diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9f7d62b..be62ae9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ tokio                     = { version = "1.47.1",  features  = ["macros", "rt-mu
 tower-http                = { version = "0.6.6",   features = ["fs"] }
 tower-sessions            = { version = "0.14.0",  features  = ["signed"] }
 tower-sessions-sqlx-store = { version = "0.15.0",  features  = ["sqlite"] }
-tracing                   = "0.1.41"
+tracing                   = { version = "0.1.41", features = ["attributes"] }
 tracing-subscriber        = { version = "0.3.20",  features  = ["env-filter"] }
 vcard                     = "0.4.13"
 
diff --git a/migrations/demo.sql b/migrations/demo.sql
index 48d40df..17bda4c 100644
--- a/migrations/demo.sql
+++ b/migrations/demo.sql
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ insert into journal_entries(id, date, value) values
   (5, '2024-02-18', 'With [[Bazel]] gone, dissolved [[ABC]] Corp. Start discussions for a potential ACE, Inc. with [[Alexi]] and [[Eleanor]].');
 
 insert into mentions (entity_id, entity_type, input_text, byte_range_start, byte_range_end, url) values
-  (0, 'journal_entry', 'Bazel Bagend', 11, 27, '/contact/1'),
-  (1, 'journal_entry', 'Alexi', 12, 21, '/contact/0'),
-  (3, 'journal_entry', 'ABC', 24, 31, '/group/ABC'),
-  (4, 'journal_entry', 'Bazel', 22, 31, '/contact/1'),
-  (4, 'journal_entry', 'Eleanor Edgeworth', 37, 58, '/contact/3'),
-  (5, 'journal_entry', 'Eleanor', 108, 119, '/contact/3'),
-  (5, 'journal_entry', 'Alexi', 94, 103, '/contact/0'),
-  (5, 'journal_entry', 'Bazel', 5, 14, '/contact/1'),
-  (5, 'journal_entry', 'ABC', 31, 38, '/group/ABC');
+  (0, 0, 'Bazel Bagend', 11, 27, '/contact/1'),
+  (1, 0, 'Alexi', 12, 21, '/contact/0'),
+  (3, 0, 'ABC', 24, 31, '/group/ABC'),
+  (4, 0, 'Bazel', 22, 31, '/contact/1'),
+  (4, 0, 'Eleanor Edgeworth', 37, 58, '/contact/3'),
+  (5, 0, 'Eleanor', 108, 119, '/contact/3'),
+  (5, 0, 'Alexi', 94, 103, '/contact/0'),
+  (5, 0, 'Bazel', 5, 14, '/contact/1'),
+  (5, 0, 'ABC', 31, 38, '/group/ABC');
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 359a3a3..4dd205e 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ impl Database {
 
         let pool = SqlitePoolOptions::new().connect_with(db_options).await?;
 
+        tracing::debug!("migrating...");
         sqlx::migrate!("./migrations/each_user/").run(&pool).await?;
         if user.username == "demo" {
             sqlx::query_file!("./migrations/demo.sql")
                 .execute(&pool)
                 .await?;
         };
+        tracing::debug!("...done.");
 
         Ok(Self { pool })
     }
diff --git a/src/web/home.rs b/src/web/home.rs
index c3d37a3..a627b46 100644
--- a/src/web/home.rs
+++ b/src/web/home.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ fn birthdays_section(
     })
 }
 
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "info")]
 pub async fn journal_section(
     pool: &SqlitePool,
     entries: &Vec<JournalEntry>,
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ pub async fn journal_section(
 
             .entries {
                 @for entry in entries {
-                    (Into::<MentionHost>::into(entry).format_pool(pool).await?)
+                    (entry.to_html(pool).await?)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ pub mod get {
         let pool = &state.db(&user).pool;
 
         let contacts: Vec<HydratedContact> = sqlx::query_as(
-            "select id, birthday, manually_freshened_at, (
+            "select *, (
             select string_agg(name,'\x1c' order by sort)
             from names where contact_id = c.id
         ) as names, (