Bet You Anything This Holiday was Invented by Greeting Card Companies!

Happy Card Reading Day! You can bask in the glow of your admirers like Quinn, or spend the day at the drugstore reading greeting cards to your date a la Daria and Tom. Whatever you do, have fun!

Fanfic Update!

• All the Rage (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by SinisterExaggerator (COMPLETE!): "Quinn launched herself from her bedstead to find herself in a boundless, empty land. The gray void stretched into the distance, becoming one with the textureless ground."


• The Amazing Adventures of Captain Invincible!, by Erin M. (part 4): "'I'm going out,' Spike said quietly, not turning around. 'I don't know when I'll be back. If you want to keep on reading, go ahead.' He opened the door and walked out of the library. He paused on the doorstep and looked back at Twilight, anger and betrayal still evident on his face. 'You reached the last story, anyway,' he finished."


• Black Cloaks of Lawndale, by Waylander (part 9): "Jane Lane was hungry, sweaty and tired. Cleaning up after the tentacled monster was a thankless job. I wish that cleaning spell was s bit more powerful."


• The Dale of Lawn, by Wassersauefer (interlude): "A lot of time people have asked themselves, how the massive armies of the Dale could have been fed by the civilians of the land. The answer was quite simple: They weren't, as there was no civilian population, thus the armies fed themselves."


• Daria and Co. (Are Forced To) Read 'My Immortal', by Shiva (part 4): "The room had plush carpet, a roaring fire in a fireplace, and a series of queen sized beds. Mack counted them up first and said, 'Uh, there aren't enough beds for everyone to have their own.' 'What?!' Sandi snapped in outrage. Jodie just shrugged and said, 'We'll all have to pair up.'"


• Daria and Jane: On Cow Pies (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'Uh Jane?' Daria muttered while poking her friend in the belly to get her attention."


• Daria and Jane: On The 10 o'Clock Rule (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "During yet another lazy night, Daria and Jane found themselves trolling the Paperpusher message board."


• Dylan, by J-D (part 18c): "They drove to the flea market in the same van they’d used for the abortive expedition to Alternapalooza, Mystik Spiral’s drummer’s van, the one they called ‘The Tank’. Dylan found his second ride in it a little less awkward and uncomfortable than the first one; after all, things could hardly have gone worse."


• Freewheelin', by peetz5050 (parts 13 - 15): "‘Jane? Did something...’ ‘Look I don’t wanna talk about it right now, OK? It’s not your fault... I’m not blaming you or anything so just drop it OK?’ Jane suddenly stood up and walked away stiffly, leaving her food behind. Daria and Andrea looked at each other but neither one had a clue what that had been about." (Part 14) (Part 15)


• Heroes and Villains Part Two: Queen Sandi, by Reven384 (COMPLETE!): "Daria looked on from the shadows. It was like a warzone. She was horrified at the bodies and the sheer amount of death that surrounded the place. Her mind raced as she pulled out a gun from her holster."


• The House of Cards, by Doggieboy (part 9.5): "Darkness...I can see nothing...nothing...nothing... She is next to me. I not only feel her, I can smell her. I’m not alone, anymore."


• Hyde and Seek (IC: Criminals of Lawndale), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "Something about the guy screamed danger, avoid but Andrea had gone with him anyway - she got the feeling that would be easier. She didn't want to push Eddie."


• In the Bowling Alley's Supply Closet (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "During the wait for their cheese fries, Daria excused herself and left Amy at the table so she could go to the bathroom. A glance revealed that Brian had left the barstool he had been sitting on."


• Leather and Lace (Iron Chef: Random Pairing Challenge!), by LadieTAG (COMPLETE!): "The sounds of Stevie Nick's haunting voice filled the room. The clock struck one in the morning and Jennifer "Burnout Girl" Wyeth covered herself with a light sheet. It was an unseasonably cool night for early September. Jesse's body heat provided enough warmth for her not to need a blanket."


• My New Nemesis, by Brain Camper (part 3): "Helen: Could you feed your sister please? Daria: Tell Quinn to get her own snacks! Helen: You know what I mean!"


• A New Man, by SinisterExaggerator (part 1): "A narrow swath of light pierced the darkness as his eyelids opened. The world was a white concrete haze, circling around him as he fumbled for his glasses. Out of nowhere, a clammy hand stopped him."


• Nice Guy Mack, by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "'Hey, Mack Daddy!' Goddamn retard. How many times – how many – had he told him? He’d have to beat the useless cretin to get it into his head. Maybe he would."


• Of Hearts and Minds Book II: Present, by mac (part 2): "'Daria? Are you okay?' Brittany, always so full of kindness as long as her boyfriend, Kevin Thompson, wasn't cheating on her, had genuine affection for Daria, and had begun to refer to her as 'cousin' before Phoebe married Daria's father, Jake."


• RA Episode 12 : The Holidays are just Crazy!, by DIsaac (COMPLETE!): "JAMIE: What do I do here? MACK: Do what we Mackenzies are good at. JAMIE: Drinking? MACK: You know we aren't good at that. JAMIE: True."


• TDJS CH.4 Boston Baby!, by ST91 (COMPLETE!): "After visiting the classrooms, dormitories, laboratories, cafeterias and so on, the teens were interviewed, in both colleges, by a member of the staff that had the power to decide who to admit each year."


• Through a Headlight, Darkly (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by SinisterExaggerator (COMPLETE!): "'So, Daria,' Quinn started, 'how do you like your contacts?'"


• To Carry Someone Through Hell (IC: Hell is Crossed People ), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "The sun was coming up and it looked like they were going to be caught on the highway with no cover, but Amelia spotted the RV. It was bashed in and someone had nailed a corpse to the side - she hoped it had been a corpse - and the inside stank of six months of decay, but it was the only game in town."


• Unnamed story (I have no idea what I'm writing), by Payul (COMPLETE!): "The Tall one turn his head to her, even in his eyeless, expresionless mannequin-like face, she felt his penetrant stare piercing her eyes. Then he push another button, and the room became dark, except for a single screen, where it was a video of a couple dancing. 'Can you see their happiness?' He Asked."


• Unnamed story (I have no idea what I'm writing), by PrecambrianStudios (COMPLETE!): "today i feel like crap thankfully not like absolute garbage because yesterday i went to my local thrift store to buy things but it started raining so i had to bike a half mile in the pouring rain and was quite soaked when i got there"


• Unnamed story (Non-Daria), by PrecambrianStudios (part 1): "Balt Miller hated his life. Not to the point where he'd be willing to commit suicide, oh no. It was just that as of late, life had been so frustrating for him that his idea of a good time had recently become staring at his wall."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "'N-now, now children,' Principal Li said, 'we have been abducted by space aliens, but just remain calm. We have a contingency plan - !' ' - what plan? WHAT PLAN?' Mrs. Bennett screamed. 'This is the end! THE END! ANARCHY! ANARCH-EEE!!!!' and she ran screaming off to the other end of the ship (which was probably miles away)."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'"Uh Daria?' 'Yeah Jane?' 'I have a question."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'I can't believe people think that we hate each other!' Quinn said as she lay next to her lover in said lover's bed."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by SinisterExaggerator (COMPLETE!): "Daria looked again at Jane. 'So what are they renaming the Zon after they rebuild it?'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fanfic should have: Delightful and Naughty), by SinisterExaggerator (COMPLETE!): "Quinn was once again traveling the endless reaches of the PPMB, complete with a bandaged head and a fixed computer, courtesy of the troll from several weeks earlier. In preparation of another attack, Daria stood sentinel with an aluminum baseball bat."


• Victor Morgendorffer, by Shiva (parts 1 -3): "'Is something wrong Victor?' his mother, Helen spoke up with worry. 'Just the new lenses, Mom.' he answered while rubbing his brown eyes a bit before the itchiness went away. He heard Daria mutter something about why he was bothering with them in the first place but ignored it." (Part 2) (Part 3)


• Yunny, by Brain Camper (COMPLETE!): "yu se sed lee sacks ur vat yu puht shtuff in lik babiis" (Part 6)