diff --git a/libpathod/templates/about.html b/libpathod/templates/about.html
index d440c4375..8945228a9 100644
--- a/libpathod/templates/about.html
+++ b/libpathod/templates/about.html
@@ -2,22 +2,39 @@
 {% block body %}  
 
 <div class="page-header">
-   <h1><a href="http://github.com/cortesi/pathod/">the code</a></h1>
+    <h1>
+        where
+        <small>to get the code.</small>
+    </h1>
 </div>
 
-<h2>git clone git://github.com/cortesi/pathod.git</h2>
+<h3>git clone git://github.com/cortesi/pathod.git</h3>
 
 <p>Please use the <a href="http://github.com/cortesi/pathod/issues">github
 issue tracker</a> to report bugs. </p>
 
-
 <div class="page-header">
-   <h1><a href="http://corte.si">the author</a></h1>
+    <h1>
+        why
+        <small>this was written.</small>
+    </h1>
 </div>
 
-<p>pathod is developed by <a href="http://corte.si">Aldo Cortesi</a>.  Email me
-at aldo@corte.si with feedback or suggestions. If you like pathod, you should
-follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/cortesi">twitter</a> and <a
+<p>I started pathod to improve testing for for the <a
+href="http://mitmproxy.org">mitmproxy</a> project. From there, it soon grew
+into quite a versatile HTTP Swiss army knife.</p>
+
+
+<div class="page-header">
+    <h1>
+        who
+        <small>is to blame.</small>
+    </h1>
+</div>
+
+<p>pathod is developed by me, <a href="http://corte.si">Aldo Cortesi</a>.
+Email me at aldo@corte.si with feedback or suggestions. If you like pathod, you
+should follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/cortesi">twitter</a> and <a
 href="http://corte.si">subscribe to my blog</a>.</p>
 
 
diff --git a/libpathod/templates/index.html b/libpathod/templates/index.html
index 10197222c..42c8c4133 100644
--- a/libpathod/templates/index.html
+++ b/libpathod/templates/index.html
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@
 <div class="row">
     <div class="span6">
         <div class="well">
-            <h1>public pathod server</h1>
+            <h1>pathod server</h1>
 
-            <p>http://p.pathod.org/<input 
-                    style="width: 15em"
+            <p>A live, public instance of pathod</p>
+
+            <p><b>http://p.pathod.org/</b><input 
+                    style="width: 14em"
                     id="publicspec"
                     name="spec"
                     class="input-medium search-query"