wow, I read this as anything but worthless; you were able to hang in there for a whole hour in spite of colossal difficulties. Good job, I say!
there will be time to get into the other things you wanted to talk about.
for myself - I find it hard to wade out into deep water, and have wished for 90 minute sessions (at least now and then). With T1 it was not permitted; with T2, well, who knows. BlessedRhiannon do you think you could ask yr T about that? at least sometimes?