Jeorge The Dodo

Oops...BUSTED!

2007-11-27T07:28:00.001-08:00

Oooh...Doug caught me. He found out I'd posted a clip of him working on writing a new song, and he wasn't happy at all. He told me I had to take down the original clip and replace it with this one, which is the new version.

Nothing But The Blood

Doug says that he really changed the verses alot from that first version. He also says that if you don't hear two voices singing "nothing but the blood of Jesus" during the verses, you're listening to the old version, and you have to clear your cash.

Oh. Doug says that should be cache.

I don't understand this computer stuff.

Also, Doug asked me to tell everyone that, according to his DHL tracking information, his new computer is "with delivery courier", which means it should show up today. And he says don't be surprised if he disappears for a couple days, getting everything transferred and set up on the computer. :)

Maybe he'll give me the old one.

Just For Brian

2007-11-25T13:32:00.001-08:00

Doug told me that Brian is complaining because I never post anything in my blog. I'm so ashamed...

Anyway, Doug is always on the computer these days because he's working on his websites and other things. But this afternoon he was upstairs playing his guitar and singing. So here I am!

Don't tell Doug I'm doing this, but I'm going to post what he's working on up there. :)

He picked up his guitar and started playing around with the hymn "Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus". He keeps muttering to himself 3-4? 4-4? 5-4? You'd think someone with as much math background as him could figure out the math a lot easier than that. :)

Okay...let's see if I can remember how to make a hyperlink...

Nothing But The Blood

Does it work?

Don't forget - don't tell Doug!

Jeorge Goes International

2007-10-11T06:42:00.000-07:00

Oooh...I just posted a brand new story over at Fifteen Minutes Of Fiction.

Here it is: Back Stage Before The Show

*sigh*

It's my dream come true... :)

My Creative Writing Space

2007-09-21T05:22:00.000-07:00

Ooooh...I have my very own online creative writing space!

I probably won't use it very much though...just because Doug has two hundred different blogs, doesn't mean I need to!

But here's a tiny little story I wrote! Flying Through TheClouds.

My Name Is Spelled Funny!

2007-09-09T16:13:00.000-07:00

A lot of people have asked me (and Doug!) why I spell my name the way I do. I suppose it's a bit confusing, because most people spell Jeorge with a G!

GEORGE.

Or, if they spell it with a J, they leave out the E, which makes it a Spanish name:

JORGE (pronounced Hor-hey)

But not me! No siree! I spell my name with a J, AND an E! Well, TWO e's if you count the one at the end!

So people say: "Why does Jeorge spell his name that way?"

And Doug's answer is: "He's just a DODO - he doesn't know any better!"

And that's the TRUTH! :)

Going To Orrington

2007-09-06T04:29:00.000-07:00

Oooh...I'm so nervous! I'm going to Orrington this weekend, to do Sunday School and church with Doug and the rest of the crew. I'm going to be doing three things...I'm going to talk with Doug about a Bible verse, I'll sing "Hymn Of Grateful Praise", and I'll sing "Come, Christians Join To Sing".

I've never sung "Come, Christians Join To Sing" in front of people before! Although...I have recorded it, and you can listen to it here if you want: Come, Christians Join To Sing.

Anyway, Tuesday night Doug and Ben went down to the church to practice, and...and...and...they left me here at the house! I don't know why Doug would do a practice without me...I need practice as much as he does!

But when they came back, they said the practice went very well, so I guess they are ready!

Doug Looks Like

2007-08-28T15:15:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun thing to do...go to Google and type "[your name] looks like" (and be sure to put it in quotes. Then look for some funny results. Here's what Doug looks like...

Doug looks like a middle-aged car salesman who found a better suit and moved into selling life insurance
Doug looks like a waiter
Doug looks like college stole his soul
Doug looks like a pretty mellow guy, but I'll lay 2:1 odds on Jackie being cut into hamburger with a chainsaw on the day that Doug finally snaps (yikes!)
Doug looks like the lead singer from Jet
Doug looks like he could use a hug
Doug looks like...well Doug looks like Doug
Doug looks like Jack Nicholson
Doug looks like he lives on the plane
Doug looks like Ringo, plays drums exactly like Ringo, and sings like Ringo
Doug looks like a possible age to begin signs of dementia
Doug looks like a clown
Doug looks like he has He-Man somewhere in his family tree
Doug looks like a real sweety
Doug looks like a svelte wide receiver
Doug looks like the face of Texas: rugged, independent, strong
Doug looks like a crazed madman

SADLY...if you google "Jeorge looks like", you only get one result...

Jeorge looks like a fattie

*sob*

Hooray! Doug is home!

2007-08-28T06:38:00.000-07:00

Yay! Doug is finally home! After his surgery last week he spent a couple days recuperating at his parents' house, and then his parents went away on a vacation, and he stayed there to take care of the house and the dog and his grandmother.

But now he's back home, and I'm excited because now I don't need to eat any more of JD's cooking! (and on the subject of cooking, you should check out Jackson's Cake Recipe!)

Doug went shopping yesterday, and he said it was a lot of fun, because he didn't have to spend 20% more for stuff that didn't have fat in it!

And right now there's a beef stew cooking, which is so much nicer than when Doug kept cooking my cousins the chickens all the time!

Disaster In The Kitchen

2007-08-19T03:37:00.000-07:00

Oooh...J.D. is gonna be in so much trouble! Yesterday he found out that Doug is going in the hospital for gallbladder surgery.

Of course, we're all concerned for Doug, but you know what J.D. is concerned about? He's afraid there won't be anything to eat while Doug's away. So last night after Doug went to bed, J.D. went in the kitchen to see if he could figure out how to cook.

"Bien sur," he said, "all zee great chefs in the world are French, so why not mee?"

Uncle Jim tried to talk him out of it.

"Now look here, you young whipper-snapper," he said, "you don't know the first thing about cooking. Besides, it's past your bedtime!"

Uncle Jim always says it's past our bedtime.

Anyway, J.D. didn't listen, and he found an old recipe for cake and tried to bake it.

If only he'd shown us the recipe first we could have told him it was a big mistake!...

It was Jackson's old recipe for Tuna Fish Cake, for which that crazy capuchin monkey once earned a "dishonorable mention" in a cake baking contest.

I'm amazed we're not all in the hospital.

Anyway, if anyone wants the ingredients, maybe I'll post the recipe another day...

Yikes! The Neighbor's Cat!

2007-08-13T08:08:00.000-07:00

A while ago, Doug wrote a little something about the neighbor's cat. Cats scare me.

A week ago, the cat actually managed to get inside the house for the first time - he snuck in past Doug late one night!

I'm really glad I was still at camp when that happened...I think the cat wants a taste of dodo stew. :-/

But now I'm really really really scared, because this morning we heard the cat mewling, and when Doug found him, he was sitting in the neighbor's driveway on the other side of the house, staring in our kitchen window.

I think he's casing the joint...oh no!!!

Doctor Jonas!

2007-08-06T06:52:00.000-07:00

Ooooh! I'm so excited! At Camp Berea, Karlie took a picture of Doug and Doctor Jonas! So, for everyone who's been asking to see Doctor Jonas, here he is!

I notice that Doug holds him up high, so his head is above Doug's. He's going to have to work on that...it's no good to have a puppet that's taller than you! :)

A Message For The Shawnee...

2007-08-04T05:05:00.000-07:00

I'm not a PARROT! I'm a DODO BIRD!

*grin*

Camp Berea Team Names - I Forgot Already!

2007-07-28T10:13:00.000-07:00

At Camp Berea (North Turner, ME), they always have team competitions, and the teams have very strange names. I always say, if the names make sense to you, there's something wrong with you! I think they should try names like Q, or 7. Something simple and easy, so even a dodo bird can remember it!

Last week the team names were "Mental Block" and "Oops! My Memory Fails Me".

One of the teams seemed to be having trouble coming up with a team cheer, so a camper offered to give Doug a Mountain Dew in exchange for him writing a team cheer. Doug agreed, and was supposed to bring his cheer to the softball game on Friday, but they didn't play softball on Friday.

Well, it worked out okay, because Doug got his Mountain Dew, and here's the cheer he wrote for the "Mental Block" team...

Mental Block, Mental Block, we're so cool.
Mental Block, Mental Block, we're no one's fool.
We're hip, we're sly, we're smooth, we rule,
We're the greatest, we're the best, we're...
Uh...we're...uh...does anyone remember what our team name is??

I don't really think that's worth a Mountain Dew. A Moxie, maybe!

Another Week Of Camp!

2007-07-20T19:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I just got home from another week of camp! I had fun - even though Doug left me in his cabin all the time. We had a really fun group of campers. Doug was mean to the boys - he teased them about not taking showers...

...not that Doug smells so good himself!

Oh! And guess what! Doctor Jonas came out for a visit. I heard he gave Doug a "checkup". I wonder if he discovered any gallbladder problems...

And I won't even tell you what those crazy girls in lakeview did... *shakes head*

Doug asked Matthew what his favorite part of camp was, and Matthew said: "Cabin cleanup, because that's when we get to goof off the most!" That's my kind of camper!

Oh, and we also met a camper from Alaska, which was cool, because Doug wants to learn more about Alaska...don't ask me why! I think Alaska is tooooo cold for dodo birds!

Anyway, I'm glad to be back home. Doug is fixing himself a bowl of soup, but I'm tired, so I'm going to bed now!

Good night!

Friday Night At FairHaven Camps

2007-07-13T19:56:00.000-07:00

Oooh! I can't believe it! My very own blog! I'm sooo excited. Now I can tell people about the churches and camps I visit - not to mention all the interesting things that happens at Doug's house when he's not around and all us puppets come out to play.

What?

Oh. J.D. says "Bonjour!"

Anyway, tonight I was at Camp FairHaven, and Doug let me sing a song for the campers. It was a little scary, but a lot of fun.

There was a lady there who was standing right next to me doing sign language. I didn't know what she was doing at first - every time I said something, she started waving her arms, and I thought she was going to hit me! Yikes!

Then there was this really tall man...I thought he was a giant named Goliath, but actually he was just a giant named Uncle Travis. And he played the ~~tennis racket~~ I mean - guitar - while Doug and I sang.

We sang "Hymn of Grateful Praise", and Doug even let me sing the Christmas part, even though it's July!