I created a little script to add tasks to Things based on the old one for Alfred v1.
The syntax is
First keyword:
task:
#tag1 #tag2 name [project name/area name] in x days/weeks/months/years::note
and
#tag1 #tag2 name [project name/area name] next monday/.../sunday::note
and
#tag1 #tag2 name [project name/area name] on january/../december <day as number>::note
Second keyword
task2:
<task> ::<note>
This opens the quick entry panel:
Download it here!