diff --git a/cmd/signup/main.go b/cmd/signup/main.go
index 1ff73bb..dbeb99a 100644
--- a/cmd/signup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/signup/main.go
@@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ in sshd_config, and:
 auth [success=done default=ignore] pam_succeed_if.so user ingroup join
 
 in /etc/pam.d/sshd
-
 */
 
-/*
+type TownApplication struct {
+	Email string
 
-is there a way :qa
-
-
-*/
+	// TODO
+}
 
 type streams struct {
 	In  io.Reader
@@ -46,6 +44,55 @@ type streams struct {
 	Err io.Writer
 }
 
+func cli(s *streams) error {
+	pages := tview.NewPages()
+	mainFlex := tview.NewFlex()
+	innerFlex := tview.NewFlex()
+	input := tview.NewTextArea()
+
+	title := tview.NewTextView()
+	title.SetDynamicColors(true)
+	title.SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter)
+	title.SetText("[purple]the tilde town sign up portal[-]")
+
+	msgScroll := tview.NewTextView()
+	msgScroll.SetDynamicColors(true)
+
+	sidebar := tview.NewTextView()
+	sidebar.SetBorder(true)
+	sidebar.SetDynamicColors(true)
+	sidebar.SetText("[-:-:b]pbbt[-:-:-]")
+
+	innerFlex.SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn)
+	innerFlex.AddItem(msgScroll, 0, 2, false)
+	innerFlex.AddItem(sidebar, 0, 1, false)
+
+	mainFlex.SetDirection(tview.FlexRow)
+	mainFlex.AddItem(title, 1, -1, false)
+	mainFlex.AddItem(innerFlex, 0, 1, false)
+	mainFlex.AddItem(input, 5, -1, true)
+
+	pages.AddPage("main", mainFlex, true, true)
+
+	app := tview.NewApplication()
+	app.SetRoot(pages, true)
+
+	return app.Run()
+}
+
+func main() {
+	s := &streams{
+		In:  os.Stdin,
+		Out: os.Stdout,
+		Err: os.Stderr,
+	}
+	err := cli(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
 type Prompter struct {
 	in    io.Reader
 	out   io.Writer
@@ -203,8 +250,8 @@ func _main(args []string, s *streams) error {
 	exec.Command("stty", "-F", "/dev/tty", "cbreak", "min", "1").Run()
 
 	// LOL i don't think this will work
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(p.in)
-	s, _ := reader.ReadString(4)
+	//reader := bufio.NewReader(p.in)
+	//s, _ := reader.ReadString(4)
 	fmt.Printf("DBG %#v\n", s)
 	//var b []byte = make([]byte, 100)
 	//for {
@@ -349,18 +396,3 @@ func edit(s *streams, a *answers) error {
 
 	return app.SetRoot(form, true).EnableMouse(true).Run()
 }
-
-func main() {
-	retcode := 0
-	s := &streams{
-		In:  os.Stdin,
-		Out: os.Stdout,
-		Err: os.Stderr,
-	}
-	err := _main(os.Args, s)
-	if err != nil {
-		retcode = 1
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-	}
-	os.Exit(retcode)
-}