Double Oh Mack Daddy!

Today is probably a major holiday to Upchuck: the anniversary of Ian Fleming's birth in 1908. Fleming was the author who created the character of James Bond, whom Upchuck frequently tries (and fails) to emulate. Mack seems like a more suitable candidate, although I wouldn't want to be Kevin if Mack ever gets that license to kill.

It was also on this day in 2001 that the episode "Life in the Past Lane" first aired. We got to meet Nathan, although he turned out to be a jerk (poor Jane doesn't have the best track record, does she?). On the bright side, we also got to witness Stacy's Epic Win against Sandi.

Fanfic Update!

• ARC Ch.6 Drowned in a cappuccino, by ST91 (parts 8 and 9): "Daria stood hesitantly in front of her aunt, and behind her Jane and Andrea waited to see what would happen." (Part 9)


• B (IC: Brittany at Great Prairie State), by PrecambrianStudios (COMPLETE!): "'Go team!' squeaked Brittany from the top of the cheerleader pyramid."


• Brittany In A Sorority (IC: Brittany at Great Prairie State), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'Wow Jaslenne! You always find the cutest guys! How do you do it?' Brittany asked her fellow sorority sister while smoothing out her pajama top."


• Darius Taylor, by Shiva (part 9): "Elsie glanced around her brother's shoulder and commented, 'Wow, your Dad still looks like he has a bug up his ass about something...' Darius sighed, 'Yeah, I noticed.'"


• Death Comes to Lawndale, by PrecambrianStudios (COMPLETE!): "She laid there, screaming and crying. Everything was gone. Her entire family. Many of her friends."


• Depths of Shallowness, by SacredDust (COMPLETE!): "'Your college is SO not cute, Daria.' Those were the first words out of her mouth when she visited me at Raft. Not hi, not I missed you, not it's good to see you again. But that was Quinn."


• Dylan, by J-D (part 21a): "'So you and your parents decided to accept the invitation to Grove Hills?' Dylan raised an eyebrow at Rod. 'Yes, but how did you know?' 'Word's out about the keg party Kris Brocklethwaite's throwing while his parents are out of town.'"


• The Finer Things on Earth (Iron Chef: Random Love Triangle Challenge!), by SacredDust (COMPLETE!): "Love can strike anyone. No matter the time, the place, or the circumstances, its power is undeniable."


• His and Hers (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by Smijey (COMPLETE!): "Mr. DeMartino eyed Ms. Barch as she ate her salad in the teacher's lounge. Alone. 'Your loss, Timothy,' he chuckled to himself as he walked over and slipped into the chair on the opposite side of the table."


• If Looks Could Kill, by SacredDust (part 2): "Quinn burst into tears. The doctor put a hand on her shoulder and she recoiled, squirming towards the end of the couch. 'It's okay, Quinn. Let it all out,' he said softly. And she thought guys her age were easy to fool."


• I Loathe a Pay-Per-View, by SacredDust (part 5): "Quinn: 'OKAY!! So I AM worried about it. She says she doesn't want to team with me and stuff. My own flesh and blood, Daria, my own flesh and blood...but you know what? Fine! Who needs you anyway? I'm sure there are lots of cuter, more popular people who would be happy to wrestle with me. I'll just find one of them instead!'"


• Left 4 Daria, by Charles RB (part 2): "'Thanks-' She stopped to fire two at another zombie. '-Jane.' 'Don't' BLAM 'mention' BLAM 'it.'"


• The Mageborn Cynic Chapter 4, by peetz5050 (part 3): "Another colonel leaned forward with a look of contempt on his face. 'Listen to me Lieutenant Morgendorffer, just because you put on a uniform with your Father's insignia doesn't make you... you... my... I... aaaiiiiiiieeeee!!!!!!!!'"


• Mine, by Vukodlak (part 3): "Daria was pacing back and forth in her room debating whether or not to tell him."


• Of All The People That Won't Be Missed, by LongSnakeMoan (part 4): "'What the hell happened in Texas and why are you going back? I thought we were going to Georgia.' 'Some shit's come up. I have to go and take care of it.'"


• Quinn's Code 08: Alternapalooza, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 2): "At Cindy's place. Kristen and her brother, Keith, arrived. 'You're ready for Alternapalooza?' Keith asked. 'Of course,' Quinn said. 'Let's go,' Cindy said."


• Rude Awakening Ep 13: The Hiring Game, by DIsaac (part 5): "KEVIN: Dude! What is up with with you? Since you punched me... MACK: By the way, sorry about that. I was totally in the wrong when I did that. KEVIN: Thanks, but ever since that dinner I have a feeling that there is something wrong with this relationship and we need to talk."


• Tom Sloane, Lax Bro, by Shiva (part 5): "Ok, so the school day sucked worse than usual, the profs seemed attuned to the fact that an awesome BRO-tastic weekend awaited me and my bros, so they saddled us with enough work and ugly glares/words/etc to make even Fugly Daria blanch."


• Unnamed story (The 1001 Humiliations of Quinn Morgendorffer), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "The last few weeks had been so wonderful, Quinn had gotten her Hogwarts letter from a beautiful snow white owl and had been introduced to the world of Magic by Professor Sprout. Even though she was a bit dirty, she was so nice and showed her all sorts of magic, plus it had been funny to learn that Daria didn't have any magic."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "Daria: 'Quinn...what are you going to do with that potato gun?'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by LongSnakeMoan (COMPLETE!): "Sandi watched with satisfaction as Quinn happily ate the non fat, non dairy, gluten free cupcakes with special topping that she'd made for her last night."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'I hate my job.' Daria said into the mirror after her makeup team finished putting on her face."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Daria brushed some of her iron grey hair away from her face and contemplated her next words, the sentences appearing on the screen in front of her."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by Silver (COMPLETE!): "It sounded like someone sliding keys across piano strings. Or guitar strings, perhaps."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by Silver (COMPLETE!): "Brittany was infuriated. So Daria wasn't really trying to steal Kevin from her. That was fine, but Kevin's refusal to pay attention to anything but the Pigskin Channel on the Morgendorffer family television."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by Silver (COMPLETE!): "'It's very nice of you all to get me a chair. It shows how understanding you're all being about these pay cuts to help increase the security budget.'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by SinisterExaggerator (COMPLETE!): "Daria couldn't believe she heard Mystik Spiral's new sound."


• Untitled Quinn/Daria Bonding Moment (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: MY EYES THEY BURN!!), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'Hey, you were right Quinn,' Daria said gleefully as Tom gasped his last breaths, 'Killing people is fun!'"


• Victor Morgendorffer, by Shiva (part 15): "'So Sport, any big plans this week?' Victor shrugged while hiding his surprise at the sudden parental interest in his life, 'Nothing really, probably just go to school and hang with the Deviants. The usual.' 'The Deviants?' Jake asked while scratching his head. 'Aw hell,' Victor thought while mentally face palming. It was time for damage control."


• 'What Memorial Day Means To Me,' by Quinn Morgendorffer, by SacredDust (COMPLETE!): "Memorial Day is a day for memorializing. Because, can you have a holiday about memories if you DON'T remember them? I don't think so!"