             else
                 return
 
-        _parseTime = (item) =>
+        _parseTime = (item) ->
             _fullTime = item.match /((?:[12][012]:|[0]?[0-9]:)[012345][0-9](?:\:[012345][0-9])?(?:am|pm)?)/i
        
             if _fullTime?

        
        return "#{@days[pretty.day]}, #{@months[pretty.month]} #{pretty.date}, #{pretty.year}, #{pretty.hour}:#{pretty.minute}:#{pretty.second} #{pretty.ampm}"

    elapseTime: (date) ->
        # display a date and time relative to now ex. 2 hours ago
        console.log date

    countdownTo: (date) ->
        # display a running countdown

                _that.text prettyDate
            , 1000

        testDate = new Date 2014, 5, 24, 23, 41, 0
        self.elapseTime testDate

    parseDate: (item) =>
        # check for Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow strings and look for time
        item = item.toLowerCase()
