module Faker::Time

def date(params={})
  years_back = params[:year_range] || 5
  latest_year  = params [:year_latest] || 0
  year = (rand * (years_back)).ceil + (::Time.now.year - latest_year - years_back)
  month = (rand * 12).ceil
  day = (rand * 31).ceil
  series = [date = ::Time.local(year, month, day)]
  if params[:series]
    params[:series].each do |some_time_after|
      series << series.last + (rand * some_time_after).ceil
    end
    return series
  end
  date.strftime "%Y-%m-%d %T %z"
end

def month
  MONTHS.rand
end