def method_missing meth, *args, &block
      meth_s = meth.to_s
      if @method && meth_s =~ API_REGEX

        if meth_s.end_with?('!')
          # `foo! bar' is syntactic sugar for `foo.! bar'
          self[meth_s[0...-1]].!(args[0] || {})

        else
          # chain the method name onto URL path
          self[meth_s]
        end
      else
        super
      end
    end
def method_missing meth, *args, &block
      meth_s = meth.to_s
      if @method && meth_s =~ API_REGEX

        if meth_s.end_with?('!')
          # `foo! bar' is syntactic sugar for `foo.! bar'
          self[meth_s[0...-1]].!(args[0] || {})

        else
          # chain the method name onto URL path
          self[meth_s]
        end
      else
        super
      end
    end
this is where the fun begins...