I attempted to CPU mine, didn't get anything after leaving it overnight. I told my buddy about it and how people had been excited because you couldn't make more of it. We both didn't really understand or care about why that was important at the time. This was within the first two or three years of Bitcoins lifespan.

It was such a brief moment. I doubt my buddy would remember at all. I didn't even remember until after some time had passed and Bitcoin became hard to ignore. You can try to ignore it but eventually you just cant.