Whoa, looks like we missed some bad weather in the East: 6 reportedly dead in Northeast flooding.

We also missed wildfires in the West. Parts of I-80 that we drove through on Saturday night and Sunday morning, between Elko and Reno, Nevada, were closed Sunday night and Monday: Nevada governor declares fire emergency.

In local news, we looked at an apartment last night. We didn't like it, but we love the neighborhood and are looking at another place there on Thursday. We had some super-terrific Mexican food at a taqueria near the apartment, which validated the coolness of the neighborhood for us. (It looks nice, with all those restaurants and coffeeshops; it's a relief to know at least one place serves delicious food.) Tonight we're looking at an apartment in our first-choice neighborhood. And we're checking Craigslist early every morning to get a jump on any new postings. Now that we know which neighborhoods we prefer, and which ones are ghet-TO, the pickins' have gotten slimmer.