diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d5a9f07..ae4ba1e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,11 +1,42 @@
 #include <stdio.h> // for now
-#include "lexer.h"
+// #include "lexer.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+
+void tab(noom_uint_t amount) {
+	amount *= 2;
+	for (noom_uint_t i = 0; i < amount; i++) {
+		putchar(' ');
+	}
+}
+
+void print_node(noomP_Node* node, noom_uint_t depth) {
+	tab(depth);
+	printf("{\n");
+
+	tab(depth+1);
+	printf("type: %d\n", node->type);
+
+	tab(depth+1);
+	printf("location: %lld\n", node->source_offset);
+
+	tab(depth+1);
+	printf("subnodes:\n");
+
+	for (noom_uint_t i = 0; i < node->subnodec; i++) {
+		print_node(node->subnodes[i], depth + 1);
+	}
+
+	tab(depth);
+	printf("}\n");
+}
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	// uhh uhhh uhhhhh
-	const char* code = "local a = 5;";
+	const char* code = "local a = 5";
 	noom_uint_t pos = 0;
 
+	printf("LEX OUTPUT:\n");
+
 	noomL_Token token;
 	while (1) {
 		noomL_lex(code, pos, &token);
@@ -18,7 +49,16 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 		if (token.type == NOOML_TOKEN_EOF) break;
 	}
-	
+
+	// time for parser testing
+	printf("\nPARSE OUTPUT:\n");
+
+	noomP_Node *program;
+
+	int success = noomP_parse(code, "shitass", &program);
+	if (success != 0) return success;
+
+	print_node(program, 0);
 	
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index 2b17e9d..f72d150 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 int noomP_peek(noomP_Parser* parser, noomL_Token* token) {
 	while (1) {
 		int success = noomL_lex(parser->code, parser->lex_offset, token);
-		if (!success) return -1; // TODO: proper error propogation and stuff
-	
+		if (success != 0) return -1; // TODO: proper error propogation and stuff
+
 		if (token->type == NOOML_TOKEN_WHITESPACE) {
 			// peek changes state, but only if it's one of these useless tokens anyway.
 			parser->lex_offset += token->length;
@@ -54,7 +54,95 @@ int noomP_addSubnode(noomP_Node* node, noomP_Node* subnode) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+noomP_Node* noomP_parseExpression(noomP_Parser* parser) {
+	noomL_Token token;
+	noomP_peek(parser, &token);
+
+	if (token.type == NOOML_TOKEN_NUMBER) {
+		// uhh figure it out, future me!
+		noomP_skip(parser, &token);
+
+		noomP_Node* numNode = noomP_allocNode(parser);
+		if (numNode == 0) return 0;
+		
+		numNode->type = NOOMP_NODE_NUMBERLITERAL;
+		numNode->source_offset = token.offset;
+
+		return numNode;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 noomP_Node* noomP_parseStatement(noomP_Parser* parser) {
+	noomL_Token token;
+	noomP_peek(parser, &token);
+
+	if (token.type == NOOML_TOKEN_KEYWORD) {
+		if (noom_streql(parser->code + token.offset, token.length, "local", 5)) {
+			noomP_skip(parser, &token);
+
+			noomP_Node* localNode = noomP_allocNode(parser);
+			if (localNode == 0) return 0; // no memory :(
+
+			localNode->source_offset = token.offset;
+			localNode->type = NOOMP_NODE_LOCALDECLARATION;
+
+			while (1) {
+				noomP_peek(parser, &token);
+
+				if (token.type != NOOML_TOKEN_IDENTIFIER) return 0;
+				noomP_skip(parser, &token);
+
+				noomP_Node* varname = noomP_allocNode(parser);
+				if (varname == 0) return 0;
+				
+				varname->type = NOOMP_NODE_VARNAME;
+				varname->source_offset = token.offset;
+
+				noomP_addSubnode(localNode, varname);
+
+				noomP_peek(parser, &token);
+
+				if (token.type == NOOML_TOKEN_SYMBOL) {
+					if (noom_streql(parser->code + token.offset, token.length, "=", 1)) {
+						noomP_skip(parser, &token);
+						break;
+					} else if (noom_streql(parser->code + token.offset, token.length, ",", 1)) {
+						noomP_skip(parser, &token);
+					} else {
+						return 0; // unexpected token
+					}
+				} else {
+					return 0; // unexpected token
+				}
+			}
+
+			// equals has already been eaten by loop (thank you loop)
+
+			while (1) {
+				noomP_Node *expr = noomP_parseExpression(parser);
+				if (expr == 0) return 0;
+
+				noomP_addSubnode(localNode, expr);
+
+				noomP_peek(parser, &token);
+
+				if (token.type == NOOML_TOKEN_SYMBOL) {
+					if (noom_streql(parser->code + token.offset, token.length, ",", 1)) {
+						noomP_skip(parser, &token);
+					} else {
+						break;
+					}
+				} else {
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return localNode;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +152,9 @@ int noomP_parse(const char* code, const char* filename, noomP_Node** outpointer)
 
 	noomL_Token token;
 	noomP_Node* node = noomP_allocNode(&parser);
+	if (node == 0) return -1;
 
+	node->source_offset = parser.lex_offset;
 	node->type = NOOMP_NODE_PROGRAM;
 
 	while (1) {
@@ -77,8 +167,7 @@ int noomP_parse(const char* code, const char* filename, noomP_Node** outpointer)
 		noomP_addSubnode(node, child);
 	}
 
-	node->type = NOOMP_NODE_PROGRAM;
-	node->subnodec = 0;
+	*outpointer = node;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/parser.h b/src/parser.h
index 8bb75ed..f02887a 100644
--- a/src/parser.h
+++ b/src/parser.h
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 
 typedef enum noomP_NodeType {
 	NOOMP_NODE_PROGRAM,
+	NOOMP_NODE_VARNAME,
+	NOOMP_NODE_NUMBERLITERAL,
+	NOOMP_NODE_LOCALDECLARATION,
 } noomP_NodeType;
-
 typedef struct noomP_Node {
 	noomP_NodeType type;
+
+	noom_uint_t source_offset;
 	
 	noom_uint_t subnodec;
 	noom_uint_t subnode_cap;
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ void noomP_skip(noomP_Parser* parser, noomL_Token* token);
 noomP_Node* noomP_allocNode(noomP_Parser* parser);
 
 noomP_Node* noomP_parseStatement(noomP_Parser* parser);
+noomP_Node* noomP_parseExpression(noomP_Parser* parser);
+
 int noomP_parse(const char* code, const char* filename, noomP_Node** outpointer);
 
 int noomP_initParser(noomP_Parser* parser, const char* code, const char* filename);
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index 7f4f68c..2ed5b1b 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 typedef unsigned long long int noom_uint_t;
+typedef signed long long int noom_int_t;