diff --git a/_includes/styles/base/animations.css b/_includes/styles/base/animations.css
index 8e02206..e8b189d 100644
--- a/_includes/styles/base/animations.css
+++ b/_includes/styles/base/animations.css
@@ -7,54 +7,17 @@
 /  ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
 /  animations - reusable css animations */
 
-@keyframes rainbow {
-    0% {
-        filter: hue-rotate(0deg) contrast(150%) saturate(150%);
-    }
-
-    100% {
-        filter: hue-rotate(360deg) contrast(150%) saturate(150%);
-    }
-}
-
 @keyframes bg-move {
-    0% {
-        background-position:0 0
-    }
-    to {
-        background-position:-960px -960px
-    }
+    0% { background-position: 0 0; }
+    to { background-position: -960px -960px; }
 }
 
-@keyframes opacity-blink {
-    0% { opacity: 0% }
-    5% { opacity: 100% }
-    45% { opacity: 100% }
-    50% { opacity: 0% }
-    100% { opacity: 0% }
-}
-
-@keyframes opacity-blink-reverse {
-    0% { opacity: 100% }
-    5% { opacity: 0% }
-    45% { opacity: 0% }
-    50% { opacity: 100% }
-    100% { opacity: 100% }
-}
-
-@keyframes outline-blink {
+@keyframes outline-flash {
     0% { outline-width: 0rem; }
-    50% { outline-width: .45rem; }
-    100% { outline-width: 0rem; }
+    to { outline-width: .5rem; outline-color: transparent; }
 }
 
 @keyframes ticker {
-    0% {
-        transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
-        visibility: visible;
-    }
-
-    100% {
-        transform: translate3d(-100%, 0, 0);
-    }
+    0% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
+    to { transform: translate3d(-100%, 0, 0); }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_includes/styles/base/navbar.css b/_includes/styles/base/navbar.css
index 7ea7aa3..ad86ffd 100644
--- a/_includes/styles/base/navbar.css
+++ b/_includes/styles/base/navbar.css
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
         &::after {
             background: var(--accent);
             border-radius: 100%;
-            bottom: -.2rem;
+            bottom: -.25rem;
             content: "";
             height: 1rem;
-            outline: .13rem solid color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent)60%,transparent);
+            outline: solid var(--accent);
             position: absolute;
             right: -.3rem;
             width: 1rem;
-            animation: outline-blink ease-in-out 1s infinite;
+            animation: outline-flash ease-out 1s infinite;
         }
     }