diff --git a/day_5/src/main.rs b/day_5/src/main.rs
index 0ca3554..1724b9b 100644
--- a/day_5/src/main.rs
+++ b/day_5/src/main.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,63 @@
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 fn main() {
     //fuck my life this one is a parsing one fuck me
+    //let mut count:u32 = 0; //contains the amount of columns
+    let mut stack_lines: Vec<String> = Vec::new(); //contains rows of stack data that needs to be parsed
+    let mut instruction_lines: Vec<String> = Vec::new(); //contains rows of instruction data that needs to be parsed
+    let mut column_numbers: Vec<usize> = Vec::new(); //contains the usize position for each number on the stack. this helps find the characters maybe?
+    let possible_numbers: Vec<&str> = vec!["1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9"];
     let current_path:PathBuf = std::env::current_dir().unwrap();
     let res:PathBuf = rfd::FileDialog::new().set_directory(&current_path).pick_file().unwrap();
     let list:File = File::open(res.as_path()).unwrap();
     let reader:BufReader<File> = BufReader::new(list);
+
     for buffer in reader.lines() {
         if let Ok(line) = buffer {
+            if column_numbers.len() < 2 {
+                let splitted:Vec<&str> = line.split("").collect();
+                if splitted.contains(&"1") {
+                    let nums:Vec<&str> = line.split(" ").collect();
+                    for num in nums {
+                        if possible_numbers.contains(&num) {
+                            let number = line.find(num).expect("where it go?");
+                            column_numbers.push(number);
+                        }
 
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+                stack_lines.push(line.clone());
+            }
+            instruction_lines.push(line.clone());
         }
     }
+    println!("there should be {} columns", column_numbers.len());
+    let height = stack_lines.len();
+    let width = column_numbers.len();
+    let mut stacks: Vec<Vec<String>> = Vec::with_capacity(width * height);
+    //time to parse the stacks
+    let mut line_counter = 0;
+    for line in stack_lines {
+        let mut col_counter = 0;
+        for col in &column_numbers {
+            let possible_item:String = line.chars().nth(col.clone()).unwrap().to_string();
+            if possible_item != String::from("") {
+                stacks[col_counter][line_counter] = possible_item.clone();
+            }
+            else {
+                stacks[col_counter][line_counter] = String::from("0"); //zero if is blank
+                println!("huh??? {}", possible_item)
+            }
+            col_counter += 1;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+
 
 }