diff --git a/core/user.js b/core/user.js
index 0fa35af2..1b38b6b0 100644
--- a/core/user.js
+++ b/core/user.js
@@ -318,8 +318,12 @@ User.prototype.persistProperty = function(propName, propValue, cb) {
 
 	userDb.run(
 		'REPLACE INTO user_property (user_id, prop_name, prop_value) ' + 
-		'VALUES (?, ?, ?);', [ this.userId, propName, propValue ], function ran(err) {
-			cb(err);
+		'VALUES (?, ?, ?);', 
+		[ this.userId, propName, propValue ], 
+		function ran(err) {
+			if(cb) {
+				cb(err);
+			}
 		}
 	);
 }
diff --git a/mods/menu.json b/mods/menu.json
index 427515e8..ccd0c053 100644
--- a/mods/menu.json
+++ b/mods/menu.json
@@ -259,8 +259,12 @@
 			"submit"	: [
 				{
 					"value"		: { "command" : "N" },
-					"action"	: "@menu:messageAreaNewPost",
-					"extraArgs" : { "messageAreaId" : 123 }
+					"action"	: "@menu:messageAreaNewPost"//,
+					//"extraArgs" : { "messageAreaId" : 123 }
+				},
+				{
+					"value"		: { "command" : "A" },
+					"action"	: "@method:changeArea"
 				},
 				{
 					"value"		: { "command" : "Q" },
@@ -268,6 +272,7 @@
 				}
 			]
 		},
+		//	:TODO: messageAreaSelect (change msg areas -> call @systemMethod -> fallback to menu
 		"messageAreaNewPost" : {
 			"module"	: "msg_area_post_fse",
 			"options"	: { "cls" : true },
diff --git a/mods/msg_area.js b/mods/msg_area.js
index d88a16e1..34f7d56f 100644
--- a/mods/msg_area.js
+++ b/mods/msg_area.js
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ function MessageAreaModule(options) {
 
 	this.menuMethods = {
 		changeArea : function(formData, extraArgs) {
-
+			//	:TODO: really, we just need to go to a menu with a list of areas to select from and call a @systemMethod:setMessageArea() call with fallback to here
+			self.client.user.persistProperty('message_area_id', 2, function persisted(err) {
+				
+			});	//	:TODO: just for testing
 		}
 	};
 }
diff --git a/mods/msg_area_post_fse.js b/mods/msg_area_post_fse.js
index aecac3f6..ee4fc5a4 100644
--- a/mods/msg_area_post_fse.js
+++ b/mods/msg_area_post_fse.js
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ function AreaPostFSEModule(options) {
 	//	we're posting, so always start with 'edit' mode
 	this.editorMode = 'edit';
 
-	//
-	//	If messageAreaId is passed in extraArgs, use it. Otherwise, look
-	//	to the client user for current area ID
-	//
-	if(_.isNumber(client.user.properties.message_area_id)) {
-		this.messageAreaId = client.user.properties.message_area_id;	
-	}
-
 	this.menuMethods.editModeMenuSave = function(formData, extraArgs) {
 		var msg = self.getMessage();
 		console.log(msg);
@@ -38,3 +30,14 @@ function AreaPostFSEModule(options) {
 
 require('util').inherits(AreaPostFSEModule, FullScreenEditorModule);
 
+AreaPostFSEModule.prototype.enter = function(client) {	
+	//
+	//	If messageAreaId is passed in extraArgs, use it. Otherwise, look
+	//	to the client user for current area ID
+	//
+	if(_.isNumber(client.user.properties.message_area_id)) {
+		this.messageAreaId = client.user.properties.message_area_id;	
+	}
+
+	AreaPostFSEModule.super_.prototype.enter.call(this, client);
+};
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