diff --git a/cmd/review/main.go b/cmd/review/main.go
index 76d4779..0b039e2 100644
--- a/cmd/review/main.go
+++ b/cmd/review/main.go
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"os/user"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	tuser "git.tilde.town/tildetown/town/user"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
@@ -103,6 +106,18 @@ func getSignups() ([]townSignup, error) {
 }
 
 func _main() error {
+	u, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("that's my purse. I don't know you! %w", err)
+	}
+	isAdmin, err := tuser.IsAdmin(u)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("that's my purse. I don't know you! %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !isAdmin {
+		return errors.New("this command can only be run by a town admin")
+	}
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 
 	signups, err := getSignups()
@@ -112,9 +127,6 @@ func _main() error {
 
 	signupIx := 0
 
-	pages := tview.NewPages()
-	mainFlex := tview.NewFlex()
-
 	title := tview.NewTextView()
 	title.SetText(getTitle())
 	title.SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter)
@@ -135,12 +147,34 @@ func _main() error {
 	legend.SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter)
 	legend.SetBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorBlack)
 
+	count := tview.NewTextView()
+	count.SetDynamicColors(true)
+	updateCount := func() {
+		count.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b]%d pending signups[-:-:-]", len(signups)))
+	}
+	updateCount()
+
+	bottomFlex := tview.NewFlex()
+	bottomFlex.SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn)
+	bottomFlex.AddItem(count, 0, 1, false)
+	bottomFlex.AddItem(legend, 0, 10, false)
+
+	mainFlex := tview.NewFlex()
 	mainFlex.SetDirection(tview.FlexRow)
 	mainFlex.AddItem(title, 1, -1, false)
 	mainFlex.AddItem(appView, 0, 1, true)
-	mainFlex.AddItem(legend, 1, -1, false)
+	mainFlex.AddItem(bottomFlex, 1, -1, false)
+
+	pages := tview.NewPages()
+
+	errorModal := tview.NewModal()
+	errorModal.AddButtons([]string{"damn"})
+	errorModal.SetDoneFunc(func(ix int, _ string) {
+		pages.SwitchToPage("main")
+	})
 
 	pages.AddPage("main", mainFlex, true, true)
+	pages.AddPage("error", errorModal, false, false)
 	// TODO page for textarea to notate
 
 	app := tview.NewApplication()
@@ -148,32 +182,74 @@ func _main() error {
 
 	// TODO count of pending signups somewhere
 
+	// TODO replace imperative shit with signupManager
+	advanceSignup := func() {
+		if len(signups) == 0 {
+			appView.SetText("no signups found.")
+			return
+		}
+		signupIx++
+		if signupIx == len(signups) {
+			signupIx = 0
+		}
+		appView.SetText(signups[signupIx].Render())
+	}
+
+	removeSignup := func(signup townSignup) {
+		newSignups := []townSignup{}
+		for ix, s := range signups {
+			if ix != signupIx {
+				newSignups = append(newSignups, s)
+			}
+		}
+		signups = newSignups
+		if len(signups) > 0 {
+			if signupIx >= len(signups) {
+				signupIx = 0
+			}
+		}
+		appView.SetText(signups[signupIx].Render())
+	}
+
 	app.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		switch event.Rune() {
 		case 's':
-			signupIx++
-			if signupIx == len(signups) {
-				signupIx = 0
-			}
-			appView.SetText(signups[signupIx].Render())
+			advanceSignup()
 		case 'r':
-			signupIx = rand.Intn(len(signups))
-			appView.SetText(signups[signupIx].Render())
+			if len(signups) > 0 {
+				signupIx = rand.Intn(len(signups))
+				appView.SetText(signups[signupIx].Render())
+			}
 		case 'A':
-			err := signups[signupIx].Accept()
-			if err != nil {
-				// TODO report in app
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to approve '%s': %w", signups[signupIx].Filename, err))
+			if len(signups) == 0 {
+				return nil
+			}
+			signup := signups[signupIx]
+			err := signup.Accept()
+			if err != nil {
+				errorModal.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("error! failed to approve '%s': %s", signup.Filename, err.Error()))
+				pages.SwitchToPage("error")
+			} else {
+				removeSignup(signup)
+				updateCount()
 			}
-			// TODO remove from signups list
 		case 'R':
-			err = signups[signupIx].Reject()
-			if err != nil {
-				// TODO report in app
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to rejec t'%s': %w", signups[signupIx].Filename, err))
+			if len(signups) == 0 {
+				return nil
+			}
+			signup := signups[signupIx]
+			err = signup.Reject()
+			if err != nil {
+				errorModal.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("error! failed to reject '%s': %s", signup.Filename, err.Error()))
+				pages.SwitchToPage("error")
+			} else {
+				removeSignup(signup)
+				updateCount()
+			}
+		case 'N':
+			if len(signups) == 0 {
+				return nil
 			}
-			// TODO remove from signups list
-		case 'n':
 			// TODO notate
 		case 'Q':
 			app.Stop()