How the hell did that happen?

I got an A in my film noir class. How did that happen? The 20 page paper I wrote was crap, just good enough to pass, yet I got an A?( 70% of the grade was the paper, hence my surprise.) Either I'm too hard on my writing skills or he was a very easy grader. I'm guessing its the latter, though you'd think they would hold you to a higher standard in Graduate school. Oh well I passed the class, I'm happy.

On a completely different note, is there anyone on my f-list that has sewing or dress making skills. I'm having a slight problem with my gown for the JM event. It's made out of a sheer chiffon material so there's a underslip sewn into it. The problem I having is that the slip tends to ride up on the top portion of the gown so that is shows around the underarm area and the lowcut back. If I tug the slip down it goes away until I move and then it pops up again. I think part of the problem is that it's made out of a tight stretchy material and keeps clingy to the upper portion of my body instead of staying down. Any ideas how to keep the slip down?