Hooray! On the rent side of things, they accepted my lesser increase offer. Lease is only for 6 months now, so might start packing and look for a new place to live.

On the venting side, I just got a handy dandy 10 inch laptop and the built in mouse pad is driving me insane. That and the squeaky space bar. Anyone got any tips on how to fix it? I am contemplating whether to fix it using the warranty yet. Is it worth it for just the space bar?