diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ada275d..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-name: Update AoC Badges
-on:
-  schedule:                                      # run workflow based on schedule
-    - cron: '6 5 1-25 12 *'                      # from the 1. December till 25. December every day at 5:06am (avoid load at full hours)
-    
-  workflow_dispatch:                             # allow to manually start the workflow 
-  
-  push:                                          # (disabled) run on push, be carefull with this setting 
-                                                 # as the workflow should only be triggered at a rate lower than
-                                                 # 4 times a hour to keep traffic on aoc site low 
-jobs:
-  update:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2                # clones your repo
-          
-      - uses: joblo2213/aoc-badges-action@v3
-        with:
-          userid: 1016386                          # your user id, see setup on how to obtain
-          session: ${{ secrets.AOC_SESSION }}    # secret containing session code, see setup on how to obtain
-          
-#         Optional inputs:
-#         
-#         year: 2021                                                                                     # The year for which stats should be retrieved
-#         leaderboard: 'https://adventofcode.com/2020/leaderboard/private/view/00000.json'               # The url of the leaderboard from witch the data is fetched. Typically your private leaderboard.
-#         file: 'README.md'                                                                              # The file that contains the badges
-#         dayRegex: '(?<=https:\/\/img\.shields\.io\/badge\/day%20📅-)[0-9]+(?=-blue)'                   # Regular expression that finds the content of the day badge in your file.
-#         starsRegex: '(?<=https:\/\/img\.shields\.io\/badge\/stars%20⭐-)[0-9]+(?=-yellow)'             # Regular expression that finds the content of the stars badge in your file.
-#         daysCompletedRegex: '(?<=https:\/\/img\.shields\.io\/badge\/days%20completed-)[0-9]+(?=-red)'  # Regular expression that finds the content of the days completed badge iun your file.
-
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4     # Step that pushes these local changes back to your github repo
-        with:
-          commit_message: Update badges
-          file_pattern: README.md
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7cea34d..ab90197 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-*/input
-*/test-input
\ No newline at end of file
+# per https://twitter.com/ericwastl/status/1465805354214830081
+*/input
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/01/01.py b/01/01.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0c45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01/01.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    file = fp.read()
+
+elves_calories = file.split('\n\n')
+elves = []
+for calories_string in elves_calories:
+    calories_list = calories_string.split('\n')
+    calories = 0
+    while calories_list:
+        calories += int(calories_list[-1])
+        calories_list.pop()
+    elves.append(calories)
+print(elves)
+print(max(elves))
+
+top_3 = []
+while len(top_3) < 3:
+    biggest = max(elves)
+    top_3.append(biggest)
+    elves.remove(biggest)
+print(top_3)
diff --git a/01/01a.py b/01/01a.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e5a7eb..0000000
--- a/01/01a.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-with open('input', 'r') as f:
-    lines = f.readlines()
-
-left, right = [], []
-
-for line in lines:
-    l, r = line.split()
-    left.append(int(l))
-    right.append(int(r))
-
-left.sort()
-right.sort()
-
-if len(left) != len(right): print('fail')
-else:
-    diff = 0
-    for i in range(len(left)): diff += abs(left[i] - right[i])
-    print(diff)
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diff --git a/01/01b.py b/01/01b.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6178dbc..0000000
--- a/01/01b.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-with open('input', 'r') as f:
-    lines = f.readlines()
-
-left, right = [], []
-
-for line in lines:
-    l, r = line.split()
-    left.append(int(l))
-    right.append(int(r))
-
-right2 = {}
-for r_item in right:
-    if r_item in right2.keys(): right2[r_item] += 1
-    else: right2[r_item] = 1
-
-print(right2)
-
-similarity = 0
-for l_item in left:
-    if l_item in right2.keys():
-        similarity += (l_item * right2[l_item])
-
-print(similarity)
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diff --git a/02/02-a.py b/02/02-a.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8fdf65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/02/02-a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    file = fp.readlines()
+    pairs = []
+    for line in file:
+        line = line.strip()
+        pairs.append(line.split(' '))
+
+# A/X = rock (1)
+# B/Y = paper (2)
+# C/Z = scissors (3)
+
+# win = 6, draw = 3, lose = 0
+
+player_wins = [['A', 'Y'], ['B', 'Z'], ['C', 'X']]
+player_draw = [['A', 'X'], ['B', 'Y'], ['C', 'Z']]
+player_loss = [['A', 'Z'], ['B', 'X'], ['C', 'Y']]
+player_points = {'X': 1, 'Y': 2, 'Z': 3}
+
+points = 0
+for pair in pairs:
+    if pair in player_wins:
+        points += 6
+    elif pair in player_draw:
+        points += 3
+    points += player_points[pair[1]]
+print(points)
diff --git a/02/02-b.py b/02/02-b.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae91920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/02/02-b.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    file = fp.readlines()
+    pairs = []
+    for line in file:
+        line = line.strip()
+        pairs.append(line.split(' '))
+
+# A = rock (1)
+# B = paper (2)
+# C = scissors (3)
+
+# Z win = 6, Y draw = 3, X lose = 0
+
+win_vs = {'A': 'B', 'B': 'C', 'C': 'A'}
+drw_vs = {'A': 'A', 'B': 'B', 'C': 'C'}
+lse_vs = {'A': 'C', 'B': 'A', 'C': 'B'}
+points = {'A': 1, 'B': 2, 'C': 3}
+
+total = 0
+for pair in pairs:
+    if pair[1] == 'Z':
+        total += 6
+        total += points[win_vs[pair[0]]]
+    elif pair[1] == 'Y':
+        total += 3
+        total += points[drw_vs[pair[0]]]
+    elif pair[1] == 'X':
+        total += 0
+        total += points[lse_vs[pair[0]]]
+print(total)
diff --git a/02/02a.py b/02/02a.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1efdc25..0000000
--- a/02/02a.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-def is_safe(increasing, n1, n2):
-    if increasing:
-        return n2 in range(n1+1, n1+4)
-    else:
-        return n2 in range(n1-3, n1)
-
-
-with open('input', 'r') as f:
-    reports = f.read().splitlines()
-
-print(reports)
-
-report_report = {'safe': 0, 'unsafe': 0}
-
-for report in reports:
-    report = report.split()
-    report = [ int(x) for x in report ]
-    copied = list(report)
-    copied.sort()
-    if report == copied:
-        going = True
-    elif report == copied[::-1]:
-        going = False
-    else:
-        report_report['unsafe'] += 1
-        continue
-    
-
-    while len(report) != 1:
-        if is_safe(going, report[0], report[1]):
-            report.pop(0)
-            continue
-        else:
-            break
-
-    if len(report) == 1:
-        report_report['safe'] += 1
-        continue
-    else:
-        report_report['unsafe'] += 1
-        continue
-
-   
-
-print(report_report)
diff --git a/02/02b.py b/02/02b.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e65b8e9..0000000
--- a/02/02b.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-def is_safe(increasing, n1, n2):
-    if increasing:
-        return n2 in range(n1+1, n1+4)
-    else:
-        return n2 in range(n1-3, n1)
-
-
-with open('input', 'r') as f:
-    reports = f.read().splitlines()
-
-print(reports)
-
-report_report = {'safe': 0, 'unsafe': 0}
-
-for original_report in reports:
-    this_report = False
-    original_report = [ int(x) for x in original_report.split() ]
-    
-    for i in range(len(original_report)):
-        report = list(original_report)
-        report.pop(i)
-
-        
-        copied = list(report)
-        copied.sort()
-        if report == copied:
-            going = True
-        elif report == copied[::-1]:
-            going = False
-        else:
-            continue
-
-        
-        while len(report) != 1:
-            if is_safe(going, report[0], report[1]):
-                report.pop(0)
-                continue
-            else:
-                break
-
-        if len(report) == 1:
-            this_report = True
-            continue
-        else:
-            continue
-    
-    if this_report:
-        report_report['safe'] += 1
-    else:
-        report_report['unsafe'] += 1
-
-   
-
-print(report_report)
diff --git a/02/README.md b/02/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c64a1c..0000000
--- a/02/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Day 2!
-
-Not particularly proud of this one but ended up just brute forcing as I was trying to add the failed level back in but realised that was the wrong way to do it soooo late - then just progressively started moving stuff in to the for loop til it worked. Eek
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/03/03-a.py b/03/03-a.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dc0b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03/03-a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import string
+
+
+lower = list(string.ascii_lowercase)
+upper = list(string.ascii_uppercase)
+
+
+def get_prio(letter):
+    if letter in lower:
+        return lower.index(letter) + 1
+    else:
+        return upper.index(letter) + 27
+
+
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    rucksacks = fp.readlines()
+
+priorities = 0
+for rucksack in rucksacks:
+    rucksack = rucksack.strip()
+    slicer = len(rucksack)//2
+    comp_one, comp_two = rucksack[:slicer], rucksack[slicer:]
+    for letter in comp_one:
+        print(letter)
+        if letter in comp_two:
+            print('found letter', letter, comp_one, comp_two)
+            priorities += get_prio(letter)
+            break
+print(priorities)
diff --git a/03/03-b.py b/03/03-b.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a84a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03/03-b.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import string
+
+
+lower = list(string.ascii_lowercase)
+upper = list(string.ascii_uppercase)
+
+
+def get_prio(letter):
+    if letter in lower:
+        return lower.index(letter) + 1
+    else:
+        return upper.index(letter) + 27
+
+
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    rucksacks = fp.readlines()
+
+priorities = 0
+for i in range(len(rucksacks)//3):
+    group = rucksacks[3*i:3*i+3]
+    for j in range(3):
+        group[j] = group[j].strip()
+    for letter in group[0]:
+        if letter in group[1] and letter in group[2]:
+            print('badge found', letter, group)
+            priorities += get_prio(letter)
+            break
+print(priorities)
diff --git a/03/03a.py b/03/03a.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3e089..0000000
--- a/03/03a.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import re
-
-with open('input', 'r') as f: instructions = f.read()
-
-results = re.findall(r"mul\([0-9]{1,3},[0-9]{1,3}\)", instructions)
-
-total = 0
-for result in results:
-    a, b = result.replace("mul(","").replace(")","").split(",")
-    print(f"{result=} {a=} {b=} {int(a) * int(b)=}")
-    total += int(a) * int(b)
-
-print(total)
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diff --git a/03/03b.py b/03/03b.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 17c2715..0000000
--- a/03/03b.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import re
-
-with open('input', 'r') as f: instructions = f.read()
-
-total = 0
-
-do = True
-print(instructions)
-while instructions:
-    #print(total)
-    if do:
-        # First check there's not a dont() coming up
-        print(instructions[:7])
-        if instructions[:7] == "don't()":
-            do = False
-            continue
-        # Then check if there's a valid mul(xxx,yyy) coming up
-        else:
-            match = re.search(r"mul\([0-9]{1,3},[0-9]{1,3}\)", instructions[:12])
-            if match:
-                #print(match.group())
-                a, b = match.group().replace("mul(","").replace(")","").split(",")
-                total += int(a) * int(b)
-                #print(match.span())
-                instructions = instructions[match.span()[1]:]
-                continue
-            else:
-                instructions = instructions[1:]
-                continue
-
-    else:
-        # Check if there's a do() coming up
-        print(instructions[:4])
-        if instructions[:4] == "do()":
-            do = True
-            continue
-        else:
-            instructions = instructions[1:]
-
-print(total)
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diff --git a/04/04-a.py b/04/04-a.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..189e476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/04/04-a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    lines = [line.strip() for line in fp.readlines()]
+
+contained = 0
+for line in lines:
+    a, b = line.split(',')
+
+    # otherwise compares them as strings :/
+    a_low, a_high = [int(i) for i in a.split('-')]
+    b_low, b_high = [int(i) for i in b.split('-')]
+
+    if b_low <= a_low and a_high <= b_high:
+        print(line, 'a inside b', a_low, a_high, b_low, b_high)
+        contained += 1
+    elif a_low <= b_low and b_high <= a_high:
+        print(line, 'b inside a', a_low, a_high, b_low, b_high)
+        contained += 1
+    else:
+        print(line, 'not fully contained')
+
+print(contained)
diff --git a/04/04-b.py b/04/04-b.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39922e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/04/04-b.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    lines = [line.strip() for line in fp.readlines()]
+
+overlap = 0
+for line in lines:
+    a_line, b_line = line.split(',')
+
+    # otherwise compares them as strings :/
+    a_low, a_high = [int(i) for i in a_line.split('-')]
+    b_low, b_high = [int(i) for i in b_line.split('-')]
+
+    a = range(a_low, a_high+1)
+    b = range(b_low, b_high+1)
+    intersection = list(set(a) & set(b))
+    if intersection:
+        overlap += 1
+
+print(overlap)
diff --git a/04/04a.py b/04/04a.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 770d809..0000000
--- a/04/04a.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import numpy as np
-import re
-
-with open('input', 'r') as f: source = f.read().split('\n')
-
-matrix = []
-
-for y in source:
-    row = []
-    for x in range(len(y)):
-        row.append(y[x])
-    matrix.append(row)
-
-print(matrix)
-
-npm = np.matrix(matrix)
-print(npm)
-
-# No way I could've done this without numpy and this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/6313414
-npdiags = [npm[::-1,:].diagonal(i) for i in range(-npm.shape[0]+1,npm.shape[1])]
-npdiags.extend(npm.diagonal(i) for i in range(npm.shape[1]-1,-npm.shape[0],-1))
-diags = [ i.tolist() for i in npdiags ]
-
-print(diags)
-
-total = 0
-
-# Search rows
-for y in matrix:
-    row = ''.join(y)
-    # This total adding thing shoulda been a function
-    total += len(re.findall(r'XMAS', row))
-    total += len(re.findall(r'XMAS', row[::-1]))
-
-print(f'{total=}')
-
-# Search columns
-for x in range(len(matrix[0])):
-    column = ''.join(npm[:, x].flatten().tolist()[0])
-    total += len(re.findall(r'XMAS', column))
-    total += len(re.findall(r'XMAS', column[::-1]))
-
-print(f'{total=}')
-
-# Search diagonals
-for d in diags:
-    diag = ''.join(d[0])
-    total += len(re.findall(r'XMAS', diag))
-    total += len(re.findall(r'XMAS', diag[::-1]))
-
-print(f'{total=}')
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diff --git a/04/04b.py b/04/04b.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d71f235..0000000
--- a/04/04b.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-with open('input', 'r') as f: source = f.read().split('\n')
-
-matrix = []
-
-for y in source:
-    row = []
-    for x in range(len(y)):
-        row.append(y[x])
-    matrix.append(row)
-
-print(matrix)
-
-count = 0
-
-# M A S is 3 long so
-for y in range(len(matrix) - 2):
-    for x in range(len(matrix[x]) - 2):
-        print(f'{x},{y} = {matrix[y][x]}')
-
-        tl = matrix[y][x]
-        tr = matrix[y][x+2]
-        mi = matrix[y+1][x+1]
-        bl = matrix[y+2][x]
-        br = matrix[y+2][x+2]
-
-        if (tl == "M" and br == "S") or (tl == "S" and br == "M"):
-            if (tr == "S" and bl == "M") or (tr == "M" and bl == "S"):
-                if (mi == "A"):
-                    count += 1
-
-print(f'{count=}')
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diff --git a/05/05-a.py b/05/05-a.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aecd276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/05/05-a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    file = fp.readlines()
+
+pivot = file.index('\n')
+grid, instructions = [i.rstrip() for i in file[:pivot]], [i.rstrip() for i in file[pivot+1:]]
+
+columns = [1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,33]
+piles = [[], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], []]
+
+height = len(grid) - 1
+for y in range(2, height + 2):
+    for x in range(9):
+        if grid[-y][columns[x]] != ' ':
+            piles[x].append(grid[-y][columns[x]])
+print(piles)
+
+for inst in instructions:
+    _, num, _, from_pile, _, to_pile = [int(i) if i.isnumeric() else "" for i in inst.split(' ')]
+
+    for j in range(num):
+        popped = piles[from_pile-1].pop()
+        print('popped', popped, 'from', from_pile)
+        piles[to_pile-1].append(popped)
+
+print(piles)
+for k in piles:
+    print(k[-1])
diff --git a/05/05-b.py b/05/05-b.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e76bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/05/05-b.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#editing this file to fix the annoying commit message I wrote
+
+with open('input-main', 'r') as fp:
+    file = fp.readlines()
+
+pivot = file.index('\n')
+grid, instructions = [i.rstrip() for i in file[:pivot]], [i.rstrip() for i in file[pivot+1:]]
+
+columns = [1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,33]
+piles = [[], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], []]
+
+height = len(grid) - 1
+for y in range(2, height + 2):
+    for x in range(9):
+        if grid[-y][columns[x]] != ' ':
+            piles[x].append(grid[-y][columns[x]])
+print(piles)
+
+for inst in instructions:
+    _, num, _, from_pile, _, to_pile = [int(i) if i.isnumeric() else "" for i in inst.split(' ')]
+
+    popped, piles[from_pile-1] = piles[from_pile-1][-num:][::-1], piles[from_pile-1][:-num]
+    print(inst, 'popped', popped, f"({num})", 'from', from_pile)
+    while popped:
+        crate = popped.pop()
+        piles[to_pile-1].append(crate)
+
+print(piles)
+for k in piles:
+    print(k[-1])
diff --git a/06/06.py b/06/06.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c3d279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/06/06.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import sys
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    file = fp.read().strip()
+
+# part a
+msg_length = 4
+#  part b
+#msg_length = 14
+
+for i in range(len(file)):
+    chars = list(file[i:i+msg_length])
+    print(chars)
+    if len(set(chars)) == msg_length:
+        print(i+msg_length)
+        sys.exit()
diff --git a/07/07a.py b/07/07a.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b737270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/07/07a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+big_size = 0
+
+class Directory:
+    def __init__(self, parent = None):
+        self.files = {}
+        self.subdirs = {}
+        self.parent = parent
+    
+    def get_size(self):
+        global big_size
+        size = 0
+        for file in self.files:
+            #print(size, self.files, file)
+            file_size = self.files[file]
+            print("*", file, file_size)
+            size += file_size
+        for dir in self.subdirs:
+            #print(size, self.subdirs, dir)
+            subdir_size = self.subdirs[dir].get_size()
+            print("#", dir, subdir_size)
+            with open('subdirs', 'a+') as fp:
+                fp.write("# " + dir + " " + str(subdir_size) + '\n')
+            size += subdir_size
+            if subdir_size <= 100000:
+                big_size += subdir_size
+        return size
+    
+    def add_dir(self, name):
+        self.subdirs[name] = Directory(self)
+        return self.subdirs[name]
+    
+    def add_file(self, name, size):
+        self.files[name] = size
+
+    def dir_exists(self, name):
+        return name in self.subdirs
+    
+    def list_dirs(self):
+        print(self.subdirs)
+    
+    def get_dirs(self):
+        return self.subdirs
+
+    def list_files(self):
+        print(self.files)
+    
+    def get_files(self):
+        return self.files
+
+    def get_parent(self):
+        if self.parent == None: return self
+        return self.parent
+
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    history = fp.readlines()[::-1]
+
+cwd = Directory()
+root = cwd.get_parent()
+
+while history:
+    line = history.pop().strip()
+
+    if line.startswith('$'): # command
+        line = line[2:]
+        if line == 'ls':
+            files_to_add = []
+            while history and not history[-1].startswith('$'): files_to_add.append(history.pop().strip())
+            #print(files_to_add)
+            for file in files_to_add:
+                if file.startswith('dir'):
+                    cwd.add_dir(file.split(' ')[1])
+                else:
+                    size, name = file.split(' ')
+                    cwd.add_file(name, int(size))
+        elif line.startswith('cd'):
+            command, operand = line.split(' ')
+            #print(command, operand)
+            if operand == '/': cwd = root
+            elif operand == '..': cwd = cwd.get_parent()
+            elif cwd.dir_exists(operand): cwd = cwd.get_dirs()[operand]
+            else: cwd = cwd.add_dir(operand)
+        else: 
+            print('something is very wrong')
+
+print(root.get_size())
+print(big_size)
diff --git a/07/07b.py b/07/07b.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1096691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/07/07b.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# used      42143088
+# total     70000000
+# need      30000000
+# delta     27856912
+
+# delete    2143088
+
+# subdirs is a file created from 07-a.py
+
+with open('subdirs', 'r') as fp:
+    file = [i.strip() for i in fp.readlines()]
+
+subdirs = {}
+for dir in file:
+    _, name, size = dir.split(' ')
+    subdirs[name] = int(size)
+
+sorted_subdirs = sorted(subdirs.items(), key=lambda x: x[1])
+
+for subdir in sorted_subdirs:
+    print(subdir[0], subdir[1])
+    if subdir[1] > 2143088:
+        print("!!", subdir[0], subdir[1])
diff --git a/07/subdirs b/07/subdirs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66342b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/07/subdirs
@@ -0,0 +1,393 @@
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+# dhbrmn 652883
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+# ddbcvhqr 2195372
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+# mpmtj 254330
+# ljwrdb 304417
+# rlj 846508
+# svc 345941
+# pqvlqpdt 211827
+# hrzsfhct 351358
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+# hdlcnfm 198904
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+# vgqf 906981
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+# czjnvnn 181131
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+# lrgtg 257389
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+# jrzmrg 143992
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+# fnmhc 4007661
+# tbhwr 42758
+# vbtmfp 171021
+# brhvclj 388576
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+# sqtzndzg 450791
+# zrzrjm 1413797
+# zmchn 8854759
+# svc 14744011
+# jlsvjcdm 23681395
+# brhvclj 254250
+# fvqh 18471
+# tczvhsgn 241619
+# zbbq 82844
+# jptq 889763
+# nbjljt 214471
+# brhvclj 60019
+# ldrsbj 143346
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+# rpgm 205836
+# svc 205836
+# swsjjr 348149
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+# mzmqr 2980133
+# clnvqg 121970
+# ldcwjlm 709232
+# rtmg 1284419
+# ttntt 120262
+# wgwvd 346057
+# gltsgnf 466319
+# sgqvlr 364738
+# psltbtl 760701
+# tqnmwdl 1542529
+# clnvqg 34772236
+# dtqtvvrn 511536
+# csqfmjz 124616
+# nsq 361294
+# dvslq 495261
+# fbzss 153744
+# ttntt 109641
+# nfgnnt 758646
+# rwzmjgqz 12039
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+# qwvfpgl 327513
+# rtmj 79449
+# shg 27187
+# tcdmgwp 277338
+# dngldfww 102218
+# dzplphqw 263191
+# mvslzl 365409
+# nnlzrwgh 141976
+# svc 281339
+# wshf 25072
+# dhbrmn 652883
+# wvfdjv 104669
+# rcdwft 104669
+# wtmdzgvg 1099415
+# qdtls 1815835
+# brhvclj 340451
+# brhvclj 340451
+# clnvqg 772195
+# svc 202934
+# pqp 409771
+# tdvtcmwz 100584
+# qbms 456639
+# wshwhzw 116856
+# dfmgqmvm 775231
+# ttntt 901742
+# rlbnv 55214
+# wfcczs 55214
+# wshwhzw 34867
+# tfns 2267101
+# brhvclj 4647484
+# sgbwd 267083
+# ttntt 243283
+# bchstbpm 510366
+# dpnqrg 140379
+# gsvwsc 84951
+# rfcssr 13174
+# ttntt 162959
+# cpbh 13930
+# brhvclj 394189
+# drgcn 641306
+# ttntt 43248
+# svc 313759
+# mrv 1374480
+# vhjtgv 98550
+# zgtnfm 98550
+# wshwhzw 1681268
+# jshpz 2806903
+# bgbdbr 2806903
+# qqr 143274
+# brhvclj 67021
+# gsplfsvm 103196
+# zzhwq 103196
+# clnvqg 170217
+# qwwl 411742
+# brhvclj 820693
+# cjcpzv 173344
+# gcnc 1525047
+# clnvqg 1667013
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+# wshwhzw 80221
+# bpgmc 122736
+# brhvclj 74083
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+# ttntt 186640
+# brhvclj 442082
+# brhvclj 997867
+# flz 249582
+# ddrthl 333778
+# pmgzdp 94671
+# qgvzbclg 183904
+# nhjthr 383644
+# dptjfd 663986
+# hqncdcdh 218709
+# svc 1216473
+# ddbcvhqr 2195372
+# gsfzgvpz 266749
+# dlmhm 50087
+# mpmtj 254330
+# ljwrdb 304417
+# rlj 846508
+# svc 345941
+# pqvlqpdt 211827
+# hrzsfhct 351358
+# snhftjr 198904
+# hdlcnfm 198904
+# vjjgrt 725091
+# wshwhzw 1529878
+# brhvclj 123699
+# zhczqq 123699
+# bmgbjnbr 6761944
+# dvqszvl 172068
+# wshwhzw 57060
+# clnvqg 760847
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+# ttr 1262514
+# brhvclj 1434582
+# clnqz 333622
+# ttntt 224617
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+# ggrwpjjg 813709
+# nrd 205734
+# ffqg 205734
+# brhvclj 75177
+# svc 424171
+# vgqf 906981
+# ctlddnj 1665526
+# czjnvnn 181131
+# gpwpc 257389
+# lrgtg 257389
+# ttntt 40453
+# brhvclj 40453
+# hnqqrdf 40453
+# pfhrgj 41975
+# ttntt 535492
+# vzhpqb 889704
+# tthrf 1814138
+# ddwg 2042410
+# mjvm 4267863
+# svc 110021
+# bscqn 25049
+# ttntt 157797
+# njsnwmrc 534556
+# dmnmcgr 152719
+# ffqfqvjv 102537
+# svc 596114
+# pwrjt 698651
+# nnhcsb 1432335
+# wshwhzw 2655317
+# ddzjr 3030705
+# dhhwdbb 201253
+# ztlvdwq 489732
+# brhvclj 670892
+# ttntt 991086
+# clnvqg 371906
+# wshwhzw 51089
+# gwcsprqv 547929
+# gqhqmlhm 211887
+# mbfftpbj 60539
+# nvjj 272426
+# fvdch 124864
+# tqr 124864
+# clnvqg 397290
+# spffhcnz 865972
+# svc 143992
+# jrzmrg 143992
+# wshwhzw 374880
+# wshwhzw 2815322
+# fnmhc 4007661
+# tbhwr 42758
+# vbtmfp 171021
+# brhvclj 388576
+# jrww 110574
+# sqtzndzg 450791
+# zrzrjm 1413797
+# zmchn 8854759
+# svc 14744011
+# jlsvjcdm 23681395
+# brhvclj 254250
+# fvqh 18471
+# tczvhsgn 241619
+# zbbq 82844
+# jptq 889763
+# nbjljt 214471
+# brhvclj 60019
+# ldrsbj 143346
+# rszwnh 758491
+# sctfsvs 1029099
+# rpgm 205836
+# svc 205836
+# swsjjr 348149
+# tstct 204812
+# mzmqr 2980133
+# clnvqg 121970
+# ldcwjlm 709232
+# rtmg 1284419
+# ttntt 120262
+# wgwvd 346057
+# gltsgnf 466319
+# sgqvlr 364738
+# psltbtl 760701
+# tqnmwdl 1542529
+# clnvqg 34772236
+# dtqtvvrn 511536
+# csqfmjz 124616
+# nsq 361294
+# dvslq 495261
+# fbzss 153744
+# ttntt 109641
+# nfgnnt 758646
+# rwzmjgqz 12039
+# wshwhzw 57458
+# dlr 142748
+# nzq 242998
+# wtvtszw 536940
+# lcz 1489699
+# pcqjncwl 10646
+# qwvfpgl 327513
+# rtmj 79449
+# shg 27187
+# tcdmgwp 277338
diff --git a/08/08-a.py b/08/08-a.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7003f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/08/08-a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    grid = [i.strip() for i in fp.readlines()]
+
+visible = 0
+for y in range(len(grid)):
+    for x in range(len(grid[y])):
+
+        left, right, top, bottom = True, True, True, True
+
+        # check left, y remains same
+        for xr in range(0, x):
+            if xr == x and y == y:
+                continue
+            if grid[y][xr] >= grid[y][x]:
+                left = False
+
+        # check top, x remains same
+        for yr in range(0, y):
+            if yr == y and x == x:
+                continue
+            if grid[yr][x] >= grid[y][x]:
+                top = False
+
+        # check right, y remains same
+        for xr in range(x, len(grid[y])):
+            if xr == x and y == y:
+                continue
+            if grid[y][xr] >= grid[y][x]:
+                right = False
+
+        # check bottom, x remains same
+        for yr in range(y, len(grid)):
+            if yr == y and x == x:
+                continue
+            if grid[yr][x] >= grid[y][x]:
+                bottom = False
+
+        vis = left or right or top or bottom
+        if vis:
+            visible += 1
+
+        print(
+            f"({y+1},{x+1}) = {grid[y][x]} | {vis=} | {left=} {right=} {top=} {bottom=}")
+
+print(visible)
diff --git a/08/08-b.py b/08/08-b.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c2d89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/08/08-b.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+with open('input', 'r') as fp:
+    grid = [i.strip() for i in fp.readlines()]
+
+scenics = []
+
+visible = 0
+for y in range(len(grid)):
+    for x in range(len(grid[y])):
+
+        left, right, top, bottom = True, True, True, True
+        l_sc, r_sc, t_sc, b_sc = 0, 0, 0, 0
+
+        # check left, y remains same
+        for xr in range(0, x)[::-1]:
+            if xr == x and y == y:
+                continue
+            if grid[y][xr] >= grid[y][x]:
+                left = False
+                l_sc += 1
+                break
+            else:
+                l_sc += 1
+
+        # check top, x remains same
+        for yr in range(0, y)[::-1]:
+            if yr == y and x == x:
+                continue
+            if grid[yr][x] >= grid[y][x]:
+                top = False
+                t_sc += 1
+                break
+            else:
+                t_sc += 1
+
+        # check right, y remains same
+        for xr in range(x, len(grid[y])):
+            if xr == x and y == y:
+                continue
+            if grid[y][xr] >= grid[y][x]:
+                right = False
+                r_sc += 1
+                break
+            else:
+                r_sc += 1
+
+        # check bottom, x remains same
+        for yr in range(y, len(grid)):
+            if yr == y and x == x:
+                continue
+            if grid[yr][x] >= grid[y][x]:
+                bottom = False
+                b_sc += 1
+                break
+            else:
+                b_sc += 1
+
+        vis = left or right or top or bottom
+        if vis:
+            visible += 1
+        scenic = l_sc * r_sc * t_sc * b_sc
+        scenics.append(scenic)
+
+        print(
+            f"({y+1},{x+1}) = {grid[y][x]} | {vis=} | {scenic=} | {l_sc=} {r_sc=} {t_sc=} {b_sc=}")
+
+print(visible)
+print(max(scenics))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bfa69ad..0000000
--- a/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-![](https://img.shields.io/badge/day%20📅-25-blue)
-![](https://img.shields.io/badge/days%20completed-4-red)
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9e0e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# 2022