Aww.
I'm liking the black and white film. Although I'm not really sure why you'd limit yourself to black and white film when you can just zap the color out in Photoshop. Maybe I should do a test to see if film is really better. Seems like it could be geared to better handle the contrast, although I just pulled that right out of my ass and typed it onto the screen. Photo.net's discussion boards are an amazing resource. I bet I could wade through there and find the answer eventually.
Hey, I did a really dumb thing today today. I left my purse on the back of the chair at Dobie Mall food court today. We'd walked a couple of blocks back to work when I realized what I'd done. I haven't run that fast since probably ever. I was so horrified I didn't even bother to tell my lunching companions why I suddenly pivoted and raced away from them. But it was still dangling there patiently when I got back, and everything was in its place. The couple sitting next to it hadn't even noticed it there, despite its huge red shininess.
I felt relieved and silly and a little like crying once the adrenaline dump dissapated an hour or so later. Also a little sore, because I never run, at least not on pavement. But it ended well, my friends waited for me, and it's good to know I can haul ass if I really need to.
Boring plumbing update: The landlord called today. He said he has two plumbing companies pitted against each other in a bidding war. May the best company win! And then get its ass in here and get me some running water.
(Answer to the black and white question above, 45 minutes later: There are more threads on photo.net than you would believe on this very subject. The consensus seems to be that color film is more versatile because you can keep the color if it works better that way, or just drop the color out to your liking by playing with the color channels in Photoshop. Simple desaturation in Photoshop is not so great because that will rob it of some tone and contrast, or something like that. But! Then you have to keep in mind the differences between digital printing and ye good olde fashioned black and white darkroom. Also you should take into account that when you're shooting in black and white, you tend to try to compose your shot in black and white, which will probably result in a better black and white picture. Ok. That was the short answer. So thanks, photo.net posters! That was very informative, but frankly, you people scare me a little.)