"What a good day to just kick back and chill!"

Helen and Jake have the right idea for Relaxation Day, but don't get used to it. The only way they'd both be this calm is in a fantasy sequence, which is exactly what this is. They sure do look happy for being figments of someone else's imagination, though, don't they?

They may be able to rekindle that laidback attitude if the kids go back to Alternapalooza, which took place on this day in what was most likely 1997. The last time the girls were out of the house for the music festival, Helen and Jake...had a lot of fun.

At the very least, they could reminisce about music festivals from their own youth, but not Woodstock, which began on this day in 1969. Their free concert of choice was Altamont, which has a far less peaceful place in history. At least Jake got a full refund! Somehow!

Fanfic Update!

• BOOM! (Scenes, Brainstorms, and Drabbles Thread), by itslipped (COMPLETE!): "It's a good un' of an explosion. A very likeable sheen of bulging orange that came with a sea of smoke following it."


• A Dye for Help, by Blake C Stacey (BlakeStacey) (COMPLETE!): "Jane had been a bit on edge—untamed, even, Daria would have said—since their trip to the zoo. She'd blown her pizza money at the art supply store and then walled herself off, telling Daria that her new piece wasn't to be seen until complete."


• Give Something New a Try, by elle_stone (part 1): "Running into her ex outside of the art supply store on the first chill afternoon of fall was not among Jane's expectations for the day. But Lawndale is small, and coincidence can be cruel."


• Jonesing For That Sweetness (Scenes, Brainstorms, and Drabbles Thread), by itslipped (COMPLETE!): "Dry throat. Dry mind. It needs the sweetness of that stuff. Gotta get it right down, or else..."


• Pokemon: May's Journey, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 3): "Commander Mars waited near the rift into the Distortion World after Cynthia, the girl from Twinleaf Town, the Hoenn Champion and the Kantonian teen had gone into it."


• Quarterback to the Future, by WildDogJJ (COMPLETE!): "Quinn’s husband, Jim, was in the garage working on a 1982 DeLorien DMC-12. For those who don’t know, that’s the car that was used in the Back to the Future movies." (Part 2) (Part 3)


• Spider Quinn 22 Attractions of Lawndale, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (parts 11 and 12): "Sandi entered at that moment and saw Kevin making a fool of himself. 'That’s enough, Kevin. I was there last night at the Historia. There’s, like, no need for a repeat.'" (Part 12)


• no outside to stand in, by KlondikeSolitare (COMPLETE!): "In a small, dark room, Daria's CRT computer monitor glowed. That light allowed Jane to write in her journal on the bed. This was the apex of their Wednesday night."


• We that Take Purses go by the Moon and the Seven Stars, by Blake C Stacey (BlakeStacey) (COMPLETE!): "'Mayday, mayday! We are under attack by Romulan pirates. This is Jennifer Sh'reyan of the Starfleet science vessel Faraday. I say again, we are under attack by Romu—'"


• You Are My Best Bet, by riotsquirrrl (COMPLETE!): "Jane awoke to the feeling of being cold, despite the layers of blankets wrapped up around her ears. She rolled over and frowned at the emptiness of the bed next to her, illuminated by the orange sodium streetlight seeping in through the blinds."