diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/auth.py b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/auth.py
index 59fc900..9a5ab3b 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/auth.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/auth.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import orm
 from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
 
 from wuttjamaican.db.util import uuid_column, uuid_fk_column
-from wuttjamaican.db.model.base import Base
+from wuttjamaican.db.model.base import Base, Person
 from wuttjamaican.util import make_utc
 
 
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ class User(Base):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     person_uuid = uuid_fk_column("person.uuid", nullable=True)
     person = orm.relationship(
         "Person",
-        # TODO: seems like this is not needed?
-        # uselist=False,
         back_populates="users",
         cascade_backrefs=False,
         doc="""
@@ -214,6 +212,21 @@ class User(Base):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
         """,
     )
 
+    # TODO: these may or may not be good ideas?  i added them mostly
+    # for sake of testing association proxy behavior in wuttaweb, b/c
+    # i was lazy and didn't want to write proper fixtures.  so if
+    # they are a problem then doing that should fix it..
+    first_name = association_proxy(
+        "person",
+        "first_name",
+        creator=lambda n: Person(first_name=n, full_name=n),
+    )
+    last_name = association_proxy(
+        "person",
+        "last_name",
+        creator=lambda n: Person(last_name=n, full_name=n),
+    )
+
     active = sa.Column(
         sa.Boolean(),
         nullable=False,