diff --git a/include/mem.h b/include/mem.h
index 5e68557..5fcde1c 100644
--- a/include/mem.h
+++ b/include/mem.h
@@ -73,12 +73,18 @@ namespace mem
 		inline const T  * operator->() const { return get_ptr(); }
 		inline T	* operator->()       { return get_ptr(); }
 
+		inline const T  * operator&() const { return get_ptr(); }
+		inline T	* operator&()       { return get_ptr(); }
+
 		inline const T  & operator*() const { return get(); }
 		inline T	& operator*()	    { return get(); }
 
 		inline operator const T*() const { return get_ptr(); }
 		inline operator       T*()	 { return get_ptr(); }
 
+		inline operator const T&() const { return get(); }
+		inline operator       T&()	 { return get(); }
+
 		inline aligned_ptr<T>& operator=(aligned_ptr<T, H>&& other)
 		{
 			if(ptr) aligned_ptr_util::dealloc<T, H>(ptr);
diff --git a/src/rng/crand.cpp b/src/rng/crand.cpp
index c75b1bf..aca200b 100644
--- a/src/rng/crand.cpp
+++ b/src/rng/crand.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ namespace rng
 	crand::crand(u64 seed) : crand(reinterpret_cast<_opaque*>(_jr_new(seed))){}
 	crand::crand() : crand(0xabad1dea){}
 
-	i64 crand::_sample_int() { return _jr_proc(reinterpret_cast<jr_state*>(_state.get_ptr())); } //RANGE_MIN..=RANGE_MAX
-	f64 crand::_sample() { return _jr_procf(reinterpret_cast<jr_state*>(_state.get_ptr())); }    //0..1
+	i64 crand::_sample_int() { return _jr_proc(reinterpret_cast<jr_state*>(&_state)); } //RANGE_MIN..=RANGE_MAX
+	f64 crand::_sample() { return _jr_procf(reinterpret_cast<jr_state*>(&_state)); }    //0..1
 
 	// Overrides //
 	u64 crand::next_u64() { return std::bit_cast<u64>(std::abs(_sample_int()) & INT32_MAX); }