In the present: "I need help in here!" shouted Dr Saunders, not kidding around in the slightest as she ran out of her office shouting things about Victor, knives and Alpha.
To find out more about what had happened between the past and the present, I needed to listen to Now That's What I Call Music 11.
Upstairs, I knew, were presents in need of wrapping and, even worse, a scribbled list in my date book indicated presents I still needed to buy.
Michelle Boulé, best known as a standout with Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People, presents "Hello, I Need You," a duet about randomness (with Lindsay Clark and the cellist Okkyung Lee).
It was just after my birthday, so in lieu of presents I didn't need, I asked for contributions to a sanity fund, topped up with meagre savings (try GoFundMe, Patchwork Present or Trevolta if you're tempted to do the same).
I not only wanted to "bust out" of my present role – I needed to!
I dedicate it to my family, they were always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me".
He is clear enough about one difference money can make in life, when he tells those present, "Frankly, what I need you to do is to raise millions of dollars," and talks about how many foreign customers his campaign consultants have had.
In order to present Condition ACR, I need some notation.
But at the present unique moment, I need history it keeps me tethered to reality.
