types/interfaces";
 
 //const servers = await fetchWithApi("/servers") as { uuid: string, name: string, description: string }[];
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ function handleMemberClick(member: GuildMemberResponse) {
 }
 
 #members-container {
-	min-width: 15rem;
-	max-width: 15rem;
+	width: 15rem;
 	border-left: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
 	background: var(--optional-member-list-background);
 }
diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
index 05eb5d7..3aac506 100644
--- a/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/pages/settings.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
               <Icon class="back-button" size="2em" name="lucide:circle-arrow-left" alt="Back"></Icon>
             </span>
           </p>
-          <VerticalSpacer />
+          <span class="spacer"></span>
 
           <!-- categories and dynamic settings pages -->
           <div v-for="category in categories" :key="category.displayName">
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
               :class="{ 'sidebar-focus': selectedPage === page.displayName }">
               {{ page.displayName }}
             </li>
-            <verticalSpacer />
+            <span class="spacer"></span>
           </div>
           
           <p>
             <Button text="Log Out" :callback=logout variant="scary"></Button>
           </p>
-          <verticalSpacer />
+          <span class="spacer"></span>
 
           <p id="links-and-socials">
             <NuxtLink href="https://git.gorb.app/gorb/frontend" title="Source"><Icon name="lucide:git-branch-plus" /></NuxtLink>
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import VerticalSpacer from '~/components/UserInterface/VerticalSpacer.vue';
-import Button from '~/components/UserInterface/Button.vue';
-
 const { logout } = useAuth()
 const appConfig = useRuntimeConfig()
 
@@ -199,6 +196,13 @@ onMounted(() => {
   margin-right: 0.2em;
 }
 
+.spacer {
+  height: 0.2dvh;
+  display: block;
+  margin: 0.8dvh 1dvw;
+  background-color: var(--padding-color);
+}
+
 /* applies to child pages too */
 :deep(.subtitle) {
   display: block;