"Well I mean, after I was born, nothing all that interesting," she drawled, smirking and rolling her eyes. "But seriously, lemme see. And this is if your world and mine run on any kinda parallels, mind you."

"There's global warming, oil spills, riots in Europe. A war on terrorism. Several buildings in New York are attacked and collapse, and the Pentagon. The war in the Middle East erupts big time. There's gay marriage legalized all over the world - America kinda falling in behind but still. Uhh...you guys vote for the first African-American president of the United States. Technology has computers in just about every house in the world, people can connect with one another across the globe instantly. Toyota made a robot that plays the violin, there's double amputees in the Olympics running on the track, we have a permanent station orbiting the Earth...I can go on..."