i agree with you lollipop monkey, however, the 'referring to it as 'now'' i completely understand
i first thought of the movie Donnie Darko when i read the first post, i watched that movie so many times to try and understand the concepts, then i had to remind myself that it was fiction, and pretty much gave up
EDIT: i forgot to add that i think time is just a measurement, and that 'the past' only exists in our minds