diff --git a/api/helpers.php b/api/helpers.php
index d332420..fc84972 100644
--- a/api/helpers.php
+++ b/api/helpers.php
@@ -374,6 +374,13 @@ function createInitialUser() {
         $admin->password = password_hash('admin', PASSWORD_BCRYPT, array('salt' => $admin->salt));
         $admin->email = '';
 
+        $options = R::dispense('option');
+        $options->tasksOrder = 0;
+        $options->showAnimations = true;
+        $options->showAssignee = true;
+
+        $admin->ownOptions = $options;
+
         R::store($admin);
     }
 }
diff --git a/api/userRoutes.php b/api/userRoutes.php
index 9adcfac..cf6e0b8 100644
--- a/api/userRoutes.php
+++ b/api/userRoutes.php
@@ -137,12 +137,17 @@ $app->get('/users/current', function() use($app, $jsonResponse) {
     if (validateToken()) {
         $user = getUser();
         if (null != $user) {
+            $options = [];
+            foreach($user->ownOptions as $option) {
+                $options[] = $option;
+            }
             $jsonResponse->data = [
                 'userId' => $user->id,
                 'username' => $user->username,
                 'isAdmin' => $user->isAdmin,
                 'email' => $user->email,
-                'defaultBoard' => $user->defaultBoard
+                'defaultBoard' => $user->defaultBoard,
+                'options' => $options
             ];
         }
     }
@@ -175,9 +180,9 @@ $app->post('/users', function() use($app, $jsonResponse) {
             $user->salt = password_hash($data->username . time(), PASSWORD_BCRYPT);
             $user->password = password_hash($data->password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT, array('salt' => $user->salt));
             $options = R::dispense('option');
-            $options->newTaskPosition = 1; // Bottom of column (0 == top of column)
+            $options->newTaskPosition = 0; // Bottom of column (1 == top of column)
             $options->animate = true;
-            $user->ownOptions[] = $options;
+            $user->ownOptions = $options;
 
             R::store($user);
             addUserToBoard($data->defaultBoard, $user);
diff --git a/js/controllers/boards.js b/js/controllers/boards.js
index e424bef..4808653 100644
--- a/js/controllers/boards.js
+++ b/js/controllers/boards.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function ($scope, $routeParams, $location, $interval, $window,
         if (text) {
             return $window.marked(text);
         } else {
-            return "<p>No Description</p>";
+            return '';
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/js/controllers/settings.js b/js/controllers/settings.js
index 7b03543..258d601 100644
--- a/js/controllers/settings.js
+++ b/js/controllers/settings.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function ($scope, UserService, AlertService) {
         .success(function(data) {
             $scope.currentUser = data.data;
             $scope.loadingCurrentUser = false;
+            console.log($scope.currentUser.options[0]);
         });
     };
     $scope.loadCurrentUser();
diff --git a/js/controllers/settingsBoard.js b/js/controllers/settingsBoard.js
index c01f5a9..fd91d57 100644
--- a/js/controllers/settingsBoard.js
+++ b/js/controllers/settingsBoard.js
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ function ($scope, $interval, BoardService) {
     $scope.interval = $interval(loadBoards, 5000);
     $scope.$on('$destroy', function () { $interval.cancel($scope.interval); });
 
+    $scope.userOptions = {
+        tasksAt: [
+            { id: 0, text: 'bottom of column'},
+            { id: 1, text: 'top of column'}
+        ],
+        taskOrder: 0,
+        showAnimations: true,
+        showAssignee: true
+    };
+
     $scope.boardSort = {
         options: [
             { sort: 'id', name: 'Creation Date' },
diff --git a/partials/settingsBoardUserOptions.html b/partials/settingsBoardUserOptions.html
index 82b2f20..6c81904 100644
--- a/partials/settingsBoardUserOptions.html
+++ b/partials/settingsBoardUserOptions.html
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 <div class="widget-content board-options">
     <h4>My Board Options</h4>
     <p class="form-group form-inline">New tasks appear at
-    <select class="form-control">
-        <option>bottom of column</option>
-        <option>top of column</option>
-    </select>
+        <select class="form-control" data-ng-model="userOptions.taskOrder"
+            data-ng-options="option.id as option.text for option in userOptions.tasksAt">
+        </select>
+    </p>
+    <p class="form-group form-inline">
+        Show animations? <input type="checkbox" data-ng-model="userOptions.showAnimations">
+    </p>
+    <p class="form-group form-inline">
+        Show Assignee on item card? <input type="checkbox" data-ng-model="userOptions.showAssignee">
     </p>
-    <p class="form-group form-inline">Show animations? <input type="checkbox"></p>
     <hr>
 </div>