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Yikes... that's quite the story, hannukah harry
. Sounds to me like your roommate isn't exactly the open, welcoming type. What was the living arrangement (for him) before? I'd guess that if he had a roommate previously, that roomate was out for quite a while before you moved in - and he wasn't willing to go back to "sharing the space".
It seems you have a number of problems: general lack of respect for space, different sleeping patterns, and an ever-increasing level of animosity. Granted, it's tough to mesh day/night schedules in a house with people you like, let alone in the same room with people you may not like. That's going to be a difficult one to resolve, unless your roommate learns to sleep with a light on in the room (or, just in general, learns to respect your space and lifestyle). Were some mutual respect to grow between the two of you, you both may find it easier to co-exist (his lack of respect is obvious in the parking-space issue and the couch issue). Without that, I would probably try to seek alternative living quarters in the house either for you, or for him. He'll not likely be amenable to moving, but where you have less "seniority" in the room, you'd be the first choice for changing quarters.
Hope you find a nonviolent, non passive/aggressive solution to your problems.
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