aka Aphasia: The Musical

• Number of textbooks bought for the course: 2



• Number of course textbooks added to my permanent collection: 2



• Number of exams taken: 11



• Number of papers written: 2



• Total number of pages written for the papers: 42



• Pages of assigned reading for the course: 871 plus four chapters in a book I couldn't afford, and which wasn't available at the library



• Pages of notes taken: 145



• Number of highlighters that fell in the line of duty: 4



• Number of classes missed: 1



• Number of quizzes failed: 1



• Boxes of tea required to get through the course: 6 (hibiscus, Red Stinger, blueberry, Tesco's straw/cran/raspberry, Mint Magic, peppermint, 1 jar of spearmint)



• Number of non-aphasia books read over the past 6 months: 3

Addendum: Re the Power Point presentation that ate Miami: I got an A minus. I lost 2 points for the readability of my handouts, but not one word about the drama of the slides themselves. Comments instead for being "engaging" and "knowing the material well". Balls are the mother of invention, baby.