diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index acf5dd9..021460c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -86,3 +86,4 @@ dkms.conf
 *.out
 *.app
 
+*.res
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/base/base_core.h b/src/base/base_core.h
index 5aec235..1711155 100644
--- a/src/base/base_core.h
+++ b/src/base/base_core.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define BASE_CORE_H
 
 // Foreigns
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define global static
@@ -50,4 +52,8 @@ typedef double f64;
  #error Align_Of not defined for this compiler.
 #endif
 
+// Helpers
+// ??(tijani): the calculation of how this works breaks my brain, need to bust out the pen and  paper to figure it out.
+#define AlignPow2(x, b) (((x) + (b) - 1) & (~((b) - 1)))
+
 #endif // BASE_CORE_H
diff --git a/src/base/base_inc.c b/src/base/base_inc.c
index 5333492..832b462 100644
--- a/src/base/base_inc.c
+++ b/src/base/base_inc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // clang-format off
+
 #include "base_core.c"
 #include "base_arena.c"
+#include "base_strings.c"
 
 // clang-format on
diff --git a/src/base/base_inc.h b/src/base/base_inc.h
index f8b54b9..d5ec4dc 100644
--- a/src/base/base_inc.h
+++ b/src/base/base_inc.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "base_core.h"
 
 #include "base_arena.h"
+#include "base_strings.h"
 
 // clang-format on
 
diff --git a/src/base/base_stirngs.c b/src/base/base_stirngs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45253b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base/base_stirngs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// String Constructor
+internal String8 str8(u8 *str, u64 size) {
+  String8 result = {str, size};
+  return (result);
+}
diff --git a/src/base/base_strings.h b/src/base/base_strings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29cc290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base/base_strings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef BASE_STRINGS_H
+#define BASE_STRINGS_H
+
+typedef struct String8 String8;
+struct String8 {
+  u8 *str;
+  u64 size;
+};
+
+// String list & Array types
+
+typedef struct String8Node String8Node;
+struct String8Node {
+  String8Node *next;
+  String8 string;
+};
+
+typedef struct String8List String8List;
+struct String8List {
+  String8Node *first;
+  String8Node *last;
+  u64 node_count;
+  u64 total_size;
+};
+
+#endif // BASE_STRINGS_H