diff --git a/ppm.odin b/ppm.odin
index 3d53910..532d1de 100644
--- a/ppm.odin
+++ b/ppm.odin
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+#+vet explicit-allocators
 package main
 
-import "core:fmt"
 import "core:os"
 import "core:strconv"
 import "core:strings"
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Ppm_Pixel :: struct {
 }
 
 Ppm_file :: struct {
-	file:        os.File, //TODO: use this instead perhaps?
 	data:        []u8,
 	magic_num:   PPM_MAGIC_NUMBER,
 	width:       int,
@@ -26,7 +25,14 @@ Ppm_file :: struct {
 	pixels:      []Ppm_Pixel,
 }
 
-load_ppm :: proc(ppm_file: ^Ppm_file, filename: string) -> (bool, os.Error) {
+load_ppm :: proc(
+	ppm_file: ^Ppm_file,
+	filename: string,
+	allocator := context.allocator,
+) -> (
+	bool,
+	os.Error,
+) {
 	if ppm_file == nil || len(filename) == 0 {
 		return false, .Not_Exist
 	}
@@ -36,7 +42,7 @@ load_ppm :: proc(ppm_file: ^Ppm_file, filename: string) -> (bool, os.Error) {
 
 	//if file is valid, opemn but check error too!
 	err: os.Error
-	ppm_file.data, err = os.read_entire_file_from_path(filename, context.temp_allocator)
+	ppm_file.data, err = os.read_entire_file_from_path(filename, allocator)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -44,11 +50,11 @@ load_ppm :: proc(ppm_file: ^Ppm_file, filename: string) -> (bool, os.Error) {
 }
 
 //TODO: handle errors and err return type (success: bool?, err: ErrorType?)
-ppm_parse :: proc(ppm_file: ^Ppm_file) {
+ppm_parse :: proc(ppm_file: ^Ppm_file, allocator := context.allocator) {
 	magic_num_found := false
 	w_h_found := false
 	max_col_val_found := false
-	sb := strings.builder_make(allocator = context.temp_allocator)
+	sb := strings.builder_make(allocator)
 	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
 
 	it := string(ppm_file.data)
@@ -66,20 +72,16 @@ ppm_parse :: proc(ppm_file: ^Ppm_file) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		w_h_parts := strings.split(line, " ")
+		w_h_parts := strings.split(line, " ", allocator)
 		if !w_h_found && len(w_h_parts) == 2 {
 			ppm_file.width, _ = strconv.parse_int(w_h_parts[0])
 			ppm_file.height, _ = strconv.parse_int(w_h_parts[1])
-			ppm_file.pixels = make(
-				[]Ppm_Pixel,
-				ppm_file.width * ppm_file.height,
-				context.temp_allocator,
-			)
+			ppm_file.pixels = make([]Ppm_Pixel, ppm_file.width * ppm_file.height, allocator)
 			w_h_found = true
 			continue
 		}
 
-		max_val_part := strings.split(line, " ")
+		max_val_part := strings.split(line, " ", allocator)
 		if !max_col_val_found && len(max_val_part) == 1 {
 			ppm_file.max_col_val, _ = strconv.parse_int(max_val_part[0])
 			max_col_val_found = true
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ ppm_parse :: proc(ppm_file: ^Ppm_file) {
 		}
 
 		if magic_num_found && w_h_found && max_col_val_found {
-			for value in strings.split(line, " ") {
+			for value in strings.split(line, " ", allocator) {
 				strings.write_string(&sb, value)
 				strings.write_string(&sb, " ")
 			}
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ ppm_parse :: proc(ppm_file: ^Ppm_file) {
 	all_values := strings.to_string(sb)
 
 	index := 0
-	pixel_values := strings.split(all_values, " ")
+	pixel_values := strings.split(all_values, " ", allocator)
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(pixel_values); i += 3 {
 		if index < len(ppm_file.pixels) {