def first(*args)
      if args.any?
        if args.first.kind_of?(Integer) || (loaded? && !args.first.kind_of?(Hash))
          limit(*args).to_a
        else
          apply_finder_options(args.first).first
        end
      else
        find_first
      end
    end
def first(*args)
      if args.any?
        if args.first.kind_of?(Integer) || (loaded? && !args.first.kind_of?(Hash))
          limit(*args).to_a
        else
          apply_finder_options(args.first).first
        end
      else
        find_first
      end
    end
A convenience wrapper for <tt>find(:first, *args)</tt>. You can pass in all the
 same arguments to this method as you can to <tt>find(:first)</tt>.