Um... does anyone know how to get rid of gremlins?

This weekend:

- the window in the bedroom collapsed and is now stuck shut. (not entirely bad, as it's summer and I probably won't have the window open much but the apartment complex maintenance guys are going to have to rip out the ENTIRE window and replace it, which will take several hours and we may have to sleep one night with a tarp in a hole in the wall)

- the vaccuum cleaner died. Well, not entirely, but the carpet sweeper part of it did and really, the ground-in dirt in our house is really ground-in, so we need all the help we can get. (replacement vaccuum, $50-$150 depending on model)

- There was a weird ripple in our apartment Saturday night at 8:30 which ended with 2 blown out light bulbs and Kevin's watch stopped. (We *think* those two things were coincidence, but who knows? We'll have to take his watch in to get repaired, because even something as simple as changing the battery on this watch isn't possible because of 15 tiny little screws)

- Took the car in for inspection... brake overhaul... $400. Plus the front headlight assembly needs to be replaced. Dunno how much that's going to run yet, the parts store wasn't open yet. (Kevin had to get a ride to work today and I have no fucking clue how we're going to pick up the car once it's ready to go.)

- I decided to make bread yesterday only to discover that the paddle assembly on the bread pan was rusted in place and won't budge. Checking prices of replacement pans, it'll only be about $5 more to buy a new bread machine. ($50-$75)

- the sink and the tub in the bathroom are backed up again. (At least we don't have to pay for that, since maintenance takes care of it, but sheesh...)