diff --git a/components/Page.tsx b/components/Page.tsx
index c41d713..2db69fc 100644
--- a/components/Page.tsx
+++ b/components/Page.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,25 @@
 import { JSX } from "preact";
 
-const NAV_ITEMS = {
-  "/note": "Notes",
-  "/register": "Register",
-  "/login": "Login",
-};
-
-const navItem = ([url, text]: [string, string]) => {
-  return (
-    <a class="px-4 py-2 text-blue-500 hover:bg-gray-900" href={url}>{text}</a>
-  );
-};
+const NAV_ITEM_CLASSES =
+  "flex justify-center items-center px-4 py-2 text-blue-500 hover:bg-purple-700";
 
 export function Page(props: JSX.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>) {
   return (
-    <div>
-      <header>
-        <h1>
-          <a href="/">LyricScreen</a>
-        </h1>
-        <nav class="flex">
-          {Object.entries(NAV_ITEMS).map(navItem)}
+    <div class="relative min-h-screen flex flex-col">
+      <header class="flex justify-start items-center">
+        <nav class="flex bg-gray-800 w-full drop-shadow-md">
+          <a href="/" class={NAV_ITEM_CLASSES}>
+            <h1 class="text-2xl">LyricScreen</h1>
+          </a>
+          <a href="/note" class={NAV_ITEM_CLASSES}>Notes</a>
+          <a href="/register" class={NAV_ITEM_CLASSES}>Register</a>
+          <a href="/login" class={NAV_ITEM_CLASSES}>Login</a>
         </nav>
       </header>
-      <main>
+      <main class="p-2">
         {props.children}
       </main>
-      <footer>
+      <footer class="p-2 bg-gray-800 w-full mt-auto">
         "It's a bit much, really..."
       </footer>
     </div>
diff --git a/db-migrations.ts b/db-migrations.ts
index ac39c29..e9d9e8a 100644
--- a/db-migrations.ts
+++ b/db-migrations.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,39 @@
 import { query } from "./db.ts";
 
-await query(`
-  create extension if not exists "uuid-ossp";
+const id = "id uuid primary key default uuid_generate_v4()";
 
-  drop table if exists notes;
-  create table if not exists notes (
-    id uuid primary key default uuid_generate_v4(),
-    content text not null,
-    created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
-    updated_at timestamptz not null default now()
+const timestamps = [
+  "created_at timestamptz not null default now()",
+  "updated_at timestamptz not null default now()",
+];
+
+const tables = {
+  "note": {
+    columns: [id, "content text not null", ...timestamps],
+  },
+  "user": {
+    columns: [
+      id,
+      "username text not null unique",
+      "hashed_password text not null",
+      ...timestamps,
+    ],
+    constraints: [],
+  },
+};
+
+const tableStatements = Object.entries(tables).map(([name, meta]) => `
+  drop table if exists "${name}";
+  create table "${name}" (
+    ${meta.columns.join(",\n    ")}
   );
 `);
+
+console.log(tableStatements);
+
+const queryString = `
+  create extension if not exists "uuid-ossp";
+  ${tableStatements.map((s) => s.trim()).join("\n\n  ")}
+`;
+console.log(queryString);
+await query(queryString);
diff --git a/db.ts b/db.ts
index 2262e82..349ec70 100644
--- a/db.ts
+++ b/db.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
-import * as postgres from "https://deno.land/x/postgres@v0.16.1/mod.ts";
-import { type QueryArguments } from "https://deno.land/x/postgres@v0.16.1/query/query.ts?s=QueryArguments";
+import {
+  Pool,
+  PostgresError,
+} from "https://deno.land/x/postgres@v0.16.1/mod.ts";
+import {
+  type QueryArguments,
+  type QueryObjectResult,
+} from "https://deno.land/x/postgres@v0.16.1/query/query.ts?s=QueryArguments";
 
-export { type QueryObjectResult } from "https://deno.land/x/postgres@v0.16.1/query/query.ts?s=QueryArguments";
+export { PostgresError };
+export { type QueryObjectResult };
 
 const databaseUrl = Deno.env.get("DATABASE_URL") ||
   "postgresql://danielflanagan:@127.0.0.1:5432/lyricscreen";
-const pool = new postgres.Pool(databaseUrl, 3, true);
+const pool = new Pool(databaseUrl, 3, true);
 
-export async function query(sql: string, ...args: QueryArguments[]) {
+export async function query<T>(
+  sql: string,
+  ...args: QueryArguments[]
+): Promise<QueryObjectResult<T> | null> {
   let result = null;
   try {
     const connection = await pool.connect();
     try {
-      result = await connection.queryObject(sql, ...args);
+      result = connection.queryObject<T>(sql, ...args);
     } catch (err) {
       console.error("Error querying database:", err);
     } finally {
diff --git a/fresh.gen.ts b/fresh.gen.ts
index 7d0e6fd..4d6bd63 100644
--- a/fresh.gen.ts
+++ b/fresh.gen.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ import * as $6 from "./routes/api/random-uuid.ts";
 import * as $7 from "./routes/countdown.tsx";
 import * as $8 from "./routes/github/[username].tsx";
 import * as $9 from "./routes/index.tsx";
-import * as $10 from "./routes/note.tsx";
-import * as $11 from "./routes/register.tsx";
-import * as $12 from "./routes/route-config-example.tsx";
-import * as $13 from "./routes/search.tsx";
+import * as $10 from "./routes/login.tsx";
+import * as $11 from "./routes/note.tsx";
+import * as $12 from "./routes/note/[id].tsx";
+import * as $13 from "./routes/note/create.tsx";
+import * as $14 from "./routes/register.tsx";
+import * as $15 from "./routes/route-config-example.tsx";
+import * as $16 from "./routes/search.tsx";
 import * as $$0 from "./islands/Countdown.tsx";
 import * as $$1 from "./islands/Counter.tsx";
 
@@ -32,10 +35,13 @@ const manifest = {
     "./routes/countdown.tsx": $7,
     "./routes/github/[username].tsx": $8,
     "./routes/index.tsx": $9,
-    "./routes/note.tsx": $10,
-    "./routes/register.tsx": $11,
-    "./routes/route-config-example.tsx": $12,
-    "./routes/search.tsx": $13,
+    "./routes/login.tsx": $10,
+    "./routes/note.tsx": $11,
+    "./routes/note/[id].tsx": $12,
+    "./routes/note/create.tsx": $13,
+    "./routes/register.tsx": $14,
+    "./routes/route-config-example.tsx": $15,
+    "./routes/search.tsx": $16,
   },
   islands: {
     "./islands/Countdown.tsx": $$0,
diff --git a/routes/login.tsx b/routes/login.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2203fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/login.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Page } from "../components/Page.tsx";
+
+export default function Login() {
+  return (
+    <Page>
+      <form class="flex flex-col max-w-lg" method="post">
+        <label for="username">Username</label>
+        <input type="text" name="username" />
+        <label for="password">Password</label>
+        <input type="password" name="password" />
+        <input class="mt-2" type="submit" value="Login" />
+      </form>
+    </Page>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/routes/note.tsx b/routes/note.tsx
index 9a1f03f..2ba7c77 100644
--- a/routes/note.tsx
+++ b/routes/note.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
 import { query } from "../db.ts";
+import { Page } from "../components/Page.tsx";
 
 interface Note {
   id: string;
@@ -7,10 +8,10 @@ interface Note {
   content: string;
 }
 
-export const handler: Handlers<Note[] | null> = {
+export const handler: Handlers<Note[]> = {
   async GET(request, context) {
     console.debug({ request, context });
-    const result = await query("select * from notes");
+    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[];
     console.debug(notes);
@@ -18,21 +19,27 @@ export const handler: Handlers<Note[] | null> = {
   },
 };
 
-export default function Page({ data }: PageProps<Note[] | null>) {
+export default function NotesPage({ data: notes }: PageProps<Note[]>) {
   return (
-    <div>
+    <Page>
       <h1>List of Notes</h1>
-      <nav>
-        <a href="/" class="text-blue-500 p-2">Back to Index</a>
-      </nav>
       <p>Create a note:</p>
-      <form action="./create" method="POST">
-        <textarea name="content"></textarea>
-        <button>Post</button>
+      <form class="flex flex-col" action="./note/create" method="POST">
+        <textarea rows="6" class="px-4 py-2 bg-gray-800" name="content">
+        </textarea>
+        <button class="mt-2 px-4 py-2 bg-gray-800">Post</button>
       </form>
-      <pre>
-        {JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}
-      </pre>
-    </div>
+      {notes.map(({ id, content, created_at }) => (
+        <div class="my-4" key={id}>
+          <span>
+            <a href={`/note/${id}`} class="text-blue-500">Note {id}</a>{" "}
+            created at {created_at.toLocaleString()}
+          </span>
+          <blockquote class="mt-2 pl-4 border-l(solid 4)">
+            <pre>{content}</pre>
+          </blockquote>
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </Page>
   );
 }
diff --git a/routes/note/[id].tsx b/routes/note/[id].tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cf1189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/note/[id].tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
+import { query } from "../../db.ts";
+import { Page } from "../../components/Page.tsx";
+
+interface Note {
+  id: string;
+  created_at: Date;
+  content: string;
+}
+
+export const handler: Handlers<Note> = {
+  async GET(request, context) {
+    console.debug({ request, context });
+    const result = await query(
+      "select * from note where id = $1 order by created_at desc",
+      [context.params["id"]],
+    );
+    if (result == null) throw "unable to fetch from database";
+    const [note] = result.rows as Note[];
+    return await context.render(note);
+  },
+};
+
+export default function NotesPage(
+  { data: { id, created_at, content } }: PageProps<Note>,
+) {
+  return (
+    <Page>
+      <h1>Note {id} created at {created_at.toLocaleString()}</h1>
+      <div class="my-4" key={id}>
+        <blockquote class="mt-2 pl-4 border-l(solid 4)">
+          <pre>{content}</pre>
+        </blockquote>
+      </div>
+    </Page>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/routes/note/create.tsx b/routes/note/create.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8f5ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/note/create.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
+import { query } from "../../db.ts";
+import { Page } from "../../components/Page.tsx";
+
+type NoteID = string;
+
+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(
+      "insert into note (content) values ($1) returning id",
+      [content],
+    );
+    if (!result) throw "insert failed";
+    const { rows: [{ id }] } = result;
+    return await context.render(id);
+  },
+};
+
+export default function NotesPage({ data: noteId }: PageProps<NoteID>) {
+  return (
+    <Page>
+      <h1>You created a note!</h1>
+      <a href="/note">Back to notes</a>
+      <a href={`/note/${noteId}`}>View your note</a>
+    </Page>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/routes/register.tsx b/routes/register.tsx
index 5dea34f..1354103 100644
--- a/routes/register.tsx
+++ b/routes/register.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,79 @@
-export default function Register() {
+import { Handlers, PageProps } from "$fresh/server.ts";
+import { Page } from "../components/Page.tsx";
+import { PostgresError, query } from "../db.ts";
+import { hash } from "https://deno.land/x/bcrypt@v0.4.1/mod.ts";
+
+type UserID = string;
+
+interface RegistrationError {
+  message: string;
+}
+
+export const handler: Handlers<UserID | RegistrationError | null> = {
+  async POST(request, context) {
+    const formData = (await request.formData());
+    const username = formData.get("username");
+    const password = formData.get("password");
+    if (!username) throw "no username provided";
+    if (!password) throw "no password provided";
+    const hashed_password = await hash(password.toString());
+    try {
+      const result = await query<{ id: string }>(
+        `insert into "user" (username, hashed_password) values ($1, $2) returning id`,
+        [username, hashed_password],
+      );
+      console.debug(result);
+      if (!result) throw "insert failed";
+      const { rows: [{ id }] } = result;
+      return await context.render(id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof PostgresError) {
+        console.error("PostgresError:", err);
+        return await context.render({ message: err.message });
+      } else {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    }
+  },
+};
+
+export default function Register(
+  { data: userId }: PageProps<UserID | RegistrationError | null>,
+) {
+  if (typeof userId == "string") {
+    return RegistrationSuccessful(userId);
+  } else {
+    return RegistrationForm(userId);
+  }
+}
+
+function RegistrationSuccessful(_userId: UserID) {
   return (
-    <form class="flex flex-col max-w-lg" method="post">
-      <label for="username">Username</label>
-      <input type="text" name="username" />
-      <label for="password">Password</label>
-      <input type="password" name="password" />
-      <input class="mt-2" type="submit" value="Register" />
-    </form>
+    <Page>
+      <p>
+        You're all signed up! Let's go <a href="/login">log in</a>!
+      </p>
+    </Page>
+  );
+}
+
+function RegistrationForm(props?: RegistrationError | null) {
+  console.log(props);
+  return (
+    <Page>
+      {props != null &&
+        <p class="text-red-500">{props.message}</p>}
+      <form class="flex flex-col max-w-lg" method="post">
+        <label for="username">Username</label>
+        <input class="bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2" type="text" name="username" />
+        <label for="password">Password</label>
+        <input class="bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2" type="password" name="password" />
+        <input
+          class="bg-gray-800 px-4 p-2 mt-2"
+          type="submit"
+          value="Register"
+        />
+      </form>
+    </Page>
   );
 }
diff --git a/twind.config.ts b/twind.config.ts
index f7e89b9..360eea8 100644
--- a/twind.config.ts
+++ b/twind.config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ import { apply } from "twind";
 export default {
   selfURL: import.meta.url,
   preflight: {
-    body: apply("bg-white text-black dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-white"),
+    body: apply("bg-white text-black dark:(bg-gray-900 text-white)"),
   },
 } as Options;