diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 26cf0c8..2b2ef0f 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 base_url = "https://www.mat.services"
 title = "mat.services"
-description = "the personal website of matthew ess"
+description = "the personal website of mat ess"
 default_language = "en"
 
 compile_sass = true
diff --git a/content/about.md b/content/about.md
index 070c09d..41df3b1 100644
--- a/content/about.md
+++ b/content/about.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "about me"
 path: "about"
 ---
 
-## matthew ess (they/them)
+## mat ess (they/them)
 i'm a 'software engineer'/'code monkey' by trade, currently employed by yelp inc in the engineering effectiveness department. my work is focused on improving the tooling used by other engineers at yelp to develop python services.
 
 [you can look at my resume here](/resume).