Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Psst... Whack This!

Your Turn!


We racked our brains trying to come up with the perfect Whack on the Side of the Head for Ray's birthday week.  Whack on the Side of the Head, for our newcomers, is the day of the week we challenge our creativity by forcing ourselves to think outside the box.  Our ideas were either too predictable, too self-serving, or not celebratory enough.

After some whacking of each other on the side of the side of the head, Heather, Cheryl, Katie, and I settled on using this Wednesday to let 
you...

Name that Ray.

While it is true, we usually develop the idea for Ray first and then the design, today we're going in reverse.  

Above is our latest and greatest Ray design, inspired from a photo straight from the album of someone we all know and love.  Combine our design with your creativity and give Ray the most clever name you can come up with.

Enter a name today AND tune back in tomorrow and you automatically receive a special patch (for your patchwork denim) to commemorate Ray's birthday week.  Don't know what patchwork is?  Click here to find out.

But, should you out-perform your fellow readers in  this two-day event (today and tomorrow), you will be the recipient of a patch AND a prize that's sure to shine!  

Let 'er rip.

Signing off until tomorrow...

P.S.  Yesterday's winning design...  

38 comments:

cassie p said...

hmmm, this ones hard when you only have a few (early morning) minutes to think about it...

"Take is easRAY"

heather said...

I'll have to let this one simmer for a while before I throw out an idea for Ray...but I love the design.

Chaotic Kristi said...

"Raylaxin' on the River" If you were only in TX I'd say GuadaluRAY (instead of Guadalupe). Right now, I agree with Cassie... late night, early morning... the search for coffee begins!

b.k.root said...

Enjoyin' the SunRAYs"

azlori said...

Tubin' the Salt "Ray""ver!

"Ray"diating! (shining)

Ray taking in some rays!

Anonymous said...

How about OverRAYted!

Anonymous said...

To Anonoymous..don't be rayning on Ray's celebraytion!

Peggy said...

Totally Tubular!!

Cheryl Houston said...

You guys are fun!

Well, except for you Anonymous- you're kind of being cRAYnky. But the party will go on. :)

I'm so happy to see an azlori post! Miss ya!

Raycation on the Rayver!

Kat said...

Well, my first thought was RAYlaxation, but it looks like that one is taken. How about Summer VaRAYtion!

lindsaymarie said...

Row row row your RAYft,
gently down the stream,
meRAYly, meRAYly, meRAYly, meRAYly,
life is but a dream!

(sorry i haven't been commenting lately, just got back from the dominican republic a couple days ago and i'm still getting used to real life!)

Claudia said...

Yes, anonymous... As Cheryl said, you are cRAYnky these days, but I still give you points for playing the Ray game.

OverRAYted doesn't shine, but it is a darn good attempt. And, on some other, less positive, less fun, blogs it would earn you a gold star.

Keep on whacking. I know you have it in you!

GardenGal said...

I am "jumping in" and posting my very first comment to the "stream". Since I spent 4 years at TX State in SanMarcos, we spent all our free time on the San Marcos River. Students that did so were called "River Rats" so my entry is....."RAYver Rat"!

Claudia said...

Actually, anonymous... the more I think about it, the more it occurs to me that you're kind of like Ray! A little snarky, but fun, and in the game right along with us!

See, we all have a little Ray in us. Embrace it and stop Raysisting.

Claudia said...

Garden Gal... Welcome and what a great first contribution! Love it. Tune in tomorrow and maybe you can cinch the deal.

Melanie said...

I thought RAYging River, but I LOVE Kat's & Garden Gal's!

Unknown said...

You know what is funny, this morning I literally was wacked on the side of the head...by my dryer door. And I have the knot to prove it! Ouch. Going to drink some coffee to get the creative juices flowing...

Robin said...

RaYving down the river

Tube Raynation

I'm so bad at this! LOL All the goods ones are gone. ;-) That's what I get for sleeping in (not really at the ortho).

Katie said...

Welcome to Garden Gal!!! And welcome back to Melanie, LindsayMarie (I can't wait to see you in about a week!), and azlori...it's SOOOO good to see all of you back on here!

My contribution is... Sittin' on the Dock of the bRAY.

Happy Hump Day, everyone!

Cheryl Houston said...

KATIE!!! Why didn't I think of that one!! That is my go to song! The ONE! If I only had one song to listen to the rest of my life, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay is it! HA!!!

Sorry about your head, Lauren. That must be excrutiRAYting.

HAHAHAHA!

heather said...

gosh everyone has such good ones...
I agree welcome back AZLori, Melanie, Lindsay Marie, and welcome Garden Gal...I think you'll find our community a fun place to be!

I still don't have my idea but I just had to come say hello...All of you make sure you stick around and post again tomorrow...it feels WAY more fun with all our loyal readers back posting.

heather said...

oh and Cheryl I think that is a bit of a stretch for excrutiRAYting but it did make me LOL!

Cheryl Houston said...

Well, I don't have a RAYsaurus... I have to use my ImagiRAYtion....

Heather said...

U.V. Rays are all the cRAYze

Unknown said...

Garden Gal's is my fav.

HoliRAY World's RAYzy River...that's all I got.

Cheryl, you made me laugh too!

Anonymous said...

Hi Ladies!!! I was asked by my new friend Miss Heather, to post a brief introduction. So here goes!

My name is Laureen, I'm 29 and I just moved to Keller, Texas from Boston, MA. I've only been in the area since June 30th, but so far I am meeting some wonderful people. My career is in the wedding industry and I own a small planning company with a 2 offices in 2 states, so I am forever busy. I have a 6yr old boy and am recently married. We have a 2yr old beagle named Max.

I am intregued by this group after talking with Miss Heather primarily because it serves a great purpose. I cannot wait to meet more wondeful ladies through the blog and the site, so please drop by and say hi!!!!

OK not so brief! =)

Katie said...

Welcome, Laureen!!!! It feels so good to have all our regulars and some new comers back today.

Such a great day! And yes, Cheryl, Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay is a FANTASTIC song!

Cheryl Houston said...

Welcome Laureen! Not that you've got your introduction posted- Gimme a RAY! :)

Anonymous said...

RAY-sin in the Sun!

aka Peggy at work @@ my last day!

heather said...

YAY Laureen!!! Glad you made it to the site! Welcome, welcome. Make sure you post a RAY idea so you can have a chance at winning.


Peggy I love RAYsin in the Sun!!!!


So what are your thoughts about this being your last day at your job? Happy? Sad? Excited? Nervous?

Wishing you the best in whatever your next adventure is!

Anonymous said...

RAY-sing cane on the lazy river.

Way down upon the Swan-RAY river

Thanks Heather!!Right now, I'm kind of just waiting to go home, I have about 3 hours left. Part of me doesn't care... it's hard to put on a front and be excited to be here. Yee-ha!

Y'all will be proud to know I submitted my resume to the local community college for a Design and Publication Specialist! It's full time... and I have no experience! ( I am experienced, but not with all of their requirements)

aka Peggy at work @@

Cheryl Houston said...

Go for it Peggy! All you can do is try!! :)

Tera said...

Wow... a TON of newcomers today. That's awesome! CongRAYtulations on joining this super fun community.

I wish I was as clever as all of you. There are some good ones out there. All I could come up with was "Soaking it up...one RAY at a time".

Have a good day. I'm off to find bed spaces for 40 male students...but all of our spaces are occupied. Should be a fun time!

Anonymous said...

Summer BRAYke made an appearance today.

b.k.root said...

Chillin' on vRAYcation

Anonymous said...

gRAYte times!

GardenGal said...

Well, it gave me something to ponder today, so here are my last attempts....

"RAAAAAy down upon the Swanee RAYver...."
or do we know if RAY is tubing on the ColoRAYdo River, the NueRAYces River, the BRAYzos, or the RAY-O Grande River? (Sorry, I am an obnoxious native Texan!)

Claudia @ Highlowaha said...

Garden Gal... where have you been all our life? You are fun and clever! Highlowaha loves you.

While I am at it... Lori, Melanie, Lauren, Lindsaymarie and even you Anonymous, thanks for your recent contributions. Your contributions make our site a more fun place to be.