I miss the mountains. Someone made the mistake of asking me about some Yellowstone trivia today. I've already been feeling lonesome for home, and this question got my mouth moving. I spent the entire evening boring my dinner company with bear stories and explanations of wacky geology. (see Yellowstone Caldera for some wacky end-of-the-world fun)

So now I'm looking at Montana real estate sites on the web. Anybody got a couple mil I could spend on a ranch? (I can hear my dad now, "You wouldn't want a ranch. Too much trouble.") Ok, I'll take a little, warm cabin somewhere. With electricity and plumbing. Maybe something like the ones on 'mission creek' on this page. Don't forget to scroll down and see some things available in the little town I went to high school in. There are houses listed that I drove past and wondered about for years. Now I know how much they're worth. All the realty sites based in Montana seem to use the color brown.

At work today, I saw the pilot for a show that's coming out this fall. Looks like there will be something to watch on TV this year. We wondered there for a while.

The book: spent some time doing characterisation stuff. "Casting the movie." Making sure I have a clear idea of what characters look and act like. I was hoping to get some writing done tonight, but let's face it. I'm not. I'll organize some notes and see if I can get something done tomorrow.