diff --git a/src/index.py b/src/index.py
index e76702b..f68c88e 100644
--- a/src/index.py
+++ b/src/index.py
@@ -7,7 +7,32 @@ from bottle import error, route, run, static_file, template
 # write diary
 
 def build_nav():
-    return "nav"
+    nav = "nav"
+    return nav
+
+#function build_nav($page, $total) {
+ #   echo '<div class="diary-dir">';
+
+  #  $limit = 4;
+
+   # $min = max($page - $limit, 0);
+    #$max = min($page + $limit, $total);
+#    if($min > 0) {
+ #       echo "<a href=diary.php?page=0>first</a>";
+  #  }
+   # for($i = $min; $i < $max; $i++) {
+    #    if ($i == $page) {
+     #       echo "<strong>$i</strong>";
+      #  } else {
+       #     echo "<a href=diary.php?page=$i>$i</a>";
+        #}
+#    }
+ #   if($max < $total) {
+  #      $t = $total - 1;
+   #     echo "<a href=diary.php?page=$t>last</a>";
+    #}
+#    echo '</div>';
+#}
 
 def make_latest():
     # for article in array (just 5 or something)
@@ -120,7 +145,7 @@ def presskit():
 @route('/diary')
 def diary():
     """diary page"""
-    info = {'css': 'diary', 'title': 'blessfrey - about the game', 'year': datetime.datetime.now(), 'snippets': list_snippets(sort_files(gather_files())), 'latest': make_latest()}
+    info = {'css': 'diary', 'title': 'blessfrey - about the game', 'year': datetime.datetime.now(), 'snippets': list_snippets(sort_files(gather_files())), 'latest': make_latest(), 'nav': build_nav()}
     return template('diary.tpl', info)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/views/diary.tpl b/src/views/diary.tpl
index 2329bc9..80d0e0a 100644
--- a/src/views/diary.tpl
+++ b/src/views/diary.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 % rebase('frame.tpl')
 
-    <div class="diary-dir"> </div>
     <div class="dir-row"> </div>
+    <div class="diary-dir">
+        {{nav}}
+    </div>
 
 <!--left column-->