Montana n: A state of the northwest United States bordering on Canada. Admitted as the 41st state in 1889. The fourth largest state in the union, it includes vast prairies and numerous majestic mountain ranges.
Syn: Treasure State, Big Sky Country, Last Best Place.
Jones n: slang. An addiction or very deep craving.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Things
Things I am looking forward to doing when I get some downtime. (Only two weeks away.)
Cooking dinner.
I have had about enough of these damn convenience foods and frozen pizza dinners and frozen nuke-a-whatever for chow. My gourmet home cooked dinner will involve some time consuming marinade action, chopping and stirring, fresh veggies, a salad (can you believe it, I am actually craving a freakin' salad), and probably a bottle of wine. Still undecided on the baked goods for dessert. Recipe suggestions welcome.
Watching a movie.
I don't know which movie. I don't even know if I want to go out or stay in and rent. All I know is that three uninterrupted hours dedicated solely to veggin' out sounds like grand luxury.
Shopping for a new vehicle.
Yep, the Jones-mobile is on the way out. The only real question is how much new car can I actually afford?
Clean the house.
Alert my mother, I actually WANT to do some cleaning. This place is a sty and I can't stand it anymore.
Go on a date.
I somehow found time for a date this summer. A second date with the same girl is very likely. If she has been patient with all my work that is. There is also another lady I have been swapping Emails with. The ex also hinted at getting together. Perhaps it is time to put some distance to the ex though. Meeting someone new sounds more fun.
A burger and a beer.
Not that I haven't had any burgers or beer this summer, but going out because I feel like it instead of because I need to eat before I fall over will be a nice change. Plus the luxury of having all evening to relax and enjoy dinner without any pressure to be somewhere else or get up early. Maybe I will have two or three beers with that burger.
Go jogging.
This one is strange to me. I have been spending all summer hiking and lifting heavy objects and yet my body is craving exercise. Whatever; I can roll with it.
Sleeping late.
I know myself well enough by now that sleeping late will probably consist of waking up at the usual time and lounging in bed for an hour until I get bored. All good though, it's living without the pressure of being somewhere that I am really looking forward to.
Play some video games.
After an intense summer of real life problem solving, I could use some virtual reality where the stakes for screwing up are not quite so high.
There is more Jones in the archives: February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 December 2009 January 2010 May 2014
