diff --git a/src/tt/tui/modals.py b/src/tt/tui/modals.py
index 7e741b2..de47a64 100644
--- a/src/tt/tui/modals.py
+++ b/src/tt/tui/modals.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import datetime
 from textual.screen import ModalScreen
 from textual.binding import Binding
 from textual.widgets import Label
+from textual.containers import Horizontal, Vertical
+from textual.reactive import reactive
 from ..utils import get_color_enum
+from ..constants import SPECIAL_DATES_PIECES
 
 
 class ConfirmModal(ModalScreen):
@@ -101,16 +104,27 @@ class ChoiceModal(ModalScreen):
 class DateModal(ModalScreen):
     CSS = """
     DateModal {
-        layout: horizontal;
         align: center middle;
         background: $primary 30%;
     }
+    DateModal Vertical {
+        border: double teal;
+        height: 10;
+        width: 50;
+    }
+    DateModal Horizonal {
+    }
     DateModal Label {
-        border: solid grey;
+        border: solid white;
+        align: center middle;
     }
     DateModal Label.selected-date {
         border: solid green;
     }
+    DateModal Label.hints {
+        border: solid grey;
+        height: 4;
+    }
     """
 
     BINDINGS = [
@@ -118,24 +132,43 @@ class DateModal(ModalScreen):
         ("k", "cursor_up", "Up"),
         ("h,shift+tab", "cursor_left", "Left"),
         ("l,tab", "cursor_right", "Right"),
+        ("f", "future", "Future"),
+        ("t", "today", "Today"),
+        ("u", "unclassified", "Unclassified"),
         Binding("enter", "select", "Select", priority=True),
         ("escape", "cancel", "cancel"),
     ]
 
+    pieces = reactive([0, 0, 0], recompose=True)
+
     def __init__(self, date):
-        if date:
+        super().__init__()
+        if date in SPECIAL_DATES_PIECES:
+            self.pieces = SPECIAL_DATES_PIECES[date]
+        elif date:
             self.pieces = [int(p) for p in date.split("-")]
         else:
-            today = datetime.date.today()
-            self.pieces = [today.year, today.month, today.day]
+            self.action_today()
         self.selected = 1  # start on month
-        super().__init__()
 
     def compose(self):
-        for idx, piece in enumerate(self.pieces):
-            yield Label(
-                str(piece), classes="selected-date" if idx == self.selected else ""
-            )
+        with Vertical():
+            with Horizontal():
+                yield Label(f"{self.pieces[0]}")
+                yield Label(f"{self.pieces[1]}", classes="selected-date")
+                yield Label(f"{self.pieces[2]}")
+            yield Label("""(h/j/k/l) move (enter) confirm (esc) quit
+(p)ast (t)oday (f)uture""", classes="hints")
+
+    def action_future(self):
+        self.pieces = SPECIAL_DAYS_PIECES["future"]
+
+    def action_unclassified(self):
+        self.pieces = SPECIAL_DAYS_PIECES["unclassified"]
+
+    def action_today(self):
+        today = datetime.date.today()
+        self.pieces = [today.year, today.month, today.day]
 
     def action_cursor_left(self):
         # cycle Y/M/D
@@ -171,8 +204,7 @@ class DateModal(ModalScreen):
         if cur_value > self.max_for(self.selected):
             cur_value = 1
         self.pieces[self.selected] = cur_value
-        cur_label = self.query("Label")[self.selected]
-        cur_label.update(str(cur_value))
+        self.mutate_reactive(DateModal.pieces)
 
     def action_cursor_down(self):
         self._move_piece(-1)
diff --git a/src/tt/utils.py b/src/tt/utils.py
index ab8ef34..d49bb8a 100644
--- a/src/tt/utils.py
+++ b/src/tt/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import datetime
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
+from .constants import SPECIAL_DATES_DISPLAY
 
 
 def filter_to_string(filters, search_query):
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ def get_colored_date(date: datetime.date) -> str:
     if not isinstance(date, datetime.date):
         return ""
     as_str = date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    if as_str in SPECIAL_DATES_DISPLAY:
+        return SPECIAL_DATES_DISPLAY[as_str]
     today = datetime.date.today()
     if date.date() < today:
         return f"[#eeeeee on #dd1111]{as_str}[/]"