ICal 'broken' (rebel without a cause...)

All,
I've got some problems with iCal: it just won't listen. 3 weeks ago I updated my MacBook (intel, C2D) to Leopard, no problems so far. However, since about a week something's wrong. I'm not talking about syncing to PDA's or online-agenda's. iCal's 'just' a little frustrated - me too.
Problems:
o After opening iCal, I can only perform one action (such as removal of an activity). Subsequent actions aren't responded to.
o I cannot quit iCal regularly all too often - need to force stop.
o Grid on the bottom left goes nuts; one time it's fully visible, other times only parts (see screenshot below).
o Other parts of the interface (agendas, tasks) aren't shown (frames are displayed, but without content).
o I cannot add activities. I can keep trying - it just won't.
o But... When I quit and reopen, there are as much 'new activity'-s as I clicked my mouse. Again, these cannot be adjusted or removed.
o Menu-item ('export' for instance) appears and disappears within half a second. I cannot stop or influence this.
o Strangely enough, when I add another account, NONE of the above occurs when iCal is used in this account.
Screenshot: [http://www.deburen.cc/images/Afbeelding%202.png]
I've been trying to solve it:
o Deleted preferences (about 10 times already...)
o Deleted iCal and re-installed from optional installs (3 times...)
o Checked for updates
o Verified the volume and HD with Onyx & OS X.
o Deleted Cache(s) (with Maintenance)
In sum: my iCal isn't synced to any other application, the problem appears not to be related to recently installed software or utilites, I am the only user of the system, there aren't any problems with other applications and, strange enough, when adding another account I can effortlessly use iCal the regular way in that account.
I already had a look in other topics, but couldn't recognize my problem.
Any bright minds got a solution? I'd be really grateful!
Best regards,
Pim

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I just figured out that it cant be my display switch module because when i close the lid to my notebook, the external monitor shuts off and the computer goes into standby mode. I now think this might be an issue with the ribbon cable. Is there anything else which might be causing this problem which I am overlooking?

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