From fd85557d6b2dd6f0906791fc2fb1bc89a58fddf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: alexlebens <alexanderlebens@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 22:01:12 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] replace placeholder info with my own

---
 Dockerfile                                    |  2 +-
 package.json                                  |  2 +-
 src/components/IconPaths.ts                   | 13 ++----
 src/components/MainHead.astro                 |  3 +-
 src/components/Skills.astro                   | 16 +++----
 src/content/projects/duvet-genius.md          | 22 ----------
 src/content/projects/h20.md                   | 22 ----------
 src/content/projects/markdown-mystery-tour.md | 35 ---------------
 .../projects/{bloom-box.md => placeholder.md} |  6 +--
 src/pages/about.astro                         | 44 +++++++++++--------
 src/pages/index.astro                         | 31 +++----------
 11 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 147 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/content/projects/duvet-genius.md
 delete mode 100644 src/content/projects/h20.md
 delete mode 100644 src/content/projects/markdown-mystery-tour.md
 rename src/content/projects/{bloom-box.md => placeholder.md} (94%)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8de9790..b007f41 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM node:20.16.0-alpine3.20 AS base
 
-LABEL version="0.2.0"
+LABEL version="0.4.0"
 LABEL description="Astro based website to use as a profile"
 
 ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 331e51b..5d2c777 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "site-profile",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "astro dev",
     "start": "astro dev",
diff --git a/src/components/IconPaths.ts b/src/components/IconPaths.ts
index f2e959f..b164879 100644
--- a/src/components/IconPaths.ts
+++ b/src/components/IconPaths.ts
@@ -18,21 +18,16 @@ export const iconPaths = {
 	'arrow-right': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M40 128h176m-72-72 72 72-72 72"/>`,
 	'arrow-left': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M216 128H40m72-72-72 72 72 72"/>`,
 	code: `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="m64 88-48 40 48 40m128-80 48 40-48 40M160 40 96 216"/>`,
-	'microphone-stage': `<circle cx="168" cy="88" r="64" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="m213.3 133.3-90.6-90.6M100 156l-12 12m16.8-70.1L28.1 202.5a7.9 7.9 0 0 0 .8 10.4l14.2 14.2a7.9 7.9 0 0 0 10.4.8l104.6-76.7"/>`,
+    'hard-drives': `<path d="M208,136H48a16,16,0,0,0-16,16v48a16,16,0,0,0,16,16H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V152A16,16,0,0,0,208,136Zm0,64H48V152H208v48Zm0-160H48A16,16,0,0,0,32,56v48a16,16,0,0,0,16,16H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V56A16,16,0,0,0,208,40Zm0,64H48V56H208v48ZM192,80a12,12,0,1,1-12-12A12,12,0,0,1,192,80Zm0,96a12,12,0,1,1-12-12A12,12,0,0,1,192,176Z"/>`,
+    'cloud': `<path d="M160,40A88.09,88.09,0,0,0,81.29,88.67,64,64,0,1,0,72,216h88a88,88,0,0,0,0-176Zm0,160H72a48,48,0,0,1,0-96c1.1,0,2.2,0,3.29.11A88,88,0,0,0,72,128a8,8,0,0,0,16,0,72,72,0,1,1,72,72Z"/>`,
+    'network': '<path d="M232,112H136V88h8a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V40a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H112A16,16,0,0,0,96,40V72a16,16,0,0,0,16,16h8v24H24a8,8,0,0,0,0,16H56v32H48a16,16,0,0,0-16,16v32a16,16,0,0,0,16,16H80a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V176a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H72V128H184v32h-8a16,16,0,0,0-16,16v32a16,16,0,0,0,16,16h32a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V176a16,16,0,0,0-16-16h-8V128h32a8,8,0,0,0,0-16ZM112,40h32V72H112ZM80,208H48V176H80Zm128,0H176V176h32Z"/>',
+    'microphone-stage': `<circle cx="168" cy="88" r="64" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="m213.3 133.3-90.6-90.6M100 156l-12 12m16.8-70.1L28.1 202.5a7.9 7.9 0 0 0 .8 10.4l14.2 14.2a7.9 7.9 0 0 0 10.4.8l104.6-76.7"/>`,
 	'pencil-line': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M96 216H48a8 8 0 0 1-8-8v-44.7a7.9 7.9 0 0 1 2.3-5.6l120-120a8 8 0 0 1 11.4 0l44.6 44.6a8 8 0 0 1 0 11.4Zm40-152 56 56"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M216 216H96l-55.5-55.5M164 92l-96 96"/>`,
 	'rocket-launch': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M94.1 184.6c-11.4 33.9-56.6 33.9-56.6 33.9s0-45.2 33.9-56.6m124.5-56.5L128 173.3 82.7 128l67.9-67.9C176.3 34.4 202 34.7 213 36.3a7.8 7.8 0 0 1 6.7 6.7c1.6 11 1.9 36.7-23.8 62.4Z"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M184.6 116.7v64.6a8 8 0 0 1-2.4 5.6l-32.3 32.4a8 8 0 0 1-13.5-4.1l-8.4-41.9m11.3-101.9H74.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6 2.4l-32.4 32.3a8 8 0 0 0 4.1 13.5l41.9 8.4"/>`,
 	list: `<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M40 128h176M40 64h176M40 192h176"/>`,
 	heart: `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M128 216S28 160 28 92a52 52 0 0 1 100-20h0a52 52 0 0 1 100 20c0 68-100 124-100 124Z"/>`,
 	'moon-stars': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M216 112V64m24 24h-48m-24-64v32m16-16h-32m65 113A92 92 0 0 1 103 39h0a92 92 0 1 0 114 114Z"/>`,
 	sun: `<circle cx="128" cy="128" r="60" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M128 36V16M63 63 49 49m-13 79H16m47 65-14 14m79 13v20m65-47 14 14m13-79h20m-47-65 14-14"/>`,
-	'twitter-logo': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M128 88c0-22 18.5-40.3 40.5-40a40 40 0 0 1 36.2 24H240l-32.3 32.3A127.9 127.9 0 0 1 80 224c-32 0-40-12-40-12s32-12 48-36c0 0-64-32-48-120 0 0 40 40 88 48Z"/>`,
-	'codepen-logo': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="m232 101-104 59-104-59 100.1-56.8a8.3 8.3 0 0 1 7.8 0Z"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="m232 165-100.1 56.8a8.3 8.3 0 0 1-7.8 0L24 165l104-59Zm0-64v64M24 101v64m104-5v62.8m0-179.6V106"/>`,
 	'github-logo': `<g stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path fill="none" stroke-width="14.7" d="M55.7 167.2c13.9 1 21.3 13.1 22.2 14.6 4.2 7.2 10.4 9.6 18.3 7.1l1.1-3.4a60.3 60.3 0 0 1-25.8-11.9c-12-10.1-18-25.6-18-46.3"/><path fill="none" stroke-width="16" d="M61.4 205.1a24.5 24.5 0 0 1-3-6.1c-3.2-7.9-7.1-10.6-7.8-11.1l-1-.6c-2.4-1.6-9.5-6.5-7.2-13.9 1.4-4.5 6-7.2 12.3-7.2h.8c4 .3 7.6 1.5 10.7 3.2-9.1-10.1-13.6-24.3-13.6-42.3 0-11.3 3.5-21.7 10.1-30.4A46.7 46.7 0 0 1 65 67.3a8.3 8.3 0 0 1 5-4.7c2.8-.9 13.3-2.7 33.2 9.9a105 105 0 0 1 50.5 0c19.9-12.6 30.4-10.8 33.2-9.9 2.3.7 4.1 2.4 5 4.7 5 12.7 4 23.2 2.6 29.4 6.7 8.7 10 18.9 10 30.4 0 42.6-25.8 54.7-43.6 58.7 1.4 4.1 2.2 8.8 2.2 13.7l-.1 23.4v2.3"/><path fill="none" stroke-width="16" d="M160.9 185.7c1.4 4.1 2.2 8.8 2.2 13.7l-.1 23.4v2.3A98.6 98.6 0 1 0 61.4 205c-1.4-2.1-11.3-17.5-11.8-17.8-2.4-1.6-9.5-6.5-7.2-13.9 1.4-4.5 6-7.2 12.3-7.2h.8c4 .3 7.6 1.5 10.7 3.2-9.1-10.1-13.6-24.3-13.6-42.3 0-11.3 3.5-21.7 10.1-30.4A46.4 46.4 0 0 1 65 67.3a8.3 8.3 0 0 1 5-4.7c2.8-.9 13.3-2.7 33.2 9.9a105 105 0 0 1 50.5 0c19.9-12.6 30.4-10.8 33.2-9.9 2.3.7 4.1 2.4 5 4.7 5 12.7 4 23.2 2.6 29.4 6.7 8.7 10 18.9 10 30.4.1 42.6-25.8 54.7-43.6 58.6z"/><path fill="none" stroke-width="18.7" d="m170.1 203.3 17.3-12 17.2-18.7 9.5-26.6v-27.9l-9.5-27.5" /><path fill="none" stroke-width="22.7" d="m92.1 57.3 23.3-4.6 18.7-1.4 29.3 5.4m-110 32.6-8 16-4 21.4.6 20.3 3.4 13" /><path fill="none" stroke-width="13.3" d="M28.8 133a100 100 0 0 0 66.9 94.4v-8.7c-22.4 1.8-33-11.5-35.6-19.8-3.4-8.6-7.8-11.4-8.5-11.8"/></g>`,
-	'twitch-logo': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M165 200h-42a8 8 0 0 0-5 2l-46 38v-40H48a8 8 0 0 1-8-8V48a8 8 0 0 1 8-8h160a8 8 0 0 1 8 8v108a8 8 0 0 1-3 6l-43 36a8 8 0 0 1-5 2Zm3-112v48m-48-48v48"/>`,
-	'youtube-logo': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="m160 128-48-32v64l48-32z"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M24 128c0 30 3 47 5 56a16 16 0 0 0 10 11c34 13 89 13 89 13s56 0 89-13a16 16 0 0 0 10-11c2-9 5-26 5-56s-3-47-5-56a16 16 0 0 0-10-11c-33-13-89-13-89-13s-55 0-89 13a16 16 0 0 0-10 11c-2 9-5 26-5 56Z"/>`,
-	'dribbble-logo': `<circle cx="128" cy="128" r="96" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M71 205a160 160 0 0 1 137-77l16 1m-36-76a160 160 0 0 1-124 59 165 165 0 0 1-30-3"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M86 42a161 161 0 0 1 74 177"/>`,
-	'discord-logo': `<circle stroke="none" cx="96" cy="144" r="12"/><circle stroke="none" cx="160" cy="144" r="12"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M74 80a175 175 0 0 1 54-8 175 175 0 0 1 54 8m0 96a175 175 0 0 1-54 8 175 175 0 0 1-54-8"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="m155 182 12 24a8 8 0 0 0 9 4c25-6 46-16 61-30a8 8 0 0 0 3-8L206 59a8 8 0 0 0-5-5 176 176 0 0 0-30-9 8 8 0 0 0-9 5l-8 24m-53 108-12 24a8 8 0 0 1-9 4c-25-6-46-16-61-30a8 8 0 0 1-3-8L50 59a8 8 0 0 1 5-5 176 176 0 0 1 30-9 8 8 0 0 1 9 5l8 24"/>`,
 	'linkedin-logo': `<rect width="184" height="184" x="36" y="36" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" rx="8"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M120 112v64m-32-64v64m32-36a28 28 0 0 1 56 0v36"/><circle stroke="none" cx="88" cy="80" r="12"/>`,
-	'instagram-logo': `<circle cx="128" cy="128" r="40" fill="none" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="16"/><rect width="184" height="184" x="36" y="36" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" rx="48"/><circle cx="180" cy="76" r="12" stroke="none" />`,
-	'tiktok-logo': `<path fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="16" d="M168 106a96 96 0 0 0 56 18V84a56 56 0 0 1-56-56h-40v128a28 28 0 1 1-40-25V89a68 68 0 1 0 80 67Z"/>`,
 };
diff --git a/src/components/MainHead.astro b/src/components/MainHead.astro
index a530477..6c04009 100644
--- a/src/components/MainHead.astro
+++ b/src/components/MainHead.astro
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface Props {
 
 const {
 	title = 'Alex Lebens',
-	description = 'The personal site of Alex Lebens',
+	description = 'A profile of Alex Lebens',
 } = Astro.props;
 ---
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const {
 	href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Public+Sans:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400&family=Rubik:wght@500;600&display=swap"
 	rel="stylesheet"
 />
+
 <script is:inline>
 	const getThemePreference = () => {
 		if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined' && localStorage.getItem('theme')) {
diff --git a/src/components/Skills.astro b/src/components/Skills.astro
index 5df5bb0..424edb6 100644
--- a/src/components/Skills.astro
+++ b/src/components/Skills.astro
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ import Icon from './Icon.astro';
 
 <section class="box skills">
 	<div class="stack gap-2 lg:gap-4">
-		<Icon icon="terminal-window" color="var(--accent-regular)" size="2.5rem" gradient />
-		<h2>Full Stack</h2>
-		<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod.</p>
+		<Icon icon="cloud" color="var(--accent-regular)" size="2.5rem" gradient />
+		<h2>AWS</h2>
+		<p>Certified DevOps Engineer and former AWS Cloud Engineer skilled in deploying, managing, and architecting a wide range of AWS services.</p>
 	</div>
 	<div class="stack gap-2 lg:gap-4">
-		<Icon icon="trophy" color="var(--accent-regular)" size="2.5rem" gradient />
-		<h2>Industry Leader</h2>
-		<p>Neque viverra justo nec ultrices dui. Est ultricies integer quis auctor elit.</p>
+		<Icon icon="network" color="var(--accent-regular)" size="2.5rem" gradient />
+		<h2>Kubernetes</h2>
+		<p>My skills encompass Kubernetes administration and application development, validated by my CKA and CKAD certifications.</p>
 	</div>
 	<div class="stack gap-2 lg:gap-4">
 		<Icon icon="strategy" color="var(--accent-regular)" size="2.5rem" gradient />
-		<h2>Strategy-Minded</h2>
-		<p>Urna porttitor rhoncus dolor purus non enim praesent ornare.</p>
+		<h2>GitOps</h2>
+		<p>Hands-on experience leveraging a variety of IaC tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, Helm, and ArgoCD to streamline infrastructure provisioning and management across multiple projects.</p>
 	</div>
 </section>
 
diff --git a/src/content/projects/duvet-genius.md b/src/content/projects/duvet-genius.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e377ede..0000000
--- a/src/content/projects/duvet-genius.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Duvet Genius
-publishDate: 2020-03-04 00:00:00
-img: /assets/stock-3.jpg
-img_alt: Pearls of silky soft white cotton, bubble up under vibrant lighting
-description: |
-  We developed a virtual showcase for the softest bedding imaginable.
-tags:
-  - Design
-  - Dev
-  - Branding
----
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur posuere commodo venenatis. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Nam non ligula vel metus efficitur hendrerit. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Praesent et mauris ut mi dapibus semper. Curabitur tortor justo, efficitur sit amet pretium cursus, porta eget odio. Cras ac venenatis dolor. Donec laoreet posuere malesuada. Curabitur nec mi tempor, placerat leo sit amet, tincidunt est. Quisque pellentesque venenatis magna, eget tristique nibh pulvinar in. Vestibulum vitae volutpat arcu. Aenean ut malesuada odio, sit amet pellentesque odio. Suspendisse nunc elit, blandit nec hendrerit non, aliquet at magna. Donec id leo ut nulla sagittis sodales.
-
-Integer vitae nibh elit. Suspendisse eget urna eu neque bibendum pharetra. Sed interdum lectus sem, in pulvinar magna dignissim vel. Quisque maximus at urna nec laoreet. Suspendisse potenti. Vestibulum rhoncus sem ut mi pellentesque, in vestibulum erat blandit. Aliquam sodales dui ac maximus consectetur. Duis quis est vehicula, imperdiet nisl nec, fermentum erat. Duis tortor diam, pharetra eu euismod in, vehicula non eros. Curabitur facilisis dui at erat ultrices gravida. In at nunc ultricies, pulvinar mi vel, sagittis mauris. Praesent pharetra posuere purus ac imperdiet. Nulla facilisi.
-
-Sed pulvinar porttitor mi in ultricies. Etiam non dolor gravida eros pulvinar pellentesque et dictum ex. Proin eu ornare ligula, sed condimentum dui. Vivamus tincidunt tellus mi, sed semper ipsum pharetra a. Suspendisse sollicitudin at sapien nec volutpat. Etiam justo urna, laoreet ac lacus sed, ultricies facilisis dolor. Integer posuere, metus vel viverra gravida, risus elit ornare magna, id feugiat erat risus ullamcorper libero. Proin vitae diam auctor, laoreet lorem vitae, varius tellus.
-
-Mauris sed eros in ex maximus volutpat. Suspendisse potenti. Donec lacinia justo consectetur sagittis tempor. Proin ullamcorper nisi vitae auctor rhoncus. Sed tristique aliquam augue. Pellentesque vitae fringilla ligula. Nulla arcu elit, efficitur eu nunc malesuada, eleifend tincidunt orci. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Integer mattis orci in bibendum ultricies. Quisque a dui erat. Phasellus et vulputate ipsum. Proin metus ex, lobortis nec ornare eget, bibendum ut sapien. Aliquam in dolor lobortis, aliquam tellus a, congue augue. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
-
-Aenean pretium purus augue, ut bibendum erat convallis quis. Cras condimentum quis velit ac mollis. Suspendisse non purus fringilla, venenatis nisl porta, finibus odio. Curabitur aliquet metus faucibus libero interdum euismod. Morbi sed magna nisl. Morbi odio nibh, facilisis vel sapien eu, tempus tincidunt erat. Nullam erat velit, sagittis at purus quis, tristique scelerisque tortor. Pellentesque lacinia tortor id est aliquam viverra. Vestibulum et diam ac ipsum mollis fringilla.
diff --git a/src/content/projects/h20.md b/src/content/projects/h20.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 521bbbe..0000000
--- a/src/content/projects/h20.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
----
-title: h2.0
-publishDate: 2019-10-02 00:00:00
-img: /assets/stock-4.jpg
-img_alt: Soft pink and baby blue water ripples together in a subtle texture.
-description: |
-  We developed brand positioning and design assets for the launch
-  of a new colored water product.
-tags:
-  - Design
-  - Branding
----
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur posuere commodo venenatis. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Nam non ligula vel metus efficitur hendrerit. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Praesent et mauris ut mi dapibus semper. Curabitur tortor justo, efficitur sit amet pretium cursus, porta eget odio. Cras ac venenatis dolor. Donec laoreet posuere malesuada. Curabitur nec mi tempor, placerat leo sit amet, tincidunt est. Quisque pellentesque venenatis magna, eget tristique nibh pulvinar in. Vestibulum vitae volutpat arcu. Aenean ut malesuada odio, sit amet pellentesque odio. Suspendisse nunc elit, blandit nec hendrerit non, aliquet at magna. Donec id leo ut nulla sagittis sodales.
-
-Integer vitae nibh elit. Suspendisse eget urna eu neque bibendum pharetra. Sed interdum lectus sem, in pulvinar magna dignissim vel. Quisque maximus at urna nec laoreet. Suspendisse potenti. Vestibulum rhoncus sem ut mi pellentesque, in vestibulum erat blandit. Aliquam sodales dui ac maximus consectetur. Duis quis est vehicula, imperdiet nisl nec, fermentum erat. Duis tortor diam, pharetra eu euismod in, vehicula non eros. Curabitur facilisis dui at erat ultrices gravida. In at nunc ultricies, pulvinar mi vel, sagittis mauris. Praesent pharetra posuere purus ac imperdiet. Nulla facilisi.
-
-Sed pulvinar porttitor mi in ultricies. Etiam non dolor gravida eros pulvinar pellentesque et dictum ex. Proin eu ornare ligula, sed condimentum dui. Vivamus tincidunt tellus mi, sed semper ipsum pharetra a. Suspendisse sollicitudin at sapien nec volutpat. Etiam justo urna, laoreet ac lacus sed, ultricies facilisis dolor. Integer posuere, metus vel viverra gravida, risus elit ornare magna, id feugiat erat risus ullamcorper libero. Proin vitae diam auctor, laoreet lorem vitae, varius tellus.
-
-Mauris sed eros in ex maximus volutpat. Suspendisse potenti. Donec lacinia justo consectetur sagittis tempor. Proin ullamcorper nisi vitae auctor rhoncus. Sed tristique aliquam augue. Pellentesque vitae fringilla ligula. Nulla arcu elit, efficitur eu nunc malesuada, eleifend tincidunt orci. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Integer mattis orci in bibendum ultricies. Quisque a dui erat. Phasellus et vulputate ipsum. Proin metus ex, lobortis nec ornare eget, bibendum ut sapien. Aliquam in dolor lobortis, aliquam tellus a, congue augue. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
-
-Aenean pretium purus augue, ut bibendum erat convallis quis. Cras condimentum quis velit ac mollis. Suspendisse non purus fringilla, venenatis nisl porta, finibus odio. Curabitur aliquet metus faucibus libero interdum euismod. Morbi sed magna nisl. Morbi odio nibh, facilisis vel sapien eu, tempus tincidunt erat. Nullam erat velit, sagittis at purus quis, tristique scelerisque tortor. Pellentesque lacinia tortor id est aliquam viverra. Vestibulum et diam ac ipsum mollis fringilla.
diff --git a/src/content/projects/markdown-mystery-tour.md b/src/content/projects/markdown-mystery-tour.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fbc2ca..0000000
--- a/src/content/projects/markdown-mystery-tour.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Markdown Mystery Tour
-publishDate: 2020-03-02 00:00:00
-img: /assets/stock-1.jpg
-img_alt: Iridescent ripples of a bright blue and pink liquid
-description: |
-  We designed a whodunnit-style game to introduce Markdown formatting. Suspense — suspicion — syntax!
-tags:
-  - Design
-  - Dev
-  - User Testing
----
-
-## Level-two heading
-
-> Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <a href="https://astro.build/">Astro</a> makes people happy. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Proin nibh nisl condimentum id venenatis a condimentum vitae. Dapibus ultrices in iaculis nunc. Arcu odio ut sem nulla pharetra diam sit amet. Diam quis enim lobortis scelerisque fermentum dui faucibus in ornare.
-
-Arcu dui vivamus arcu felis bibendum ut tristique et egestas. Eget gravida cum sociis natoque penatibus. Cras fermentum odio eu feugiat pretium nibh. Proin nibh nisl condimentum id venenatis. Porta nibh venenatis cras sed felis eget velit. Id diam vel quam elementum pulvinar etiam non.
-
-### Level-three heading
-
-Ultrices tincidunt arcu non sodales neque sodales ut. Sed enim ut sem viverra aliquet eget sit amet. Lacus luctus accumsan tortor posuere ac ut consequat semper viverra. Viverra accumsan in nisl nisi scelerisque eu ultrices. In massa tempor nec feugiat nisl pretium fusce.
-
-### Level-three heading
-
-Sed pulvinar porttitor mi in ultricies. Etiam non dolor gravida eros pulvinar pellentesque et dictum ex. Proin eu ornare ligula, sed condimentum dui. Vivamus tincidunt tellus mi, sed semper ipsum pharetra a. Suspendisse sollicitudin at sapien nec volutpat. Etiam justo urna, laoreet ac lacus sed, ultricies facilisis dolor. Integer posuere, metus vel viverra gravida, risus elit ornare magna, id feugiat erat risus ullamcorper libero. Proin vitae diam auctor, laoreet lorem vitae, varius tellus.
-
-Aenean pretium purus augue, ut bibendum erat convallis quis. Cras condimentum quis velit ac mollis. Suspendisse non purus fringilla, venenatis nisl porta, finibus odio. Curabitur aliquet metus faucibus libero interdum euismod. Morbi sed magna nisl. Morbi odio nibh, facilisis vel sapien eu, tempus tincidunt erat. Nullam erat velit, sagittis at purus quis, tristique scelerisque tortor. Pellentesque lacinia tortor id est aliquam viverra. Vestibulum et diam ac ipsum mollis fringilla.
-
-#### Level-four heading
-
-- We noted this
-- And also this other point
diff --git a/src/content/projects/bloom-box.md b/src/content/projects/placeholder.md
similarity index 94%
rename from src/content/projects/bloom-box.md
rename to src/content/projects/placeholder.md
index d0e5371..5b59b6a 100644
--- a/src/content/projects/bloom-box.md
+++ b/src/content/projects/placeholder.md
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 ---
-title: Bloom Box
+title: Placeholder
 publishDate: 2019-12-01 00:00:00
 img: /assets/stock-2.jpg
 img_alt: A bright pink sheet of paper used to wrap flowers curves in front of rich blue background
 description: |
-  We paired with a cutting-edge music API and a team of horticulturalists
-  to build AI-generated playlists that maximize houseplant health.
+  Placeholder
 tags:
   - Dev
-  - Branding
   - Backend
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/pages/about.astro b/src/pages/about.astro
index 5ec9e02..22043a7 100644
--- a/src/pages/about.astro
+++ b/src/pages/about.astro
@@ -24,35 +24,41 @@ import Hero from '../components/Hero.astro';
 				<h2 class="section-title">Background</h2>
 				<div class="content">
 					<p>
-						Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <a href="https://astro.build/">Astro</a> makes people happy.
-						Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Proin nibh nisl condimentum
-						id venenatis a condimentum vitae. Dapibus ultrices in iaculis nunc. Arcu odio ut sem nulla
-						pharetra diam sit amet. Diam quis enim lobortis scelerisque fermentum dui faucibus in ornare.
-					</p>
-					<p>
-						Arcu dui vivamus arcu felis bibendum ut tristique et egestas. Eget gravida cum sociis
-						natoque penatibus. Cras fermentum odio eu feugiat pretium nibh. Proin nibh nisl
-						condimentum id venenatis. Porta nibh venenatis cras sed felis eget velit. Id diam vel
-						quam elementum pulvinar etiam non.
-					</p>
-					<p>
-						Ultrices tincidunt arcu non sodales neque sodales ut. Sed enim ut sem viverra aliquet
-						eget sit amet. Lacus luctus accumsan tortor posuere ac ut consequat semper viverra.
-						Viverra accumsan in nisl nisi scelerisque eu ultrices. In massa tempor nec feugiat nisl
-						pretium fusce.
+                        Grew up exploring the outdoors just north of the Twin Cities.  Now, my passions include tinkering with my homelab,
+                        camping adventures in my Jeep, and hitting the slopes or trails for skiing and hiking.  I've also been fortunate 
+                        enough to travel extensively, visiting nearly every continent, including Antarctica!
 					</p>
 				</div>
 			</section>
+			<section>
+				<h2 class="section-title">Expierence</h2>
+				<div class="content">
+					<p>
+                        Proudly served 6 years in the US Air Force, gaining valuable experience in Cyber Operations and Reconnaissance 
+                        while stationed in Japan, Korea, and Texas.
+					</p>
+					<p>
+                        Gained valuable experience working in the heart of Washington, D.C. for several years, including time at AWS. 
+                        Relocated to Denver in late 2020 to enjoy the outdoor opportunities Colorado has to offer.
+					</p>
+                    <p>
+                        Recently returned to my roots in Minnesota and eager to embrace new opportunities and challenges in my home state.
+                    </p>
+				</div>
+			</section>            
 			<section>
 				<h2 class="section-title">Education</h2>
 				<div class="content">
-					<p>Corporis voluptates tenetur laudantium.</p>
+					<p>Currently completing my B.S. in Cloud Computing at Western Governors University. Excited to graduate in 2025!</p>
 				</div>
 			</section>
 			<section>
-				<h2 class="section-title">Skills</h2>
+				<h2 class="section-title">Certifications</h2>
 				<div class="content">
-					<p>officia unde omnis</p>
+					<p>AWS DevOps Engineer</p>
+					<p>Certified Kubernetes Administrator</p>     
+                    <p>Certified Kubernetes Application Developer</p> 
+					<p>CompTIA Cloud+</p>                                  
 				</div>
 			</section>
 		</main>
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 266f330..f51ba51 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ const projects = (await getCollection('projects'))
 	.slice(0, 4);
 ---
 
-<BaseLayout>
+<BaseLayout
+	title="Home | Alex Lebens"
+	description=""
+>
 	<div class="stack gap-20 lg:gap-48">
 		<div class="wrapper stack gap-8 lg:gap-20">
 			<header class="hero">
@@ -28,8 +31,8 @@ const projects = (await getCollection('projects'))
 					align="start"
 				>
 					<div class="roles">
+						<Pill><Icon icon="hard-drives" size="1.33em" /> Engineer</Pill>                        
 						<Pill><Icon icon="code" size="1.33em" /> Developer</Pill>
-						<Pill><Icon icon="microphone-stage" size="1.33em" /> Speaker</Pill>
 						<Pill><Icon icon="pencil-line" size="1.33em" /> Writer</Pill>
 					</div>
 				</Hero>
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ const projects = (await getCollection('projects'))
 			<section class="section with-background with-cta">
 				<header class="section-header stack gap-2 lg:gap-4">
 					<h3>Selected Projects</h3>
-					<p>Take a look below at some of my featured projects from the past few years.</p>
+					<p>Take a look below at some of my projects from the past few years.</p>
 				</header>
 
 				<div class="gallery">
@@ -72,29 +75,7 @@ const projects = (await getCollection('projects'))
 				</div>
 			</section>
 
-			<section class="section with-background bg-variant">
-				<header class="section-header stack gap-2 lg:gap-4">
-					<h3>Mentions</h3>
-					<p>
-						I have been fortunate enough to receive praise for my work in several publications. Take
-						a look below to learn more.
-					</p>
-				</header>
-
-				<div class="gallery">
-					<Grid variant="small">
-						{
-							['Medium', 'BuzzFeed', 'The Next Web', 'awwwards.', 'TechCrunch'].map((brand) => (
-								<li class="mention-card">
-									<p>{brand}</p>
-								</li>
-							))
-						}
-					</Grid>
-				</div>
-			</section>
 		</main>
-
 		<ContactCTA />
 	</div>
 </BaseLayout>