scratch and scratch until you succeed

As it is my first time to redeem an iTunes gift card, I realised too late that it scratches differently from a regular iTunes card. As a result, I missed two--at least I believe it to be two characters in code.

I was not sure if Apple was about to tell me the missing numbers that easily. So while I logged a ticket, I also wrote some simple scripts to generate each combination possible. Of course I was not about to try (27 + 10) x (27 + 10) redemption codes. I randomly selected thirty-ish.

In the end, I never got the right one.

The good news is that Apple actually gave me the right code :)

I am so happy with Apple's service that just maybe I will give in and get that thing that I need. Okay, want.

49ers

A guy friend tells me that his lower and upper limits for the age of the women--or girls he dates are -10 and + 5 of his age, respectively. He however feels that next year it would be adjusted to -11 and + 4. Hence it is better expressed as:

LL = 29 (his current age) - 10 - X
UL = 29 (his current age) + 4 - X

where X = year(s) past 2009

Okay genius. So you've realized that there is no point in having a formula as the UL and LL are constants as the increments offset one another.

After much ado, 19 and 33.

Another guy friend tells me that his age bracket his LL is perpetually 24, while his UL is open to negotiation based on the female's physical appearance. Very deep guy, if you ask me.

And this brings us to my LL and UL.

There was some argument about my LL, so I guess I am unable to give a number just yet. My UL would be + 7 of my age. Anyone older that that is older than my brother. It would be too weird.

What does this mean? It means that there is just no way, I am going for a 49er.

(Although, bachelor #2 does has a point. Hmmmmm.)