renewed my lease

And my rent did not go up. I actually take that as a sign of the economy not being recovered yet. But I do have a better working relationship with the management of the building then I have ever had before.

And it's a good thing that my rent didn't go up, as it may be that I don't get a raise this year. No, not for fucking off or anything... what with that aforementioned economy, any merit raises might be pushed back to next March. Which would suck just a bit... but my finances are in relatively better shape then they've been in some time too, which I attribute to better grocery shopping plans than anything else.