The rubber buttons were gnawed on by seeral different rats, the tooth marks on the hard plastc were from Hollywog, when she was trying to get my attention to pet her.

I am about to go into escrow myself, and just sold a house that had a similar situation with the owner, if possible have someone else clean the house out after she is gone, it is terribly depressing to sort though it all yourself, take my word for it.
But most of all enjoy your home

Your link is old (2007) - prices have come down on that unit (which is just a variation on the one I linked to) to around $20-$25.

Well now I'm mad at ThinkGeek. I checked the price there before posting since it was an old article.

So ugh, my boss -- whom I like very much considering we work 3000 miles away from each other -- just announced he's leaving. So as of the day after tomorrow I'll be on to the 11th person I've direct reported to in the 3.5 years I've been here.

That's what we have. Just remove the sponge filter and wash it thoroughly with dish soap and warm water. Don't put it back in until it's completely dry. Should solve the problem. :)

Wow. That's quite the turnover. Does his job really suck or something?

Is it wrong that I think the Times Square bombing suspect is kinda cute?

I'm guessing the fact that his employer was bought out in the chaos of the the banking industry collapse is the biggest contributing factor.