diff --git a/src/components/MeritComment.svelte b/src/components/MeritComment.svelte
index 3e199d9..5572d4c 100644
--- a/src/components/MeritComment.svelte
+++ b/src/components/MeritComment.svelte
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 		}
 		const e = prepareMeritNoteEvent({
 			ndk,
-			author,
 			merit,
 			content
 		});
diff --git a/src/components/NotifyMe.svelte b/src/components/NotifyMe.svelte
index e450965..b474283 100644
--- a/src/components/NotifyMe.svelte
+++ b/src/components/NotifyMe.svelte
@@ -1,21 +1,114 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import * as Dialog from '$lib/components/ui/dialog/index.js';
 	import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
+	import Button from '@/components/ui/button/button.svelte';
+	import Input from '@/components/ui/input/input.svelte';
+	import Label from '@/components/ui/label/label.svelte';
+	import Separator from '@/components/ui/separator/separator.svelte';
+	import { ndk } from '@/ndk';
+	import { prepareEncryptedDirectMessageEvent } from '@/helpers';
+	import { currentUser } from '@/stores/session';
+	import Login from './Login.svelte';
+	import { NDKPrivateKeySigner, NDKUser } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
 
-let open = false;
+	let email: string;
+	$: emailInValid = true;
+	$: emailError = '';
+	const emailRegex = /^[\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4}$/;
+
+	$: if (email) {
+		if (!emailRegex.test(email)) {
+			emailInValid = true;
+			emailError = 'Email is invalid';
+		} else {
+			emailInValid = false;
+			emailError = '';
+		}
+	}
+
+	async function Subscribe() {
+		const error = await publishEncryptedDirectMessage(
+			`Please send me a direct message when Nostrocket updates. (Sent by Nostrocket)`
+		);
+		if (error instanceof Error) {
+			console.error(error);
+		}
+		open = false;
+	}
+
+	async function SubmitEmailAndSubscribe() {
+		const error = await publishEncryptedDirectMessage(
+			`Please notify me via email when Nostrocket updates. My email address is ${email}. (Sent by Nostrocket)`
+		);
+		if (error instanceof Error) {
+			console.error(error);
+		}
+		open = false;
+	}
+
+	async function publishEncryptedDirectMessage(content: string) {
+		const RECEIVER = new NDKUser({
+			pubkey: 'd91191e30e00444b942c0e82cad470b32af171764c2275bee0bd99377efd4075'
+		});
+
+		const originalSigner = $ndk.signer;
+		if (!$currentUser) {
+			$ndk.signer = NDKPrivateKeySigner.generate();
+		}
+
+		const event = await prepareEncryptedDirectMessageEvent({
+			ndk: $ndk,
+			receiver: RECEIVER,
+			content
+		});
+
+		if (event instanceof Error) {
+			return event;
+		}
+
+		const publishResult = await event.publish();
+		console.log(publishResult);
+
+		if (!$currentUser) {
+			$ndk.signer = originalSigner;
+		}
+	}
+
+	let open = false;
 </script>
 
 <Dialog.Root bind:open>
-	<Dialog.Trigger
-		><Badge href="#" variant="nostr" class="flex h-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-sm">Nostrocket is sooooo not ready yet but whatever</Badge></Dialog.Trigger
-	>
+	<Dialog.Trigger>
+		<Badge
+			href="#"
+			variant="nostr"
+			class="flex h-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-sm"
+		>
+			Tell me via DM when there are updates
+		</Badge>
+	</Dialog.Trigger>
 	<Dialog.Content>
 		<Dialog.Header>
-			<Dialog.Title>Nostrocket is a work in progress</Dialog.Title>
-			<Dialog.Description
-				>It kind of works, but there's a lot more to do. There will be bugs.</Dialog.Description
-			>
+			<Dialog.Title>Subscribe for Updates</Dialog.Title>
+			<Dialog.Description>
+				Receive notifications about Nostrocket updates via Nostr DM or email.
+			</Dialog.Description>
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-4 py-4">
+				{#if $currentUser}
+					<Button on:click={Subscribe}>Reveive DM</Button>
+				{:else}
+					<Login />
+				{/if}
+				<Separator />
+				<div class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
+					<Label for="email" class="text-right">Email</Label>
+					<Input bind:value={email} id="email" placeholder="Your email" class="col-span-3" />
+				</div>
+				{#if emailError}
+					<div class="ml-4 p-0 text-sm text-red-500">{emailError}</div>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+			<Button disabled={emailInValid} on:click={SubmitEmailAndSubscribe}>Reveive Email</Button>
 		</Dialog.Header>
-
 	</Dialog.Content>
 </Dialog.Root>
diff --git a/src/components/VoteOnMeritRequest.svelte b/src/components/VoteOnMeritRequest.svelte
index 852a2ad..cd913a1 100644
--- a/src/components/VoteOnMeritRequest.svelte
+++ b/src/components/VoteOnMeritRequest.svelte
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 		}
 		prepareMeritVoteEvent({
 			ndk,
-			author,
 			rocket,
 			merit,
 			direction
@@ -35,10 +34,9 @@
 				console.log(x);
 			});
 		if (direction === 'ratify') {
-			let content = `I've voted to ratify your merit request! ${merit.Problem()} \n\n ${merit.Solution()?merit.Solution():""}`;
+			let content = `I've voted to ratify your merit request! ${merit.Problem()} \n\n ${merit.Solution() ? merit.Solution() : ''}`;
 			prepareMeritNoteEvent({
 				ndk,
-				author,
 				merit,
 				content
 			})
diff --git a/src/lib/event_helpers/merits.ts b/src/lib/event_helpers/merits.ts
index 02b11da..8ae6dcb 100644
--- a/src/lib/event_helpers/merits.ts
+++ b/src/lib/event_helpers/merits.ts
@@ -343,14 +343,13 @@ function pubkeyLatestVote(votes: Votes) {
 
 export function prepareMeritNoteEvent(args: {
 	ndk: NDKSvelte;
-	author: NDKUser;
 	merit: MeritRequest;
 	content: string;
 }) {
 	const tags = [
 		['p', args.merit.Pubkey],
-		['e', args.merit.ID, "wss://relay.nostrocket.org", 'reply'],
-		args.merit.RocketTag?['a', args.merit.RocketTag]:[],
+		['e', args.merit.ID, 'wss://relay.nostrocket.org', 'reply'],
+		args.merit.RocketTag ? ['a', args.merit.RocketTag] : []
 	];
 	return prepareNostrEvent({
 		...args,
@@ -361,7 +360,6 @@ export function prepareMeritNoteEvent(args: {
 
 export function prepareMeritVoteEvent(args: {
 	ndk: NDKSvelte;
-	author: NDKUser;
 	rocket: Rocket;
 	merit: MeritRequest;
 	direction: string;
diff --git a/src/lib/helpers.ts b/src/lib/helpers.ts
index 86a0292..7a0178f 100644
--- a/src/lib/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NDKZap, NDKEvent, type NDKKind, type NDKTag, type NDKUser } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
+import { NDKKind, NDKZap, NDKEvent, NDKUser, type NDKTag } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
 import type NDKSvelte from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk-svelte';
 import { QrCode } from '$lib/qrcodegen';
 
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ export function getRocketURL(e: NDKEvent): string {
 	return `${ignitionID}?d=${d}&p=${p}`;
 }
 
-
-
 export function unixTimeNow() {
 	return Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
 }
@@ -166,15 +164,12 @@ export async function getAuthorizedZapper(rocket: NDKEvent): Promise<string> {
 
 export function prepareNostrEvent(args: {
 	ndk: NDKSvelte;
-	author: NDKUser;
 	kind: NDKKind;
 	content: string;
 	tags?: NDKTag[];
 }) {
 	let e = new NDKEvent(args.ndk);
-	e.author = args.author;
 	e.kind = args.kind;
-	e.created_at = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
 	e.content = args.content;
 	if (args.tags) {
 		e.tags = args.tags;
@@ -183,6 +178,25 @@ export function prepareNostrEvent(args: {
 	return e;
 }
 
+export async function prepareEncryptedDirectMessageEvent(args: {
+	ndk: NDKSvelte;
+	receiver: NDKUser;
+	content: string;
+}) {
+	const signer = args.ndk.signer;
+	if (!signer) {
+		return new Error('no signer');
+	}
+	const tags = [['p', args.receiver.pubkey]];
+	const event = prepareNostrEvent({
+		...args,
+		kind: NDKKind.EncryptedDirectMessage,
+		tags
+	});
+	await event.encrypt(args.receiver, signer);
+	return event;
+}
+
 export function drawSvgPath(qr: QrCode, border: number): string {
 	if (border < 0) throw new RangeError('Border must be non-negative');
 	let parts: Array<string> = [];