Today I bought my first BTC from an exchange.  I signed up with several, but either didn't want to use their online wallet, or I had to physically mail a payment to them, so it took me a few exchanges before I found one I liked.  I settled with using BitQuick and the transaction was smooth, simple, and quick!

I turned right around and spent the BTC on a new power supply.  The future is now, and we're living in it.