“ The string of digits that make up credit card numbers have a distinct, if subtle, structure. The first digit signifies which system it belongs to: 3 is for travel and entertainment cards like American Express, 4 is Visa, 5 is Mastercard, and 6 is Discover. The rest of the credit card number is used differently by each company — for Visa cards, digits 2 through 6 are a bank number, 7-12 or 7-15 are the account number, and either 13 or 16 is a check digit, a number that is the result of a series of simple but generally secret computations with the other digits that helps verify the full number isn’t fake. In an AmEx card, digits three and four indicate the type of card and currency, 5-11 are the account number, 12-14 are the card number within the account and 15 is a check digit (AmEx card numbers are 15 instead of 16 digits). ”
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July 5th
» Purdue 'compliment guys' can't give enough of a good thing
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“Tired of people being so down in the dumps amid the worst economy in decades, sophomores Cameron Brown and Brett Westcott—better known as the “Compliment Guys”—have taken it upon themselves to cheer up the campus.
From 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Wednesday, they stand outside the chemistry building in the shadow of the university’s Bell Tower with their “Free Compliments” sign.”
Alan and Kelly (via Jillian Balfour)
July 4th
Look Everyone Jill is a Girl!not only did you take a picture of her, but she’s in a skirt. Did you have to run for it afterwards?The answer is yes.
I’m sad that I’m so predictable. I chased my boyfriend through Borders. *sigh*
July 3rd
July 2nd
Nom.
Tonight I took my first hack at Mom’s favorite cheesecake recipe.
It turns out I do not make pretty cheesecakes on first hack. If I’m lucky, it will still taste good, and I guess it doesn’t really matter that it is ugly, since I made a cherry topping to smother it in.
The clarity of hindsight, oh, the clarity… I see I should have recognized immediately the measurements of that topping recipe I decided to try would give me WAY TOO MUCH LIQUID CHERRY SEX. But I didn’t.
I foresee lots of ice cream, and brownies, and… whatever else I can come up with… slathered in cherry sauce… in my near future.
Dearrrrrr Facebook,
… I’m not entirely sure what a shoegasm is, and, despite its obvious relation to a particularly well-adored word… I think… I’ll just have to pass. I have mental images of what it may entail and honestly, they’re disturbing, and they would probably get me slapped by every mother on the face of the planet, including yours.
Love and Kisses,
Jillian
» Urban Dictionary: mow the laundry
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Definition: Doing a load of laundry after allowing clothes to pile up on your bedroom floor for weeks.
I understand this all too well.
“ Was in traffic behind a truck with a huge window sticker reading “OSU UNIVERSITY”. Utilizing your college education: You’re doing it wrong. ”
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— Michael… I’ve laughed for minutes now, and I still am. Had to share.
