diff --git a/src/index.py b/src/index.py
index c559463..7d6160f 100644
--- a/src/index.py
+++ b/src/index.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def diary2():
 @route('/diary/<page:int>')
 def diary(page):
     """diary page"""
-    info = {'css': 'diary', 'title': 'blessfrey - developer diary', 'year': datetime.datetime.now(), 'snippets': list_snippets(sort_files(gather_files())), 'latest': make_latest(), 'total': len(gather_files()), 'limit': 3, 'page': page}
+    info = {'css': 'diary', 'title': 'blessfrey - developer diary', 'year': datetime.datetime.now(), 'snippets': list_snippets(sort_files(gather_files())), 'latest': make_latest(), 'total': len(gather_files()), 'limit': 3, 'cluster': 3, 'page': page}
     return template('diary.tpl', info)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/views/diary.tpl b/src/views/diary.tpl
index f8ee377..9fd8b77 100644
--- a/src/views/diary.tpl
+++ b/src/views/diary.tpl
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
     <div class="diary-dir">
     <center>
         % max_pages = int((total - 1) / limit)
-        % cluster = 3
-        % # TRY DECIMAL POINT PAGES
-
 <%
         # page never below 0
         if page <= 0:
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@
         % # fill out number cluster to the left when page is high
         % if page > max_pages - cluster:
             % for j in range(cluster - max_pages + page):
-                <a href=/diary/{{page + j + cluster + 1}}><b><i>{{page + j + cluster + 1}}</b></i></a>
+                <a href=/diary/{{max_pages - cluster * 2 + j}}>{{max_pages - cluster * 2 + j}}</a>
             % end
         % end