diff --git a/src/app/api/activities/route.ts b/src/app/api/activities/route.ts
index ac09b43..efe4259 100644
--- a/src/app/api/activities/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/activities/route.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
+const USERNAME = "dvorakmortonxd";
+
 export async function GET() {
     try {
-        const res = await fetch("https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/api/v1/users/dvorakmortonxd/activities/feeds?limit=20");
+        // The public user feed also contains activity from repositories the user
+        // watches (e.g. commits pushed by other people to an org repo), so pull a
+        // larger page and keep only actions the user actually performed.
+        const res = await fetch(
+            `https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/api/v1/users/${USERNAME}/activities/feeds?limit=50`
+        );
         const data = await res.json();
-        return Response.json(data);
+        if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
+            return Response.json(data);
+        }
+        const mine = data.filter(
+            (act) => act?.act_user?.login === USERNAME
+        );
+        return Response.json(mine);
     } catch {
         return Response.json({ error: "failed to load" }, { status: 500 });
     }
diff --git a/src/app/components/ServiceButton.tsx b/src/app/components/ServiceButton.tsx
index 40baa0e..64767d7 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ServiceButton.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/ServiceButton.tsx
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ export default function ServiceButton({ url, checkUrl, className, icon, name, de
     const statusColor = effectiveStatus === 'up' ? '#4ade80' : effectiveStatus === 'down' ? '#ef4444' : '#9ca3af';
     const statusGlow = effectiveStatus === 'up' ? 'rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.9)' : effectiveStatus === 'down' ? 'rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.9)' : 'transparent';
     const statusLabel = effectiveStatus === 'up' ? 'Active' : effectiveStatus === 'down' ? 'Dead' : 'Checking...';
-    const isFriend = className === 'friend';
 
     const content = (
         <>
             <span className="service-icon-wrap">
-                {isFriend && <span className="service-status-dot" />}
+                <span className="service-status-dot" />
                 <span className="service-icon">{icon}</span>
             </span>
             <span className="service-text">
diff --git a/src/app/components/WindowsDesktop.tsx b/src/app/components/WindowsDesktop.tsx
index a627b63..471dedb 100644
--- a/src/app/components/WindowsDesktop.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/WindowsDesktop.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
   ]);
   const [activeId, setActiveId] = useState<number | null>(1);
   const [startOpen, setStartOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [startClosing, setStartClosing] = useState(false);
   const [selectedIcon, setSelectedIcon] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [closingIds, setClosingIds] = useState<number[]>([]);
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
   };
 
   const openApp = (appId: string) => {
-    setStartOpen(false);
+    if (startOpen) setStartClosing(true);
     const existing = wins.find((w) => w.appId === appId);
     if (existing) {
       setWins((prev) =>
@@ -117,6 +118,21 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
     setActiveId(id);
   };
 
+  const closeStart = () => {
+    if (startOpen && !startClosing) setStartClosing(true);
+  };
+
+  const toggleStart = () => {
+    if (!startOpen) {
+      setStartClosing(false);
+      setStartOpen(true);
+    } else if (startClosing) {
+      setStartClosing(false);
+    } else {
+      setStartClosing(true);
+    }
+  };
+
   // Animate the window out first, then drop it from state.
   const closeWin = (id: number) =>
     setClosingIds((prev) => (prev.includes(id) ? prev : [...prev, id]));
@@ -168,7 +184,7 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
       style={{ backgroundImage: wallpaper }}
       onPointerDown={(e) => {
         if (e.target === e.currentTarget) {
-          setStartOpen(false);
+          closeStart();
           setSelectedIcon(null);
         }
       }}
@@ -264,7 +280,17 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
 
       {/* Application launcher */}
       {startOpen && (
-        <div className="kickoff" onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+        <div
+          className={"kickoff" + (startClosing ? " closing" : "")}
+          onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+          onAnimationEnd={(e) => {
+            if (e.target !== e.currentTarget) return;
+            if (startClosing) {
+              setStartOpen(false);
+              setStartClosing(false);
+            }
+          }}
+        >
           <div className="kickoff-content">
             <div className="kickoff-section-title">Applications</div>
             <div className="kickoff-list">
@@ -333,7 +359,7 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
         <button
           type="button"
           className={"win-start" + (startOpen ? " open" : "")}
-          onClick={() => setStartOpen((v) => !v)}
+          onClick={() => toggleStart()}
           aria-label="Application Launcher"
           title="Application Launcher"
         >
@@ -352,7 +378,8 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
                 className={
                   "win-tb-btn" +
                   (activeId === w.id && !w.minimized ? " active" : "") +
-                  (w.minimized ? " minimized" : "")
+                  (w.minimized ? " minimized" : "") +
+                  (closingIds.includes(w.id) ? " closing" : "")
                 }
                 onClick={() => taskbarClick(w)}
                 title={app.title}
diff --git a/src/app/skeuo.css b/src/app/skeuo.css
index 16b33cc..96ca40f 100644
--- a/src/app/skeuo.css
+++ b/src/app/skeuo.css
@@ -92,17 +92,13 @@ html[data-device="phone"] .skeuo-mobile-root { display: block; }
   color: #ffffff;
   cursor: default;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);
-  transition: transform 0.12s ease, background-color 0.12s ease,
-    border-color 0.12s ease;
+  transition: background-color 0.12s ease, border-color 0.12s ease;
 }
 .win-icon:hover,
 .win-icon.selected {
   background: rgba(61, 174, 233, 0.16);
   border-color: rgba(61, 174, 233, 0.4);
 }
-.win-icon:active {
-  transform: scale(0.9);
-}
 .win-icon-glyph {
   width: 48px;
   height: 48px;
@@ -128,8 +124,11 @@ a.win-icon {
   right: 10px;
   left: auto;
   align-items: flex-end;
-  flex-wrap: nowrap;
-  max-height: none;
+  /* Wrap into extra columns on short screens so the service shortcuts never
+     collide with the friends stack anchored to the bottom-right. */
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-content: flex-start;
+  max-height: calc(100% - 350px);
 }
 .win-icons-br {
   top: auto;
@@ -396,6 +395,17 @@ a.win-icon {
 .app-surface .service-button::before {
   content: none;
 }
+/* Emoji glyphs get a square drop-shadow, so the status glow is drawn with the
+   status dot behind the icon instead of a filter on the glyph. */
+.app-surface .service-button:not(.friend) .service-icon {
+  filter: none;
+}
+.app-surface .service-button:not(.friend) .service-status-dot {
+  width: 34px;
+  height: 34px;
+  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--status-glow) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 70%);
+  filter: blur(1px);
+}
 .app-surface .service-button:hover {
   background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #f2f9ff, #cfe4f8);
   border-color: #7db9e8;
@@ -912,6 +922,31 @@ a.win-icon {
   background: transparent;
   color: #eff0f1;
   cursor: pointer;
+  animation: tbBtnIn 0.16s ease-out;
+}
+.win-tb-btn.closing {
+  animation: tbBtnOut 0.12s ease-in forwards;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+@keyframes tbBtnIn {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(6px) scale(0.92);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes tbBtnOut {
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(6px) scale(0.92);
+  }
 }
 .win-tb-btn::after {
   content: "";
@@ -1031,6 +1066,20 @@ a.win-icon {
   overflow: auto;
   padding: 10px 12px;
 }
+.kickoff.closing {
+  animation: kickoffOut 0.16s ease-in forwards;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+@keyframes kickoffOut {
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(10px) scale(0.98);
+  }
+}
 .kickoff-section-title {
   margin: 4px 2px 8px;
   font-size: 0.7rem;
@@ -1098,6 +1147,9 @@ a.win-icon {
   color: #ffffff;
   font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "SF Pro Text", Roboto,
     "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
+  user-select: none;
+  -webkit-touch-callout: none;
 }
 .mobile-home::before {
   content: "";