diff --git a/drivers/vga.c b/drivers/vga.c
index 333ef52..8821fe7 100644
--- a/drivers/vga.c
+++ b/drivers/vga.c
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ static uint cursor_row = 0;
 static uint cursor_col = 0;
 
 void vga_init() {
+	// Allocate VGA memory range
+	pm_alloc_range(VGA_ADDRESS, VGA_ADDRESS_MAX, true); // force alloc the VGA range
+
 	// Disable cursor
 	port_outb(0x3d4, 0x0a);
 	port_outb(0x3d5, 0x20);
@@ -19,8 +22,6 @@ void vga_init() {
 	clear_screen();
 
 	set_cursor_pos(0, 0);
-
-	pm_alloc_range(VGA_ADDRESS, VGA_ADDRESS_MAX, true); // force alloc the VGA range
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/vga.h b/drivers/vga.h
index 3777623..0ba4f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/vga.h
+++ b/drivers/vga.h
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #define VGA_ADDRESS_MAX	0xb8fa0
 
 #define DEFAULT_COLOR 0x07 
+#define URGET_COLOR 0x0c
+#define SUCCESS_COLOR 0x0a
+
 #define MAX_ROWS 25
 #define MAX_COLS 80
 
diff --git a/kernel/kernel.c b/kernel/kernel.c
index 446c01d..2005a4d 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void init() {
 	vga_init(); 	// Initialize the screen first
 			// i.e. clear the screen et cetera.
 
-	println("Kernel loaded", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	println("Kernel loaded", SUCCESS_COLOR);
 
 	// enable_paging();
 
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ void init() {
 	*/
 
 
+	char* intbuf = "xxxx";
+	int num = 1234;
+	intbuf = int_to_str(num, intbuf);
+	print("TEST NUM: ", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	println(intbuf, DEFAULT_COLOR);
+
+	/*
+
 	// Memory allocation testing
 	printalign("-- PMM Tests --", DEFAULT_COLOR, MIDDLE);
 
@@ -47,4 +55,5 @@ void init() {
 	char* str2 = "Works!";
 	strbuf = strcat(strbuf, str2); 
 	println(strbuf, DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	*/
 }
diff --git a/kernel/memory.c b/kernel/memory.c
index 20c9030..265121e 100644
--- a/kernel/memory.c
+++ b/kernel/memory.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pointer block_alloc(uint blockidx) {
 	block_bflag = CHECK_BITMAP(bitmap, blockidx);
 
 	if( block_bflag == BM_FREE ) { // check if block is free
-		println("Alloc!", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+		println("Allocating block...", DEFAULT_COLOR);
 
 		mod_bitmap(blockidx, 1);
 		last_block = blockidx;
diff --git a/lib/conv.c b/lib/conv.c
index b9654c5..2ba09b2 100644
--- a/lib/conv.c
+++ b/lib/conv.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "conv.h"
+#include "../drivers/vga.h"
 
-void int_to_str(int i, char* buf) {
+char* int_to_str(int i, char* buf) {
 	ulong num = (ulong)i; // convert to ulong
 	uint len = ulong_len(num); // number of digits
 
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ void int_to_str(int i, char* buf) {
 	int j;
 	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
-
+	
+	return buf;
 }
diff --git a/lib/conv.h b/lib/conv.h
index 42becfc..8c14438 100644
--- a/lib/conv.h
+++ b/lib/conv.h
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 #define ASCII_OFFSET 0x30
 
-void int_to_str(int i, char* buf);
+char* int_to_str(int i, char* buf);
diff --git a/lib/math.c b/lib/math.c
index fc4415a..bfded6f 100644
--- a/lib/math.c
+++ b/lib/math.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ long pow(int num, uint expon) {
 	long prod = 1;
 	while(expon > 0)	
 		prod *= num;
-		--expon;
+		expon--;
 
 	return prod;
 }
diff --git a/lib/util.c b/lib/util.c
index efdd22d..ba9b2d2 100644
--- a/lib/util.c
+++ b/lib/util.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "util.h"
+#include "math.h"
 
 uint ulong_len(ulong n) { // get the digit length of a number
     int len = 0;