diff --git a/cmd/drop.go b/cmd/drop.go
index fef062f..f7fc43d 100644
--- a/cmd/drop.go
+++ b/cmd/drop.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var dateStr string
+var d Date
 var fields map[string]string
 var j Json
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var dropCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			e.Fields = append(e.Fields, models.Meta{k, tools.ParseString(v)})
 		}
 		e.Title = title
-		e.Date = time.Now().Local() // @todo parse date
+		e.Date = d.t
 		l := models.Log{log, []models.Entry{e}}
 		err := files.Append(l)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ var dropCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(dropCmd)
 
-	dropCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&dateStr, "date", "d", time.Now().Local().Format(time.RFC3339), "Date for log entry")
+	(&d).Set("now")
+	dropCmd.Flags().VarP(&d, "date", "d", "Date for log entry")
 	dropCmd.Flags().StringToStringVarP(&fields, "fields", "f", nil, "Fields you add to entry")
 	dropCmd.Flags().VarP(&j, "json", "j", "Entire entry as json")
 }
@@ -90,3 +91,22 @@ func (j *Json) Set(in string) error {
 func (j *Json) Type() string {
 	return "json"
 }
+
+type Date struct {
+	s string
+	t time.Time
+}
+
+func (d *Date) String() string {
+	return d.s
+}
+
+func (d *Date) Set(in string) (err error) {
+	d.s = in
+	d.t, err = tools.ParseDate(in)
+	return
+}
+
+func (d *Date) Type() string {
+	return "datetime"
+}