public Date getDate(int type) {
		int month = 0, day = 0, year = 0;
		
		if( type == Constants.GAME ) {
			month = game_time.getMonth();
			day = game_time.getDay();
			year = game_time.getYear();	
		}
		else if( type == Constants.REAL ) {
			// get current data
			Calendar rightNow = Calendar.getInstance();
			
			// TODO kludgy....
			
			// get the month, day, and year
			month = rightNow.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
			day = rightNow.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
			year = rightNow.get(Calendar.YEAR);
		}
		
		return new Date(month, day, year);
	}