I looked online today, hoping to register for some classes and saw that, according to the school, I'm still registered for the evil class that I dropped back in February. Fuck. Tomorrow, I'm off to school early to ask those nice people in admissions what the story is. It would suck if that stupid class showed up as an F, and thus destroying my fine GPA.

It seems like yesterday that Andrea and I were in Phoenix, meeting Deb, Jamie, Tiffany, Roma and Relish. We were also gearing up to meet our very special 4 month old basset girl, Rainie Roo, and her momma, Ellie, named for our beagle Ellie who had passed away just 6 months before. It seemed unbelievable that we'd be bringing a puppy home -- we were geezer dog people, we didn't know anything about puppies! But she came home to San Jose on the plane with us, always the good girl, didn't make a peep, and has been our beloved Roo Roo ever since.

We also celebrated the arrival of Patrick, her littermate, just one year later. He's been our sweet, sweet, beautiful (but not that bright) boy since the moment we met him last year. Together, they're the best of friends and even though having 2 bassets in our small house is a challenge, having 2 Roos is better than one. I know that Alice sent him to me from the Bridge -- she knew my heart was still breaking then, 6 months after her death, that I needed someone who adored me but was nothing like her. Patrick fit the bill 100%. Today we still miss Alice like crazy but are grateful for 2 Roos worth of laughter.

You can't win em all.
A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed for a job I would have loved, writing for a cable TV station. The subject matter wasn't that exciting, but the chance to write for TV was. I tried not to get my hopes up, tried not to think about how I'd have to adjust my plans for school this fall around this job. Despite not getting totally invested in it, I'm still pretty much devastated now. Yup, I heard that I didn't get the job.

The upside is that it's inspired me (thanks to a little prodding from Andrea) to see if the NBC station that's literally 2 blocks from here has any similar jobs or internships that I'd be qualified for.

Liz Doughty, star student!
Woo! I got my big term paper back today (ask me about Glen Canyon dam) -- I got a 97% Woo! Wednesday I have to give a presentation ("A Dam Shame") and then all I have are 5 finals the week of 5/19.

In other news, I've started playing goalie, in a very casual way. The good news? I've figured out how to put all of the gear on. The bad news: putting on the gear is the thing I do best. Stopping pucks? Not so much. It's given me a whole new perspective on the game though.