diff --git a/src/app/about/page.tsx b/src/app/about/page.tsx
index d61a518..370775b 100644
--- a/src/app/about/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/about/page.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
-/* eslint-disable react/no-unescaped-entities */
-
 export default function About() {
   return (
     <>
-      so hey, i'm naresh!
+      so hey, i&apos;m naresh!
       <br />
       <br />
-      i'm an engineer and i love building things and tinkering on things.
+      i&apos;m an engineer and i love building things and tinkering on things.
       <br />
       <br /> i like going on runs and going for rides on my bike.
       <br />
-      <br /> umm, maybe i'll write more here later.
+      <br /> umm, maybe i&apos;ll write more here later.
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/blog/[[...tag]]/page.tsx b/src/app/blog/[[...tag]]/page.tsx
index bc1b17d..c5d14b0 100644
--- a/src/app/blog/[[...tag]]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/blog/[[...tag]]/page.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default async function Blog({
   const pageNumber = await getPageNumber(searchParams);
   const { tag } = await params;
   const currentTag = tag != null && tag.length >= 1 ? tag[0] : null;
+
   if ((tag?.length ?? 0) > 1) {
     notFound();
   }
@@ -28,9 +29,7 @@ export default async function Blog({
     pageNumber,
     currentTag
   );
-  if (pageNumber > numberOfPages) {
-    notFound();
-  }
+
   const loggedIn = (await auth())?.user != null;
   const tags = await getTags(loggedIn);
 
@@ -46,13 +45,23 @@ export default async function Blog({
         <span style={{ fontSize: 18 }}>naresh writes</span>
         <span style={{ fontSize: 12 }}>...occasionally</span>
       </div>
-      <TagOverview tags={tags} currentTag={currentTag} />
-      {metadata
-        .filter((m) => loggedIn || !m.is_draft)
-        .map((m) => (
-          <PostSummary metadata={m} key={m.slug} loggedIn={loggedIn} />
-        ))}
-      <Pagination numberOfPages={numberOfPages} pageNumber={pageNumber} />
+      {pageNumber > numberOfPages ? (
+        <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+          ah fuck.
+          <br /> it seems like i haven&apos;t written anything yet
+          <br /> so much for a blog, eh?
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <TagOverview tags={tags} currentTag={currentTag} />
+          {metadata
+            .filter((m) => loggedIn || !m.is_draft)
+            .map((m) => (
+              <PostSummary metadata={m} key={m.slug} loggedIn={loggedIn} />
+            ))}
+          <Pagination numberOfPages={numberOfPages} pageNumber={pageNumber} />
+        </>
+      )}
       <ActionButtons loggedIn={loggedIn} />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/not-found.tsx b/src/app/not-found.tsx
index 18a13ba..b1c4432 100644
--- a/src/app/not-found.tsx
+++ b/src/app/not-found.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable react/no-unescaped-entities */
-
 import { titleFont } from "@/components/fonts";
 import Link from "next/link";
 
@@ -11,11 +9,11 @@ export default function NotFound() {
       </span>
       <br />
       <br />
-      shit... something is fucked and now you're here
+      shit... something is fucked and now you&apos;re here
       <br />
-      i'll look into it, at some point
+      i&apos;ll look into it, at some point
       <br />
-      but for now, maybe you'd like to
+      but for now, maybe you&apos;d like to
       <br />
       <br />
       <Link