diff --git a/pelicanconf.py b/pelicanconf.py
index 96c7c0e..68aad3e 100644
--- a/pelicanconf.py
+++ b/pelicanconf.py
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 # the default theme to be 2-tuples, but I need more info.
 LINKS_EX = ((
     'blog',
-    '/blog/',
+    'blog/',
     '#f6b441', 'category-blog.png',
     "detailed, thoughtful prose about why computers are the worst",
 ), (
     'dev',
-    '/dev/',
+    'dev/',
     '#ee7300', 'category-dev.png',
     "updates on cool things i make",
 ), (
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #    "our house is overrun with them and they are the best",
 #), (
     'everything',
-    '/everything/',
+    'everything/',
     '#c57be6', 'category-everything.png',
     "why limit yourself when you can have it all",
 ))
diff --git a/theme/templates/_sidebar.html b/theme/templates/_sidebar.html
index f0c66a5..305b9c0 100644
--- a/theme/templates/_sidebar.html
+++ b/theme/templates/_sidebar.html
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 <aside id="sidebar">
     {% macro _render_link(title, url, color, image, desc) %}
-        <li style="background-color: {{ color }};">
-            <a href="{{ url }}">
+        <li style="background-color: {{ color }}{% if url in output_file %}!important; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)){% endif %}">
+            <a{% if url in output_file %}{% else %} href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ url }}"{% endif %}>
                 <div class="-glyph">
-                    <img src="{{ SITEURL }}/theme/images/{{ image }}" alt="{{ title }}">
+                    <img{% if url in output_file %} style="filter:none;-webkit-filter:none"{% endif %} src="{{ SITEURL }}/theme/images/{{ image }}" alt="{{ title }}">
                 </div>
                 <div class="-label">
-                    <h2>{{ title }}</h2>
-                    <p class="-details">{{ desc }}</p>
+                    <h2{% if url in output_file %} style="color: #202020"{% endif %}>{{ title }}</h2>
+                    <p class="-details"{% if url in output_file %} style="color: #404040"{% endif %}>{{ desc }}</p>
                 </div>
             </a>
         </li>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ <h2>{{ title }}</h2>
         {% for page in PAGES %}
             {{ _render_link(
                 title=page.metadata.get('home-title', page.title),
-                url=SITEURL + "/" + page.url,
+                url=page.url,
                 color=page.metadata.get('home-color'),
                 image=page.metadata.get('home-image'),
                 desc=page.metadata.get('home-desc', ''),