diff --git a/proclaim b/proclaim
index 9ccf4e0..48391ce 100755
--- a/proclaim
+++ b/proclaim
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 # make username uppercase
 username=$(echo "$USER" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
+timezone="America/New_York"
 declare prompt
 
 makeSlug () {
 	# make time and date
-	time=$(TZ=America/New_York date +%I:%M%p)
-	date=$(TZ=America/New_York date +%m/%d)
+	time=$(TZ=${timezone} date +%I:%M%p)
+	date=$(TZ=${timezone} date +%m/%d)
 
 	# make name/time string
 	prompt="${username}-${date}-${time}"