diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f8fdff..2bcc08d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.5.0
+
+### ADDED
+
+- A few more helper methods for making text/gemini nodes and responses.
+  `majsite` now serves static files and tests input from the user.
+
 ## 0.4.1
 
 Oops
diff --git a/site/src/main.rs b/site/src/main.rs
index dc2d35b..6c96a79 100644
--- a/site/src/main.rs
+++ b/site/src/main.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct Options {
     key: PathBuf,
 
     /// static path
-    #[structopt(short = "s", long, env = "STATIC_PATH")]
+    #[structopt(short = "s", long, env = "STATIC_PATH", default_value = "./static")]
     static_path: PathBuf,
 
     /// server hostname
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ async fn input(req: Request) -> Result<Response, Error> {
     match req.url.query() {
         None => Ok(Response::input("test")),
         Some(q) => Ok({
-            use maj::gemini::Node::*;
+            use maj::gemini::Node::{self, *};
             let result = vec![
                 Heading {
                     level: 1,
                     body: "Input test".to_string(),
                 },
-                Text("".to_string()),
+                Node::blank(),
                 Text("You gave me:".to_string()),
                 Preformatted(format!("{}", percent_decode_str(q).decode_utf8()?)),
             ];
@@ -137,6 +137,21 @@ async fn input(req: Request) -> Result<Response, Error> {
     }
 }
 
+async fn user(name: String) -> Result<Response, Error> {
+    Ok(Response::render({
+        use maj::gemini::Node::{self, *};
+
+        vec![
+            Heading {
+                level: 1,
+                body: format!("{}'s user page", name),
+            },
+            Node::blank(),
+            Text(format!("this is a test page for {}", name)),
+        ]
+    }))
+}
+
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl MajHandler for Handler {
     async fn handle(&self, req: Request) -> Result<Response, Error> {
@@ -156,9 +171,9 @@ impl MajHandler for Handler {
             (/"cert") => need_cert(req).await;
             (/"input") => input(req).await;
             (/"majc") => majc().await;
-            (/"static"[/rest..]) => self.files.handle(req).await;
+            (/"~"/[name: String][/rest..]) => user(name).await;
         });
 
-        Ok(Response::not_found())
+        self.files.handle(req).await
     }
 }
diff --git a/site/static/foo.gmi b/site/static/foo.gmi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8525bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/static/foo.gmi
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# foo
+
+Hahaha static serving works
diff --git a/src/gemini.rs b/src/gemini.rs
index 3be2b5e..0225862 100644
--- a/src/gemini.rs
+++ b/src/gemini.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ pub enum Node {
     Quote(String),
 }
 
+impl Node {
+    pub fn blank() -> Node {
+        Node::Text("".to_string())
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn parse(doc: &str) -> Vec<Node> {
     let mut result: Vec<Node> = vec![];
     let mut collect_preformatted: bool = false;
diff --git a/src/response.rs b/src/response.rs
index dbc6d29..779400b 100644
--- a/src/response.rs
+++ b/src/response.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{gemini, StatusCode};
 use num::FromPrimitive;
+use std::fmt;
 use std::io::{self, prelude::*, ErrorKind};
 
 /// A Gemini response as specified in [the spec](https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/specification.html).
@@ -10,6 +11,22 @@ pub struct Response {
     pub body: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub struct ResponseStatusError {
+    status: StatusCode,
+    meta: String,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ResponseStatusError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{:?} ({}): {}",
+            self.status, self.status as u8, self.meta
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 impl Response {
     pub fn with_body(meta: String, body: Vec<u8>) -> Response {
         Response {