Now that I've finally found some time to write an entry...
Having found out I'd be photographing for the grads at my school at the winter formal a few weeks ago, I went out and bought a 50mm 1.8 AF Nikkor yesterday and man, the autofocus is fast and extremely accurate (So I'd be shooting at f./1.8 with no worries of focusing errors). Although this lens wouldn't be great for group shots since it would be an 75mm on my D70s but I'm gonna bring my 18-70 with me. This lens would also be great for reportage. I didn't bother to look at the 1.4 version since it's $200 more expensive and doesn't stop all the way down to f./22 like 1.8 does.