diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49fb4bc..b29429f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
 this repository contains a variety of tools for managing archives. from scanning, to indexing, to converting to a public-facing output, this repository contains my tools for doing these tasks.
 
 ## why?
-i scan in all of my paper school- and coursework so i can refer to it in from the past.
+i scan in all of my paper school- and coursework so i can refer to it in the future from the past.
+
+## todo
+[ ] propogate pairs down inheritance trees
diff --git a/record.py b/record.py
index 227b182..48d863f 100644
--- a/record.py
+++ b/record.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ class RecordCollection():
 
     def write(self, file):
         with filewrapper(file, "w") as fd:
-
             lines = []
             for i in self.objects:
                 if self.objects[i].children: