Quote (Welch @ Mar 8 2012 07:34pm)
Not sure if joking or not

Not joking at all.
Quote (Snickrz @ Mar 8 2012 04:57pm)
you know, if you quit disappearing for months on end you would even be past me by now..

You know, if you quit disappearing you would have even passed me by now.
Above would be the proper use of passed. However with the wording Nicci chose past is the only word that would make the sentence gramatically correct.