diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index ee36bab..ed8b961 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ a {
     text-align: center;
     opacity: .9;
     position: relative;
-    transition: opacity .5s;
+    transition: opacity .25s;
 }
   /* some hacky shit to make <div class=contact>s clickable. basically just makes
   an <a> in a <div class=contact> take up the full div */
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ a {
   height: 100%;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
-  color: white;
+  opacity: 0;
   position: absolute;
 }
 div.contact:hover {