diff --git a/src/Djot.hs b/src/Djot.hs
index 8bd100e..997c85c 100644
--- a/src/Djot.hs
+++ b/src/Djot.hs
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ where
 
 import Control.Applicative (many, optional, some, (<|>))
 import Data.Functor (void, (<$>))
+import Data.List (elemIndex)
 import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as NE
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import IR
 import Logger (Logger (logCallStack, logDebug, logError))
 import Text.Megaparsec (MonadParsec (lookAhead, notFollowedBy, parseError, try), ParseErrorBundle (ParseErrorBundle, bundleErrors), SourcePos (sourceColumn), anySingle, choice, errorOffset, getInput, getOffset, manyTill, parse, sepBy, setErrorOffset, someTill)
-import Text.Megaparsec.Char (char, newline, space, string, tab)
+import Text.Megaparsec.Char (char, lowerChar, newline, numberChar, space, string, tab, upperChar)
 import Utilities.Parsing
 
 (.>) :: (a -> b) -> (b -> c) -> a -> c
@@ -39,15 +40,16 @@ blockElement accumulated_attributes =
         *> (lookAhead (bullet *> taskMarker) *> taskListBlock accumulated_attributes)
         <|> listBlock accumulated_attributes,
       lookAhead codeFence
-        *> (lookAhead rawLang *> rawBlock accumulated_attributes)
+        *> (lookAhead (codeFence *> rawLang) *> rawBlock accumulated_attributes)
         <|> codeBlock accumulated_attributes,
       -- Why lookAhead when checking is fully equivalent to parsing
       try $ thematicBreak accumulated_attributes,
       lookAhead (string ":::") *> containerBlock accumulated_attributes,
-      lookAhead tableRow *> tableBlock accumulated_attributes,
-      lookAhead (char '[')
-        *> (lookAhead (char '^') *> footnoteDefinition accumulated_attributes)
-        <|> referenceDef accumulated_attributes,
+      -- try used due to table having a non-trivial structure at the start
+      try tableBlock accumulated_attributes,
+      -- using try due to ambiguity between these and normal text until we've already done some amount of parsing
+      try footnoteDefinition accumulated_attributes,
+      try referenceDef accumulated_attributes,
       lookAhead (char '{') *> blockAttribute accumulated_attributes,
       paragraph accumulated_attributes
     ]
@@ -61,13 +63,14 @@ header attrs = do
   startOffset <- getOffset
   raw <- manyTill anySingle $ lookAhead blockSeparator
   -- second pass for inline elements
-  case parse header' "" (fromText $ toText raw) of
+  case parse (header' level) "" (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
+    header' level = do
+      text <- inlineContent
+      pure $ Heading (H {level, text}) attrs
 
 blockQuote :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
 blockQuote attrs = do
@@ -91,12 +94,13 @@ blockQuote attrs = do
 
 listBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
 listBlock attrs = do
+  error "this is probably fundamentally wrong and needs to be redone to work"
   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
+  case parse listBlock' "" $ error "todo: figure 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"
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ listBlock attrs = do
 
 taskListBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
 taskListBlock attrs = do
+  error "this is also probably fundamentally wrong"
   startOffset <- getOffset
   bullet
   first_item <- task_item
@@ -116,14 +121,44 @@ taskListBlock attrs = do
   where
     task_item = error "todo"
 
+lowerAlphabet :: [Char]
+lowerAlphabet = ['a' .. 'z']
+
+upperAlphabet :: [Char]
+upperAlphabet = ['A' .. 'Z']
+
 -- consumes whitespace as well for convenience in element parser
 listMarker :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m ListType
-listMarker = choice [bullet, decimal, try letter, roman_numeral] <* space
+listMarker = choice [bullet, decimal, try lower_letter, try upper_letter, try lower_roman_numeral, try upper_roman_numeral] <* space
   where
-    decimal = error "todo"
-    letter = error "todo"
+    decimal = do
+      num <- choice $ map ($ some numberChar) [try . surroundParen, try . rightParen, point]
+      let start_number = Just $ read num
+      pure $ Ordered {start_number, style = Just "1"}
+    lower_letter :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m ListType
+    lower_letter = do
+      letter <- choice $ map ($ lowerChar) [try . surroundParen, try . rightParen, point]
+      let start_number = elemIndex letter lowerAlphabet
+      pure $ Ordered {start_number, style = Just "a"}
+    upper_letter :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m ListType
+    upper_letter = do
+      letter <- choice $ map ($ upperChar) [try . surroundParen, try . rightParen, point]
+      let start_number = elemIndex letter upperAlphabet
+      pure $ Ordered {start_number, style = Just "A"}
     roman_numeral = error "todo"
 
+    surroundParen :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m a -> Parser s m a
+    surroundParen parser = do
+      char '('
+      ret <- parser
+      char ')'
+      space
+      pure ret
+    rightParen :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m a -> Parser s m a
+    rightParen parser = parser <* char ')' <* space
+    point :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m a -> Parser s m a
+    point parser = parser <* char '.' <* space
+
 bullet :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m ListType
 bullet = error "todo"
 
@@ -225,14 +260,16 @@ containerBlock' n attrs = do
 tableBlock :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
 tableBlock attrs = do
   prefix <- tablePrefix
-  rem_rows <- manyTill tableRow blockSeparator
+  rem_rows <- manyTill tableRow $ lookAhead blockSeparator
   case prefix of
     Just (header, separator) -> pure $ Table (T {tableCaption = Nothing, tableHead = Just header, tableBody = rem_rows, columnAlignments = Just separator}) attrs
     Nothing -> pure $ Table (T {tableCaption = Nothing, columnAlignments = Nothing, tableHead = Nothing, tableBody = rem_rows}) attrs
   where
-    tablePrefix = error "todo" :: Parser s m (Maybe (TableRow, [Alignment]))
     tableSeparatorRow = error "todo" :: Parser s m [Alignment]
 
+tablePrefix :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m (Maybe (TableRow, [Alignment]))
+tablePrefix = error "todo"
+
 tableRow :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m TableRow
 tableRow = do
   char '|'
@@ -255,4 +292,22 @@ footnoteDefinition attrs = do
     footnoteElement = tab *> footnoteElement'
 
 paragraph :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Attrs -> Parser s m Element
-paragraph = error "todo"
+paragraph attrs = do
+  content <- inlineContent
+  pure $ Paragraph (P content) attrs
+
+data OpenInline = SquareBracket | CurlyBracket | Paren | Underscore | Asterisk | Backtick Int | Insert | Delete | Highlight | Superscript | Subscript | AngleBracket deriving (Show)
+
+closingInline :: (Logger m, Characters s) => [OpenInline] -> Parser s m OpenInline
+closingInline = error "todo"
+
+inlineContent :: (Logger m, Characters s) => Parser s m [InlineText]
+inlineContent = inlineContent' []
+
+inlineContent' :: (Logger m, Characters s) => [OpenInline] -> Parser s m [InlineText]
+inlineContent' opened = someTill (inlineElement opened) $ lookAhead blockSeparator
+
+inlineElement :: (Logger m, Characters s) => [OpenInline] -> Parser s m InlineText
+inlineElement opened =
+  choice
+    [lookAhead (string "![") *> image, lookAhead]