diff --git a/kernel/kernel.c b/kernel/kernel.c
index 5343d61..be39184 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void init() {
 	println("0x1000", DEFAULT_COLOR);
 	*/
 
-	char* malloctest = pm_malloc(2); // allocate two blocks
+	char* malloctest = pm_malloc(1); // allocate two blocks
 
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/memory.c b/kernel/memory.c
index 117ec97..a38ee8c 100644
--- a/kernel/memory.c
+++ b/kernel/memory.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "../drivers/vga.h"
+#include "../lib/conv.h"
 
 // https://wiki.osdev.org/Page_Frame_Allocation
 // page = block
@@ -60,9 +61,10 @@ bool check_block_range(uint start, uint end) {
 
 	uint idx;
 	for(idx = start; idx <= end; idx++) {
-		if( CHECK_BITMAP(bitmap, idx) != BM_FREE )
+		if( CHECK_BITMAP(bitmap, idx) != BM_FREE ) {
 			allowed = false;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return allowed;
@@ -74,11 +76,12 @@ int find_free(uint block_count) {
 
 	// Loop through bitmap starting at last_block 
 	for( uint lower = last_block; lower < MAX_BLOCK_COUNT - block_count; lower++ ) {
-		bool range_is_free = check_block_range(lower, lower + block_count - 1);
+		bool range_is_free = check_block_range(lower, lower + block_count);
 
-		if(range_is_free) // if range is free
+		if(range_is_free) { // if range is free
 			lowerb = (int)lower;
 			break; // then stop searching
+		}
 	}
 
 	return lowerb; // return the lower block index
@@ -111,11 +114,14 @@ pointer pm_malloc(uint block_count) {
 	// find free block range and get lower offset
 	int lower;
 	lower = find_free(block_count);
+	println("lower: ", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	println((lower+46), 0xfc);
 
-	if( lower < 0 )
+	if( lower < 0 ) {
 		println("malloc: OUT OF MEMORY :(", URGENT_COLOR);
 		// do some out-of-memory interupt
 		return 0x0;
+	}
 
 	// allocate those blocks
 	uint i;
diff --git a/lib/conv.c b/lib/conv.c
index 2ba09b2..8b5d82d 100644
--- a/lib/conv.c
+++ b/lib/conv.c
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ char* int_to_str(int i, char* buf) {
 	*(buf+len) = '\0'; // add a "end-of-string" at the end
 
 	int j;
-	for(j = 0; j < len; j++) // iterate over each digit and assign it to the buffer
+	for(j = 0; j < len; j++) { // iterate over each digit and assign it to the buffer
 		// super dangerous memory write 
-		println("char!", DEFAULT_COLOR);
 		*(buf+j) = (char)(ndigit(num, len-1-j) + ASCII_OFFSET); // apply the ascii offset so that i becomes a char
+		println(*(buf+j), 0xc0);
+	}
 	
 	return buf;
 }
diff --git a/lib/types.h b/lib/types.h
index d79be95..f7bde5d 100644
--- a/lib/types.h
+++ b/lib/types.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 typedef unsigned int uint;
 typedef unsigned long ulong;
-typedef unsigned long* pointer;
+typedef char* pointer;
 typedef int bool;
 #define true 1
 #define false 0