diff --git a/config.ts b/config.ts
index cc45973..33370f2 100644
--- a/config.ts
+++ b/config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
-import file from "@/config.json" assert { type: "json" };
+export interface Config {
+  postgres: {
+    url: string;
+  };
+  mailgun: {
+    apiKey?: string;
+    domain?: string;
+  };
+}
 
-const defaults: Record<string, [string, (val: string) => unknown]>  = {
-  DATABASE_URL: ["postgresql://postgres:@127.0.0.1:5432/lyricscreen",
+function envOrWarn(key: string, fallback?: string): string | undefined {
+  const val = Deno.env.get(key);
+  if (!val) console.warn(`${key} is not set!`);
+  return val || fallback;
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  postgres: {
+    url: envOrWarn(
+      "POSTGRES_URL",
+      "postgresql://postgres:@127.0.0.1:5432/lyricscreen",
+    ),
+  },
 };
-
-export const envs = Object.entries(defaults).map(([key, default]) => {
-  const val: string | null = Deno.env.get(key) || null;
-  if (!val) console.warn(`${key} not set!`);
-  return val;
-});
diff --git a/db/migrations.ts b/db/migrations.ts
index 98a5405..cc170cd 100644
--- a/db/migrations.ts
+++ b/db/migrations.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { query } from "@/db/mod.ts";
+import { queryArray } from "@/db/mod.ts";
 
 const id = "id uuid primary key default generate_ulid()";
 
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ const updatedAtTimestamp = "updated_at timestamptz not null default now()";
 
 const timestamps = [createdAtTimestamp, updatedAtTimestamp];
 
+const extensions = [
+  "uuid-ossp",
+  "pgcrypto",
+];
+
+const functions = [
+  `
+  create or replace function generate_ulid() returns uuid
+      as $$
+          select (lpad(to_hex(floor(extract(epoch from clock_timestamp()) * 1000)::bigint), 12, '0') || encode(gen_random_bytes(10), 'hex'))::uuid;
+      $$ language sql
+  `,
+  `
+  `,
+];
+
 const tables: Record<string, TableSpec> = {
   "note": {
     columns: [id, "content text not null", ...timestamps],
@@ -41,8 +57,7 @@ const tables: Record<string, TableSpec> = {
       "create type user_token_type as enum ('session', 'reset')",
     ],
     columns: [
-      id,
-      "token_digest bytea not null unique",
+      "token_digest bytea unique",
       "type user_token_type not null",
       "sent_to text not null",
       createdAtTimestamp,
@@ -86,45 +101,60 @@ const tables: Record<string, TableSpec> = {
   },
 };
 
-const dropTables = Object.entries(tables).reverse().map(([name, _meta]) =>
-  `drop table if exists "${name}";`
+const createExtensions = extensions.map((s) =>
+  `create extension if not exists "${s.trim()}";`
 ).join("\n");
 
-const createTables = Object.entries(tables).map(([name, meta]) => `
+const createFunctions = functions.map((s) => s.trim() + ";").join("\n");
 
+const dropTables = Object.entries(tables).reverse().map(([name, _meta]) =>
+  `drop table if exists "${name.trim()}";`
+).join("\n");
+
+const createTables = Object.entries(tables).map(([rawName, meta]) => {
+  const name = rawName.trim();
+  return `
 -- CREATE TABLE ${name}
-${(meta.prepStatements || []).map((s) => `${s};`).join("\n")}
+${(meta.prepStatements || []).map((s) => `${s.trim()};`).join("\n")}
 create table "${name}" (
-  ${meta.columns.concat(meta.additionalTableStatements || []).join(",\n  ")}
+  ${
+    meta.columns.concat(meta.additionalTableStatements || []).map((s) =>
+      s.trim()
+    ).join(",\n  ")
+  }
 );
-${(meta.additionalStatements || []).map((s) => `${s};`).join("\n")}
-`).map((s) => s.trim()).join("\n\n");
+${(meta.additionalStatements || []).map((s) => `${s.trim()};`).join("\n")}
+`;
+}).map((s) => s.trim()).join("\n\n");
 
 const queryString = `
 begin;
 
 ${dropTables}
 
-create extension if not exists "uuid-ossp";
-create extension if not exists "pgcrypto";
+${createExtensions}
 
-create or replace function generate_ulid() returns uuid
-    as $$
-        select (lpad(to_hex(floor(extract(epoch from clock_timestamp()) * 1000)::bigint), 12, '0') || encode(gen_random_bytes(10), 'hex'))::uuid;
-    $$ language sql;
+${createFunctions}
 
 ${createTables}
 
 commit;
 `;
 
-const setupResult = await query(queryString);
-
-console.debug(setupResult);
 console.log(queryString);
 
+try {
+  const setupResult = await queryArray(queryString);
+  console.debug(setupResult);
+} catch (err) {
+  console.log("Failed to run migration setup query:", { ...err });
+  throw err;
+}
+
 const seedQuery = `
 
+insert into note (content) values ('Hello, notes!');
+
 -- TODO: create reserved usernames?
 
 with new_user as (
@@ -145,7 +175,12 @@ insert into "team_user" (user_id, team_id, status)
 
 `;
 
-const seedResult = await query(seedQuery);
-
-console.debug(seedResult);
 console.log(seedQuery);
+
+try {
+  const seedResult = await queryArray(seedQuery);
+  console.debug(seedResult);
+} catch (err) {
+  console.log("Failed to run migration seed query:", { ...err });
+  throw err;
+}
diff --git a/db/mod.ts b/db/mod.ts
index 96cbbd9..21ea497 100644
--- a/db/mod.ts
+++ b/db/mod.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ import {
 } from "https://deno.land/x/postgres@v0.16.1/mod.ts";
 import {
   type QueryArguments,
+  type QueryArrayResult,
   type QueryObjectResult,
 } from "https://deno.land/x/postgres@v0.16.1/query/query.ts?s=QueryArguments";
+import { config } from "@/config.ts";
+
+import { type Note } from "@/types.ts";
 
 export { PostgresError };
 export { type QueryObjectResult };
 
-const databaseUrl = Deno.env.get("DATABASE_URL") ||
-  "postgresql://postgres:@127.0.0.1:5432/lyricscreen";
-const pool = new Pool(databaseUrl, 3, true);
+const pool = new Pool(config.postgres.url, 3, true);
 
-export async function query<T>(
+export async function queryObject<T>(
   sql: string,
   ...args: QueryArguments[]
 ): Promise<QueryObjectResult<T> | null> {
@@ -22,9 +24,13 @@ export async function query<T>(
   try {
     const connection = await pool.connect();
     try {
-      result = connection.queryObject<T>(sql, ...args);
+      result = await connection.queryObject<T>({
+        camelcase: true,
+        text: sql,
+        args,
+      });
     } catch (err) {
-      console.error("Error querying database:", err);
+      console.error("Error querying database:", { ...err });
     } finally {
       connection.release();
     }
@@ -33,3 +39,48 @@ export async function query<T>(
   }
   return result;
 }
+
+export async function queryArray<T extends unknown>(
+  sql: string,
+  ...args: QueryArguments[]
+): Promise<QueryArrayResult<T[]> | null> {
+  let result = null;
+  try {
+    const connection = await pool.connect();
+    try {
+      result = await connection.queryArray<T[]>({
+        text: sql,
+        args,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Error querying database:", { ...err });
+    } finally {
+      connection.release();
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Error connecting to database:", err);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+export async function listNotes() {
+  return await queryObject<Note>(
+    "select * from note order by created_at desc",
+  );
+}
+
+export async function getNote(id: string | { id: string }) {
+  const idVal = typeof id == "object" ? id.id : id;
+  console.debug("getNote id =", idVal);
+  return await queryObject<Note>(
+    "select * from note where id = $1",
+    [idVal],
+  );
+}
+
+export async function createNote({ content }: Omit<Note, "id" | "createdAt">) {
+  return await queryObject<Note>(
+    "insert into note (content) values ($1) returning *",
+    [content],
+  );
+}
diff --git a/routes/login.tsx b/routes/login.tsx
index a397319..342d7f9 100644
--- a/routes/login.tsx
+++ b/routes/login.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { HandlerContext, Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
 import { compare } from "https://deno.land/x/bcrypt@v0.4.1/mod.ts";
 import { Page } from "@/components/Page.tsx";
-import { query } from "@/db/mod.ts";
+import { queryObject } from "@/db/mod.ts";
 
 type UserID = string;
 
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ export const handler: Handlers<UserID | LoginError | null> = {
       return await context.render({ message: "no password provided" });
     }
 
-    const result = await query<
+    const result = await queryObject<
       { id: string; username: string; password_digest: string }
     >(
-      `select * from "user" where username = $1`,
+      `select id, username, password_digest from "user" where username = $1`,
       [username],
     );
     if (result == null || result.rows.length < 1) {
diff --git a/routes/note.tsx b/routes/note.tsx
index 4534033..294e0d3 100644
--- a/routes/note.tsx
+++ b/routes/note.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
-import { query } from "@/db/mod.ts";
+import { listNotes } from "@/db/mod.ts";
 import { Page } from "@/components/Page.tsx";
-
-interface Note {
-  id: string;
-  created_at: Date;
-  content: string;
-}
+import { type Note } from "@/types.ts";
 
 export const handler: Handlers<Note[]> = {
   async GET(_request, context) {
-    const result = await query("select * from note order by created_at desc");
-    if (result == null) throw "unable to fetch from database";
-    const notes = result.rows as Note[];
-    return await context.render(notes);
+    const result = await listNotes();
+    if (!result) throw "unable to fetch from database";
+    return await context.render(result.rows);
   },
 };
 
@@ -27,11 +21,11 @@ export default function NotesPage({ data: notes }: PageProps<Note[]>) {
         </textarea>
         <input class="mt-2" type="submit" value="Post" />
       </form>
-      {notes.map(({ id, content, created_at }) => (
+      {notes.map(({ id, content, createdAt }) => (
         <div class="my-4" key={id}>
           <span>
             <a href={`/note/${id}`} class="text-blue-500">Note {id}</a>{" "}
-            created at {created_at.toLocaleString()}
+            created at {createdAt.toLocaleString()}
           </span>
           <blockquote class="mt-2 pl-4 border-l(solid 4)">
             <pre>{content}</pre>
diff --git a/routes/note/[id].tsx b/routes/note/[id].tsx
index c5d4374..a941199 100644
--- a/routes/note/[id].tsx
+++ b/routes/note/[id].tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,25 @@
 import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
-import { query } from "@/db/mod.ts";
+import { getNote } from "@/db/mod.ts";
 import { Page } from "@/components/Page.tsx";
-
-interface Note {
-  id: string;
-  created_at: Date;
-  content: string;
-}
+import { type Note } from "@/types.ts";
 
 export const handler: Handlers<Note> = {
   async GET(request, context) {
     console.debug({ request, context });
-    const result = await query(
-      "select * from note where id = $1 order by created_at desc",
-      [context.params["id"]],
-    );
-    if (result == null) throw "unable to fetch from database";
+    const result = await getNote(context.params.id);
+    if (!result) throw "unable to fetch from database";
     const [note] = result.rows as Note[];
     return await context.render(note);
   },
 };
 
 export default function NotesPage(
-  { data: { id, created_at, content } }: PageProps<Note>,
+  { data: { id, createdAt, content } }: PageProps<Note>,
 ) {
   return (
     <Page>
-      <h1>Note {id} created at {created_at.toLocaleString()}</h1>
+      <a href="/note">Back to notes</a>
+      <h1>Note {id} created at {createdAt.toLocaleString()}</h1>
       <div class="my-4" key={id}>
         <blockquote class="mt-2 pl-4 border-l(solid 4)">
           <pre>{content}</pre>
diff --git a/routes/note/create.tsx b/routes/note/create.tsx
index dae53f9..f6c48d1 100644
--- a/routes/note/create.tsx
+++ b/routes/note/create.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
-import { query } from "@/db/mod.ts";
+import { queryObject } from "@/db/mod.ts";
 import { Page } from "@/components/Page.tsx";
 
 type NoteID = string;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const handler: Handlers<NoteID> = {
   async POST(request, context) {
     const content = (await request.formData()).get("content");
     if (!content) throw "no content provided";
-    const result = await query<{ id: string }>(
+    const result = await queryObject<{ id: string }>(
       "insert into note (content) values ($1) returning id",
       [content],
     );
diff --git a/routes/register.tsx b/routes/register.tsx
index a2966b2..d3059d3 100644
--- a/routes/register.tsx
+++ b/routes/register.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
 import { Page } from "@/components/Page.tsx";
-import { PostgresError, query } from "@/db/mod.ts";
+import { PostgresError, queryObject } from "@/db/mod.ts";
 import { hash } from "https://deno.land/x/bcrypt@v0.4.1/mod.ts";
 
 type UserID = string;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const handler: Handlers<UserID | RegistrationError | null> = {
     }
     const password_digest = await hash(password.toString());
     try {
-      const result = await query<{ user_id: string }>(
+      const result = await queryObject<{ user_id: string }>(
         `
         with new_user as (
           insert into "user" (username, password_digest, status)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const handler: Handlers<UserID | RegistrationError | null> = {
       ) {
         return await context.render({
           message:
-            `Username must ONLY be comprised of letters, number, dashes, and underscores`,
+            `Username must ONLY be comprised of letters, number, dashes, and underscores and must be 2 to 79 characters long`,
         });
       }
       throw err;
diff --git a/types.ts b/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d6bf44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export interface Note {
+  id: string;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  content: string;
+}