diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2f44006..1626380 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ async fn main(_spawner: Spawner) {
     )
     .await;
 
-    // let usb_fut = mouse_hid.run();
+    let usb_fut = MouseHID::run_usb().await;
 
-    const PIXEL: i8 = 2;
+    const PIXEL: i8 = 100;
     const WAIT_TIME: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 
     // Do stuff with the class!
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ async fn main(_spawner: Spawner) {
         }
     };
 
-    // // Run everything concurrently.
-    // // If we had made everything `'static` above instead, we could do this using separate tasks instead.
-    // join(usb_fut, hid_fut).await;
-
-    hid_fut.await;
+    // Run everything concurrently.
+    // If we had made everything `'static` above instead, we could do this using separate tasks instead.
+    join(hid_fut, usb_fut).await;
 }
 
-async fn mouse_move(mouse_hid: &mut MouseHID<'_>, duration: Duration, v: i8) {
+async fn mouse_move(mouse_hid: &mut MouseHID<'static>, duration: Duration, v: i8) {
     Timer::after(duration).await;
 
     let report = MouseReport {
diff --git a/src/mouse_hid.rs b/src/mouse_hid.rs
index dcff7e3..f24b321 100644
--- a/src/mouse_hid.rs
+++ b/src/mouse_hid.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ use embassy_usb::{Builder, Config, UsbDevice};
 
 use usbd_hid::descriptor::{MouseReport, SerializedDescriptor};
 
+static mut DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER: [u8; 256] = [0; 256];
+static mut CONFIG_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER: [u8; 256] = [0; 256];
+static mut BOS_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER: [u8; 256] = [0; 256];
+static mut CONTROL_BUFFER: [u8; 64] = [0; 64];
+static mut STATE: Option<State<'static>> = None;
+static mut USB: Option<UsbDevice<'static, Driver<'static, USB>>> = None;
+static REQUEST_HANDLER: MyRequestHandler = MyRequestHandler {};
+
 pub struct MouseConfig<'a> {
     pub vendor_id: u16,
     pub product_id: u16,
@@ -19,18 +27,10 @@ pub struct MouseConfig<'a> {
 
 pub struct MouseHID<'d> {
     writer: HidWriter<'d, Driver<'d, USB>, 5>,
-    usb: UsbDevice<'d, Driver<'d, USB>>,
-
-    state: State<'d>,
-
-    device_descriptor: [u8; 256],
-    config_descriptor: [u8; 256],
-    bos_descriptor: [u8; 256],
-    control_buf: [u8; 64],
 }
 
-impl<'d> MouseHID<'d> {
-    pub async fn new(usb: USB, mouse_config: MouseConfig<'_>) -> MouseHID<'d> {
+impl MouseHID<'static> {
+    pub async fn new(usb: USB, mouse_config: MouseConfig<'static>) -> MouseHID<'static> {
         // Create the driver, from the HAL.
         let irq = interrupt::take!(USBCTRL_IRQ);
         let driver = Driver::new(usb, irq);
@@ -42,52 +42,40 @@ impl<'d> MouseHID<'d> {
         config.device_class = 0;
         config.device_protocol = 2;
 
-        let mut device_descriptor = [0; 256];
-        let mut config_descriptor = [0; 256];
-        let mut bos_descriptor = [0; 256];
-        let mut control_buf = [0; 64];
-
-        let request_handler = MyRequestHandler {};
-
-        let mut state = State::new();
+        unsafe {
+            STATE = Some(State::new());
+        }
 
         let mut builder = Builder::new(
             driver,
             config,
-            &mut device_descriptor,
-            &mut config_descriptor,
-            &mut bos_descriptor,
-            &mut control_buf,
+            unsafe { &mut DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER },
+            unsafe { &mut CONFIG_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER },
+            unsafe { &mut BOS_DESCRIPTOR_BUFFER },
+            unsafe { &mut CONTROL_BUFFER },
         );
 
         // Create classes on the builder.
         let config = embassy_usb::class::hid::Config {
             report_descriptor: MouseReport::desc(),
-            request_handler: Some(&request_handler),
+            request_handler: Some(&REQUEST_HANDLER),
             poll_ms: 60,
             max_packet_size: 8,
         };
 
-        let writer = HidWriter::<_, 5>::new(&mut builder, &mut state, config);
+        let writer =
+            HidWriter::<_, 5>::new(&mut builder, unsafe { STATE.as_mut().unwrap() }, config);
 
         // Build the builder.
-        let usb = builder.build();
+        unsafe {
+            USB = Some(builder.build());
+        };
 
-        MouseHID {
-            writer,
-            usb,
-
-            state,
-
-            device_descriptor,
-            config_descriptor,
-            bos_descriptor,
-            control_buf,
-        }
+        MouseHID { writer }
     }
 
-    pub async fn run(&'d mut self) -> impl Future<Output = !> + 'd {
-        self.usb.run()
+    pub async fn run_usb() -> impl Future<Output = !> {
+        unsafe { USB.as_mut().unwrap().run() }
     }
 
     pub async fn mouse_report(&mut self, report: MouseReport) {