diff --git a/2022/python/day12.py b/2022/python/day12.py
index 2cbd557..f60eab0 100644
--- a/2022/python/day12.py
+++ b/2022/python/day12.py
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ criteria = lambda _cur, _neighbor: _neighbor - _cur <= 1
 
 
 def build_graph(mx):
+    """
+    This is the meat of the solution,
+    getting the valid neighbors - and then weighing those neighbors as pathable
+    - loop through each row/col and then find who that cell can navigate to, ULDR
+    - if it can navigate, add an edge
+    """
     graph = Graph()
     for y, row in enumerate(mx):
         for x, _ in enumerate(row):
@@ -19,39 +25,50 @@ def build_graph(mx):
 def part1(mx):
     start = matrix.find_in_matrix(mx, "S")
     end = matrix.find_in_matrix(mx, "E")
+    # Now that we got the start/end, fix those to 'a' and 'z' like the instructions said
     mx[start[0]][start[1]] = "a"
     mx[end[0]][end[1]] = "z"
+    # Turn the a-z into numbers 0-25
     matrix.apply_to_all(mx, lambda x: ord(x) - ord("a"))
 
     graph = build_graph(mx)
     path = find_path(graph, start, end)
-    print(len(path.nodes))
+    print(len(path.nodes) -1)
 
 
 def part2(mx):
     end = matrix.find_in_matrix(mx, "E")
+    # don't NEED this, because we go from all 'a', but need to replace it still
     s = matrix.find_in_matrix(mx, "S")
+    # Now that we got the start/end, fix those to 'a' and 'z' like the instructions said
     mx[s[0]][s[1]] = "a"
     mx[end[0]][end[1]] = "z"
-
     starts = matrix.find_in_matrix(mx, "a", one=False)
+
+    # Turn the a-z into numbers 0-25
     matrix.apply_to_all(mx, lambda x: ord(x) - ord("a"))
     graph = build_graph(mx)
 
-    n_counts = []
+    paths = []
+    # Find the yx of all 'a'
     for start in starts:
         try:
             path = find_path(graph, start, end)
-            n_counts.append(len(path.nodes) - 1)
+            paths.append(path)
         except algorithm.NoPathError:
+            #print('x', end='')
+            # This 'a' is in a puddle of 'c's, so it's not pathable
             pass
-    print(n_counts)
-    print(min(n_counts))
+    shortest = min(paths, key= lambda x: x.total_cost)
+    matrix.apply_to_all(mx, lambda x: chr(x+ord('a')))
+    matrix.highlight(mx, red=shortest.nodes)
+    print(shortest.total_cost)
 
 
 def main():
     mx = matrix.load_matrix_file(shared.get_fname(12), matrix.split_word_to_chr_list)
-    # part1(mx)
+    part1(mx)
+    mx = matrix.load_matrix_file(shared.get_fname(12), matrix.split_word_to_chr_list)
     part2(mx)
 
 
diff --git a/2022/python/matrix.py b/2022/python/matrix.py
index a67efa2..dc6c9ad 100644
--- a/2022/python/matrix.py
+++ b/2022/python/matrix.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def pmx(*matrices, pad=True, space=True):
                 print("".join([f(x) for x in c]))
 
 
-def ppmx(*matrices, pad=True, space=True):
+def ppmx(*matrices, pad=True, space=True, zero='.'):
     """
     print a matrix of anything, Falsy values turns to `.` for clarity
     """
@@ -245,19 +245,19 @@ def ppmx(*matrices, pad=True, space=True):
         for row in matrices:
             r = []
             for col in row:
-                r.append("".join([f"{x or '.'}".rjust(3) for x in col]))
+                r.append("".join([f"{x or zero}".rjust(3) for x in col]))
             print(" ".join(r))
     else:
         for row in matrices:
             for c in row:
                 if pad:
-                    f = lambda x: f"{x or '.'}".rjust(2)
+                    f = lambda x: f"{x or zero}".rjust(2)
                     if space:
-                        f = lambda x: f"{x or '.'}".rjust(3)
+                        f = lambda x: f"{x or zero}".rjust(3)
                 else:
-                    f = lambda x: f"{x or '.'}"
+                    f = lambda x: f"{x or zero}"
                     if space:
-                        f = lambda x: f"{x or '.'} "
+                        f = lambda x: f"{x or zero} "
                 print("".join([f(x) for x in c]))
 
 
@@ -278,4 +278,4 @@ def highlight(matrix, red=[], green=[], blue=[]):
     for (y, x) in blue:
         new = f"{colors.BLUE}{mx[y][x]}{colors.ENDC}"
         mx[y][x] = new
-    ppmx(mx, pad=False, space=False)
+    ppmx(mx, pad=False, space=True, zero='0')