That's true about the A-plusses...I guess I'm just used to the inherent unfairness of academia. XD

I know! I thought I was one of the more vocal folks in class, and I did well on my papers (and I felt pretty confident about my last one), but whatever. Meh.

And re: Puritanism...ouch, that sucks! I don't understand why he gave you a B-plus, it sounds like you did everything you needed to to get an A. If he had problems, he should have mentioned them when you gave your presentation back in, what was it, April?