Miami QB!

Happy 62nd birthday to Don Johnson, star of the 80's crime show Miami Vice and inspiration for Kevin's alter ego on the right. Note the lack of shoulder pads, too.

Today is also Bill of Rights Day, which commemorates the ratification of the Bill of Rights on this day in 1791. Celebrate by, um, not quartering soldiers in your house, I guess.

Fanfic Update!

• All Points (Something I bashed out....), by neonhomer (part 3): "'Thank you Captain Picard. This is my brother Trent Lane, and Dar...errr, Captain Morgendorffer’s husband.' Jane motioned toward Trent, then to Quinn. 'I’m Commander Quinn Morgendorffer, Captain Morgendorffer’s sister.' 'I wasn’t aware that Daria was married.' Blurted Sheridan without thinking. Picard turned to face Sheridan, and was beginning to speak, but Trent cut him off. 'It’s a long story sir.' Said Trent."


• Daria/Dorian Ch.16: Sugar High, by LadieT (part 2): "'You would think that with the hush money Ms. Li was given, we wouldn't be having these problems.' The reply was in Dorian's voice, but Quinn and Jane both knew who said it. 'Yeah, but knowing Ms. Li - she spent it on some piece of unnecessary and insane security equiptment. As if the Great Zombie Uprising would ever come here,' Jane smirked trying to cheer Dorian up. 'True, we are lacking their primary source of food. Speaking of food, maybe a little lunch will help me out. Nothing greasy though.' Dorian said."


• Daria - Double Down, by neonhomer (part 11): "'I'm going senile.' Said Daria dryly. 'Wh-hy do you say that?' asked Quinn, looking at her herself in the mirror. Daria turned to Quinn, taking Quinn's hands into hers, and looking up into Quinn's eyes. 'Tell me I am not cracking up. Tell me I didn't just dream up the past four days.' 'You're not cracking up Daria, you didn't dream up the past four days.' Said Quinn, trying to match Daria's monotone voice."


• Fallout Lawndale: 2289, by Vukodlak (part 1): "'Try not to blow us up' Jane was only half joking. These decaying engines from 2077 have a habit of exploding if you put enough bullets in them. 'Relax Jane so long as no one shoots the cells we'll be fine.' She pulled the first glowing cell out and put it into a lead lined case. 'These nuclear engines only explode from weapons fire never from simple impacts.' 'And yet your wearing a radiation suit' 'I didn't say this job was completely safe did I?' Jane couldn't see it but knew Daria was smirking."


• God Save The Esteem ep 38: Highland Lassie, by Charles RB (part 3): "She’d prided herself on walking alone, ignoring the herd, and not caring to look back, and while she knew that meant she’d have no real ties to the old hometown, she’d never expected to want any. Returning to Highland for a bit was a sobering experience. It was only when Daria could see it and remember that she realised how little ties she had to the place, how few people would have been bothered she’d left. "


• LLH Alternate Future - 09 - It Never Ends, by psychotol (parts 3 - 6): "As Daria and Jane emerged from the sewers at their initial ingress point, the sanitation worker asked them 'Whoa, what the fucking hell happened down there?' Jane looked at Daria, and Daria asked Jane 'What do you reckon? Walked into the stairs or fell down a door?' Jane's clipped tone spoke volumes as she responded 'Daria. ... I'm covered in faeces and bruises, and am SO not in the mood, right? ... Shut the hell up, and fly us home.'" (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6)


• A QB Grows in Lawndale, by Kristen Bealer (part 13): "When they arrived at the camp, Mr. O'Neill led everyone into the activity room for introductions. 'Greetings, and welcome to the Okay to Cry Corral,' he announced. 'I'm Uncle Timothy, and together, we're going to take a journey to the land of self-discovery. A land where it's okay to laugh, and it's okay...to cry.' Kevin hoped none of the kids were going to cry. He never knew what to do, and their faces got all goopy and gross."


• Tigresses of Lawndale, by taishigi (part 12): "'I just got off the phone with them. I did ask them not to say anything, although I don't know if that will do any good or not. Tiffany also asked that I thank you and give you a hug.' 'Could you just say you did both?' Daria asked. 'I could, but . . . but I think I could use a hug,' Quinn admitted, a little teary. 'This has been scary, Daria.' Daria said nothing, she just lifted her right arm, and Quinn scooted over. Daria wrapped her good arm around Quinn's shoulder, and Quinn tucked her feet up on the sofa and laid her head on Daria's shoulder. Daria rested her head against Quinn's."


• Unnamed story (1,001 Deaths of Tom Sloane - Part II), by Aloysius (COMPLETE!): "Thomas Sloane blinked as he looked at the upright rectangular glass and metal box as it stood near the edge of the mesa. 'I know what that is,' he said. 'But what the hell is a telephone booth doing out in the middle of nowhere?'"


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Guilty Pleasures Redux), by ash_blackfire (COMPLETE!): "Daria couldn't keep her slight smile off of her face on her walk home from the CD store. As she passed Quinn's room she could hear her singing along with her music... Gwar in the same low gut grunting. 'She thinks she is here by her self.' Daria's smile got bigger ever so slightly. She would torment her later, she had more pressing matters on her mind."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have: Last Friday Night!), by JPAGC (COMPLETE!): "The camera focus on the door of a dressing room. Suddenly, the it opens and an orange-skinned, glassed- eyes muppet puts his head in. Scooter: twenty seconds to curtain! Mystik Spiral, twenty seconds to curtain!"

Happy Birthday, Don and Bill!

Happy 61st birthday to Don Johnson, star of Miami Vice and impersonated by Kevin on the right!

Today is also Bill of Rights Day, established by Franklin Roosevelt in 1941 to commemorate the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Virginia, the final state to ratify, did so on this day in 1791.

I wonder if the Holiday Island versions of Bill of Rights Day and Human Rights Day ever hang out together?

Fanfic update? I've got yer fanfic update right here, buddy!

• 86 Bottles of Beer 3: All Creatures Great and Maul, by Kristen Bealer (part 2): "'A wedding in the middle of a weekday morning?' Kevin asked, confused. 'That seems like a pretty flimsy excuse. Besides, why would every single person who works at the pet store be at the wedding? And not only that—' 'I think the sign being written on paper with a KAOS letterhead might, like, have something to do with it, Kevin,' 99 pointed out."


• Amelia Beats Up Judith (...Sort Of) ('Flashpoints': A Worldburner Mini-Fics Thread), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "Sighing, she turned round and saw Judith looking at her. Judith looked back. Amelia quietly peed herself."


• Daria/Dorian 11: So This Is Bonding, by LadieT (part 5): "Jane was surprised to see Amy's red convertible in her driveway. Before jumping into the backseat, Jane gave Amy and Lillian a quick hug. On the drive to Schloss Morgendorffer, Jane filled Amy and Lillian in on what occurred between her and Ms. Barch. Her two adopted aunts complimented her on the way she had handled the situation. As they pulled up to Dorian's house, Quinn opened the door with a smirk on her face."


• The fiercest battles lie within, by VPrad (part 30.2): "Tom was rolling in pain on the floor, all his strength had apparently disappeared. Angier took advantage of his son’s weakness to go get the gun that had fallen from his hands. He was about to finish his son once and for all. Everything seemed to be over for Tom. It wasn’t a bad ending after all, he had managed to stop his father’s plans and save a lot of lives in the process, he would have to pay with his life. He would die to do the right thing, it wasn’t so bad."


• General Semantics, Private Angst, by gwrtheyrn (part 33): "'They told us this, in high school science class. If two energies can be attuned to a twenty-decimal approximation of similarity, the "greater" will bridge the gap to the "lesser" as if there were no gap, although the juncture is effected at finite speeds.'"


• Holiday Roadtrip, by Chris Tucker: "The rest of the evening was given over to conversation, mainly about college life at Raft and Connie's life in Louisiana. The assault on Daria by Jane, and the resultant snowball fight at the rest stop left Quinn helpless with laughter. There was a look in Daria's eyes that hinted at something awful happening to Quinn should snow and the opportunity present itself."


• Jacob Morgendorffer, Esq., by Cap (COMPLETE!): "Daria glanced at her father proudly. He was the one who uncovered the swindle with a little inadvertent help from her and Jane. He spent months carefully gathering the proof, judicious that was irrefutable, before he went public. Once he was satisfied of that, he announced at a meeting of the Board of Aldermen the previous March what he learned. The legal beagles of the city, state and federal governments as well as the media pounced on it."


• The James Lane Chronicles Chapter 4, by InvisibleDan (COMPLETE!): "'Uh, hi Daria. I see you've decided not just to lose your glasses but also your skirt. And put on pants, I mean.' 'I thought that I might try something new. Something not so old-fashioned. Something a bit more nineties.' 'Yes, I did hear that blue jeans are in again after years of everyone wearing zoot suits and knickers. I think I overheard your sister saying something about that.' James saw Daria scowl at him, and he said, 'But they look good on you...'"


• Life Beyond Lawndale, by LadieT (parts 3 and 4): "Heading back upstairs, Daria went over to where the folder Jane had been looking at. Flipping through all of the articles she had either written or photogrpahed for, she stopped and pulled out the laminated clipping. Daria ran her finger over her father's obituary photo and let a rare tear fall down her cheek." (Part 4)


• Quinn's Code - Story 1: The Esteemsters Code, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 1): "'Computer Club? Why do you, like, want to know about that? It's full of Geeks!' Sandi said. Quinn was outraged. 'I am a Geek! And I was popular at my last school, despite that status! So far Lawndale appears to be much better than Highland, so I am sure I will be a popular geek here too!' She ran off towards the school."


• The Two Americas (IC: What would Lawndale be like if...), by Charles RB (part 3): "Noise was breaking out from where the negroes were sitting, and when she looked over she saw her sister with the group, part of the quartet standing around Landon. That made Daria get up, ‘accidentally’ moving her chair back into the gut of whoever was standing (“OW!” screamed Charles Ham – haw, haw)."


• Unnamed story (IC: What would Lawndale be like if...), by Doggieboy (COMPLETE!): "Daria stood at the side of the street waiting for the parade to begin and felt miserable. She'd rather be at home and in bed, but that might end up being misinterpreted. One couldn't afford that right now."



• Unnamed story (IC: What would Lawndale be like if...), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "Daria had lasted a grand total of three days in the Star Scouts, and the mere thought of joining COYOPA filled her with disgust - even though she understood the propaganda better than her dim-witted sister who only understood party cant and a variety of sing-alongs."


• The Vision of the Burning Cities, by jtranser: "Jane gently took Daria by the hand and led her away. With just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right, they were standing in front of the Secret Force Leather Goods Shop in the burned out galleria."


• The War on Christmas, by Smijey (COMPLETE!): Christmas had a skeptical look on his face, but chose to ignore it. 'Daria, I need your help!' 'My help?' Daria looked around, half-worried that one of the other freaks from Holiday Island would be showing up soon. 'Yeah! There's a war on Christmas!' Daria stared blankly at the personification of Christmas. 'Have you been watching Fox News?'"


• Way Too Cute, by Smijey (part 3): "Ms. Li ignored the question. '--I feel it would be best to utilize your face to improve the image of Lawndale High.' Daria sighed. 'I hope this involves Nicholas Cage and John Travolta.'"


• Worldburner: When It Rains, by RLobinske (part 5): "Richard used his computer to active Victoria's and brought up a display. 'Something unexpected. When the AGI breached Castle Doom's firewall, you were able to save an image of the AGI's root command structure. It includes a Clarke Class AI virus.' 'In other words, a Doomsday virus.' 'Yes. But instead of the virus destroying the AGI root command, it was incorporated instead. So we are dealing with a fusion between the two.'"

Miami QB

Don Johnson, star of the famed 1990s TV series Miami Vice, turns 60 today. Kevin Thompson wears Johnson's suit from the series at right. It's one of the few alter egos that actually improves a Daria character's image. Not shabby at all.

Today is also the 218th birthday of the U.S. Bill of Rights. Nice work there, too. In one Daria fanfic the Bill of Rights was suspended. In another, Daria complains that schools suspend the Bill of Rights when it comes to school newspapers printing whatever they want. That issue is still being debated. (See also here.)

NEWZ: It is reported that C.L. Basso's Daria fanfics at devilkitty.org can no longer be accessed. This appears to be correct. Archive.org reports that access to the site has been blocked by the owner using "robots." It is not known if other sites contain his works.

PPMB

• Daria: Hunter—Mind over Plasma, by Jim North (continued): The bounty hunters turned in surprise at the male voice behind them. Tom stood there, looking happily rumpled in one of his cheap suits. "You scary son of a bitch!" Jane cursed. "Sneak up on us like that again and I might just shoot you on principle! How the hell-?!"
• Finn Morgendorffer 21: Jane Errs, by HolyGrail2007 (Part 1): “Janey!” Wind smiled at his sister and kissed each of her cheeks. He then turned to regard Finn. “Oh, we have a new little brother and I never saw him?” Wind seemed perplexed.
• John Lane 44: Fizzy Logic, by Richard Lobinske (COMPLETE!): "I swear that if I have to spend the rest of the year looking at these eye-bleeding colors, I'll go postal and no machine will get out of here alive." (FF.net)
  
• Quinn: The Show, by Ajar (continued): "One hundred and twenty... three pounds. Yes, everything seems to be in order aside from that out of season nail polish, but I'm going to let that slide."
• Unnamed story (Three-peat! New Ideas Thread Wins Again!), by Ranger Thorne (COMPLETE!): In 2002, the members of the band Mystic Spiral were sent to a military prison. This was odd, since none of them had ever been in the military. (Daria/The A-Team)