--- a/include/core/date.h	Mon Sep 25 13:50:56 2023 -0400
+++ b/include/core/date.h	Mon Sep 25 20:29:26 2023 -0400
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@
 class Date {
 	public:
 		Date();
-		Date(int32_t y);
-		Date(int32_t y, int8_t m, int8_t d);
+		Date(unsigned int y);
+		Date(unsigned int y, unsigned int m, unsigned int d);
+		Date(const QDate& date);
 		bool IsValid() const;
-		void SetYear(int32_t y);
-		void SetMonth(int8_t m);
-		void SetDay(int8_t d);
+		void SetYear(unsigned int y);
+		void SetMonth(unsigned int m);
+		void SetDay(unsigned int d);
 		void VoidYear();
 		void VoidMonth();
 		void VoidDay();
-		int32_t GetYear() const;
-		int8_t GetMonth() const;
-		int8_t GetDay() const;
+		unsigned int GetYear() const;
+		unsigned int GetMonth() const;
+		unsigned int GetDay() const;
 		QDate GetAsQDate() const;
 		nlohmann::json GetAsAniListJson() const;
 		bool operator<(const Date& other) const;
@@ -26,8 +27,10 @@
 		bool operator>=(const Date& other) const;
 
 	private:
-		std::shared_ptr<int32_t> year;
-		std::shared_ptr<int8_t> month;
-		std::shared_ptr<int8_t> day;
+		/* note: it might be worth it to change these all to int, as
+		   large bit precisions aren't exactly useful here... */
+		std::shared_ptr<unsigned int> year;
+		std::shared_ptr<unsigned int> month;
+		std::shared_ptr<unsigned int> day;
 };
 #endif // __core__date_h