So I went on a mini hiatus/vacation/celebrating those holidays. The Iowa Caucuses have come and gone- my only comment about that would be this: I totally called the Romney win, months ago. And I totally called the Bachmann fail. Santorum? Eh, flash in the pan.

I've also recently been experiencing the wonderful world of tenant rights. Have flooding happen in your kitchen will do that. So far being a squeaky wheel has worked to my advantage and they're making the repairs I asked for. I still plan on bringing in a city inspector after they're done to see if there's more that needs to be done. Big thing I've learned from this- (obviously this is different state by state, city by city) in the City of Minneapolis, if you feel that your apartment landlords/owners aren't making proper repairs after you asked/complained, you can bring in a city inspector free of charge. If they find anything that needs repaired, they can cite the company to force them to make the repairs. If anything, this experience is definitely an educating one- and if you can come out of them learning something, I take that as a success.

Hopefully this week and next I'll be back into the swing of things- posting news from the fringe and offering my un solicited insight!