tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17134324774955092272011-11-27T18:30:22.175-06:00No holds, no apologieswlturlandnoreply@blogger.comBlogger681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-25321022836188895002010-05-30T11:45:00.002-05:002010-05-30T11:57:57.781-05:00

Today's blog comes from my friend, Chris B., and directly addresses how many feel every single time something happens in Louisiana.An open letter to all people who believe that Louisiana is just a bunch of whiners:Show this to all your "we dont need oil" buddies. I have been saying similar things for years. Garland has compiled a list of petroleum based products that we require for the life we

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-14776631455323679952010-05-20T08:29:00.001-05:002010-05-20T08:30:27.746-05:00

Project cancelled. The person I was doing it for doesn't give a damn anyway, so why should I?

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-16706846804197907762010-05-19T07:33:00.055-05:002010-05-19T22:19:30.987-05:00

the 4-5ish hours: kittehs decide NOW is the time to swing from the rafters.6:15am Alarm. Yay. Snooze.6:24am Alarm. Snooze.6:33am Alarm. Tell Frog to get dressed. Get distracted by muted infomercial, try to figure out what they're selling.6:50am Cell phone alarm. Figure out infomercial (still muted) fascination has to do with zombie mode, flick off TV.6:58am Check email/Facebook/Twitter.7:23am

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-14861724680474210842010-05-18T02:45:00.024-05:002010-05-19T00:02:58.608-05:00

2:34am Awakened by text from bank. Draft from DH's hotel exceeds pre-set limit, exceeds expectations >$100. LIVID.3:52am Awakened by kitteh making a toy of the shades, throw remote.5:07am Awakened by both kittehs with zoomies. Trip one kitteh as she zooms across bed.8:23am Wake, realize alarm was overslept by more than two hours, panic.8:59am Load kids in van, check Frog into school. Everyone in

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-69737298760886261082010-05-17T13:34:00.039-05:002010-05-18T00:07:56.160-05:00

Years ago, I actually wrote in this blog. Interesting things, things that weren't random non-sequiturs. This week, I try again starting with the same format as three years ago: a day by day, blow by blow account of being home alone with my three children.7:00am Awakened by DH fussing with luggage, note apparent belief that luggage has T.A.R.D.I.S. properties. Smell biscuits for breakfast, roll

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-1925147665080786402010-04-30T17:46:00.001-05:002010-04-30T17:47:56.330-05:00

The braindeads over at Blogger have arbitrarily decided to nix FTP blogs. My new blog URL is http://wlturland.blogspot.com. Thanks, fuckers.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-79510467785432263682010-04-30T17:42:00.001-05:002010-04-30T17:46:42.175-05:00

This blog is now located at http://wlturland.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://wlturland.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-6752763852659454822010-04-30T17:35:00.001-05:002010-04-30T17:42:26.703-05:00

Scooped up from a comment I left on another blogger's post:Threes are everywhere. Supernaturals may be at in the limelight currently, but I'm of the opinion that triangles are a staple of conflict generation for writers of all types. Examples that spring to mind are Galinda and Elphaba seeking Fieyro's attentions in Wicked, Booth and Hacker at romantic odds for Brennan's feelings on Bones, and,

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-43111220228999210322010-02-12T23:10:00.003-06:002010-02-12T23:20:38.744-06:00

Just a little something quickly drafted to respond to those classy individuals who feel the need to wish another Katrina on New Orleans simply because Manning did an excellent Favre impression. Saints 31, Colts 17On a straight football level: Sean Payton has the biggest, brassiest balls since God himself; he calls plays that make everyone wish they’d thought of it first and hate him for it. The

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-72245942849034471492010-01-28T08:49:00.002-06:002010-01-28T08:56:07.965-06:00

NFL Orders Shops to Stop Selling 'Who Dat' gearWho Dat Say Who Can Use 'Who Dat'? Trademark Holder Speaks OutThe NFL is doing this under the delusion that the small business owners either won't have the time or the money to fight back. First of all, this is the Who Dat Nation. Ever seen what happens when you rile us? BBQs and poker runs raise the money while professionals and volunteers among us

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-23317231189197763292010-01-01T13:59:00.001-06:002010-01-01T14:00:59.077-06:00

This I shall carry with me into the New Year...

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-14674635290695548772009-12-15T11:22:00.002-06:002009-12-15T11:36:56.334-06:00

A friend on Falebook postulated that "socialism" is now a four letter word and that people must be illiterate for not wanting a socialist government. My reply:The short of it is that everyone screaming for socialism seems to think that it's all going to turn out like Star Trek. Okay, let's start with the fact that Star Trek is *fiction*. Yes, we've been able to make plenty of the science gizmos

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-6094568140343681102009-12-14T23:04:00.006-06:002010-05-01T20:29:52.466-05:00

I was "in the zone" tonight. I sat down to puzzle out why my character wasn't following the story line I set out for her. I meant to do a simple character outline and suddenly found myself writing a scene for her. When I had finished, I re-read what I'd written and was flabbergasted by how visceral it was, in my opinion. So, I've decided to share it here because, to completely toot my own horn, I

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-79170439493948036502009-12-08T00:07:00.002-06:002009-12-08T00:15:45.320-06:00

I expected to sit down this evening and have the hours to myself. I planned to sift through the stories I'd written and the ones I hadn't. It didn't work out.Besides suddenly finding myself with unexpected company, I realized a few of the stories I'd been mapping had already been written. Perhaps not in the exact form that I'd planned to write them, but there they are... already out in the world.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-29282861638605641032009-12-07T14:12:00.003-06:002009-12-07T14:40:19.058-06:00

I don't know why my red pencil makes me so damn happy. I really, truly enjoy editing work. Why the hell is that?Personally, I think that editing is more difficult than creating. During the creation process anyone can justify tossing just about anything on the pile because they are constructing an entirely new thing. The hard part is weeding out what doesn't quite belong - the refinement,

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-86321164561660150082009-12-07T01:10:00.001-06:002009-12-07T01:53:19.537-06:00

Dear Assholes who want to knock Saints fans for enjoying the current season: Fuck right the fuck off. We have every right to take our team as seriously as you take yours. The number of times a team went to the playoffs in the past is not an indicator of what that team is today. You're just pissed that the geeky kid at the back of the class showed the prom king that he's not the biggest cock on

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-71159735793681772042009-12-07T01:00:00.001-06:002009-12-07T01:52:54.693-06:00

Wicked - a synopsis: Little girl grows up weird and outcast, then finds out she may have a chance to work with "The Wizard", who seems to be like her and able to do the weird stuff she does. She meets said Wizard, finds out he's a douche, decides to take off on her own. Vilified by The Wizard to the point where all of Oz regards her as "wicked", she is forever remembered by this extremely

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-50580469519458189472009-12-07T00:50:00.001-06:002009-12-07T01:52:22.614-06:00

Twilight Moms: Because if 40 and 50 year old men where screaming and swooning over underage girls, the police would be involved.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-17165633497900586362009-12-07T00:40:00.001-06:002009-12-07T01:51:58.082-06:00

The world has gone to hell. Doesn't matter who is President or where the troops go, the populace is still dumb as shit bricks. The scariest part is that most people choose to be that stupid. They choose to shun anything that might be perceived as intelligent because intelligence now carries a stigma.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-4676047001193582042009-12-07T00:30:00.001-06:002009-12-07T01:51:13.976-06:00

It was announced that a remake/reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was slated for production. Without Joss Whedon.Yes, I said WITHOUT Joss Whedon. This idea is, as one commenter on the story put it, Made. Of. Fail.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-59639308374810580622009-12-07T00:20:00.003-06:002009-12-07T01:50:45.077-06:00

Dear Cincinnati, You didn't invent "Who Dey?". "Who Dat" started in the 60s in NOLA when St. Augustine played Holy Cross.At least, that's the story I always heard. Regardless of the fact that "Who Dat" started long before the NFL, history still shows that "Who Dat" was alive and well long before the Bengals bastardized it in 1981. For more information see Wikipedia.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-70399268697687951752009-12-07T00:10:00.001-06:002009-12-07T01:50:15.341-06:00

Quit with the "Who Dat? We Dat!" already. The full question is "Who Dat say they gonna beat dem Saints?". When you say "We Dat", you're asking for the 'Aints to come back because the 'Aints kicked their own asses to lose games! Knock it the fuck off, I burned my paper bag last season!

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-89712902536561896972009-12-07T00:01:00.002-06:002009-12-07T01:49:33.375-06:00

I suspect that the answer to the stupidity problem lies somewhere in those of us with intelligence no longer indulging these dumbass fuckers, but I fear that there are not enough intelligent people left to bring such a plan to fruition.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-76291129044083416762009-12-06T23:43:00.003-06:002009-12-06T23:57:43.672-06:00

I keep waiting to make a blog post because I feel like anything less than three paragraphs is not a post, it's a note. Well, that's led to an unused or overly forced blog. From now on, I'll be posting whatever falls out of my head, regardless of length. I also think I may skip the titles. They just aren't working for me.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-85830014344540823602009-07-07T00:16:00.001-05:002009-07-07T00:19:00.990-05:00

I read this post, then I wrote the post below. Make of it what you will. It's late and I hope it makes sense. Five times I've sat before my computer and tried to write a nice, neat introduction to the experience I'm about to relate, but the truth is, there isn't a nice, neat introduction. The experience simply was. I'm certain it's one that cannot be duplicated all these years later.When my

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-50214116120632007032009-06-02T18:51:00.001-05:002009-06-02T18:56:09.792-05:00

Review of iSkoot's Notifier on the Samsung Eternity.*Note* I have no account on Falebook, so I did not make use of the Falebook portion of the application. I only briefly tried the RSS client, but was so irritated by it that I only used it twice. YMMV *From the clunky, klutzy interface to the lack of key features, this client is the worst mobile app I've ever used. Let's just get to the bullet

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-31756989276937498492009-05-26T18:19:00.028-05:002009-05-27T21:43:01.365-05:00

Is Twitter living in denial of its own arterial plaque buildup or have the developers been sniffing the Ruby dust again?Recent changes on and reports about Twitter, along with the staff's dodgy answers to the outcry generated by these changes and reports, are pointing to Twitter's demise - a situation that is quickly becoming inevitable.First came the #fixreply debacle, when thousands of users

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-63975666208135519842009-03-04T23:50:00.007-06:002009-03-06T20:37:31.562-06:00

[Updated March 6, 2009 7:40pm CST New information in brackets.]Omission is still a lie. This evening the ABC program "Nightline" lied their collective asses off. From what I understand, FOX News, that pantheon of truth, has also picked up the story. [FOX News eventually declined to run the story. The Nightline broadcast also coincides with the introduction of an obscure piece of legislation that

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-88654059792445893202009-03-02T08:00:00.004-06:002009-03-02T08:29:19.665-06:00

A few weeks ago, I got a wild hair to transform my front porch. Objects were cleared, shutters rehung, rails stained, new furniture bought and assembled. Two hundred and fifty six square feet of previously unused space was now reclaimed for both work and recreation, just in time for Louisiana's two days of spring.While my husband and I spent more than a few days on the comfort of our new porch, I

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-61187625062626375062009-03-01T15:58:00.003-06:002009-03-02T01:58:05.910-06:00

This just in from BreakingNewsOn: The US will pledge $900 million of aid to the Palestinian Authority, with a third of the money earmarked for Gaza - US State Department.Um, just a second there. Last I understood it, the United States's bank account was overdrawn. I'm not sure about you, but when my account approaches zero balance, I stop writing checks! A quick summary of where the US stands

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-52283732645239934112009-03-01T11:41:00.003-06:002009-03-01T11:48:28.510-06:00

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-62259678718831751702009-02-28T12:26:00.000-06:002009-03-02T01:56:53.073-06:00

The following is a short story I wrote for an English assignment on metafiction. It borrows the style of a piece we read in class, though I'll be damned if I can remember the name of that story now.Lookin' Up “I don't know why you even ask me about momma now. Been dead six years. Ain't no use in digging up bones.” Emily sighed and dropped the dishcloth she'd been washing with. “Even if I did

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-84431814689248921122009-02-26T19:55:00.003-06:002009-02-26T21:42:22.977-06:00

I had put this post on hold, being unsure that anyone would be interested in anything I had to say, but after the response to the last post, I'm dragging it out and posting it. A good bit of what I have to say has already been said by a number of people in a number of other places, but that's my fault for sitting on the post rather than writing and publishing as soon as the address was made.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-21778771086467627822009-02-26T02:07:00.005-06:002009-03-01T11:34:50.980-06:00

The following passages are re-worked excerpts from personal journal entries. After what I've seen and heard over the last few days, I felt they were warranted.[Edited for clarification 3:00pm CST, February 26, 2009]This first entry was written following a breakdown or "freak out", as I like to call it, concerning everything I had witnessed during and after Hurricane Katrina. Being a resident of

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-86255400995183183392009-01-25T22:32:00.003-06:002009-01-26T00:02:35.312-06:00

I'm contemplating several in-depth posts on several issues I've been thinking about lately. Really deep stuff, but I'm thinking that until I can port over to a new blog platform fairly easily it's not really worth writing them. Wordpress might be the way to go (and probably is).

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-23324355919722081552009-01-23T18:38:00.005-06:002009-03-01T13:08:23.927-06:00

I have to say, if you don't get it, you and all the IE6 users, get off my planet. Now. TYVM. Click to make bigger.PS. Smell the irony.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-41900495267784149212009-01-19T18:46:00.005-06:002009-03-01T13:07:12.055-06:00

So the Texans in #phpc were picking on me for living in Louisiana, and we all started picking on Houston. That lead to the discussion of why San Antonio's too lame to even pick on. Someone wanted a postcard as a souvenir. Here is the result. Clicky to make bigger.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-8796269166316276302008-11-16T19:34:00.003-06:002009-03-01T17:17:57.548-06:00

At least the knitters will find it funny...Take George Carlin's "On Stuff" and replace stuff with yarn.Observe:"Actually this is just a place for my yarn, ya know? That's all, a little place for my yarn. That's all I want, that's all you need in life, is a little place for your yarn, ya know? I can see it on your table, everybody's got a little place for their yarn. This is my yarn, that's your

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-77075622625401348412008-11-03T14:16:00.004-06:002008-11-05T00:40:57.948-06:00

... and the election is over (thank $deity!). Four years of Obama. Great. I always wanted to be forced to try socialism.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-35462138201943037522008-11-02T21:38:00.004-06:002008-11-02T22:49:41.953-06:00

... I seem to be missing it at the moment. Here I sit with an entire sketchbook brimming with ideas carrying multiple visual interpretations and yet I seem to be missing "that spark", that thing that engulfs you and makes you want to work on the project, the thing that calls you back to the piece even when you must take care of other things. Don't get me wrong, I look through the sketchbook and

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-15028672569312509552008-11-01T17:37:00.002-05:002008-11-01T17:51:13.338-05:00

...on which the nation will head out to polling stations throughout the country and, according to the late George Carlin, masturbate once again. Personally, I was asking $deity for a third option and seriously considering a write-in for the ficus again. I've looked at our political climate and determined that the two prominent choices are between socialism and stupidity. I'm not a big fan of

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-61194459298960720672008-04-20T13:48:00.002-05:002008-04-20T13:50:45.432-05:00

Add this to the list of DH's "done while drunk" stories =P

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-40933907043495746862008-04-19T14:52:00.006-05:002008-04-19T15:57:26.688-05:00

So here's my randomness for the day... One of the reasons I continue to watch Torchwood is interactions like this:BETH: Will it hurt?JACK: Yeah.BETH: Your bedside manner's rubbish.GWEN: You should see his manners in bed, they're atrocious. Apparently. So I've heard. (Tosh is staring at her.)IANTO: Oh, they are. I remember this // one...JACK: (*ahems* loudly)//And this:TOSH: Please Tell me you can

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-47499496999832333682008-03-02T17:40:00.002-06:002008-03-02T17:48:14.602-06:00

I don't have any digital copies of my work to show at the moment, but one of my classmates called it "Witkin without the gross-out". What do you say to that? How do I respond to the idea that my work resembles the artistic vision of a man whose main influence comes from seeing a decapitated head when he was a child? Actually, I'm a little intrigued, but still gagging a little.More of Witkin's

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-2155505918461210062008-02-23T15:47:00.002-06:002008-02-23T15:50:21.590-06:00

Why is it that people only get around to living when they find out they're dying? (Guilty, btw).Randy Pausch's Last Lecture

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-54488609467386974512008-02-02T09:31:00.000-06:002008-02-04T09:37:42.248-06:00

It's time again for the annual Silent Poetry Reading, where bloggers around the world devote today's post to a poem of their choice. Since I chose a Louisiana poet last year, I'll keep with that this year. MORNING JOY Piano buttons, stitched on morning lights. Jazz wakes with the day, As I awaken with jazz, love lit the night. Eyes appear and disappear, To lead me once more, to

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-15523644549455183902007-12-31T19:31:00.000-06:002007-12-31T19:35:53.398-06:00

FOs: not enough.WIPs: too many.Classes: passed.Degree: Still unfinished.Weeks remaining to graduation: 68Shows including my art: 1Commissioned art works: 3Commissions finished: 0Relatives that surfaced from the depths of two and a half decades of silence: 4Family Feuds: more than enough.New babies in the house: 1New houses: 1Friends that surfaced from the depths of a decade of silence: 3Sanity

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-3262639231123723202007-05-18T21:23:00.001-05:002009-03-01T17:05:00.340-06:00

Seven Things About Me1. I have a lot of sock yarn, especially since discovering I can handpaint my own and sell it on Etsy.2. I talk too much when I get nervous, all the time thinking that I am making a complete ass of myself and yet still unable to stop the insane verbage falling from my mouth at a million miles per hour.3. I say "Seriously" way too much.4. I immediately think "where the hell

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-58571276885541474842007-05-12T23:55:00.001-05:002009-03-01T17:06:53.492-06:00

This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's alright honey, Mommy's here."Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted.This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-72075875826307129502007-05-09T17:07:00.001-05:002009-03-01T17:08:48.114-06:00

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-58912864289230464832007-05-03T00:15:00.001-05:002009-03-01T17:11:09.100-06:00

It's now officially my twenty-ninth birthday and I'm here to make a guilty little confession. I'm desperately working to get my final design project finished and I've intentionally replayed the same episode of Project Runway countless times for no other reason than to hear Tim Gunn say "Make it work." So what funny little things do you do when you find yourself running face first into the brick

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-91301355755713784282007-04-29T21:03:00.001-05:002009-03-01T17:12:40.115-06:00

For some reason, networks have a serious problem with letting Joss Whedon finish a storyline. Hell, for that matter, they seem to have a problem with letting anyone who's ever worked with Joss finish a storyline (see Fox's cancellation of Drive, starring Nathan Fillion and Amy Acker).Even though I'm upset over losing yet another series with Mal and Fred, hope does spring! Dark Horse Comics has

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-684256215937736652007-04-24T16:24:00.000-05:002007-04-25T12:26:57.345-05:00

Because I loved this movie so much, I have to pimp it a bit. Warning: the faux trailers are not safe for viewing at work or with small animals.Werewolf Women of the SS: Faux TrailerDon't: Faux TrailerThanksgiving: Faux TrailerGrindhouse Theatrical TrailerHobo With a Shotgun: SXSW Grindhouse Trailer Contest WinnerTechnorati tags: comedy, Grindhouse, oddities, video

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-14573597424899850412007-04-20T15:38:00.000-05:002007-04-25T12:30:11.177-05:00

In honor of Four Twenty, Gilbert and Sullivan will now remix that old favorite "Baby Got Back" (because you must be smoking something to come up with stuff this silly).Technorati tags: comedy, oddities, silliness, video

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-32331670563226728462007-04-17T19:03:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:17:03.374-06:00

I was a scared little chickenshit running around campus. "Why?" you ask. Well, besides the fact that I can think of at least six people off the top of my head who would be my straight up pick for looking at the news and thinking "hey, that's not a half bad idea", there's the loony that packed up and came to south Louisiana today. "If you think that was bad, then you haven't seen anything yet."

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If you've been living under a rock, you haven't heard that there are 33 dead at Virginia Tech today, 29 wounded.I'm not sure what to think of that other than to wonder if the next time CNN reports on a school shooting, will it be my school? My kids go to my school, the campus daycare, so that really scares the hell out of me. One day, will I flip on the news after class and see that my campus is

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-15067308250653249342007-04-13T09:29:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:18:15.789-06:00

Unknown (still dark out) hour: Awakened by DH who asks where Lamb's diapers are. Reply "where all the diapers are" hear DH huff about that being a stupid idea. Consider telling him which orifice he can remove his head from and what he can shove up there in its place. Go back to sleep.6:30am Awakened by DH to say goodbye. Verify locations of Lamb's bottles. Verify Lamb's location in bouncy chair.

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6:30am DH awakens, says that Lamb is awake but happy where he is. Kiss DH goodbye, doze a bit.7:30am Lamb demands food. Mix bottle, feed Lamb. Lamb eats quickly, falls asleep. Put Lamb down, lay awake listening to Frog and Duck play. Consider paint choices for master bedroom and bath. Contemplate cocoa brownish for bedroom, value three celadon green for bathroom.8:00am Referee fight between Frog

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-48473144546036711762007-04-11T21:43:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:17:33.364-06:00

A while back there was a meme going around titled "Real Moms ________". I didn't participate because I thought at the time that all bases had pretty much been covered. Then came The Pissed Off Housewife who reminded me that real moms adapt. Bad things, big and small, happen in life and real moms roll with it.Leslie Bennetts: The Publisher's MistakeTen to one, the publisher who gave the green

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6:30am Awakened by DH to say goodbye. DH informs that Lamb is sleeping in, jinxes the deal. Lamb awakens as soon as DH closes the door. Feed Lamb while listening to local news on TV.7:00am Lamb is asleep again. Put Lamb down, doze.9:00am Lamb awakens, calls mommy to the land of the living. Marvel at being allowed to sleep so long. Feed Lamb. Distribute breakfast to Frog and Duck. Make some of the

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-78780546376701938162007-04-10T09:09:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:18:15.790-06:00

2:00am Awakened by unknown. Creep around house checking on Frog and Duck, check local TV station's website for the current radar display. Sky flashes outside just before radar loads to show a whole lot of green, a little yellow and a few specks of red. Realize what did the waking, return to bed.5:30am Awakened by unknown. Follow high-pitched screechy sound to DH's computer. Shut down computer.

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-64663414737925420722007-04-09T10:07:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:18:15.791-06:00

5:30am Awakened by screaming Lamb as DH attempts to give a bottle containing no water, only powdered formula. Point to the bottle of water on the nightstand, roll over, go back to sleep.6:30am Awakened to say goodbye to DH, Lamb laid in arms and bottle given. Listen to Frog and Duck play as Lamb eats.7:30am Change and put Lamb down. Proceed to take care of daily needs, such as inserting contact

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-27721304309609674962007-04-06T05:00:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:18:15.791-06:00

... and I guess I'm going with him because I think he's hilarious.Warning: NSFW, children or pets. Enjoy.More Bo Burnham on YouTube

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-60606884499307583732007-04-05T15:35:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:18:15.792-06:00

Spring Break begins today. While classes are not in session, the campus daycare is closed. In just a few short moments I will pick up my keys, drive to the daycare and collect my two older children, ages three years and twenty-three months. Before this endurance test of patience and rationality begins I am begging for everyone to send "calm" vibes my way with the hopes that they will go a long

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-18971898289856232762007-03-30T20:12:00.000-05:002007-03-30T20:30:46.151-05:00

In the process of making a comment on someone else's blog I pulled up Wikipedia to look up and make sure that I was citing a bit of internet "law" correctly. Reading the article led me to further "laws" and adages common to the net, and I thought I'd collect my findings here.Godwin's Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-5276436105611152092007-03-28T17:56:00.000-05:002007-03-28T18:57:12.074-05:00

So today is "the day after". I feel for Kathy Sierra and all that she's been through with this incident. It's a truly horrible thing that no person should ever have to experience, however,it is a matter for the police not the knee-jerk reactions coming on its heels, which are almost as insane as the catalyst itself. Refuse to blog? While support is good, this just looks more like running and

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-36624132366404389872007-03-27T11:20:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:17:03.378-06:00

Have you seen the current whirlwind over at Creating Passionate Users? Kathy Sierra writes CPU and I drop in from time to time since 1) it's a girl writing about tech and 2) it's interesting, well written and entertaining. Yesterday's post, however, is not entertaining or interesting. It's horrifying.Kathy writes: "I have canceled all speaking engagements.I am afraid to leave my yard.I will

wlturlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713432477495509227.post-39701726078877304522007-03-22T11:40:00.002-05:002007-03-22T12:26:50.161-05:00

Had this been an actual emergency, information would have followed.I am embracing my inner dork and making peace with her.

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