The Mystik Wow!

Only 33 years ago today, a peculiar signal was detected by The Big Ear, a giant radio telescope at Ohio State University. Now dubbed the Wow! Signal, the event has never been duplicated and its origin remains a mystery. Was it a message or unintended signal from a distant alien civilization? That question has never been properly answered.

This day has many historical connections with the Daria show. It marks the beginning of both Alternapalooza and Woodstock 1969 (see here, here, and here); is the anniversary day of many French events (Daria likes France and speaks French), and is Flooding of the Nile Day (doesn't have much to do with Daria, except for the alter ego at the link).

W8 4 moar. Back again. The fanfic list will have to wait a bit.

KN00Z!

• Richard Lobinske has updated the Big List o' 2010 Daria Visual Fanworks! Can't believe the wealth of stuff there.
• NEW! thatLONERchick has produced artwork of a famous, sort of, original character from Daria fanfic. I cannot take responsibility for your amazement and joy when viewing the images. No, seriously, I can't.
  

The Goddess That Squeaks

This being Flooding of the Nile Day in Egypt, we present Brittany as Isis (not the 1970s TV show character) to celebrate. Not quite the same without her pigtails, but it will do. Note that Isis was considered to be the goddess of simplicity, which explains why Brittany is taking the role, and also of beer, which explains why Kevin hung around.

More in a bit. I will probably do the fiction update, both here and in the Big File, on Sunday. Saturday I will be at Gen Con in Indianapolis, but not for a Dariacon.


OOPS: I've caught a cold. No travel for me this weekend.