"I still can't make sense of any of it," Chrissy says, laughing as she shakes her head. More often than not, at least on her own, thinking about all the years they skipped over is daunting, kind of terrifying. Like this, though, it doesn't seem so bad — more fun than anything else, if still intimidating. Being in the future does have its upsides. While she still hasn't entirely gotten the hang of it, being able to send text messages and take pictures on a portable phone is pretty neat, and she can only imagine how cool it must be to suddenly have years' worth of new music from a favorite band to listen to.

"At least it's not all new. But I don't even know where to start with the things that are."