Well the total circuit I am using is more complex than that.
http://i1.wp.com/makezineblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/schematicb.jpg?resize=620%2C465
This is the circuit I am using. Although looking at the two, it seems as if I am using the same circuit in the example, as I am using within my overall circuit!
@raschemmel I am doing this due to my ignorance. When I first started this project I assumed a thermistor will do what I thought it would do. Sadly I was wrong 
, so rather than buying a new sensor to use. I figure I can probably code my way to redemption! 