Mistakes

In my country there is a saying "Hlupy sa uci na svojich chybach, mudry na chybach inych."
I always wanted to do this :) Have you seen it in some movies? There is a Chinese guy and he always says "My mom used to say... (something in Chinese, which never gets translated)" and people wonder what was it that his mom used to say.
  Anyways, I'm not going to be mean and let you wonder. Meaning of the Slovakian saying is that a smart person learns from the mistakes of others while dumb from their own. So you might say I was being dumb today. But believe you me, I learned my lesson, at least I hope so. 
  I'm taking a photography class this semester and I really like it. It's a course in black and white photography made from the real film, no digital cameras. So we spend most of the time in a lab developing films and making prints. It's really fun, if you have some extra time and like photography, you should try it.
  We have a project due Wednesday for this class, so went in today, with a friend who's also taking this class, to develop my film. That way I would have time to make my prints on Wednesday. We went through the whole process already in class, with the instructor - once. So Lucianna and I were a little bit worried, how we can manage, that's why we decided to go together. Opening and rolling the film in total darkness went surprisingly quick. I guess you get better with practice. That came the fun part, playing with the chemicals, mixing them in the right ratio, set the timing right so you don't damage the film. OK, so right ratio - check, right timing -check... but there is one more important thing  - right order 
  Halfway through the process we both realized that we are using fixer instead of developer. Could the film be still saved? If there was anyone who knew better, they would told us, that it is a lost cause. Nobody was there, so we went for it and tried anyways.
  Yeah, you are right, it didn't help at all. But at least we got to practice the whole process, so next time we know what to do. And I'm sure I'll always make sure if I'm supposed to use fixer or developer. Although there is so many other mistakes to make. No matter what - "Try, fail, try again, fail better.