diff --git a/2019/03/input.txt b/2019/03/input.txt
index 3207492..979acc3 100644
--- a/2019/03/input.txt
+++ b/2019/03/input.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-R75,D30,R83,U83,L12,D49,R71,U7,L72
-U62,R66,U55,R34,D71,R55,D58,R83
\ No newline at end of file
+R1003,U476,L876,U147,R127,D10,R857,U199,R986,U311,R536,D930,R276,U589,L515,D163,L660,U69,R181,D596,L37,D359,R69,D50,L876,D867,L958,U201,R91,D127,R385,U646,L779,D309,L577,U535,R665,D669,L640,D50,L841,D32,R278,U302,L529,U679,R225,U697,R94,D205,L749,U110,L132,U664,R122,U476,R596,U399,R145,U995,R821,U80,L853,U461,L775,U57,R726,U299,L706,U500,R520,U608,L349,D636,L352,U617,R790,U947,L377,D995,R37,U445,L706,D133,R519,D194,L473,U330,L788,D599,L466,D100,L23,D68,R412,U566,R43,U333,L159,D18,L671,U135,R682,D222,R651,U138,R904,U546,R871,U264,R133,U19,R413,D235,R830,D376,R530,U18,L476,D120,L190,D252,R105,D874,L544,D705,R351,U527,L30,U283,L971,U199,L736,U36,R868,D297,L581,D888,L786,D865,R732,U394,L786,U838,L648,U434,L962,D862,R897,U116,L661,D848,L829,U930,L171,U959,R416,D855,L13,U941,R122,D678,R909,U536,R206,U39,L222,D501,L133,U360,R703,D928,R603,U793,L601,D935,R482,U444,L23,U331,L427,D349,L949,U147,L253,U757,R242,D307,R182,D371,L174,U518,L447,D851,R661,U432,R334,D240,R937,U625,L49,D105,R727,U504,L520,D126,R331,U176,L81,D168,L158,U774,L314,U623,R39,U743,R162,D646,R583,U523,R899,D419,L635,U958,R426,U482,L513,D624,L37,U669,L611,U167,L904,U163,L831,U222,L320,U561,R126,D7,L330,D313,R698,D473,R163,U527,R161,U823,L409,D734,L507,U277,L821,D341,R587,U902,R857,U386,R858,D522,R780,D754,L973,U1,R806,D439,R141,D621,R983,D546,R899,U566,L443,D147,R558,D820,R181,U351,R625,U60,R521,U225,R757,U673,L267,D624,L306,U531,L202,U854,L138,D725,R364,D813,L787,U183,R98,D899,R945,D363,L797
+L993,D9,L41,D892,L493,D174,R20,D927,R263,D65,R476,D884,R60,D313,R175,U4,L957,U514,R821,U330,L973,U876,L856,D15,L988,U443,R205,D662,R753,U74,R270,D232,R56,D409,R2,U257,R198,U644,L435,U16,L914,D584,L909,D222,R919,U649,R77,U213,R949,D272,R893,U717,L939,U310,R637,D912,L347,D755,L895,D305,R460,D214,L826,D847,R680,U821,L688,U472,R721,U2,L755,D84,L716,U466,L833,U12,L410,D453,L462,D782,R59,U491,L235,D827,L924,U964,R443,D544,L904,D383,R259,D12,L538,D194,R945,U356,L85,D362,R672,D741,L556,U696,L994,U576,L201,D912,L282,D328,R322,D277,L269,U799,R150,U584,L479,U69,R313,U628,R114,D870,R660,D929,R964,U412,L790,U948,R949,D955,L555,U478,R967,D850,R569,D705,R30,U434,L948,U711,L507,D729,L256,U740,L60,D127,L95,U93,R260,D74,L267,D637,L658,U831,R882,D798,L173,U835,R960,D583,R411,U967,L515,U302,L456,D322,R963,U788,L516,U845,L131,U741,L246,D215,R233,U621,R420,D679,L8,D962,R514,U51,L891,U705,L699,U909,R408,D664,R324,U846,R503,U769,R32,D495,R154,U403,R145,U581,L708,D315,R556,U582,R363,U495,L722,U210,R718,U927,R994,D136,R744,U107,R316,D222,R796,U755,L69,D877,R661,D378,L215,D105,R333,D780,R335,D691,L263,U603,L582,U95,L140,D651,R414,D420,L497,U106,L470,D826,R706,D166,R500,D258,L225,U310,L866,U720,R247,D500,L340,U726,R296,U16,R227,U839,R537,U125,R700,U372,L310,D444,R214,D121,R151,U351,L767,D815,R537,U392,L595,U178,L961,D366,L216,U392,R645,U195,R231,D734,L441,D680,L226,D212,L142,U131,L427,D159,L538,D270,R553,D841,R115,U346,R673,D421,L403,D320,L296,U831,L655,U690,L105,U474,L687
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/2019/03/part1.js b/2019/03/part1.js
index 3ccc4cf..93578df 100644
--- a/2019/03/part1.js
+++ b/2019/03/part1.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
-const text = fs.readFileSync("./2019/03/input.txt", "utf-8");
+const text = fs.readFileSync("./input.txt", "utf-8");
 
 let lineIns = text.split('\n').map(line => line.split(','))
 let linePoints = [];
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ for (let i = 0; i < linePoints[0].length-1; i++) {
 	segment0.sort((a, b) => a[(axis0+1)%2] - b[(axis0+1)%2]);
 	for (let j = 0; j < linePoints[1].length-1; j++) {
 		let axis1 = linePoints[1][j].axis;
-		if (axis0 == axis1) continue;
 		let segment1 = linePoints[1].slice(j, j+2);
 		segment1.sort((a, b) => a[(axis1+1)%2] - b[(axis1+1)%2]);
 		if (segment0[0][axis0] >= segment1[0][axis0] && segment0[1][axis0] <= segment1[1][axis0] &&
diff --git a/2019/03/part2.js b/2019/03/part2.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8df1c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2019/03/part2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// NOT WORKING: I gave up on this approach. too much to think about
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const text = fs.readFileSync("./2019/03/input.txt", "utf-8");
+// `R75,D30,R83,U83,L12,D49,R71,U7,L72
+// U62,R66,U55,R34,D71,R55,D58,R83`;
+
+let lineIns = text.split('\n').map(line => line.split(','))
+let linePoints = [];
+
+for (let line = 0; line < 2; line++){
+	let points = [[0,0]];
+	for (let i = 0; i < lineIns[line].length; i++){
+		let segment = lineIns[line][i];
+		let dist = parseInt(segment.slice(1));
+		let axis = ((segment[0] == "R") || (segment[0] == "L")) ? 0 : 1;
+		let dir = ((segment[0] == "R") || (segment[0] == "U")) ? 1 : -1;
+		let coord = points[i].slice();
+		coord[axis] += dir * dist;
+		coord.axis = axis;
+		points.push(coord);
+	}
+	linePoints.push(points);
+}
+let line0Dist = 0;
+let line1Dist = 0;
+for (let i = 0; i < linePoints[0].length-1; i++) {
+	let segment0 = linePoints[0].slice(i, i+2);
+	let axis0 = linePoints[0][i].axis;
+	segment0.sort((a, b) => a[(axis0+1)%2] - b[(axis0+1)%2]);
+	for (let j = 0; j < linePoints[1].length-1; j++) {
+		let segment1 = linePoints[1].slice(j, j+2);
+		let axis1 = linePoints[1][j].axis;
+		segment1.sort((a, b) => a[(axis1+1)%2] - b[(axis1+1)%2]);
+		if (segment0[0][axis0] >= segment1[0][axis0] && segment0[1][axis0] <= segment1[1][axis0] &&
+			segment1[0][axis1] >= segment0[0][axis1] && segment1[1][axis1] <= segment0[1][axis1]) {
+			let segment0dist = Math.abs(linePoints[0][i][axis1] - segment1[0][axis1]);
+			let segment1dist = Math.abs(linePoints[1][j][axis0] - segment0[0][axis0]);
+			console.log(line0Dist+line1Dist+segment0dist+segment1dist);
+		}
+		line1Dist += Math.abs(segment1[1][1] - segment1[0][1]) + segment1[1][0] - segment1[0][0];
+	}
+	line1Dist = 0;
+	line0Dist += Math.abs(segment0[1][1] - segment0[0][1]) + segment0[1][0] - segment0[0][0];
+}
diff --git a/2019/03/part2.py b/2019/03/part2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05d169a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2019/03/part2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+with open('input.txt', 'r') as f:
+	data = f.read().split('\n')
+
+# i wish i thought of this from the start
+grid = {}
+crossings = []
+lineNo = 0
+for line in data:
+	steps = 0
+	pos = [0, 0]
+	line = line.split(',')
+	for segment in line:
+		dirChar = segment[0]
+		dirV = [0, 1] if dirChar == "U" else [0, -1] if dirChar == "D" else [1, 0] if dirChar == "R" else [-1, 0]
+		for i in range(1, int(segment[1:])+1):
+			pos[0] += dirV[0]
+			pos[1] += dirV[1]
+			steps += 1
+			if lineNo == 0:
+				grid[str(pos)] = steps
+				continue
+			try:
+				crossings.append(grid[str(pos)] + steps)
+				print(pos, grid[str(pos)], steps)
+			except:
+				continue
+	lineNo += 1
+
+print(min(crossings))
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diff --git a/2019/README.md b/2019/README.md
index 4ae406f..6676713 100644
--- a/2019/README.md
+++ b/2019/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 1	|	[:star: :star:](https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/1 "see puzzle")
 --: | :--
 2	|	[:star: :star:](https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/2 "see puzzle")
-3	|	[:star:](https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/3 "see puzzle")
+3	|	[:star: :star:](https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/3 "see puzzle")
 4	|	[:star: :star:](https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/4 "see puzzle")
 5	|	[:star: :star:](https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/5 "see puzzle")
 
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@
 2	|	:star: :star:
 3	|	:star:
 4	|	:star: :star:
-5	|	:star: :star:
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+5	|	:star: :star:
+
+### Python 3
+
+3	|	:star:
+--: | :--
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