battery calibration - unplugged while recharging

Hi all. I'm usually in the iPhone forum, but pop in here from time to time. I searched and didn't see an answer to my question, so forgive me if this has been done. But...

I was sick of the battery life I was getting on my 15" Macbook Pro 3,1 (early 2008 model), so I went to the apple store yesterday to get a new one. I was over 400 cycles, so I had to just buy it, they wouldn't replace it for me. I expected that, so no big deal. But I wanted to treat this battery right. I got home, charged it up to 100%, let it sit at that for a few hours, and then let it drain overnight and rest at empty for a few hours. This afternoon, I plugged it back in with the intention of letting it fully charge and thus complete my battery calibration, but at around 40% charged, the cat yanked the charger cable out from my laptop. And then a little bit later, my girlfriend did it again.

So, has my time been wasted here? Battery calibration is such a pain in my rear. i hate it. I use my laptop often and expect it to be available to me whenever I need it, regardless of how many other computers i own. I really don't want to deal with it again in the near future. And I may not. But for now, did I waste my time?

 

All it said was that I now had 1 cycle and that it was at full mAh capacity. Honestly, calibrating is too much of a PITA. I think I'll just buy a new battery ever year or so instead.