^ Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! I finally got this resolved today.

The problem was a blown fuse. It's kind of a weird set up because there's a fusebox in the house and then outside there's a breaker box. I assume the breaker box is where the electricity comes into the house. I didn't even know I had a fuse box. I called the landlord and he told me about it. He said he would come over, so I just let him to not arouse any suspicion. I've been here awhile and he's never come over, so I figure I'll let him check up on things now and then he won't need to come back. Anyway, he put in a new fuse and I'm good to go. The funny thing is that he put in a 30-AMP fuse... he must not have much concern for his house!!

I'm not worried though. I've mapped all the outlets now. As mentioned before I plan on running the lamp on the washer/dryer circuit that I have. This circuit is capable of running the washer/dryer at the same time along with a flatscreen, PC, some lights, etc. So, I'm going to run it on this circuit and never run either the washer or dryer while it's on. I think that should be OK since the voltage/current required by the lamp is probably less than that required of the washer/dryer running simultaneously.

Peace!