crap.

sorry everyone for the lack of a comic this week but my desktop (which is attached to the scanner) decided to crap out so i can't scan the next one in until the desktop gets fixed. unfortunately, my stepdad, who is practically a computer guru, says that the monitor might just be on its way out so we might have to get a new one and goodness knows when that'll happen. i'll try to do what i can from the laptop but it'll be a while until i'm able to post a real comic.

i know, this sucks. trust me, i'm not a happy camper but i don't know what else to do. i apologize for the ginormous inconvenience this causes for the people that read this but i'll do the best i can.

anyway, merry whatever!

#14 - Potter Puppet Pals parody

Yes, it's a parody of a parody. References are from (in order of appearance) "Mysterious Ticking Noise", "Bothering Snape", "Yule Ball '07 part B" and "Wizard Angst".

mandachan's note: sorry for the constant capitalization change. we kinda got into a tiff about it and i gave up 'cause arguing is a moot point. and moot is a funny word :)
ps: DON'T YOU DARE CAPITALIZE THIS NOTE, EGE, OR I WILL COME AFTER YOU.

excuses, excuses

sorry. we're trying to get this solved as soon as possible.

(and yes i did take the idea from this strip of Decorum)

#13 - being possessive

ha!

444 visits! i'm a dork ^_^

sorry if i psyched anyone out by posting. you still don't get a comic this week.

no comic this week

sorry. this week has been really rough on the drowning in turtles cast 'cause we lost a classmate that we were all kinda close to (details in these posts), so i didn't have time to do a comic. but there will be one next week. i promise.

#12 - ninjitsu

hooray for true stories! :)

#11 - homecoming etiquette

sorry, loves.

no comic this week. i haven't had time to retrace my rough drafts and those of you who read my other blog will know about the meltdown that occurred on tuesday. i promise i'll have one for next week. thanks for your patience.

#10 - c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e-s-o-n-g song

yes, i do have the song recorded on my phone. for those of you who have not experienced the campfire song song, click here.

another filler

i know, awkward wednesday post instead of a turtle tuesday but i hope this depiction of what has been going on in my head helps any.

#9 - strip of darkness!

as a precursor explanation, we took the visual out of various situations and seeing how the context changes.


i'm debating on whether to put the real contexts in here or to let you readers dwell on what we could've meant.

filler

sorry, the artiste extraordinare (aka me) is overwhelmed by the amount of homework/projects assigned and due this week so you get another filler. this obviously isn't a comic but it fits the awkward theme of the webcomic and it's funny (well at least i think it is)



as lovely mets blogger ellie said, "ian [kinsler, #5] needs to learn about the strikeout looking =)"

Fixed the alt-text

It was only showing up on some browsers for some reason. I moved it from the 'alt' tag to the 'title' tag and that seemed to fix it. I also added alt-text (aka mouseover text) for the newer comics.

~~~~ The EGE

"guest strip" time!

we were all kinda too busy (or lazy, take your pick) this week to do a real comic, so you get a lovely filler "guest strip"-ish sorta thing from the EGE this week for your "awkward wednesday".


normal posting should theoretically resume next week. apologies for the bad pun.

#8 - nyquil high

sorry again for the late post, i've been busy and the comic goes up when i say it goes up, dangit.



yes, folks, this did actually happen. -- mandachan

Unfortunately, it did. All of these things in one day. I'm somewhat stoned when I take antihistamines, but nothing like what the Nyquil did to Laura. In her defense, though, she didn't grab at my crotch (it's a bit hard to tell with a comic) and didn't look *that* much up my shorts. -- The EGE

#7 - laura attack

aah, the local fair. good stuff.

#6 - saltalawhat?

ok, so today's comic is exceptionally tiny, and clicking on it will always make it bigger, but just in case it's not completely obvious, we're having some technical difficulties with making it look large and clear enough. my apologies to everyone. i'll try to fix it.

and again, it's a baseball player pronunciation joke.

#5 - pronunciation fail

sorry, everyone. instead of a turtle tuesday, you get an awkward wednesday post instead. lucky you.


For those of you who do not get the joke here, our dear friend laura here has the uncanny ability to not be able to pronounce giants' pitcher tim lincecum's last name correctly. None of us know why. It's pretty much self-explanatory. For more details on the reigning NL cy young winner, visit my blog, there's usually a post pertaining to him every 5 days or so. --mandachan

No turtles today...

Sorry folks, this Turtle Tuesday™ has been pre-empted to next week cause monday was mandachan's birthday. You really ought to go visit her and wish her a happy belated birthday, cause she's awesome like that.

Alt text added

I've added attempted extra punchlines to the comics with mouseover / alt text. They may or may not be funny. Enjoy.

#4 - word association circles

and now that i am done giggling about the title (long story), i'd like to thank ESPN for those pictures of alex. for more information, visit dividedloyalty

#3 - duct tape

Happy tuesday everyone. Enjoy the Perseids if you pull an all-nighter tonight.

#2 - obsessions

oh dang, sorry about the blurriness. i'll try to fix that next time. as always, clicking on it will make it better.

(the EGE can add his two cents here)

#1 - the beginning

...and thus it starts.

Drowning in turtles: life, liberty and the pursuit of teenage awkwardness.

Enjoy.

(click on the picture to embiggen)

Welcome!

Welcome to Drowning in Turtles!

It's a webcomic featuring stick figures. It's like a ripoff of xkcd, only worse, and far less regular. It's a mostly true-to-life slice of life featuring our misadventures in the most awkward and hilarious study ever.