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I'm 28.

Yesterday, I was 15.

The day before that, I was 30.

The day before that, I was 8.

One day, recently, i was past 90.

Every day, I wake up at a different age

in a different year on a different day of my life,

and it's scaring the hell out of me.

I want it to stop.

I need help.

I been awake for the last 48 hours

trying to get someone like you to talk to me

because I don't know where I'm gonna be once I fall asleep.

Can you help me?

Have you ever heard of this before?

Anywhere?

Let me get this straight.

You're reliving days from your past

and living days from your future?

Is that what you think?

- You're assuming that this is the present.

I... I don't know that.

This is just where I am today.

I remember nothing before all of this started.

These days, they are all new to me.

They're all I know about myself,

except... I know who I am.

I know who people are.

Things look and feel familiar.

I know what I think and feel.

Like, right now, I'd really love to ask you

to lean forward a bit.

Excuse me?

If I could just...

Sorry. Sorry.

Just bugging me.

Looks better that way.

- Do you use any substances aside from caffeine?

None...

That I know of.

When did this start?

I don't know.

Time's kind of relative right now.

- Well, what's the first thing you remember?

The first thing you remember is being 90?

92, actually.

- How did you know your age so specifically?

I don't know.

I just knew.

- You didn't stay awake very long.

I was 92. Give me a break.

Where were you next?

This is recently, then?

- This hasn't happened yet, actually.

This is two years from now when I'm 30.

Uh... okay. Okay.

Sorry about that. Okay.

Oh, you look so nice.

- You have no memory of the first part of this wedding?

None.

Any memory at this point

of having photographed other weddings?

Nope.

So how did you know

what you were supposed to do?

How did you know you were even the photographer?

I don't know.

I just knew.

Felt familiar.

I knew how to pose.

I knew their names.

Alison, can you lean forward just a...

Knew how to use the light meter,

and the camera felt like an old friend.

Ah, happy couple. Nice.

- That's the second time you fell asleep today.

Get it together, dude.

Just darling, aren't they?

You got any kids, honey?

No.

And you knew that because...

I just knew.

- Well, don't lose heart, my little friend,

because some day soon, you're gonna meet a great girl,

and you'll have a whole mess of kids.

You look like a fertile fella to me.

I don't...

Want kids.

Shit.

Why did you say that?

I just know that I don't.

And then?

Of all the things you could have done,

why did you pick up the camera?

I just wanted to.

I'm sorry. It's okay.

He's friendly. Howard, come here.

No, no! Wait, wait, wait!

What?

Oh, that's super cool.

Can you just keep him there for one second?

No, no! You're still in the shot.

No, lower.

- I can't go any farther and still hold him.

Did you know that there are 116 different breeds of dogs?

No.

Howard's a beagle.

Howard, sit. Stay.

What's your name?

Lovell Milo.

- And you just knew your name somehow.

Now you're getting it.

Milo?

No, lovell.

Milo's my last name.

- Sounded like you were saying your last name first,

like they do at school.

I'm grace.

Want to take a picture of me?

No.

And then?

Hello?

What are you still doing home?

How old are you here?

21.

Uh, who is this?

It's grace, dummy!

Are you still asleep?

Oh, what... do you know what time it is?

I think the power is out.

Why?

Are you drunk?

I don't think so.

- You have the biggest meeting of your life today

with your hero, Steven Roberts.

He saw your work. He's near town.

He asked you to coffee.

None of this rings a bell?

You're supposed to be there in an hour,

and it takes an hour to get there.

So I was a little freaked out

when I saw your car still out front.

Oh, gosh. I'm outside.

I'm coming in. - Uh...

And you just knew

you had taken all the pictures on the wall?

Yeah.

- You'd been busy since you were eight years old.

Hi. Come on.

We're gonna drive you.

Nice underwear.

Howard, sit. Sit. Stay.

Go. You, go.

Boy...

So I had a date last night. - Oh, yeah?

- Yeah, with that really, really hot guy

that was hitting on me at that gallery thing

we went to last week.

Yeah? How was that?

Fantastic.

Until he said, "yeah, I'm not really that big into dogs."

And I said, "huh. Well, check please."

Whoo!

Okay! Two minutes early!

I'll come back for you in two hours.

All right.

- Good luck, good luck, good luck!

- Hi, I'm here to meet, uh, Steven Roberts?

Um, no one's here right now.

Did you want... I can get you a table.

You can wait.

- I'll just wait right here. - Okay.

Hey.

How'd it go?

Hi, folks. My name's Brian.

I'm the manager.

How is everything this evening?

- It's good. - Okay.

- Is there anything i can get for you?

- Uh, yeah, actually, i have a question.

These, uh...

All this artwork on your walls, is it by local artists?

- Some local, some I just find really interesting.

Oh.

How about th ese?

Would you be interested in buying any of these?

They're by my very modest friend here.

Um...

I like this one.

It might be really good for your restaurant.

But...

I love... wait.

I like that one.

- This is some really great work, man.

How much do you want for this one?

Whoo!

- That's the first photo you've ever sold, isn't it?

Oh, wow. Yeah.

- Be, like, your own... Your own artwork.

Yeah. I think it is, but...