diff --git a/site.moon b/site.moon
index 60f433b..b135c37 100644
--- a/site.moon
+++ b/site.moon
@@ -14,20 +14,19 @@ import p from require "moon" -- debug
 -- Change output dir to what Openresty prefers
 Site.config.out_dir = "html/"
 
--- Deactivate "pygments" plugin because it conflicts with pandoc highlighting
+-- Configure the command our custom renderer uses to convert markdown to html
+rend = "renderers.markdown"
+require(rend).cmd = "pandoc --mathjax >"
+
+-- Replace the default markdown renderer with our custom renderer
+Site.default_renderers = for v in *Site.default_renderers
+  if v\find "markdown" then rend else v
+
+-- Remove "pygments" plugin because it conflicts with pandoc syntax highlighting
 Site.default_plugins = for v in *Site.default_plugins
   if v\find "pygments" then continue else v
 
--- Remove default markdown renderer
-Site.default_renderers = for v in *Site.default_renderers
-  if v\find "markdown" then continue else v
-
--- Add pandoc markdown renderer
-rend = "renderers.markdown"
-require(rend).cmd = "pandoc --mathjax >"
-table.insert Site.default_renderers, rend
-
--- https://github.com/leafo/sitegen/blob/v0.2/spec/sitegen_spec.moon#L9-L18
+-- from https://github.com/leafo/sitegen/blob/v0.2/spec/sitegen_spec.moon#L9-L18
 get_files = (path, prefix=path) ->
   files = Path.read_exec "find", path, "-type", "f"
   files = [f for f in files\gmatch "[^\n]+"]
@@ -39,18 +38,15 @@ get_files = (path, prefix=path) ->
   table.sort files
   files
 
+-- strip file extension from filename
 rootname = (str) ->
   result = string.gsub str, "%..+", ""
   result
 
--- TODO use split function from common
-split = (str, delimiter="/") ->
-  [capture for capture in str\gmatch "[^#{delimiter}]+"]
-
 last = (list) -> list[#list]
 join = (first, last, delimiter="/") -> table.concat { first, last }, delimiter
 reverse = (list={}) -> [item for item in *list[#list, 1, -1]]
-target = (path, prefix) -> join prefix, rootname(last(split path))
+target = (path, prefix) -> join prefix, rootname(last(common.split path, "/"))
 
 extract_id = (source) -> string.match Path.filename(source), "%a[%w%-]+"
 extract_date = (source) -> string.match Path.filename(source), "%d+%-%d%d%-%d%d"
@@ -73,27 +69,23 @@ template = [[
 </section>
 ]]
 
--- limit the number with args {limit = 5}
-list_posts = (page, args={}) ->
-  posts = page.site\query_pages { is_a: "post" }
+-- use in templates like this
+--   $each{list_posts({limit = 5}), "post"}[[$post]]
+-- or like this
+--   $each{list_posts(), "post"}[[$post]]
+list_posts = (args={}) =>
+  posts = @site\query_pages { is_a: "post" }
   table.sort posts, (a, b) -> a.source > b.source
 
-  a = table.concat [common.fill_ignoring_pre template, {
-    target: meta.target
-    post_title: meta.title or titleize_slug meta.id
-    publish_date: publish_date source
-    blurb: meta.blurb
-  } for { meta: meta, source: source } in *posts[1, args.limit or #posts]]
-
-  p for { meta: meta, source: source } in *posts[1, args.limit or #posts]
-    common.fill_ignoring_pre template, {
-      target: "target"
-      post_title: "post_title"
-      publish_date: "publish_date"
-      blurb: "blurb"
-    }
-  a
+  return for { meta: meta, source: source } in *posts[1, args.limit or #posts]
+    common.fill_ignoring_pre template,
+      target: meta.target
+      post_title: meta.title or titleize_slug meta.id
+      publish_date: publish_date source
+      blurb: meta.blurb
 
+-- call like this from a template: $(get_posts())[[<p>$target</p>]]
+-- or like this: $(get_posts({limit = 5}))[[<p>$target</p>]]
 get_posts = (args={}) =>
   posts = @site\query_pages { is_a: "post" }
   table.sort posts, (a, b) -> a.source > b.source
@@ -115,30 +107,12 @@ documents = (path=".") ->
   files = reverse get_files path
   {join(path, file), target(file, "/posts") for file in *files}
 
--- get_some = () -> {{say: "this"}, {say: "that"}}
-get_some = (args={}) =>
-  posts = @site\query_pages { is_a: "post" }
-  table.sort posts, (a, b) -> a.source > b.source
-
-  [{
-    target: post.meta.target
-    post_title: post.meta.title or titleize_slug post.meta.id
-    publish_date: publish_date post.source
-    blurb: post.meta.blurb
-  } for post in *posts[1, args.limit or #posts]]
-
-get_something = (args={}, a) =>
-  p a
-  {limit: "ok"}
-
 sitegen.create =>
   @site_title = "WebDevCat.me"
   @app_name = "stasis"
   @version = "0.2.12"
   @list_posts = list_posts
   @get_posts = get_posts
-  @get_some = get_some
-  @get_something = get_something
 
   add "index.html", title: "Catalin Mititiuc", blah: {{say: "wan"},{say: "tuu"}}
   add "blog.html", title: "Posts", target: "posts/index", template: "blog"