diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 419eb9f..5eba330 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
-desc: "writing about computers, math, hacks, games, and life"
+desc: "a weblog about computers, math, hacks, games, and life"
 image: "./images/gradient-ascent.jpg"
 lang: "en"
 stylesheet: "default"
-title: "blog | youwen wu"
+title: "youwen wu"
 ---
 
 <main>
diff --git a/src/templates/default.html b/src/templates/default.html
index 6b03489..1aef245 100644
--- a/src/templates/default.html
+++ b/src/templates/default.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="$lang$">
   <head>
-    <title>$title$</title>
+    <title>$title$ | gradient ascent</title>
 
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         ></div>
       </div>
       <p class="mt-8 mb-3 px-1 italic">
-        writing about computers, math, hacks, games, and life.
+        a web-log about computers, math, hacks, games, and life.
       </p>
       <a class="text-sm external-link" href="https://youwen.dev"
         >by Youwen Wu</a
