diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7afd29b..4f9cdf1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ obj
 **/*.o
 probotic
 config.h
+.gdb_history
 *.sqlite
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78616d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+main:
+	./build.sh
diff --git a/bootstrap/init.sql b/bootstrap/init.sql
index 51787de..9e61c26 100644
--- a/bootstrap/init.sql
+++ b/bootstrap/init.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS project;
 CREATE TABLE project (
 	title VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
 	body TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
@@ -8,32 +9,25 @@ CREATE TABLE project (
 	span INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 7					-- time to last for in days
 );
 
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS difficulty;
 CREATE TABLE difficulty (
 	diff VARCHAR(16)
 );
+	
 
-INSERT INTO difficulty VALUES('Easy');
-INSERT INTO difficulty VALUES('Medium');
-INSERT INTO difficulty VALUES('Hard');
-INSERT INTO difficulty VALUES('Fuck You');
-
-
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tag;
 CREATE TABLE tag (
 	t VARCHAR(16)
 );
 
--- Some default (not all) tags
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('AI');
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('Algorithm');
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('Calculators');
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('Games');
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('Math');
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('Networking');
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('Rendering');
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('Simulation');
-INSERT INTO tag VALUES('Tools');
-
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS project_tag;
 CREATE TABLE project_tag (
 	project INT REFERENCES project(rowid),
 	tag INT REFERENCES tag(rowid)
 );
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS assignment;
+CREATE TABLE assignment (
+	who VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+	project INT NOT NULL REFERENCES project(rowid)
+);
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 6e6984c..ccda8c3 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ PREFIX=${PREFIX:-$DIR}
 
 CC=${CC-cc}
 CFLAGS='-std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic'
-CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/bin/ircclient/ -Iinclude -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDELC=static -DPROGN=\"$PROGN\""
-LDFLAGS='-lircclient'
+CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/include/libircclient/ -Iinclude -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDELC=static -DPROGN=\"$PROGN\""
+LDFLAGS='-lircclient -lsqlite3'
 
 mkdir -p $PREFIX && echo "Made directory: $PREFIX"
 
diff --git a/defaults.sql b/defaults.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca02da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+INSERT INTO difficulty VALUES('easy');
+INSERT INTO difficulty VALUES('medium');
+INSERT INTO difficulty VALUES('hard');
+INSERT INTO difficulty VALUES('fuck you');
+
+INSERT INTO tag VALUES('math');
+INSERT INTO tag VALUES('AI');
+INSERT INTO tag VALUES('networking');
+INSERT INTO tag VALUES('games');
+INSERT INTO tag VALUES('rendering');
+INSERT INTO tag VALUES('simulation');
+
+--
+INSERT INTO project (title, body) VALUES (
+	'test project',
+	'desc'
+);
+
+INSERT INTO assignment VALUES (
+	'#/g/chad',
+	1
+);
diff --git a/include/api.h b/include/api.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8499a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef API_H_
+
+DELC int    api_init(void);
+DELC void   api_rope(void);
+DELC void   rope(void);
+DELC char * remind(char * who);
+
+#define API_H_
+#endif
diff --git a/include/error.h b/include/error.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ee5c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/error.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef ERROR_H_
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define ERR(ret,msg) do { fputs(msg "\n", stderr); return (ret); } while (0)
+#define ERRMSG(msg) fputs(msg "\n", stderr)
+#define PERROR(name) perror(name)
+
+#define DB_ERROR 100
+#define IRC_ERROR 200
+
+#define ERROR_H_
+#endif
diff --git a/include/irc.h b/include/irc.h
index c85d0e5..0f7a0b0 100644
--- a/include/irc.h
+++ b/include/irc.h
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ extern irc_callbacks_t callbacks;
 
 extern char const * channel;
 
+DELC int init(char const * username, char const * server, int port);
+
 #define IRC_H_
 #endif
diff --git a/include/irccolors.h b/include/irccolors.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccc5de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/irccolors.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#define IRC_COLOR_WHITE        "\x0300"
+#define IRC_COLOR_BLACK        "\x0301"
+#define IRC_COLOR_BLUE         "\x0302"
+#define IRC_COLOR_GREEN        "\x0303"
+#define IRC_COLOR_RED          "\x0304"
+#define IRC_COLOR_BROWN        "\x0305"
+#define IRC_COLOR_PURPLE       "\x0306"
+#define IRC_COLOR_ORANGE       "\x0307"
+#define IRC_COLOR_YELLOW       "\x0308"
+#define IRC_COLOR_LIGHT_GREEN  "\x0309"
+#define IRC_COLOR_TEAL         "\x0310"
+#define IRC_COLOR_LIGHT_CYAN   "\x0311"
+#define IRC_COLOR_LIGHT_BLUE   "\x0312"
+#define IRC_COLOR_PINK         "\x0313"
+#define IRC_COLOR_GREY         "\x0314"
+#define IRC_COLOR_LIGHT_GREY   "\x0315"
diff --git a/include/parse.h b/include/parse.h
index b18d655..64e6144 100644
--- a/include/parse.h
+++ b/include/parse.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ typedef struct
     char * password;
 } creds_t;
 
-int  parse_creds(creds_t * creds, char const * creds_file);
-void clean_creds(creds_t * creds);
+DELC int  parse_creds(creds_t * creds, char const * creds_file);
+DELC void clean_creds(creds_t * creds);
 
 #define CREDS_PARSER_H
 #endif
diff --git a/include/stmt.h b/include/stmt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a8d78b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/stmt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+static sqlite3_stmt* remind_stmt;
+static const char remind_stmt_template[] =
+	"SELECT "
+		"title,"
+		"body,"
+		"difficulty,"
+		"repo_link,"
+		"trigger_date,"
+		"started DATE,"
+		"span"
+	" FROM assignment INNER JOIN project on assignment.project = project.rowid "
+	"WHERE who = ?;"
+;
+
+#define stmt_prepare(stmt) \
+  sqlite3_prepare_v2(connection, stmt ## _template, -1, &stmt, NULL)
diff --git a/include/utils.h b/include/utils.h
index 02123f8..ba703c7 100644
--- a/include/utils.h
+++ b/include/utils.h
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef UTILS_H_
 
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#define ERR(ret,msg) do { fputs(msg "\n", stderr); return (ret); } while (0)
-#define ERRMSG(msg) fputs(msg "\n", stderr)
-#define PERROR(name) perror(name)
 
 #define UTILS_H_
 #endif
diff --git a/src/api.c b/src/api.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89d8c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+
+#include "stmt.h"
+#include "irccolors.h"
+#include "error.h"
+#include "irc.h"
+
+#define DBFILE "test.sqlite"
+
+#define DBERR(line) do {                                                \
+    const int e = line;                                                 \
+    if(e != SQLITE_OK && e != SQLITE_ROW && e != SQLITE_DONE)           \
+    {                                                                   \
+      fprintf(stderr,                                                   \
+              "sqlite (%d): %s\n",                                      \
+              sqlite3_errcode(connection), sqlite3_errmsg(connection)); \
+      exit(DB_ERROR);                                                   \
+    }                                                                   \
+  } while (0)
+
+static sqlite3 * connection = NULL;
+
+DELC int
+api_init(void)
+{
+	DBERR(sqlite3_open(DBFILE, &connection));
+	stmt_prepare(remind_stmt);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+DELC void
+api_rope(void)
+{
+	DBERR(sqlite3_finalize(remind_stmt));
+	sqlite3_close(connection);
+}
+
+DELC void
+rope(void)
+{
+  if (session)
+  { irc_destroy_session(session); }
+  api_rope();
+}
+
+DELC char *
+remind(char * who)
+{
+	char * r;
+	char * title;
+	char * desc;
+	DBERR(sqlite3_bind_text(remind_stmt, 1, who, -1, SQLITE_STATIC));
+	DBERR(sqlite3_step(remind_stmt));
+	title = (char *) sqlite3_column_text(remind_stmt, 0);
+	title = strdup(title);
+	desc = (char *) sqlite3_column_text(remind_stmt, 1);
+	desc = strdup(desc);
+	asprintf(&r, IRC_COLOR_RED "%s: " IRC_COLOR_YELLOW "%s", title, desc);
+	return r;
+}
diff --git a/src/irc.c b/src/irc.c
index fe7e068..140ae5e 100644
--- a/src/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc.c
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@
 
 */
 
-#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "irc.h"
+#include "api.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 irc_session_t * session;
 irc_callbacks_t callbacks;
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ event_connect(irc_session_t * session,
   (void) origin;
   (void) params;
   (void) count;
-  irc_cmd_join(session, CHANNEL, 0);
+  irc_cmd_join(session, channel, 0);
 }
 
 DELC void
@@ -125,19 +130,17 @@ event_channel(irc_session_t * session,
   free(swp);
 }
 
-DELC int
+int
 init(char const * username, char const * server, int port)
 {
+  if(api_init())
+  { ERR(DB_ERROR, "Error initializing database."); }
   memset(&callbacks, 0, sizeof(callbacks));
   callbacks.event_connect = event_connect;
   callbacks.event_channel = event_channel;
-
   session = irc_create_session(&callbacks);
   if (!session)
   { ERR(1, "Error creating IRC session"); }
   irc_connect(session, server, port, 0, username, username, username);
-  /* We should figure out how the failure happens so we can tell the user that. */
-  if (irc_run(session) != 0)
-  { ERR(1, "Error running IRC session\nPossible issue: bad URL, no network connection, bad port, refused connection."); }
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 094e9cc..51b8039 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 
 /* args: server port channel [username]
    username defaults to probotic */
+
+extern void rope(void);
+
+/* args: server port channel [username] - defaults to probotic */
+
+/* I'd have to give up constification for server:port */
 int
 main(int argc,
      char const ** argv)
@@ -50,8 +56,11 @@ main(int argc,
 #endif /* NDEBUG */
   if (!init(username, server, port))
   {
-    while(1)
-    {}
+    atexit(rope);
+    /* We should figure out how the failure happens so we can tell the user that. */
+    if (irc_run(session) != 0)
+    { ERR(1, "Error running IRC session\nPossible issue: bad URL,"
+             " no network connection, bad port, refused connection."); }
     irc_destroy_session(session);
     return 0;
   }
diff --git a/src/unity.c b/src/unity.c
index f4f411b..3d00a80 100644
--- a/src/unity.c
+++ b/src/unity.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "irc.c"
+#include "api.c"
 #include "parse.c"
 #include "fetch.c"
 #include "main.c"