diff --git a/components/Channel.vue b/components/Channel.vue
index 1828641..a41974a 100644
--- a/components/Channel.vue
+++ b/components/Channel.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <template>
-  <div v-if="isCurrentChannel" class="channel-list-link-container rounded-corners current-channel" tabindex="0">
-	<NuxtLink class="channel-list-link" :href="props.href" tabindex="-1">
+  <div v-if="isCurrentChannel" class="channel-list-link-container rounded-corners current-channel">
+	<NuxtLink class="channel-list-link" :href="props.href">
 		# {{ props.name }}
 	</NuxtLink>
   </div>
-  <div v-else class="channel-list-link-container rounded-corners" tabindex="0">
-	<NuxtLink class="channel-list-link" :href="props.href" tabindex="-1">
+  <div v-else class="channel-list-link-container rounded-corners">
+	<NuxtLink class="channel-list-link" :href="props.href">
 		# {{ props.name }}
 	</NuxtLink>
   </div>
diff --git a/components/Message.vue b/components/Message.vue
index 64af1d9..592a995 100644
--- a/components/Message.vue
+++ b/components/Message.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-	<div v-if="props.type == 'normal'" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message normal-message" :class="{ 'message-margin-bottom': props.marginBottom }" tabindex="0">
+	<div v-if="props.type == 'normal'" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message normal-message" :class="{ 'message-margin-bottom': props.marginBottom }">
 		<div class="left-column">
 			<img v-if="props.img" class="message-author-avatar" :src="props.img" :alt="username">
 			<Icon v-else name="lucide:user" class="message-author-avatar" />
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 					{{ messageDate }}
 				</span>
 			</div>
-			<div class="message-text" v-html="sanitized"></div>
+			<div class="message-text">
+				{{ text }}
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-	<div v-else ref="messageElement" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message grouped-message" tabindex="0">
+	<div v-else ref="messageElement" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message grouped-message">
 		<div class="left-column">
 			<div>
 				<span :class="{ 'invisible': dateHidden }" class="message-date" :title="date.toString()">
@@ -25,15 +27,14 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<div class="message-data">
-			<div class="message-text" v-html="sanitized"></div>
+			<div class="message-text">
+				{{ text }}
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
-import { parseInline } from 'marked';
-
 const props = defineProps<{
 	class?: string,
 	img?: string | null,
@@ -73,11 +74,7 @@ if (props.format == "12") {
 console.log("message:", props.text);
 console.log("author:", props.username);
 
-const sanitized = ref<string>();
-
 onMounted(async () => {
-	const parsed = await parseInline(props.text, {gfm: true });
-	sanitized.value = DOMPurify.sanitize(parsed, { ALLOWED_TAGS: ["strong", "em", "br", "blockquote", "code", "ul", "ol", "li", "a"] });
 	console.log("adding listeners")
 	await nextTick();
 	messageElement.value?.addEventListener("mouseenter", (e: Event) => {
@@ -105,8 +102,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 	align-items: center;
 }
 
-.normal-message {
-	margin-top: 1dvh;
+.message-margin-bottom {
+	margin-bottom: 1dvh;
 }
 
 #last-message {
diff --git a/components/MessageArea.vue b/components/MessageArea.vue
index e3dcdbf..5ad027c 100644
--- a/components/MessageArea.vue
+++ b/components/MessageArea.vue
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 						olderMessages.reverse();
 						console.log("older messages:", olderMessages);
 						if (olderMessages.length == 0) return;
-						olderMessages.reverse();
 						for (const [i, oldMessage] of olderMessages.entries()) {
 							console.log("old message:", oldMessage);
 							messages.value.unshift(oldMessage);
diff --git a/components/Userpopup.vue b/components/Userpopup.vue
index eaf7626..7381637 100644
--- a/components/Userpopup.vue
+++ b/components/Userpopup.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         {{ props.user.username || "username" }} - {{ props.user.pronouns || "un/defined" }} 
       </p>
       <div id="about-me">
-        {{ props.user.about || "about me" }}
+        <span>About me</span>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -74,11 +74,8 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 }
 
 #about-me {
-  background-color: #34200f;
-  border-radius: 12px;
-
-  margin-top: 32px;
-  padding: 16px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  padding: 4px;
   font-size: 16px;
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/settings/user_settings/Account.vue b/components/settings/user_settings/Account.vue
index 6438946..9df0ad4 100644
--- a/components/settings/user_settings/Account.vue
+++ b/components/settings/user_settings/Account.vue
@@ -2,24 +2,21 @@
   <div>
     <input id="hidden-pfp-uploader" type="file" accept="image/*" style="display: none;">
     <h1>My Account</h1>
-
+    
     <div class="profile-and-user-data-fields">
       <div class="user-data-fields">
         <h3 class="subtitle">AVATAR</h3>
         <Button text="Change Avatar" :callback="changeAvatar"></Button>
-        <Button text="Remove Avatar" :callback="removeAvatar"
-          style="margin-left: 10px; background-color: grey;"></Button>
+        <Button text="Remove Avatar" :callback="removeAvatar" style="margin-left: 10px; background-color: grey;"></Button>
         <h3 class="subtitle">DISPLAY NAME</h3>
-        <input class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.display_name" placeholder="Enter display name" />
+        <input type="text" v-model="user.display_name" placeholder="Enter display name" />
         <h3 class="subtitle">USERNAME</h3>
-        <input class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.username" placeholder="Enter username" />
+        <input type="text" v-model="user.username" placeholder="Enter username" />
         <h3 class="subtitle">PRONOUNS</h3>
-        <input class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.pronouns" placeholder="Enter pronouns" />
+        <input type="text" v-model="user.pronouns" placeholder="Enter pronouns" />
         <h3 class="subtitle">ABOUT ME</h3>
-        <input class="profile-data-input" type="text" v-model="user.about" placeholder="About You" />
+        <p>{{ user?.about_me || "TBD" }}</p>
 
-        <br>
-        <br>
         <Button text="Save Changes" :callback="saveChanges"></Button>
       </div>
       <Userpopup :user=user_me class="profile"></Userpopup>
@@ -32,10 +29,10 @@
     <br>
 
     <h2>Password (and eventually authenticator)</h2>
-    <Button text="Reset Password (tbd)" :callback=resetPassword></Button>
+    <Button text="Reset Password (tbd)" :callback=resetPassword></Button> 
 
     <h2>Account Deletion</h2>
-    <ButtonScary text="Delete Account (tbd)" :callback=deleteAccount></ButtonScary>
+    <ButtonScary text="Delete Account (tbd)" :callback=deleteAccount></ButtonScary> 
 
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -53,33 +50,38 @@ const user = user_me!
 let new_pfp_file: any = null
 
 const saveChanges = async () => {
-  const formData = new FormData()
-  
-  if (new_pfp_file !== null) {
-    formData.append("avatar", new_pfp_file)
-  }
-  
-  const bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(JSON.stringify({
-    display_name: user.display_name,
-    username: user.username,
-    pronouns: user.pronouns,
-    about: user.about,
-  }));
-  formData.append('json', new Blob([bytes], { type: 'application/json' }));
-  
   try {
-    await fetchWithApi('/me', {
-      method: 'PATCH',
+    const formData = new FormData()
+
+    const pfpInput = document.getElementById("hidden-pfp-uploader") as HTMLInputElement | null;
+    if (pfpInput) {
+      if (pfpInput.files?.length && pfpInput.files.length > 0) {
+        console.log(pfpInput.files[0])
+        formData.append("avatar", pfpInput.files[0])
+      }
+    }
+    
+    const bytes = new TextEncoder().encode(JSON.stringify({
+        display_name: user.display_name,
+        username: user.username,
+        pronouns: user.pronouns,
+    }));
+    formData.append("json", new Blob([bytes], { type: "application/json" }));
+    
+    await fetchWithApi("/me", {
+      method: "PATCH",
       body: formData
     })
 
-    user_reference = Object.assign({}, await fetchUser())
-    alert('success!!')
+    user_reference = Object.assign({}, user_me)
+    alert("success!!")
   } catch (error: any) {
     if (error?.response?.status !== 200) {
-      alert(`error ${error?.response?.status} met whilst trying to update profile info`)
+      const errorData = await error?.response?.json()
+
+      alert(`error ${error?.response?.status} met whilst trying to update profile info\n${errorData}`)
     }
-  }
+  }  
 };
 
 
@@ -89,28 +91,23 @@ const removeAvatar = async () => {
 }
 
 const changeAvatar = async () => {
-  let input = document.createElement('input');
-  input.type = 'file';
-  input.accept = 'image/*';
+  const pfpInput = document.getElementById("hidden-pfp-uploader") as HTMLInputElement | null;
 
-  input.onchange = async (e) => {
-    if (input.files?.length && input.files.length > 0) {
-      const file = input.files[0];
-      if (!file) return;
+  // upload_field.onchange = async(e) => {
+  //   console.log(upload_field.files)
+  //   if (upload_field.files?.length && upload_field.files.length > 0) {
+  //     const file = upload_field.files[0];
+  //     if (!file) return;
 
-      new_pfp_file = file
-      
-      const reader = new FileReader();
-      reader.onload = (e) => {
-        if (e.target?.result && typeof e.target.result === 'string') {
-          user.avatar = e.target.result;
-        }
-      };
-      reader.readAsDataURL(file);
-    }
-  }
+  //     const reader = new FileReader();
+  //     reader.onload = (e) => {
+  //       user.avatar = e?.target?.result;
+  //     };
+  //     reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+  //   }
+  // }
 
-  input.click()
+  pfpInput?.click()
 }
 
 const resetPassword = async () => {
@@ -135,8 +132,7 @@ const deleteAccount = async () => {
   display: flex;
 }
 
-.profile-container,
-.user-data-fields {
+.profile-container, .user-data-fields {
   min-width: 350px;
 }
 
@@ -145,16 +141,4 @@ const deleteAccount = async () => {
   font-weight: 800;
   margin: 12px 0;
 }
-
-.profile-data-input {
-  min-width: 300px;
-  margin: 2px;
-  padding: 2px 10px;
-  height: 40px;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  border: none;
-  color: white;
-  background-color: #54361b;
-}
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/client.vue b/layouts/client.vue
index 73a40d6..6c629da 100644
--- a/layouts/client.vue
+++ b/layouts/client.vue
@@ -123,6 +123,30 @@ const members = [
 	grid-row: 1;
 }
 
+#test {
+	grid-column: 3;
+	grid-row: 1;
+}
+
+.member-item {
+	display: flex;
+	justify-content: center;
+	align-items: center;
+}
+
+#message-history,
+#members-list {
+	padding-top: 3dvh;
+}
+
+#message-history {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	justify-content: space-between;
+	padding-left: 3dvw;
+	padding-right: 3dvw;
+}
+
 #left-column {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b67a598..80a9ab4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
     "@nuxt/icon": "1.13.0",
     "@nuxt/image": "1.10.0",
     "@pinia/nuxt": "0.11.0",
-    "dompurify": "^3.2.6",
-    "marked": "^15.0.12",
     "nuxt": "^3.17.0",
     "pinia": "^3.0.2",
     "pinia-plugin-persistedstate": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue b/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
index 31efe9b..4f3e4ec 100644
--- a/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
+++ b/pages/servers/[serverId]/channels/[channelId].vue
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<MessageArea :channel-url="channelUrlPath" />
-		<div id="members-container">
-			<div id="members-list">
-				<div class="member-item" v-for="member of members" tabindex="0">
-					<img v-if="member.user.avatar" class="member-avatar" :src="member.user.avatar" :alt="member.user.display_name ?? member.user.username" />
-					<Icon v-else class="member-avatar" name="lucide:user" />
-					<span class="member-display-name">{{ member.user.display_name ?? member.user.username }}</span>
-				</div>
+		<div id="members-list">
+			<div class="member-item" v-for="member of members">
+				<img v-if="member.user.avatar" class="member-avatar" :src="member.user.avatar" :alt="member.user.display_name ?? member.user.username" />
+				<Icon v-else class="member-avatar" name="lucide:user" />
+				<span class="member-display-name">{{ member.user.display_name ?? member.user.username }}</span>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</NuxtLayout>
@@ -81,6 +79,18 @@ function toggleInvitePopup(e: Event) {
 </script>
 
 <style>
+.member-item {
+	display: flex;
+	justify-content: center;
+	align-items: center;
+	margin-top: .5em;
+	margin-bottom: .5em;
+	gap: .5em;
+}
+
+#members-list {
+	padding-top: 3dvh;
+}
 
 #middle-left-column {
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
@@ -88,29 +98,12 @@ function toggleInvitePopup(e: Event) {
 	border-right: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
 }
 
-#members-container {
-	padding-top: 1dvh;
+#members-list {
 	padding-left: 1dvw;
 	padding-right: 1dvw;
 	border-left: 1px solid rgb(70, 70, 70);
 }
 
-#members-list {
-	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: auto;
-}
-
-.member-item {
-	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: 2dvw auto;
-	margin-top: .5em;
-	margin-bottom: .5em;
-	gap: 1em;
-	align-items: center;
-	text-align: left;
-	
-}
-
 #channels-list {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
@@ -123,9 +116,4 @@ function toggleInvitePopup(e: Event) {
 	border-radius: 50%;
 }
 
-.member-display-name {
-	overflow: hidden;
-	text-overflow: ellipsis;
-}
-
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
index 0c2fefe..60c4265 100644
--- a/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/pages/settings.vue
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ const settingsCategories = {
       { display_name: "Language", page_data: Language },
     ]
   },
+  app_settings2: {
+    display_name: "App Settings",
+    pages: [
+      { display_name: "Appearance", page_data: Appearance },
+      { display_name: "Notifications", page_data: Notifications },
+      { display_name: "Keybinds", page_data: Keybinds },
+      { display_name: "Language", page_data: Language },
+    ]
+  },
+  app_settings3: {
+    display_name: "App Settings",
+    pages: [
+      { display_name: "Appearance", page_data: Appearance },
+      { display_name: "Notifications", page_data: Notifications },
+      { display_name: "Keybinds", page_data: Keybinds },
+      { display_name: "Language", page_data: Language },
+    ]
+  },
 };
 
 const categories = Object.values(settingsCategories);
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 07816d4..4d4de9d 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ importers:
       '@pinia/nuxt':
         specifier: 0.11.0
         version: 0.11.0(magicast@0.3.5)(pinia@3.0.2(typescript@5.8.3)(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.8.3)))
-      dompurify:
-        specifier: ^3.2.6
-        version: 3.2.6
-      marked:
-        specifier: ^15.0.12
-        version: 15.0.12
       nuxt:
         specifier: ^3.17.0
         version: 3.17.0(@netlify/blobs@8.2.0)(@parcel/watcher@2.5.1)(@types/node@22.15.3)(db0@0.3.2)(eslint@9.25.1(jiti@2.4.2))(ioredis@5.6.1)(lightningcss@1.29.2)(magicast@0.3.5)(optionator@0.9.4)(rollup@4.40.1)(terser@5.39.0)(typescript@5.8.3)(vite@6.3.3(@types/node@22.15.3)(jiti@2.4.2)(lightningcss@1.29.2)(terser@5.39.0)(yaml@2.7.1))(yaml@2.7.1)
@@ -1205,9 +1199,6 @@ packages:
   '@types/triple-beam@1.3.5':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6WaYesThRMCl19iryMYP7/x2OVgCtbIVflDGFpWnb9irXI3UjYE4AzmYuiUKY1AJstGijoY+MgUszMgRxIYTYw==}
 
-  '@types/trusted-types@2.0.7':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ScaPdn1dQczgbl0QFTeTOmVHFULt394XJgOQNoyVhZ6r2vLnMLJfBPd53SB52T/3G36VI1/g2MZaX0cwDuXsfw==}
-
   '@types/yauzl@2.10.3':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oJoftv0LSuaDZE3Le4DbKX+KS9G36NzOeSap90UIK0yMA/NhKJhqlSGtNDORNRaIbQfzjXDrQa0ytJ6mNRGz/Q==}
 
@@ -2122,9 +2113,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-cgwlv/1iFQiFnU96XXgROh8xTeetsnJiDsTc7TYCLFd9+/WNkIqPTxiM/8pSd8VIrhXGTf1Ny1q1hquVqDJB5w==}
     engines: {node: '>= 4'}
 
-  dompurify@3.2.6:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/2GogDQlohXPZe6D6NOgQvXLPSYBqIWMnZ8zzOhn09REE4eyAzb+Hed3jhoM9OkuaJ8P6ZGTTVWQKAi8ieIzfQ==}
-
   domutils@3.2.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6kZKyUajlDuqlHKVX1w7gyslj9MPIXzIFiz/rGu35uC1wMi+kMhQwGhl4lt9unC9Vb9INnY9Z3/ZA3+FhASLaw==}
 
@@ -3104,11 +3092,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-g3FeP20LNwhALb/6Cz6Dd4F2ngze0jz7tbzrD2wAV+o9FeNHe4rL+yK2md0J/fiSf1sa1ADhXqi5+oVwOM/eGw==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
-  marked@15.0.12:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-8dD6FusOQSrpv9Z1rdNMdlSgQOIP880DHqnohobOmYLElGEqAL/JvxvuxZO16r4HtjTlfPRDC1hbvxC9dPN2nA==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 18'}
-    hasBin: true
-
   math-intrinsics@1.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/IXtbwEk5HTPyEwyKX6hGkYXxM9nbj64B+ilVJnC/R6B0pH5G4V3b0pVbL7DBj4tkhBAppbQUlf6F6Xl9LHu1g==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
@@ -6111,9 +6094,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/triple-beam@1.3.5': {}
 
-  '@types/trusted-types@2.0.7':
-    optional: true
-
   '@types/yauzl@2.10.3':
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 22.15.3
@@ -7102,10 +7082,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       domelementtype: 2.3.0
 
-  dompurify@3.2.6:
-    optionalDependencies:
-      '@types/trusted-types': 2.0.7
-
   domutils@3.2.2:
     dependencies:
       dom-serializer: 2.0.0
@@ -8194,8 +8170,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       semver: 6.3.1
 
-  marked@15.0.12: {}
-
   math-intrinsics@1.1.0: {}
 
   mdn-data@2.0.28: {}
diff --git a/types/interfaces.ts b/types/interfaces.ts
index b5b1995..04da39a 100644
--- a/types/interfaces.ts
+++ b/types/interfaces.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export interface UserResponse {
 	display_name: string | null,
 	avatar: string | null,
 	pronouns: string | null,
-	about: string | null,
+	about_me: string | null,
 	email?: string,
 	email_verified?: boolean
   }