diff --git a/src/Djot.hs b/src/Djot.hs
index bfd4218..5c2d5ef 100644
--- a/src/Djot.hs
+++ b/src/Djot.hs
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ module Djot
 where
 
 import Control.Applicative (many, some, (<|>))
-import Control.Monad.Trans.Accum (accum)
-import Data.Functor (void, (<$>), (<&>))
+import Data.Functor (void, (<$>))
+import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as NE
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import IR
-import Logger (Logger (logCallStack, logDebug))
-import Text.Megaparsec (MonadParsec (lookAhead, notFollowedBy, try), anySingle, choice, manyTill, sepBy)
+import Logger (Logger (logCallStack, logDebug, logError))
+import Text.Megaparsec (MonadParsec (lookAhead, notFollowedBy, parseError, try), ParseErrorBundle (ParseErrorBundle, bundleErrors), anySingle, choice, errorOffset, getInput, getOffset, manyTill, parse, sepBy, setErrorOffset)
 import Text.Megaparsec.Char (char, newline, space, string)
 import Utilities.Parsing
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ blockElement accumulated_attributes =
     [ lookAhead (char '#') *> header accumulated_attributes,
       lookAhead (char '>') *> blockQuote accumulated_attributes,
       lookAhead listMarker
-        *> (lookAhead taskMarker *> taskListBlock accumulated_attributes)
+        *> (lookAhead (bullet *> taskMarker) *> taskListBlock accumulated_attributes)
         <|> listBlock accumulated_attributes,
       lookAhead codeFence
         *> (lookAhead rawLang *> rawBlock accumulated_attributes)
@@ -53,49 +53,152 @@ blockElement accumulated_attributes =
     ]
   where
     rawLang = space *> char '=' *> some (notFollowedBy newline *> anySingle)
-    taskMarker = void $ char '[' *> choice (map char " xX") *> char ']'
 
 header :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-header = error "todo"
+header attrs = do
+  level <- length <$> some (char '#')
+  space
+  startOffset <- getOffset
+  raw <- manyTill anySingle $ lookAhead blockSeparator
+  -- second pass for inline elements
+  case parse header' "" (fromText $ toText raw) of
+    Right ret -> pure ret
+    Left (ParseErrorBundle errs _) ->
+      let remap err = setErrorOffset (errorOffset err + startOffset) err in parseError $ remap $ NE.head errs
+  where
+    header' = do
+      pure $ Heading (error "todo") attrs
 
 blockQuote :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-blockQuote = error "todo"
+blockQuote attrs = do
+  startOffset <- getOffset
+  first_line <- bq_line
+  lines <- manyTill (newline *> bq_line) $ lookAhead blockSeparator
+  let lines' = map toText $ first_line : lines
+  case parse blockQuote' "" (fromText $ T.intercalate "\n" lines') of
+    Right ret -> pure ret
+    Left (ParseErrorBundle errs _) -> do
+      logError "Error in blockQuote offset may be off"
+      let remap err = setErrorOffset (errorOffset err + startOffset) err
+      parseError $ remap $ NE.head errs
+  where
+    blockQuote' = do
+      pure $ BlockQuote (error "todo") attrs
+    bq_line = do
+      char '>'
+      space
+      manyTill anySingle $ lookAhead newline
 
 listBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-listBlock = error "todo"
+listBlock attrs = do
+  startOffset <- getOffset
+  list_type <- listMarker
+  first_item <- list_item_content
+  rem_items <- manyTill (listMarker *> list_item_content) $ lookAhead blockSeparator
+  let items = first_item : rem_items
+  case parse listBlock' "" $ error "todo: fiture out how to take our list of items and put them toegether for easy parsing" of
+    Right ret -> pure ret
+    Left (ParseErrorBundle errs _) -> do
+      logError "Error in blockQuote offset may be off"
+      let remap err = setErrorOffset (errorOffset err + startOffset) err
+      parseError $ remap $ NE.head errs
+  where
+    list_item_content = error "todo"
+    listBlock' = error "todo"
 
+taskListBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
+taskListBlock attrs = do
+  startOffset <- getOffset
+  bullet
+  first_item <- task_item
+  rem_items <- manyTill (listMarker *> task_item) $ lookAhead blockSeparator
+  pure $ TaskList (TL {items = first_item : rem_items}) attrs
+  where
+    task_item = error "todo"
+
+-- consumes whitespace as well for convenience in element parser
 listMarker :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m ListType
-listMarker = error "todo"
+listMarker = choice [bullet, decimal, try letter, roman_numeral] <* space
+  where
+    decimal = error "todo"
+    letter = error "todo"
+    roman_numeral = error "todo"
+
+bullet :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m ListType
+bullet = error "todo"
+
+taskMarker :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m Char
+taskMarker = char '[' *> choice (map char " xX") <* char ']' <* space
 
 codeFence :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m ()
 codeFence = void $ string "```"
 
 codeBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-codeBlock = error "todo"
-
-paragraph :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-paragraph = error "todo"
+codeBlock attrs = do
+  codeFence
+  space
+  language' <- manyTill anySingle newline
+  let language =
+        if null language'
+          then
+            Nothing
+          else
+            Just $ toText language'
+  code <- toText <$> manyTill anySingle codeFence
+  pure $ Code $ C {language, code}
 
 blockAttribute :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-blockAttribute attrs = (blockAttribute' <&> (attrs <>) >>= blockElement) <|> error "eof handle"
+blockAttribute attrs = do
+  current <- blockAttribute'
+  let attrs' = attrs <> current
+  blockElement attrs' <|> error "eof handle"
 
 blockAttribute' :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m Attrs
-blockAttribute' = error "todo"
+blockAttribute' = do
+  startOffset <- getOffset
+  input <- fromText . toText <$> getInput
+  char '{'
+  contents <- manyTill anySingle $ char '}'
+  case parse blockAttribute'' input $ fromText $ toText contents of
+    Right ret -> pure ret
+    Left (ParseErrorBundle errs _) ->
+      let remap err = setErrorOffset (errorOffset err + startOffset) err in parseError $ remap $ NE.head errs
+  where
+    blockAttribute'' = error "todo"
 
 blockSeparator :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m ()
 blockSeparator = void $ newline *> newline
 
-taskListBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-taskListBlock = error "todo"
-
 referenceDef :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-referenceDef = error "todo"
+referenceDef attrs = do
+  char '['
+  label <- toText <$> manyTill anySingle (char ']')
+  char ':'
+  link <- toText <$> manyTill anySingle (lookAhead blockSeparator)
+  pure $ ReferenceDefinition $ RD {label, link}
 
 rawBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
 rawBlock = error "todo"
 
 thematicBreak :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-thematicBreak = error "todo"
+thematicBreak attrs = do
+  -- even if there's a more concise way to write this
+  -- that way would probably be less readable
+  -- \s*[*\-]\s*[*\-]\s*[*\-]\s*([*\-]\s*)*
+  -- is more comprehensible than
+  -- (\s*[*\-]){3}\s*([*\-]\s*)*
+  -- and only mildlylonger
+  space
+  part
+  space
+  part
+  space
+  part
+  space
+  many (part *> space)
+  pure $ HorizontalRule attrs
+  where
+    part = choice $ map char "*-"
 
 containerBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
 containerBlock = error "todo"
@@ -108,3 +211,6 @@ tableRow = error "todo"
 
 footnoteDefinition :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
 footnoteDefinition = error "todo"
+
+paragraph :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
+paragraph = error "todo"
diff --git a/src/IR.hs b/src/IR.hs
index 38fd25d..02ae20e 100644
--- a/src/IR.hs
+++ b/src/IR.hs
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ newtype Document = Doc [Element]
 data Element
   = Heading Heading Attrs
   | Code Code
-  | BlockQuote BlockQuote
+  | BlockQuote BlockQuote Attrs
   | List List Attrs
   | -- Markdown only, DJOT will produce a RawBlock with an html type
     HTML HTML
   | Paragraph Paragraph Attrs
   | -- to avoid breaking generation when swapping InlineText to Element in Markdown parser
     Transparent [InlineText]
-  | HorizontalRule
+  | HorizontalRule Attrs
   | Table Table Attrs
   | -- Djot :::
     Container [Element] Attrs
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ data RawBlock = RB
   }
   deriving (Show)
 
--- TODO
 data RefDef = RD
-  {
+  { label :: Text,
+    link :: Text
   }
   deriving (Show)
 
diff --git a/src/Markdown.hs b/src/Markdown.hs
index b9bca46..bd8a50f 100644
--- a/src/Markdown.hs
+++ b/src/Markdown.hs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fencedCodeBlock = between (string "```") (string "```") $ do
 blockquoteBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m Element
 blockquoteBlock = do
   content <- Q . concat <$> some blockquoteLine
-  pure $ BlockQuote content
+  pure $ BlockQuote content mempty
   where
     blockquoteLine = do
       char '>'