well guess what
went down to mac store - they brought out the iKlear, and well, the good news is that the new spots went away! Guess that stuff works after all. (I'm still gonna try the rubbing alcohol/distilled water mix before I shell out 20-30 bucks for a little bottle of that stuff though)
However, there remains a line of weird shiny spots across the middle of the screen- again, they have been there since day 1, and are only noticeable when the laptop is off or in sleep mode. They said I could come back later and have a Genius take a look at it if I wanted to. It's still under warranty. I just don't want it to turn into something worse. The line of spots looks like it lines up with the area between the space bar and mouse pad- hmmmm I dunno. I mean, if theres no dead pixels, and it isn't something that going to get worse, I can live with it. But if you have any other suggestions, I'd love to hear about them.
Thanx for your time.
Have to tell ya though- it was kinda funny- the first dude is all, "ok, don't spray directly on the screen. Only spray on the cloth and don't rub in circles. Only horizontal and vertical lines." Then, after that line wouldn't go away, he called over another employee, who proceeded to spray iKlear directly on the screen and started rubbing in circles!

And I'm all like - "Hey! you're doing exactly what he told me not to do!" - Then they go- "uh, well, actually, it's uh, more a matter of preference really". Yeah. Obviously NOT a genius, by any standard. lol