diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79cf298..b988528 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ include_directories("${CUDA_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 
 # netcdf
 find_package(netCDF REQUIRED)
-message(STATUS "Found netcdf in ${GLFW3_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+message(STATUS "Found netcdf in ${NETCDF_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 
 execute_process(
     COMMAND nc-config --includedir
diff --git a/src/consts.h b/src/consts.h
index 7e6faad..ff5c4ef 100644
--- a/src/consts.h
+++ b/src/consts.h
@@ -76,4 +76,5 @@ extern __constant__ ColorStop d_stopsBluePurleRed[3];
 // --------------------------- Functions for handling external constants ---------------------------
 void copyConstantsToDevice();
 
+
 #endif // CONSTS_H
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index dd15872..f0cfe3a 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@
 #include "input/Widget.h"
 
 
-// TODO: Delete
-void saveImage2(const char* filename, unsigned char* framebuffer, int width, int height) {  // TODO: Figure out a better way to do this
-    std::ofstream imageFile(filename, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary);
-    imageFile << "P6\n" << width << " " << height << "\n255\n";
-    for (int i = 0; i < width * height * 3; i++) {
-        imageFile << framebuffer[i];
-    }
-    imageFile.close();
-}
-
 Window::Window(unsigned int w, unsigned int h) {
   this->w = w;
   this->h = h;
@@ -65,18 +55,10 @@ int Window::init(float* data) {
   // init imGUI
   this->widget = new Widget(this->window);
 
-
+  // loop function for draw calls etc.
   while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window)) {
     Window::tick();
   }
-  // TODO: Remove this, this was just for ray-casting debug
-  // Window::tick();
-  // Window::tick();
-  // // Save the image
-  // unsigned char* pixels = new unsigned char[this->w * this->h * 3];
-  // glReadPixels(0, 0, this->w, this->h, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels);
-  // saveImage2("output.ppm", pixels, this->w, this->h);
-  // delete[] pixels;
 
   Window::free(data);
   return 0;
@@ -116,6 +98,10 @@ void Window::tick() {
 
   // input
   this->widget->tick(1000.0/diff);
+  if (this->widget->dateChanged) {
+    // TODO: Load new date file here
+    this->widget->dateChanged = false;
+  }
   
   // tick render
 	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
diff --git a/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp b/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
index 92001ef..a139464 100644
--- a/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,63 @@
 #include "consts.h"
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <ctime>
 
+// probably not the cleanest way to do this but it works
+void parseDate(char* string, int dayOfYear) {
+  switch (dayOfYear) {
+    case 1 ... 31:
+      sprintf(string, "Jan %d", dayOfYear);
+      break;
+    case 32 ... 60:
+      sprintf(string, "Feb %d", dayOfYear-31);
+      break;
+    case 61 ... 91:
+      sprintf(string, "Mar %d", dayOfYear-60);
+      break;
+    case 92 ... 121:
+      sprintf(string, "Apr %d", dayOfYear-91);
+      break;
+    case 122 ... 152:
+      sprintf(string, "May %d", dayOfYear-121);
+      break;
+    case 153 ... 182:
+      sprintf(string, "Jun %d", dayOfYear-152);
+      break;
+    case 183 ... 213:
+      sprintf(string, "Jul %d", dayOfYear-182);
+      break;
+    case 214 ... 244:
+      sprintf(string, "Aug %d", dayOfYear-213);
+      break;
+    case 245 ... 274:
+      sprintf(string, "Sep %d", dayOfYear-244);
+      break;
+    case 275 ... 305:
+      sprintf(string, "Oct %d", dayOfYear-274);
+      break;
+    case 306 ... 335:
+      sprintf(string, "Nov %d", dayOfYear-305);
+      break;
+    case 336 ... 366:
+      sprintf(string, "Dec %d", dayOfYear-335);
+      break;
+    default:
+      sprintf(string, "∞");
+  }
+}
 
-Widget::Widget(GLFWwindow* window) {
+Widget::Widget(GLFWwindow* window) : 
+  opacityK(0),
+  sigmoidOne(0.5f),
+  sigmoidTwo(-250.0f),
+  tfComboSelected(0),
+  dateChanged(false),
+  paused(true),
+  renderOnce(false),
+  bgColor(Color3::init(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f)),
+  date(0) 
+{
   IMGUI_CHECKVERSION();
   ImGui::CreateContext();
   this->io = ImGui::GetIO();
@@ -13,23 +67,12 @@ Widget::Widget(GLFWwindow* window) {
   ImGui_ImplGlfw_InitForOpenGL(window, true);
   ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Init();
 
-  this->cameraPos = Point3::init(50.0f, -50.0f, -75.0f);  // Camera for partially trimmed data set
-  // this->cameraPos = Point3::init(300.0f, 200.0f, -700.0f);  // Camera for full data set
-  
-  Vec3 h_center = Vec3::init((float)VOLUME_WIDTH/2.0f, (float)VOLUME_HEIGHT/2.0f, (float)VOLUME_DEPTH/2.0f);
-  this->cameraDir = (h_center - this->cameraPos).normalize();
-
-  this->bgColor = Color3::init(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f);
-  this->lightPos = Point3::init(1.5, 2.0, -1.0);
-
   this->fps = (char*)malloc(512*sizeof(char));
-  this->paused = true;
-  this->renderOnce = false;
+  this->dateString = (char*)malloc(512*sizeof(char));
+  sprintf(this->dateString, "January 1st");
 
-  this->opacityK = 0;
-  this->sigmoidOne = 0.5f;
-  this->sigmoidTwo = -250.0f;
-  this->tfComboSelected = 0;
+  resetCamera();
+  resetLight();
 };
 
 // REFACTOR: should probably not have all the logic in one function; something like a list of ImplementedWidgets with each a Render() function (a la interface) would be better.
@@ -45,8 +88,6 @@ void Widget::tick(double fps) {
   ImGui_ImplGlfw_NewFrame();
   ImGui::NewFrame();
   
-  // input widgets
-  float min = -1, max = 1;
 
   ImGui::Begin("Transfer Function Controls");
   ImGui::DragInt("k (log [1e-10, 1])", &this->opacityK, 1, 0, 100, "%d%%", ImGuiSliderFlags_AlwaysClamp);
@@ -71,13 +112,17 @@ void Widget::tick(double fps) {
   }
   ImGui::End();
 
+
+  float min = -1, max = 1;
   ImGui::Begin("Light Controls");
   ImGui::DragScalar("X coordinate", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->lightPos.x, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
   ImGui::DragScalar("Y coordinate", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->lightPos.z, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
   ImGui::DragScalar("Z coordinate", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->lightPos.y, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  if (ImGui::Button("Reset light")) resetLight();
   ImGui::End();
 
-  ImGui::Begin("Miscellaneous");
+
+  ImGui::Begin("Simulation Controls");
   if (ImGui::Button(this->paused ? "Unpause" : "Pause")) this->paused = !this->paused;
   ImGui::SameLine();
   if (ImGui::Button("Render once")) {
@@ -86,15 +131,26 @@ void Widget::tick(double fps) {
   }
   sprintf(this->fps, "%.3f fps\n", fps);
   ImGui::Text(this->fps);
+
+  // we have data from 2012-01-01 til 2012-09-11 == 255 days
+  ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(20.0f * ImGui::GetFontSize()); 
+  if (ImGui::SliderInt("Day of year", &this->date, 1, 255, "%d", ImGuiSliderFlags_NoInput)) {
+    this->dateChanged = true;
+    parseDate(this->dateString, this->date);
+  }
+  ImGui::SameLine();
+  ImGui::Text(this->dateString);
   ImGui::End();
 
+
   ImGui::Begin("Camera Controls");
   ImGui::DragScalar("X position", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraPos.x, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
   ImGui::DragScalar("Y position", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraPos.z, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
   ImGui::DragScalar("Z position", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraPos.y, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
-  ImGui::DragScalar("X direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.x, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  ImGui::DragScalar("X direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.x, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f"); // TODO: should wrap around once fully rotated
   ImGui::DragScalar("Y direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.z, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
   ImGui::DragScalar("Z direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.y, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  if (ImGui::Button("Reset camera")) resetCamera();
   ImGui::End();
   
   copyToDevice();
@@ -105,6 +161,19 @@ void Widget::render() {
   ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
 }
 
+void Widget::resetCamera() {
+  this->cameraPos = Point3::init(50.0f, -50.0f, -75.0f);  // Camera for partially trimmed data set
+  // this->cameraPos = Point3::init(300.0f, 200.0f, -700.0f);  // Camera for full data set
+  
+  Vec3 h_center = Vec3::init((float)VOLUME_WIDTH/2.0f, (float)VOLUME_HEIGHT/2.0f, (float)VOLUME_DEPTH/2.0f);
+  this->cameraDir = (h_center - this->cameraPos).normalize();
+}
+
+
+void Widget::resetLight() {
+  this->lightPos = Point3::init(1.5, 2.0, -1.0);
+}
+
 void Widget::copyToDevice() {
   cudaMemcpyToSymbol(&d_cameraPos, &this->cameraPos, sizeof(Point3));
   cudaMemcpyToSymbol(&d_cameraDir, &this->cameraDir, sizeof(Vec3));
@@ -125,4 +194,5 @@ Widget::~Widget() {
   ImGui_ImplGlfw_Shutdown();
   ImGui::DestroyContext();
   free(this->fps);
+  free(this->dateString);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/input/Widget.h b/src/gui/input/Widget.h
index 15370c7..3df8e84 100644
--- a/src/gui/input/Widget.h
+++ b/src/gui/input/Widget.h
@@ -5,33 +5,47 @@
 #include "../include/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_glfw.h"
 #include "../include/imgui/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.h"
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+#include <string>
 #include "linalg/linalg.h"
 
 class Widget {
 public:
+  bool paused;
+  bool dateChanged;
+  int date;
+
+  void tick(double fps);
+  void render();
+
+  Widget(GLFWwindow* window);
+  ~Widget();
+
+private:
+  // camera controls
   Point3 cameraDir;
   Vec3 cameraPos;
-  Point3 lightPos;
-  Color3 bgColor; // TODO: widget
 
-  bool paused;
+  // simulation cotnrols
   bool renderOnce;
   char* fps;
+  ImGuiIO io;
+  char *dateString;
 
+  // transfer function controls
   int tfComboSelected;
   int opacityK;
   float opacityKReal;
   float sigmoidOne;
   float sigmoidTwo;
 
-  ImGuiIO io;
-
-  void tick(double fps);
-  void render();
+  // miscellaneous
+  Point3 lightPos;
+  Color3 bgColor; // TODO: widget
+  
   void copyToDevice();
+  void resetCamera();
+  void resetLight();
 
-  Widget(GLFWwindow* window);
-  ~Widget();
 };