diff --git a/feast.css b/feast.css
index 2e66f07..f90515d 100644
--- a/feast.css
+++ b/feast.css
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ button {
   overflow: auto;
 }
 
+.log-entry-padded {
+  margin: 50px 0px 0px 0px;
+}
 .stats {
   float: right;
   flex: 1;
diff --git a/feast.html b/feast.html
index d2b5de9..27e1ae7 100644
--- a/feast.html
+++ b/feast.html
@@ -50,15 +50,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <div id="log">
-        <div>
-          Welcome to Feast v0.2.8
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          &nbsp;
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          It's early morning, and you feel like eating a bunch of people
-        </div>
+        
       </div>
       <div class="stats">
         <div id="foe-stats">
diff --git a/feast.js b/feast.js
index 0a3c924..b788328 100644
--- a/feast.js
+++ b/feast.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ let deaths = [];
 let respawnRoom;
 
 let noLog = false;
+let logPadLine = undefined;
 
 let MIDNIGHT = 0;
 let MORNING = 21600;
@@ -313,6 +314,9 @@ function renderTime(time) {
 function move(direction) {
   if (noLog)
     clearScreen();
+  else
+    clearLogBreak();
+
   let target = currentRoom.exits[direction];
   if (target == null) {
     alert("Tried to move to an empty room!");
@@ -372,6 +376,8 @@ function start() {
   world = createWorld();
   currentRoom = world["Bedroom"];
   respawnRoom = currentRoom;
+  update(new Array(50).fill(newline));
+  update(["Welcome to Feast."]);
   moveTo(currentRoom,"");
   updateDisplay();
 }
@@ -479,9 +485,17 @@ function clearScreen() {
 
 function update(lines=[]) {
   let log = document.getElementById("log");
+
+
   for (let i=0; i<lines.length; i++) {
     let div = document.createElement("div");
     div.innerHTML = lines[i];
+
+    if (logPadLine === undefined && !noLog) {
+      logPadLine = div;
+      logPadLine.classList.add("log-entry-padded");
+    }
+
     log.appendChild(div);
   }
 
@@ -490,6 +504,13 @@ function update(lines=[]) {
   updateDisplay();
 }
 
+function clearLogBreak() {
+  if (logPadLine !== undefined) {
+    logPadLine.classList.remove("log-entry-padded");
+    logPadLine = undefined;
+  }
+}
+
 function changeMode(newMode) {
   mode = newMode;
   let body = document.querySelector("body");
@@ -578,6 +599,8 @@ function startCombat(opponent) {
 function attackClicked(index) {
   if (noLog)
     clearScreen();
+  else
+    clearLogBreak();
   update(playerAttacks[index].attack(currentFoe).concat([newline]));
 
   if (currentFoe.health <= 0) {
@@ -623,6 +646,8 @@ function attackHovered(index) {
 function struggleClicked(index) {
   if (noLog)
     clearScreen();
+  else
+    clearLogBreak();
   let struggle = struggles[index];
 
   let result = struggle.struggle(player);
@@ -657,6 +682,8 @@ function struggleHovered(index) {
 function startDialog(dialog) {
   if (noLog)
     clearScreen();
+  else
+    clearLogBreak();
   currentDialog = dialog;
   changeMode("dialog");
   update(currentDialog.text.concat([newline]));