Issues with iMac freezing using Mail, Safari, Chrome

I'm having issues with my iMac freezing, forcing me to hard restart my computer each time. I think I've had to powered down via power button altleast a twenty times today and yesterday. I've restarted 4 times just trying to finish this post
It seemed like I was only freezing using Safari at websites like facebook and youtube.com. So I switched to Chrome, which lasted a few hours until I started freezing on that as well.
I logged on as a Guest account and they seemed to be working fine. I thought Flash may be the issue so I re-installed but no dice. I emptied cache, cleared history from each browser, etc -- no help.
Then today I started freezing just using mail. While typing a message, auto correct attempted to correct a word and my system completely locked up from that.
I have plenty of hard drive space, RAM isn't an issue either.
Here's some of my system log just before one of my recent freezes:
Mar 12 16:19:11 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: Glims Error: addChildrenOfBookmark:withTabLocation:toMenu:includeUnreadRSSCounts: not found. (unknown Safari internal)
Mar 12 16:19:11 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: Glims Error: _leftTextMargin not found. (unknown Safari internal)
Mar 12 16:19:11 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: Glims Error: BrowserWindowController load error (0) - Unknown Safari Internal
Mar 12 16:19:11 --- last message repeated 12 times ---
Mar 12 16:19:11 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: Glims loaded from: /Library/Application Support/Glims/PlugIns/Glims for Safari.plugin
Mar 12 16:19:11 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: -[BrowserDocument browserWindowController]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7f9a6c00ecf0
Mar 12 16:19:11 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: Glims Error: Can't reload session: -[BrowserDocument browserWindowController]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7f9a6c00ecf0
Mar 12 16:19:23 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
Mar 12 16:19:27 --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Mar 12 16:19:27 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: Glims Error: BrowserWindowController not found - Unknown Safari Internal
Mar 12 16:19:29 --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Mar 12 16:19:29 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
Mar 12 16:19:56 --- last message repeated 32 times ---
Mar 12 16:19:56 Ronnies-iMac.local WebProcess[1746]: objc[1746]: Object 0x7faa5b41c710 of class NSUserDefaults autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking - break on objc_autoreleaseNoPool() to debug
Mar 12 16:20:20 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
Mar 12 16:20:34 --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Mar 12 16:20:34 Ronnies-iMac.local WebProcess[1746]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
Mar 12 16:20:35 Ronnies-iMac kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1843) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
Mar 12 16:20:35 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
Mar 12 16:20:36 --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Mar 12 16:20:36 Ronnies-iMac.local sandboxd[1843] ([1746]): WebProcess(1746) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
Mar 12 16:20:39 Ronnies-iMac.local Safari[1744]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
Mar 12 16:21:09 --- last message repeated 11 times ---
I don't have much experience translating any of what I just pasted, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I uninstalled the Glims plug-in on safari, and that's seemed to cure a little bit of the problem with safari. But I'm still getting hang-ups and freezes. I'm not even noticing a pattern anymore with which apps and so forth are causing it.
This is the log from a freeze that just occured at 22:59:
Mar 12 22:57:40 Ronnies-iMac.local mdworker[24584]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
Mar 12 22:57:40 Ronnies-iMac.local mdworker[24583]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
Mar 12 22:57:40 Ronnies-iMac.local sandboxd[24585] ([24584]): mdworker(24584) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
Mar 12 22:57:40 Ronnies-iMac.local sandboxd[24585] ([24583]): mdworker(24583) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
Mar 12 22:57:40 Ronnies-iMac kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(24585) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
Mar 12 23:00:22 Ronnies-iMac kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error.
Mar 12 23:00:22 Ronnies-iMac kernel[0]:
Mar 12 23:01:35 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error.
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac kernel[0]:
Mar 12 23:01:36 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac.local WindowServer[109]: CGXSetWindowTransformList: Invalid window 0x182
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac.local Dock[246]: CGSSetWindowTransformsAtPlacement: Failed
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac.local WindowServer[109]: CGXSetWindowTransform: Invalid window 0x182
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac.local Dock[246]: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Failed
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac.local Dock[246]: find_shared_window: WID 386
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac.local Dock[246]: CGSSetWindowListGlobalClipShape: Invalid window 0x182
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac.local Dock[246]: find_shared_window: WID 386
Mar 12 23:01:35 Ronnies-iMac.local Dock[246]: CGSSetWindowListGlobalClipShape: Invalid window 0x182
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    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
        Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard
            Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
            Mitsumi Electric Apple Extended USB Keyboard
        Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 2 TB
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            datavideo (disk2s2) /Volumes/datavideo : 1.37 TB (133.89 GB free)
            prive (disk2s3) /Volumes/prive : 627.23 GB (68.13 GB free) - 7 errors
        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Lexar  USB_3_0 Reader
        Seagate  Expansion Desk 3 TB
            EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
            downloads (disk3s2) /Volumes/downloads : 249.18 GB (138.35 GB free)
            BackUpBro (disk3s3) /Volumes/BackUpBro : 2.75 TB (1.03 TB free)
        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
            G-Technology G-RAID with Thunderbolt
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        /etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
            /Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Spin Doctor.app
        [not loaded]    com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Click for support]
            /Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    com.Avid.driver.AvidDX (5.9.1 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.iokit.driver (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.iokit.framebufferdriver (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.multibridge.iokit.driver (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.driver.BlackmagicIO (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
            /Library/Extensions/DeckLink_Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.firmware (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
            /System/Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (3876 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.SafeNet.driver.Sentinel (7.5.2) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]
            /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9.1 - SDK 10.-1) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
            /Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS
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        [running]    com.paragon.NTFS.notify.plist [Click for support]
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        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.ApplicationManager.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.backgroundservicesmanager.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.dmfsupportsvc.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.interplay.dmfservice.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.interplay.editortranscode.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.transcodeserviceworker.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.blackmagic-design.DesktopVideoFirmwareUpdater.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
        [loaded]    com.paragon.updater.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
        [failed]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]
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        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.AMCUninstaller.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.avid.interplay.editorbroker.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.avid.interplay.editortranscodestatus.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.XPCService.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.blackmagic-design.DesktopVideoHelper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.blackmagic-design.streaming.BMDStreamingServer.plist [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.edb.launchd.postgresql-8.4.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.FxPlug.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist [Click for support]
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        [failed]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    PACESupport.plist [Click for support]
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        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Click for support]
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        Blackmagic Desktop Video  [Click for support]
        DigidesignMbox2  [Click for support]
        Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro  [Click for support]
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  [Click for support]
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            downloads: Disk size: 249.18 GB Disk used: 110.84 GB
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        137 MB    Dock
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        1.44 GB    Wired RAM
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        0 B    Page-outs
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            BANK 1/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
            BANK 0/DIMM1
                4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM1
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        /etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
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        [not loaded]    com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Click for support]
            /Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    com.Avid.driver.AvidDX (5.9.1 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.iokit.driver (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.iokit.framebufferdriver (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.multibridge.iokit.driver (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.blackmagic-design.driver.BlackmagicIO (10.1.4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
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        [not loaded]    com.SafeNet.driver.Sentinel (7.5.2) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
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        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9.1 - SDK 10.-1) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
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        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
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        [loaded]    com.avid.dmfsupportsvc.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.interplay.dmfservice.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.avid.interplay.editortranscode.plist [Click for support]
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        [running]    com.blackmagic-design.DesktopVideoFirmwareUpdater.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
        [loaded]    com.paragon.updater.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
        [failed]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]
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        [loaded]    PACESupport.plist [Click for support]
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        1.34 GB    Wired RAM
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