diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5dbf16e..bd6b5f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <img src="https://codecov.io/gh/dillonstreator/txob/graph/badge.svg?token=E9M7G67VLL"/>
   </a>
   <a aria-label="NPM version" href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/txob">
-    <img alt="" src="https://badgen.net/npm/v/txob?v=0.0.19">
+    <img alt="" src="https://badgen.net/npm/v/txob?v=0.0.20">
   </a>
   <a aria-label="License" href="https://github.com/dillonstreator/txob/blob/main/LICENSE">
     <img alt="" src="https://badgen.net/npm/license/txob">
@@ -107,11 +107,12 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
     await client.query("BEGIN");
 
     const userId = randomUUID();
-    // save/create user with userId
+    // save user with userId
+    await client.query(`INSERT INTO users (id, email) VALUES ($1, $2)`, [userId, req.body.email]);
 
     // save event to `events` table
     await client.query(
-      `INSERT INTO events (id, type, data, correlation_id) VALUES ( $1, $2, $3, $4 )`,
+      `INSERT INTO events (id, type, data, correlation_id) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)`,
       [
         randomUUID(),
         eventTypes.UserInvited,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 354743f..cfd3e80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/dillonstreator/txob.git"
   },
-  "version": "0.0.19",
+  "version": "0.0.20",
   "license": "MIT",
   "files": [
     "dist",
diff --git a/src/mongodb/client.ts b/src/mongodb/client.ts
index 4e9cfe4..b936ff9 100644
--- a/src/mongodb/client.ts
+++ b/src/mongodb/client.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const createProcessorClient = <EventType extends string>(
   db: string,
   collection: string = "events",
 ): TxOBProcessorClient<EventType> => ({
-  findReadyToProcessEvents: async (opts) => {
+  getEventsToProcess: async (opts) => {
     const events = (await mongo
       .db(db)
       .collection(collection)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const createProcessorClient = <EventType extends string>(
   transaction: async (fn) => {
     await mongo.withSession(async (session): Promise<void> => {
       await fn({
-        findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked: async (
+        getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked: async (
           eventId,
           opts,
         ) => {
diff --git a/src/pg/client.test.ts b/src/pg/client.test.ts
index 7012397..91c934c 100644
--- a/src/pg/client.test.ts
+++ b/src/pg/client.test.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ describe("createProcessorClient", () => {
       query: vi.fn(),
     };
     const client = createProcessorClient(pgClient);
-    expect(typeof client.findReadyToProcessEvents).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof client.getEventsToProcess).toBe("function");
     expect(typeof client.transaction).toBe("function");
   });
 });
 
-describe("findReadyToProcessEvents", () => {
+describe("getEventsToProcess", () => {
   it("should execute the correct query", async () => {
     const rows = [1, 2, 3];
     const pgClient = {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("findReadyToProcessEvents", () => {
       maxErrors: 10,
     };
     const client = createProcessorClient(pgClient);
-    const result = await client.findReadyToProcessEvents(opts);
+    const result = await client.getEventsToProcess(opts);
     expect(pgClient.query).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(pgClient.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       "SELECT id, errors FROM events WHERE processed_at IS NULL AND (backoff_until IS NULL OR backoff_until < NOW()) AND errors < $1",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("transaction", () => {
     expect(pgClient.query).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "ROLLBACK");
   });
 
-  describe("findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked", () => {
+  describe("getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked", () => {
     it("should execute the correct query", async () => {
       const rows = [1, 2, 3];
       const pgClient = {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe("transaction", () => {
       const client = createProcessorClient(pgClient);
       let result: any;
       await client.transaction(async (txClient) => {
-        result = await txClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked(eventId, { maxErrors: 6 });
+        result = await txClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked(eventId, { maxErrors: 6 });
       });
 
       expect(pgClient.query).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe("transaction", () => {
       const client = createProcessorClient(pgClient);
       let result: any;
       await client.transaction(async (txClient) => {
-        result = await txClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked(eventId, { maxErrors: 5 });
+        result = await txClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked(eventId, { maxErrors: 5 });
       });
 
       expect(pgClient.query).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
diff --git a/src/pg/client.ts b/src/pg/client.ts
index 41c5792..5e0557a 100644
--- a/src/pg/client.ts
+++ b/src/pg/client.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ interface Querier {
   query: Client["query"];
 }
 
-// TODO: leverage the signal option that comes in on options for `findReadyToProcessEvents` and `findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked`
+// TODO: leverage the signal option that comes in on options for `getEventsToProcess` and `getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked`
 // to cancel queries if/when supported by `pg` https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/issues/2774
 
 export const createProcessorClient = <EventType extends string>(
   querier: Querier,
   table: string = "events",
 ): TxOBProcessorClient<EventType> => ({
-  findReadyToProcessEvents: async (opts) => {
+  getEventsToProcess: async (opts) => {
     const events = await querier.query<
       Pick<TxOBEvent<EventType>, "id" | "errors">
     >(
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const createProcessorClient = <EventType extends string>(
     try {
       await querier.query("BEGIN");
       await fn({
-        findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked: async (eventId, opts) => {
+        getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked: async (eventId, opts) => {
           const event = await querier.query<TxOBEvent<EventType>>(
             `SELECT id, timestamp, type, data, correlation_id, handler_results, errors, backoff_until, processed_at FROM ${table} WHERE id = $1 AND processed_at IS NULL AND (backoff_until IS NULL OR backoff_until < NOW()) AND errors < $2 FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED`,
             [eventId, opts.maxErrors],
diff --git a/src/processor.test.ts b/src/processor.test.ts
index 039e7e3..3c26f1d 100644
--- a/src/processor.test.ts
+++ b/src/processor.test.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import {
 import { sleep } from "./sleep";
 
 const mockTxClient = {
-  findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked: vi.fn(),
+  getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked: vi.fn(),
   updateEvent: vi.fn(),
 };
 const mockClient = {
-  findReadyToProcessEvents: vi.fn(),
+  getEventsToProcess: vi.fn(),
   transaction: vi.fn(async (fn) => fn(mockTxClient)),
 };
 
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ describe("processEvents", () => {
       backoff: () => now,
     };
     const handlerMap = {};
-    mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents.mockImplementation(() => []);
+    mockClient.getEventsToProcess.mockImplementation(() => []);
     processEvents(mockClient, handlerMap, opts);
-    expect(mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-    expect(mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents).toHaveBeenCalledWith(opts);
+    expect(mockClient.getEventsToProcess).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(mockClient.getEventsToProcess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(opts);
     expect(mockClient.transaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(mockTxClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockTxClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mockTxClient.updateEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ describe("processEvents", () => {
       processed_at: now,
     };
     const events = [evt1, evt2, evt3, evt4];
-    mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents.mockImplementation(() => events);
-    mockTxClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked.mockImplementation((id) => {
+    mockClient.getEventsToProcess.mockImplementation(() => events);
+    mockTxClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked.mockImplementation((id) => {
       if (id === evt3.id) return null;
 
       return events.find((e) => e.id === id);
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ describe("processEvents", () => {
 
     await processEvents(mockClient, handlerMap, opts);
 
-    expect(mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-    expect(mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents).toHaveBeenCalledWith(opts);
+    expect(mockClient.getEventsToProcess).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(mockClient.getEventsToProcess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(opts);
 
     expect(mockClient.transaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe("processEvents", () => {
     });
     expect(handlerMap.evtType1.handler3).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-    expect(mockTxClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(
+    expect(mockTxClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(
       3,
     );
 
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ describe("processEvents", () => {
       errors: 1,
     };
     const events = [evt1];
-    mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents.mockImplementation(() => events);
-    mockTxClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked.mockImplementation((id) => {
+    mockClient.getEventsToProcess.mockImplementation(() => events);
+    mockTxClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked.mockImplementation((id) => {
       return events.find((e) => e.id === id);
     });
     mockTxClient.updateEvent.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ describe("processEvents", () => {
 
     await processEvents(mockClient, handlerMap, opts);
 
-    expect(mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-    expect(mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents).toHaveBeenCalledWith(opts);
+    expect(mockClient.getEventsToProcess).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(mockClient.getEventsToProcess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(opts);
 
     expect(mockClient.transaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ describe("processEvents", () => {
     expect(handlerMap.evtType1.handler1).toHaveBeenCalledWith(evt1, {
       signal: undefined,
     });
-    expect(mockTxClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(
+    expect(mockTxClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(
       1,
     );
 
@@ -320,15 +320,15 @@ describe("EventProcessor", () => {
       backoff: () => now,
     };
     const handlerMap = {};
-    mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents.mockImplementation(() => []);
+    mockClient.getEventsToProcess.mockImplementation(() => []);
     const processor = EventProcessor(mockClient, handlerMap, opts);
     processor.start();
 
     await processor.stop();
 
-    expect(mockClient.findReadyToProcessEvents).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(mockClient.getEventsToProcess).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(mockClient.transaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(mockTxClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockTxClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mockTxClient.updateEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/processor.ts b/src/processor.ts
index 4951c04..106bf83 100644
--- a/src/processor.ts
+++ b/src/processor.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type TxOBProcessorClientOpts = {
 };
 
 export interface TxOBProcessorClient<TxOBEventType extends string> {
-  findReadyToProcessEvents(
+  getEventsToProcess(
     opts: TxOBProcessorClientOpts,
   ): Promise<Pick<TxOBEvent<TxOBEventType>, "id" | "errors">[]>;
   transaction(
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export interface TxOBProcessorClient<TxOBEventType extends string> {
 }
 
 export interface TxOBTransactionProcessorClient<TxOBEventType extends string> {
-  findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked(
+  getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked(
     eventId: TxOBEvent<TxOBEventType>["id"],
     opts: TxOBProcessorClientOpts,
   ): Promise<TxOBEvent<TxOBEventType> | null>;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const processEvents = async <TxOBEventType extends string>(
     ...opts,
   };
 
-  const events = await client.findReadyToProcessEvents(_opts);
+  const events = await client.getEventsToProcess(_opts);
   _opts.logger?.debug(`found ${events.length} events to process`);
 
   // TODO: consider concurrently processing events with max concurrency configuration
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ export const processEvents = async <TxOBEventType extends string>(
     }
     if (unlockedEvent.errors >= _opts.maxErrors) {
       // Potential issue with client configuration on finding unprocessed events
-      // Events with maximum allowed errors should not be returned from `findReadyToProcessEvents`
+      // Events with maximum allowed errors should not be returned from `getEventsToProcess`
       _opts.logger?.warn(
-        "unexpected event with max errors returned from `findReadyToProcessEvents`",
+        "unexpected event with max errors returned from `getEventsToProcess`",
         {
           eventId: unlockedEvent.id,
           errors: unlockedEvent.errors,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export const processEvents = async <TxOBEventType extends string>(
 
     try {
       await client.transaction(async (txClient) => {
-        const lockedEvent = await txClient.findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked(
+        const lockedEvent = await txClient.getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked(
           unlockedEvent.id,
           { signal: _opts.signal, maxErrors: _opts.maxErrors },
         );
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ export const processEvents = async <TxOBEventType extends string>(
         }
 
         // While unlikely, the following two conditions are possible if a concurrent processor finished processing this event or reaching maximum errors between the time
-        // that this processor found the event with `findReadyToProcessEvents` and called `findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked`
-        // `findReadyToProcessEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked` should handle this in its query implementation and return null to save resources
+        // that this processor found the event with `getEventsToProcess` and called `getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked`
+        // `getEventByIdForUpdateSkipLocked` should handle this in its query implementation and return null to save resources
         if (lockedEvent.processed_at) {
           _opts.logger?.debug("skipping already processed event", {
             eventId: lockedEvent.id,
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ export const processEvents = async <TxOBEventType extends string>(
         });
 
         // The success of this update is crucial for the processor flow.
-        // In the event of a failure, any handlers that have successfully executed
-        // during this invokation will be reinvoked in the subsequent call.
+        // In the unlikely scenario of a failure to update the event, any handlers that have succeeded
+        // during this iteration will be reinvoked in the subsequent processor tick.
         await retryable(() => txClient.updateEvent(lockedEvent), {
           retries: 3,
           factor: 2,