Hi Nick,
thanks for your reply! im using the blink example, but just replaced pin 13 with pin 1. there are no errors, because i pop the chip back into the arduino when I program, then pop it back into the breadboard after its done.
I'm not sure what the difference is between pull up and pull down.. but I'm following this schematic attached. Also, regarding the caps, it says 22
on it. But I previously had NPO22J on them but those didnt work either.. Am I using the wrong parts? 
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