diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 26441fe..92e1c32 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-files",
  "actix-identity",
+ "actix-session",
  "actix-web",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "dotenv",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cd1c0f5..d9be519 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 actix-files = "0.6.6"
 actix-identity = "0.8.0"
+actix-session = {version = "0.10.1", features = ["cookie-session"]}
 actix-web = "4.9.0"
 base64 = "0.22.1"
 dotenv = "0.15.0"
@@ -17,3 +18,5 @@ serde = {version = "1.0.210", features = ["derive"]}
 serde_json = "1.0.128"
 tera = "1.20.0"
 toml = "0.8.19"
+
+#[non_exhaustive]
diff --git a/posts/newstuff/post.md b/posts/newstuff/post.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e58289d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posts/newstuff/post.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+## hey...
+
+I had like school stuff so I couldn't really work on the website sowwy 
+
+but I did some backend code for a login page so that's exciting and stuff
+
+thak you
+
+and also I made some music but I'll show that off in a later post when I figure out an efficient way toinclude something like webamp in posts
+
+thats alll bah bie :3
diff --git a/posts/newstuff/post_frontmatter.toml b/posts/newstuff/post_frontmatter.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53ca3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posts/newstuff/post_frontmatter.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+title = 'BACK FROM THE DEAD YEAHH'
+file_name = 'newstuff'
+description = 'NO UPDATES FOR 3 DAYS??? UNSATISFACTORY'
+tags = ["Rant"]
+posted = '2024. oct. 08.'
+estimated_reading_time = 1
+author = 'IMK' # feel free to swap with your own name
+order = 1
+pinned = false
diff --git a/src/handlers/mod.rs b/src/handlers/mod.rs
index f8727aa..0e962c8 100644
--- a/src/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 mod home_handler;
 mod post_handler;
+mod user_handler;
 
 
 pub use home_handler::index;
 pub use post_handler::post;
-
+pub use user_handler::login;
diff --git a/src/handlers/user_handler.rs b/src/handlers/user_handler.rs
index c4bf859..595043e 100644
--- a/src/handlers/user_handler.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/user_handler.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use std::{fs, io::Error};
-use actix_web::{get, web, HttpResponse, Responder, HttpMessage};
+use actix_web::{get, web, HttpResponse, HttpMessage, Responder, HttpRequest, http::StatusCode};
 use actix_identity::{Identity, IdentityMiddleware};
-use actix_session::{config::PresistentSession, storage::CookieSessionStore, SessionMiddleware};
 
-async fn login(req: HttpRequest) -> impl Responder{
-    Identity::login(&req.extension(),"user1".to_owned()).unwrap();
+pub async fn login(req: HttpRequest) -> impl Responder{
+    Identity::login(&req.extensions(),"user1".to_owned()).unwrap();
 
     web::Redirect::to("/").using_status_code(StatusCode::FOUND)
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 592b585..9e1e32b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use dotenv::dotenv;
 use actix_files::Files;
 use std::net::TcpListener;
 use actix_identity::{Identity, IdentityMiddleware};
-use actix_session::{config::PresistentSession, storage::CookieSessionStore, SessionMiddleware}
+use actix_session::{config::PersistentSession, storage::CookieSessionStore, SessionMiddleware};
 use actix_web::{dev::Server, web, http::StatusCode, HttpRequest, App, HttpResponse, HttpServer, middleware, cookie::{time::Duration, Key}};
 use tera::Tera;
 use base64::prelude::*;
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ pub fn start_blog(listener: TcpListener) -> Result<Server, std::io::Error>{
             .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
             .wrap(IdentityMiddleware::default())
             .wrap(
-                SessionMiddleware::builder(CookieSessionStore::default(), secret_key.clone)
+                SessionMiddleware::builder(CookieSessionStore::default(), secret_key.clone())
                 .cookie_name("auth".to_owned())
                 .cookie_secure(false)
-                .session_lifecycle(PresistentSession::default().session_ttl(SES_TIME))
+                .session_lifecycle(PersistentSession::default().session_ttl(SES_TIME))
                 .build()
                 )
             .service(Files::new("/static","static/").use_last_modified(true))
             .route("/health", web::get().to(HttpResponse::Ok))
-            .route("/login", web::post().to(login))
+            .route("/login", web::post().to(handlers::login))
         .service(handlers::index)
         .service(handlers::post)
     })