Oh, I did look at the datasheet so i knew which pins were on which port but ive used these chips before and only ever had a problem with 1 pin. I only need 1 pin eventually for a serial connection but this is the biggest chip i have laying around and i need a lot of space on the chip.

I changed porta.0 to portb.1 but its still doing the same thing. I have a feeling its still something simple but i dont know what. Im gonna go get that beer