diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index a887604..07db731 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func MakeMux(argv *args.Arguments, dbConn *sql.DB) *http.ServeMux {
 		LogRequestContinuation(requestContext, r, w)(template.TemplateContinuation(templateFile, true), FailurePassingContinuation)(LogExecutionTimeContinuation, LogExecutionTimeContinuation)(IdContinuation, IdContinuation)
 	})
 
-	mux.HandleFunc("GET /chat", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	mux.HandleFunc("POST /chat/me", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		requestContext := makeRequestContext()
 		LogRequestContinuation(requestContext, r, w)(chat.ValidateFren, FailurePassingContinuation)(template.TemplateContinuation("chat.html", true), FailurePassingContinuation)(LogExecutionTimeContinuation, LogExecutionTimeContinuation)(IdContinuation, IdContinuation)
 	})
diff --git a/templates/home.html b/templates/home.html
index 7e8ecb7..8594993 100644
--- a/templates/home.html
+++ b/templates/home.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {{ define "content" }}
 <p>please use this if you know who i am and know how to use this but need to get ahold of me while im away from computers.</p>
-<form action="/chat" method="GET" autocomplete="off">
+<form action="/chat/me" method="POST" autocomplete="off">
   <label for="fren_id">fren id.</label>
-  <input type="text" id="fren_id" name="fren_id">
+  <input type="password" id="fren_id" name="fren_id">
   <input type="submit" value="login.">
 </form> 
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/messages.html b/templates/messages.html
index e09ac46..85764e3 100644
--- a/templates/messages.html
+++ b/templates/messages.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {{ define "content" }}
 <div id="chat-container" class="chat-container">
+  {{ if (eq (len .Messages) 0) }}
+    <p>nothing here so far...</p>
+  {{ end }}
   {{ range $message := .Messages }}
   <div class="message {{if $message.FrenSent}}fren{{end}}">
     <div class="message-text {{if $message.FrenSent}}fren{{end}}">