Date.prototype.lapsed = function (now) {
	now = now || new Date();
 
	var milliseconds = Math.abs(this.getTime() - now.getTime());
 
	var oneHour = 3600000;
	var oneMinute = 60000;
	var oneSecond = 1000;
	var hours = 0;
	var minutes = 0;
	var result;
	var seconds = 0;
 
	if (milliseconds >= oneHour) { hours = Math.floor(milliseconds / oneHour); }
 
	milliseconds = hours > 0 ? (milliseconds - hours * oneHour) : milliseconds;
 
	if (milliseconds >= oneMinute) { minutes = Math.floor(milliseconds / oneMinute); }
 
	milliseconds = minutes > 0 ? (milliseconds - minutes * oneMinute) : milliseconds;
 
	if (milliseconds >= oneSecond) { seconds = Math.floor(milliseconds / oneSecond); }
 
	milliseconds = seconds > 0 ? (milliseconds - seconds * oneSecond) : milliseconds;
 
	if (hours > 0) { result = (hours > 9 ? hours : "0" + hours) + ":"; }
	else { result = "00:"; }
 
	if (minutes > 0) { result += (minutes > 9 ? minutes : "0" + minutes) + ":"; }
	else { result += "00:"; }
 
	if (seconds > 0) { result += (seconds > 9 ? seconds : "0" + seconds); }
	else { result += "00"; }
 
	return result;
};