Final photos

Nature shots

New State Motos

Alabama- The How Do You Spell "State" State
Alaska- The Loner State
Arizona- The Swass State
California- The Real Sunshine State


More to come...

Homemade Buffalo Costume

Homemade Avatar Costumes

Gotta Love Annoying the Brothers...

and photoshop.

Project from high school that I want to redo...

This was a project for Religion class.  I had to demonstrate what I learned after 4 years of high school education.  I learned that I lived in a bubble compared to the rest of the world and that things don't come as easily for many people.  I've worked on explore things outside of my bubble since then.


If Everyone Cared

To-Do Lists Found Outside Sorority Houses...

My friend found a funny to-do list outside of a sorority house and I thought it was hysterical so I began making similar lists to poke fun at sorority girls in general. 

Key Chains

The Sandwich Blog Logo

Photos I've Taken

Do a Little Dance

My brother, Ricky, got married last summer and my other older brother, Ryan, was the best man.  For the best man toast, Ryan decided it would be a great idea to get all the siblings to do a dance for the bride and groom.  We spent 3 months putting a dance together and practicing.  When it came to the final performance, it all worked out perfectly and we totally surprised everyone.

 
Proctor Clan Dance Crew

Another Dry-Erase Window Art

6 Layers of Hell

I made this cake for my friend for her 21st birthday.  It turned out really well, but it took me forever.

Wanted Poster for the newly initiated Kappas

Earthquake

The actual map of the United States

White Trash, Hicks, and Red Necks

Rain...rain in a way, has an automatic replay.

This building creates noise when it rains, and I thought it was pretty cool.  I like the color, like the idea, and love the sound of rain. 

The Ugly Pumpkin

Fall is my favorite season back at home.  So over the weekend, I headed back to enjoy some fall activities and breathe in the crisp, fall air.  My family and I went pumpkin picking, and instead of picking a pumpkin that is the orangest, roundest, smoothest, and biggest pumpkin of all, I chose the ugliest and strangest shaped one I could find (I figured every pumpkin deserves to have its day and glow to its best potential...right?)  Well since the shape looked similar to a dinosaur head in my opinion, I made it a raptor.  After a painful amount of time gutting the pumpkin, I started carving and this is how it turned out.

Present for DAD

I really enjoy photography, so I decided to make my Dad something for Christmas using the new camera I received for my birthday.  I took individual shots of his Harley and put them all together to form a full photo of his bike.  Then, I placed it into a shadow box and hung it in his office.  This is what it looked like before I placed it in the box. 

They want their rocks back.

I entered this into a competition to win some scholarship money.  The competition just said to express my imagination and for some reason Stonehenge came to mind.  I believe it is because I love traveling, and visiting Stonehenge at daybreak was one of my most memorable moments abroad.  It represents one of my creative theories on the disappearance of the stones over time. 

Photo by Lauren Proctor, claw created in Illustrator, filter added in Photoshop

Stupid Spa Pamphlet I Made

Used Illustrator and Photoshop

What I See Through a Window

I took this picture in my living room. It's of a couple of kids trying to get a kite out of a tree. I am not the best drawer, but I hope that is visible. I just used a dry-erase marker on my window, and I will upload a few more pictures that are similar to this same concept. Hope you like!

Sorry no more toilet paper

I really am not a fan of wrapping gifts. It's fun to buy presents and go shopping for others but when it comes down to wrapping, I am usually a slacker. Since I don't really enjoy folding paper like origami to fit around a new gift that shouldn't be covered in the first place, I don't tend to buy wrapping paper much. So when I bought a birthday gift for one of my friends, I had a bit of an issue. The gift was actually a book called "What's Your Poo Telling You?" (I also have issues buying serious gifts for people).  It described what kind of poops you may possibly have in a lifetime and why you have them (i.e. your diet, drinking, stress, etc.) For instance, there was the D.A.D.S. which stands for day after drinking shit and many other funny names. Well anyway, I figured since I had no paper to wrap the gift in, I could use toilet paper and it would work just as well. It would cover the gift AND have a connection with the book. The below picture was the final product. Unfortunately, my friend didn't make the connection between the two and called me cheap for A. buying a book for him and B. using toilet paper to wrap it in.

Make me a sandwich

My brother asked me to make him a sandwich yesterday while we were sitting around the pool. So I got up and said "of course!" (which is not a typical response...I usually say screw you or give them a death glare) Instead I walked upstairs to the kitchen, got out two slices of bread and sat there trying to figure out what he truly would enjoy on his sandwich. My first thought was to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with some lime juice so it looked like a typical sandwich but with a little twist to it. I decided to ditch that idea and started making a peanut butter and pepperoni sandwich. I slathered thick globs of peanut butter on one slice of bread until every corner was covered, and then I placed two layers of expired pepperoni on the second slice. Once my concoction was done, I placed the slices together, grabbed a cheese stick for a side dish, and headed back downstairs. I gave him the sandwich with a smile on my face and at that moment he knew something was up. He looked in between the two pieces of bread and just started laughing. To my surprise, he replaced the top slice of bread and took a large bite. His facial expressions while eating the whole sandwich was fully worth the 18 stairs I had to climb, the energy I had to use unscrewing a jar of peanut butter, and the annoyance of opening an expired bag of pepperoni. I don't think he will be asking me to make him a sandwich any time soon.

Sign your soul away

For my 21st birthday I am going to Naples, Florida with some of my friends from college and my older brother Ryan. Ryan and I always kid around about me bringing "hot" friends by the house so he can meet them and/or "touch them inappropriately". He is joking of course, but this is his way of asking if there are any potential girls that are coming by that he may be interested in. Since it's going to be only him and all my girl friends down in Naples, I decided to draw up a contract for him to sign so he maintains appropriate behavior during the trip. This is what I came up with...

Letter of Agreement

Between

Lauren E. Proctor, the middle child of the Proctor family

And

Ryan Anthony Proctor, the 2^nd eldest child of the Proctor family

Of the same decent

Lauren E. Proctor, representing all the potential fun to be had in Naples, Florida during Labor Day weekend of 2011, met with Ryan A. Proctor, representing the potential of crossing the line during the same weekend. There was the discussion of containing some of Ryan’s actions towards Lauren’s friends to prevent any uncomfortable and unsuitable feelings between any of the guests staying within the confinements of the Regatta condo complex. This Letter of Agreement sets out the intent of the parties to form a closer business relationship and the understanding between the parties with respect to the following matters:

1.)  There shall be no inappropriate touching of any of Lauren’s friends.

2.)  When asked to stop talking, Ryan must stop talking and cease to be present in the room for a minute.

3.)  There shall be no nudity of any kind (i.e. streaking, “gettin’ naked for the ladies”, etc.).

4.)  There shall be no suggestion to any of the females within the group to “make you a sammich” or any other kind of edible product or paraphernalia.

5.)  There shall be no use of any drug on oneself or any of the others within the party.

6.)  Michael Wester and/or any other of Ryan’s friends must abide by this Letter of Agreement

With respect to Item #1: This means no slaping, caressing, pinching, kissing, licking, feeling, poking, tickling of any kind towards anyone of the opposite sex within the party. This does not apply to Michael…you can touch him if you like.

With respect to Item #2: It is known when Ryan gets drunk or tipsy he tends to talk to much and starts saying inappropriate things. If this action occurs, any one of Lauren’s friends or herself, can put Ryan and/or Michael, in a well deserved “timeout”. He must leave the room for at least a minute and does not have the right to say anything further about the matter.

With respect to Item #3: Don’t get naked.

With respect to Item #4: This includes any sexist comment of any kind throughout the entire trip as a whole. Women’s jokes are also included.

With respect to Item #5: Do not even think about using Rohyphenol (i.e. Roofies) or any other drug that may confuse the victim and blur decisions.

All of these terms and conditions have been thought over with the utmost care and precautions. Signing this document means you have agreed to the terms listed above and shall not break the contract. If the contract is broken at any time during the trip, Lauren has the ability to come up with a suitable punishment for Ryan A. Proctor and Michael Wester on the spot.

Please sign and date below.

Signature of primary party:                                                                                Date

X _____________________________________________________           ___________________

Signature of secondary party”                                                                     Date

X _____________________________________________________           ___________________

Whether or not this actually helps in controlling his actions, God only knows, but at least this can't hurt. He signed it and everything...that wasn't very smart of him

Peacocks and peahens

Did you know that peacock is the male name for the peafowl and peahen is the female name. Well I didn't. I actually Stumbledupon this new information and found it very interesting due to my love of the peacock. Now mind you, I do not love peacocks because they are exciting animals that viciously destroy their prey, or love them because they are bigger than the size of a house. I like peacocks because they have the most broad range of colors that no other animal displays. I don't think there is any other creature on the planet that has as large of a spectrum of colors as the peacock does. (I sound like an old woman who's obsessed with her grandchildren, but this is a little more weird) Anyway, my point of this post was not to talk about my love of them but to post a painting I created for my sophomore year dorm room. It took me an incredible amount of time for how sucky it turned out, but I hung it up on my wall nonetheless and it brightened up the room in the slightest amount. I saw a drawing that inspired me to do this painting in the first place.  It was of a person kneeling on the floor but the outline of the body was created using feathered brush strokes like I tried to recreate here. It was black and white and the human form had no detail in it besides the outline of the body. I liked the simplicity of it all and the lack of detail. So I took that idea and drew something with a little more personality and a peacock is what I came up with. I added color because the black and white wasn't working out very well and this was the final creation.

Everyone wants a piece of Apple

made using Photoshop

My favorite photos from Europe

Stonehenge at Day Break

Dover, England. Home of the White Cliffs

                                                                  Scotland Highlands

    

Lagos, Portugal

Barcelona, Spain

Edinburgh,   Scotland

Near Rosalyn Chapel

Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland

Drinks in London, England

Windsor, England