Well depending on the person and the time of day/night you try to WILD at it can take anywhere from a few seconds to get into an LD to an hour and a half. I'm sure it could take longer I just wouldn't have the patience.

It's harder when you have distractions. Any tiny distractions from people moving about drive me nuts and break my concentration. The little random snipits you were seeing is completely normal...it's good to just sort of let your mind fade out and follow it wherever it goes or else you will be too conscious to reach HI or the vibrational stage. Limb displacement (is that the right term?) anyway...it's normal to feel like your arms are sitting differently than how they are. Just don't let yourself be fooled. I often get that feeling as well but try not to let those little strange things during WILD distract you. With more practice you will know what to expect and should be able to succeed better.

WILDs are tough, don't expect to get it right, right away. but keep tryin because man it's worth it!