diff --git a/cmd/review/main.go b/cmd/review/main.go
index 248c5e3..4ef08ba 100644
--- a/cmd/review/main.go
+++ b/cmd/review/main.go
@@ -51,13 +51,12 @@ func (r *reviewer) Review(s *models.TownSignup, decision models.SignupDecision)
 
 func (r *reviewer) AddNote(s *models.TownSignup, content string) error {
 	note := &models.SignupNote{
-		Created: time.Now(),
-		Author:  r.adminName,
-		Content: content,
+		Author:   r.adminName,
+		Content:  content,
+		SignupID: s.ID,
 	}
-	note.Insert(r.db)
-	// TODO
-	return nil
+
+	return note.Insert(r.db)
 }
 
 func renderSignup(s models.TownSignup) string {
@@ -221,6 +220,10 @@ func _main() error {
 	}
 
 	app.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		currPage, _ := pages.GetFrontPage()
+		if currPage == "notate" {
+			return event
+		}
 		switch event.Rune() {
 		case 's':
 			advanceSignup()
diff --git a/models/models.go b/models/models.go
index 876d26e..eb1e18b 100644
--- a/models/models.go
+++ b/models/models.go
@@ -8,16 +8,42 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 )
 
-// TODO this is in flux; might want SignupNote and UserNote structs separately
 type SignupNote struct {
-	ID      int64
-	Created time.Time
-	Author  string
-	Content string
+	ID       int64
+	Created  time.Time
+	Author   string
+	Content  string
+	SignupID int64
 }
 
 func (n *SignupNote) Insert(db *sql.DB) error {
-	// TODO
+	n.Created = time.Now()
+	stmt, err := db.Prepare(`
+		INSERT INTO notes (created, author, content, signupid)
+		VALUES (
+			?, ?, ?, ?
+		)`)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	result, err := stmt.Exec(
+		n.Created.Unix(),
+		n.Author,
+		n.Content,
+		n.SignupID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
+	liid, err := result.LastInsertId()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	n.ID = liid
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +104,7 @@ func (s *TownSignup) All(db *sql.DB) ([]*TownSignup, error) {
 	rows, err := db.Query(`
 		SELECT 
 			id, created, email, how, why, links
-		FROM signups WHERE decision = ""`)
+		FROM signups WHERE decision IS NULL`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -86,9 +112,10 @@ func (s *TownSignup) All(db *sql.DB) ([]*TownSignup, error) {
 	out := []*TownSignup{}
 	for rows.Next() {
 		su := &TownSignup{}
+		var timestamp int64
 		if err = rows.Scan(
 			&su.ID,
-			&su.Created,
+			&timestamp,
 			&su.Email,
 			&su.How,
 			&su.Why,
@@ -97,6 +124,8 @@ func (s *TownSignup) All(db *sql.DB) ([]*TownSignup, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		su.Created = time.Unix(timestamp, 0)
+
 		// TODO fetch notes
 		out = append(out, su)
 	}
@@ -118,7 +147,7 @@ type TownAccount struct {
 	Emails   []string
 	Username string
 	Signup   int
-	Notes    []AdminNote
-	State    UserState
-	Admin    bool
+	//Notes    []AdminNote
+	State UserState
+	Admin bool
 }