that's really scary that you are following my advice, lol, i'm totally winging it! i know that after flowering, the leaves continue to nourish the bulb, but it just seems like in your case you should cut your losses and cut to the chase, to use two really lame phrases at once. anyway, what i would do, is cut the remaining leaves at the base, uproot it, and trim off any rotten looking roots. then place it in a cool, dark place(which could be anywhere in anacortes, smirk smirk) and then
plant it in the ground come april. i still for the life of me do not know what your bulb is, so i can't wait to see if your little experiment works and it blooms this
spring. best of luck to you, you're gonna need it!
here is a pic of my dormant amaryllis:
http://tinypic.com/1r4v9l