var montharray=new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec")

function countup(yr,m,d){
    var today=new Date()
    var todayy=today.getYear()
    if (todayy < 1000)
        todayy+=1900
    var todaym=today.getMonth()
    var todayd=today.getDate()
    var todaystring=montharray[todaym]+" "+todayd+", "+todayy
    var paststring=montharray[m-1]+" "+d+", "+yr
    var difference=(Math.round((Date.parse(todaystring)-Date.parse(paststring))/(24*60*60*1000))*1)
    difference+=" days"
    document.write(""+difference+" old")
}
//enter the count up date using the format year/month/day