diff --git a/_site/content/posts/modules/gcal.md b/_site/content/posts/modules/gcal.md
index 5dbfa014..f8866481 100644
--- a/_site/content/posts/modules/gcal.md
+++ b/_site/content/posts/modules/gcal.md
@@ -122,3 +122,6 @@ Values: A positive integer, `0..n`.
 Your <a href="https://developers.google.com/calendar/quickstart/go">Google client secret</a> JSON file. <br />
 Values: A string representing a file path to the JSON secret file.
 
+`showDeclined` <br />
+Whether or not to display events you've declined to attend. <br />
+Values: `true`, or `false`
diff --git a/docs/posts/modules/gcal/index.html b/docs/posts/modules/gcal/index.html
index 811682db..bcf47f46 100644
--- a/docs/posts/modules/gcal/index.html
+++ b/docs/posts/modules/gcal/index.html
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ Values: A positive integer, <code>0..n</code>.</p>
 Your <a href="https://developers.google.com/calendar/quickstart/go">Google client secret</a> JSON file. <br />
 Values: A string representing a file path to the JSON secret file.</p>
 
+<p><code>showDeclined</code> <br />
+Whether or not to display events you&rsquo;ve declined to attend. <br />
+Values: <code>true</code>, or <code>false</code></p>
+
 </div>
 
             <div class="footer">
diff --git a/gcal/display.go b/gcal/display.go
index 838da89a..97176de4 100644
--- a/gcal/display.go
+++ b/gcal/display.go
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ func (widget *Widget) contentFrom(calEvents []*CalEvent) string {
 	var str string
 	var prevEvent *CalEvent
 
+	if !wtf.Config.UBool("wtf.mods.gcal.showDeclined", false) {
+		calEvents = removeDeclined(calEvents)
+	}
+
 	for _, calEvent := range calEvents {
 		timestamp := fmt.Sprintf("[%s]%s", widget.descriptionColor(calEvent), calEvent.Timestamp())
 
@@ -83,7 +87,15 @@ func (widget *Widget) dayDivider(event, prevEvent *CalEvent) string {
 		prevStartTime = prevEvent.Start()
 	}
 
-	if event.Start().Day() != prevStartTime.Day() {
+	// round times to midnight for comparison
+	toMidnight := func(t time.Time) time.Time {
+		t = t.Local()
+		return time.Date(t.Year(), t.Month(), t.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, t.Location())
+	}
+	prevStartDay := toMidnight(prevStartTime)
+	eventStartDay := toMidnight(event.Start())
+
+	if !eventStartDay.Equal(prevStartDay) {
 
 		return fmt.Sprintf("[%s::b]",
 			wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.gcal.colors.day", "forestgreen")) +
@@ -215,3 +227,13 @@ func (widget *Widget) responseIcon(calEvent *CalEvent) string {
 
 	return " "
 }
+
+func removeDeclined(events []*CalEvent) []*CalEvent {
+	var ret []*CalEvent
+	for _, e := range events {
+		if e.ResponseFor(wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.gcal.email")) != "declined" {
+			ret = append(ret, e)
+		}
+	}
+	return ret
+}
diff --git a/wtf/focus_tracker.go b/wtf/focus_tracker.go
index a37bb247..f3a91c83 100644
--- a/wtf/focus_tracker.go
+++ b/wtf/focus_tracker.go
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@ func (tracker *FocusTracker) focus(idx int) {
 	}
 
 	view := widget.TextView()
+	view.SetBorderColor(colorFor(Config.UString("wtf.colors.border.focused", "gray")))
 
 	tracker.App.SetFocus(view)
-	view.SetBorderColor(colorFor(Config.UString("wtf.colors.border.focused", "gray")))
+	tracker.App.Draw()
 }
 
 func (tracker *FocusTracker) focusables() []Wtfable {