2007 was the year I...

[Blue Velvet]

Let's not derail this thread or correct other's posts, thanks.

 

[Father Jack]

I became a MacRumors member in January 2007.
Without a doubt the best thing I did, everyone's so helpful .. 🙂

 

[BanjoBanker]

• Began to realise that I've been wasting the last three years
• Started to investigate emmigration
• Got a MacBook
• Got an iPod Touch
• Got some professional certifications
• Got my first Les Paul. 🙂

...and a whole boat-load of other crud in my life, too... 🙁

Sounds a lot like my year! No iPod Touch though, iPhone instead. You will LOVE your Les Paul. I and the only player of a 1968 Les Paul Studio model I bought new in 1972 from a music store that was going out of business. Paid $275 USD for it, have it insured for 10k now. The big item for 07 was ordering a new Nikon D3. I hope it arrives soon, I can't wait to try it out.
Happy New Year to all posters at MR!😎

 

[thesdx]

• Switched to the Mac 😀
• Made many new friends
• Bought an iPod Touch
• Waited outside an Apple store for the first time (Leopard)
• Ended 7th Grade
• Began 8th grade
• Started my own computer repair business
• Started a new band
• Failed to reach 500 posts
• Joined MacRumors 😀

 

[BanjoBanker]

- had a second daughter
- got an online trading account
- switched totally from film to digital
- got 2 macbooks

Congrats on daughter number 2! I have two also, nothing like girls in your life🙂 Come spring, daughter #1 is having grand daughter #1😱 Life is good.

 

[mahashel]

2007 was the year I...

- Left my long-time girlfriend (5 years)
- Listed my first house for sale due to joint-ownership (see previous)
- Realized just how seldom I contacted old friends, and was disturbed by how little I noticed until recently
- Made many new friends
- Finally, upon being well into my third decade of life, decided to stand up for myself 😎

 

[bjett92]

• Bought my first mac
• Joined MacRumors
• Started Highschool
• First time waiting outside an apple store

 

[cycocelica]

2007 was the year I...

• got my first speeding ticket
• Realized if you want something done, you are more than likely going to have to do it yourself
• Realized I love video games
• Realized I found a great girl
• Realized I have commitment issues, but they are getting better
• Got certified in my major (1 semester late unfortunately, but so glad it happened)
• Realized you should use (in a good way) your parents as much as you can
• Realized I had to change my fashion taste
• Received an iPhone and Wii
• Realized the Washington State Cougars are a legit basketball team

 

[FJ218700]

. . . bought no Apple hardware 🙁

 

[janitorC7]

• Had Big Surgery for an Unknown Disease
• Met the Girl of my DREAMS!!!!
• Got an iPhone
• Incorporated
• Made my first $100,000
• Became the first person in LA County to Contract the Flu this season
• (Something else that I dont think should be said on MR) 😉😀
• and a number of other things

 

[gauchogolfer]

Highlights of 2007

• Returned from living in France for a year
• Got a good job here in Santa Barbara
• Bought an iPhone (sweet)
• Working in speech therapy research study
• Expecting our first child in March
• Became a Demi 🙂

 

[Mike Teezie]

• officially started my photography business
• six months later, my photography was featured in Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and website
• tried to learn to deal with my fears and stresses of owning my own business (haven't been much of a success yet)
• my girlfriend and I moved in together
• celebrated 4 year anniversary with said girlfriend
• realized I wanted to marry said girlfriend
• got really into cooking
• didn't get much Apple gear, except for an iPhone, and a 2nd gen Nano for gf's birthday gift

 

[Iscariot]

changed everything.

 

[Cloudane]

Ah, good thread.

2007 was the year I...

• Started a decent job
• Sat through the worst British Summer in history
• Got introduced and subsequently addicted to Naruto (anime series)
• Turned around my finances and paid off most debts
• Got a Mac (iMac 20") as my main desktop
• Started wearing glasses
• .... erm that's about it

 

[miloblithe]

2007 was the year I...

• Became a father of a great little girl.
• Didn't get posted overseas, but did get promoted.
• Sold my first stock photos online. Photographed three weddings.
• Convinced my wife we need a Mac Pro for our next computer (which actually took no convincing at all)
• Lost most of my camera gear by leaving it on a city bus.
• Got my first non-hand-me-down iPod.
• Took trips to England, France, and Russia.
• Totalled a car and could have killed my family (fell asleep at the wheel), but got very lucky and we're all OK.
• Hosted Christmas for the first time.
• Cooked a turkey for the first time (see Christmas).

 

[eric55lv]

2007 was the year I:
-Went to LA
-Was tried of hearing Britney Spears got in jail and such
-Went to Leopard World Premire
-Got my second iPod (Nano 3rd gen)
-Ate more like a pig
-Joined MacRumors Forums
-Reached my 100th post
-Reached my 200th post
-Reached my 300th post

 

[RickT67]

In 2007, I made the switch.. it's been a busy year (since March)..

I bought my first Emac and titanium laptop (company auction) and fell in love with Mac.
Like those so much, I bought a used iBook G4 (upgraded the ram and hard drive)

I went on to save my pennies and got the new iMac 2.4 24", (again) liked it so much I had a small conversion party at Xmas for my wife and son (2 more iMacs).

Now I am dangerous... I have all this tinkering knowledge (from using Windows for 20 years) and I can show all of my friends that I don't have to do that with my macs, it just works! If XP or Vista worked as well as OSX, I don't think I would have been as willing to switch. Curiousity got me, and I am not looking back. Elvis has left the Microsoft building 😀

 

[Osarkon]

• Passed my first year of university then realized that it wasn't what I wanted to be doing and came home to work
• Landed a job I.T related even though I didn't want anything to do with I.T after leaving university...🙄
• Crashed my first car for the second time
• Bought a new car due to the first being beyond repair
• Left a lot of great friends back in university and came home to realize that they were pretty much the only friends that were worth anything to me.
• Fully appreciated how wonderful having a car and being able to drive is.

 

[gadgetgirl85]

2007 was the year
I finally got my first degree in Social Science Psychology
Started 4th year honours
Bought an ipod touch
Sold XBOX 360 and bought Nintendo Wii
Bought ipod shuffle
Lost another 7 kilos
Got addicted to RPM (spin classes)
Started going to gym 6 times a week from 3-4
Got my navel pierced

 

[iDAG]

2007 was the year I...

• Replaced my PowerBook G3 with a MacBook
• Finshed my freshman year of high school
• Got an iPod nano and an iPod touch
• Found the girl of my dreams (I hope!)
• Turned 16
• Got my drivers license and a car
• Learned I needed glasses
• Had to put my dog to sleep
• Joined MacRumors

 

[Brianstorm91]

Realised that I have no friends.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Survived.

 

[letsgorangers]

2007 was the year I...

congrats to all the new parents and new parents-to-be!

- got back together with an ex (and it has already lasted longer than the first go-around, coming up on a year)
- started seeing a neurologist & started taking anti-depressants
- decided to start working out regularly
- got hooked on spinning !
- got to spend another year with my dear kitty cat (I say this because she fell very ill yesterday and just had surgery today but is now awake and ok)
- saw my best friend get married
- saw the debilitating effect my stress has on my life and made a conscious effort to try my hardest to handle situations better
- realized I had a lot to be thankful for

 

[StokeLee]

2007 was the year i decided that.....

I'd be 30 - Celebrate it, dont hate it.
Grow up - i became a team leader.
Fall in love - Oh well two out of three aint bad.

 

[iRachel]

2007 was the year...

• I finally reached 500 posts (i've been here for three years!)
• I decided to change graduate programs
• I actually kept my New Year's Resolution and lost weight.