Brown Dog, Ground Hog!

Everyone wish Lawndale's luckiest bulldog a happy National Brown Dog Day! Seriously, though, that little guy should be glad he escaped Daria's driving in one piece.

Speaking of brown furry critters, today is also Groundhog Day, in which we as a society trust an oversized rodent to predict the weather. I feel like this isn't so much a holiday as a cry for help.

Fandom News!

• Only a few more days left to vote for Written Works and Visual Works in the 2022 Daria Fanworks Awards!


• Speculate on Daria characters' DnD alignment.


• R.I.P., Lisa Loring and Cindy Williams.


• Vote in the Celebrity Deathmatch poll between Matthew Sirota and Harry Stone.


• ladyevil can't log into PPMB anymore. Can you help?


• Talk about the ending of the Fashion Club.

Charlie's Groundhogs

Looks like Quinn's rethinking her hairstyle choice, even if it was super popular when the late Farrah Fawcett, born on this day in 1947, wore it. Still, an Angel's gotta do what an Angel's gotta do. Even if it isn't fashionable anymore.

If you're wondering what the future holds for weather, you could always ask a large rodent his opinion because it's Groundhog Day and, why not? I've heard of weirder things, anyway.

Fanfic Update!

• Bearing the Summer, by Lady Evil (part 29): "'Bless me, Mother, I have sinned.' 'Yes, my child.' 'Mother, I was tempted today to leave the order.'"


• Into Dust, by gracelikesdaria (part 1): "The red numbers blinked viciously at Daria as she strained her neck to check her alarm clock from her position on the floor, the movement becoming the only sign of life to be witnessed from her in the past half hour."


• Sunspots, by atiyatortilla (part 2): "Two weeks into the school year and Jane hadn’t spontaneously combusted. Yet."


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Comrade Mad Dog), by welltemperedclavier (COMPLETE!): "It always started with the hydrangeas. Him and his buddies, sitting there in stifling, comforting boredom while the old ladies droned on and on about flowers, the thick rain outside making a rat-tat-tat not quite like machine gun fire on the hotel's windows."

"Go, teams, go!"

Looks like the football team is getting a head start on celebrating the Super Bowl taking place later today. Or they're just really excited about the school review meeting Ms. Li announced.

For those less interested in sports, today is also Groundhog Day! You know, the day where we expect a large rodent to accurately predict the weather? Oy. Maybe we'd all be better off going to that school review meeting.

Fandom News!

• Voting is open for the 2019 Daria Fanworks Awards! Please choose your favorite Written Works and Visual Works at the links.


• The Sidhe shares a rare copy of Alice In Wonderland illustrated by Salvador Dali.


• Discuss whether the current impeachment is partisan politics or a farce.


• DocForbin found a Daria mention in Rolling Stone.

Six More Weeks of Bubbles!

I don't know if the groundhog saw a shadow on Groundhog Day, but it appears that Mr. DeMartino did. I guess that means six more weeks of a Barch ass-kicking. The rest of us can turn to the forecast, rather than rodents, to check the weather.

Ted will be pleased to know that today is also Bubble Gum Day. If regular chewing gum blew his mind, just wait until he gets to try the bubble variety!

Fanfic Update!

• Daria Ravenclaw: Highland Years, by Meester_Lee (parts 25 and 26): "School let out that day at the usual time. Still, it was obvious that things weren't usual. The sports teams that practiced after school in the athletic fields weren't outside; practice had been canceled." (Part 26)


• Reflections, by Lady Evil (part 13): "'WAKE THE HELL UP, GREEN!' shouted Joshua. Jane gave a rather unmanly shout before trying to cover it with a cough. 'Uh, sorry, sir!' she said gruffly."


• Unnamed story (LLH Short Entries : Thread #2), by Roentgen (parts 95 - 97): "'Daria, this is Jodie.' It was a telepathic message. 'Grr,' Daria said. 'What's wrong?'" (Part 96) (Part 97)

Did the Angel See Her Shadow?

Quinn's filling in for the late Charlie's Angels star Farrah Fawcett, who was born on this day in 1947. The Fashion Club did an homage to the classic TV show in "Murder, She Wrote," although as I recall it was Tiffany who got to model for the famous poster.

This is also Groundhog Day, during which a large rodent is expected to predict the weather. In case you're wondering, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so it's six more weeks of winter for us. Hooray.

Fandom News!

• The 2014 Daria Fanworks Awards still need your votes! Choose your favorites from the written and visual nominations.


• Make everyone groan with your cheesiest food puns.


• Talk about the upcoming series Power Rangers Dino Charge in the Weapons of Mass Destraction forum.


• What are you binge watching? Tell everyone about it in the thread.


• Pick your favorite television (or film) criminals.


• GlitterShrooms posted a new Iron Chef in Creative Writing: Third Morgendorffer Sister à la Helen.

Okay, Maybe That's Actually Al Roker, but the Same Principle Applies, Right?

Today we celebrate the tradition of the weather-controlling rodent who terrorizes us all with his super-powered shadow. Or something. All I know is, the little guy did see his shadow today, so that means six more weeks of winter. Looking out my window, I can believe that. Stupid snow.

Fanfic Update!

• Abattoir Blues (2)- The Killing Moon, by LongSnakeMoan (part 2): "I sit on what could be possibly the dirtiest door step in New York, the grit from the dirt digs into my thighs and I stretch my legs into the last of the sunlight as Rosie passes me a cigarette."


• The Adventures In The Morgendorffer-Sloane Residency, by muskweasel (part 4): "I examined the infant sitting directly across from me. She had big hazel eyes, courtesy of her father, and was starting to sprout thick copper coloured bits of hair, like her mother."


• Ah, Hell, by metameric1 (part 12): "She opened her eyes; feeling the weight on her bed alongside her. Turning her head, she traced his outline in her mind; she thought about how much of herself had been subtly altered to make a place for him in her life."


• Alienation, by malakite (parts 4 and 5): "Daria slowly chewed her eggs as she watched her father watching her. Helen had left by the time Daria came down to eat, while Quinn was muttering something vaguely angry sounding under her breath as she rapidly typed into her phone." (Part 5)


• Alt Rock, by Indigo (COMPLETE!): "Daria Morgendorffer and her younger sister Quinn had just moved to Lawndale and as part of their first day at Lawndale High were required to take a psychological test."


• Battle-Axe, by meowarts (part 5): "'Here Daria, have some more.' Daria's vision turned blurry for a second before her bespectacled eyes focused on a hand holding a paper cup outstretched towards her."


• Behind the Counter, by NightGoblyn (part 7): "Daria rolled her eyes and stood, putting her novel down on the desk and walking out of the back and behind the counter. She saw a thin, blond-haired man jogging towards the back of the store, and glanced over to the clock. Three-oh-five a.m. She rolled her eyes again. Great."


• Daria's Petition (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Do What Now?), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'So Daria...' 'Yes Jane?' 'How exactly is that petition you made to get Justin Bieber deported going?'"


• High School Never Ends, by welltemperedclavier (parts 8 - 10): "'Hey, Daria, I'm going out for some pizza. You should come too.' 'Why?' 'I'd like to get to know the girl who's been writing my essays a bit better.'" (Part 9) (Part 10)


• Is This Adulthood?, by SentrytheDefiant (part 1): "I was in awe of the girl, no, the woman sitting in the booth across from me. Years of feelings I thought long dead had come rushing back to me at full speed."


• Let 'Em Burn, by Erin M. (COMPLETE!): "JUDITH: The volcano glows red and everyone's dead not a body to be seen A nation of ash and cinders and it looks like I'm the queen"


• LotR: Decisions in Isengard (Non-Daria), by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 1): "Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregin Took looked up at the large tower as the Orc pack slowed. 'Well, Pip, we're in for it now,' Merry said."


• Marriages & Deaths (Shorty Shorts), by ognawk (COMPLETE!): "It was a lovely day for a trip, as Jane Sloane-Lane sat in the passenger side of a top of the line, dark blue Mercedes that belonged to her partner."


• Match Breaker, by SacredDust (part 11): "'Gee, Quinn,' Sandi crossed her arms and looked away. 'Apparently one friend like that just wasn't enough for you. But I'm SO happy to see that your social circle is expanding so far beyond us. Obviously, you're in such good company that you are way beyond the Fashion Club.'"


• Popular Girl Esteem, by Shiva (part 2): "'Oye,' Tori muttered while walking down the halls of Lawndale High with her friends, 'It's another beautiful day and here we are, about to face a pop quiz in math class.'"


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Random Pairing Challenge!), by JoeMerl (COMPLETE!): "Link Rouillard slumped onto a stool, casting an angry look down onto the bar."


• Venom, by Astrocar82 (part 8): "'Thanks for letting us stay over, Helen,' Jane said as she and Trent grabbed their possessions out of The Tank, which had somehow made it into the Morgendorffer's driveway while backing up, and started hauling them into the house."


• What is Fashion?, by Smijey (part 6): "He swaggered up to her locker (the molecules were already starting to fracture), gave his smarmiest smirk, and spoke. 'Hello, enchanting Alexandra,' he said, giving an exaggerated bow. 'I've heard through the usual peer gossip lines that you're on a quest for fashion.'"


• A Woman and Her Cat, by ST91 (COMPLETE!): "Daria Morgendorffer was lying on the sofa reading a book. 'Daria can we talk for a minute?' asked Jane, coming out of her room."

Another Year, Another Rodent Weather Prediction!

Well, the groundhog didn't see his shadow yesterday, so that means an early spring this year. Unless it doesn't. Either way, I'm sure Bill Murray was happy to wake up this morning.

Late add: I also just found out that today is Super Bowl Sunday. In the words of Angela Li, "Go, teams, go!"

Fanfic Update!

• The Art of Dollars and Cents (Iron Chef: Random Pairing Challenge!), by LadieTAG (COMPLETE!): "'Daria, Daria Morgendorffer and Jane Lane?' Daria and Jane stood there with their mouths hung open. 'Mrs. Bennett?'"


• Daria and Co. (Are Forced To) Read 'My Immortal' (Iron Chef; You're Standing on My Immortal), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "The five minute break somehow extended into fifteen minutes since it took a while to recover from that atrocity. It didn't help that there was more to come."


• Daria Dance Party – Facebook Edition (Iron Chef: Facebook episodes), by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (COMPLETE!): "Jane Lane, Daria Morgendorffer, Jodie Landon and 212 others are attending the event Jackson Pollock Memorial Dance. Sandi Griffin, Stacy Rowe, Tiffany Blum-Deckler and 10 others are attending the event Party at Sandi’s House."


• Daria meets ME, by Roentgen (part 4): "I was talking to Ruth while we were driving on the way to La Botana, one of our favorite restaurants. 'Have you heard of Manatee College?' I asked her."


• Daria's World, by baelparagon (part 2): "'I mean, you're not popular, but you're not too unpopular to go to my party this Friday.' Daria was surprised at this, although not in a bad way. 'Are you inviting me to your party on Friday?'"


• Falling Free (Iron Chef: Random Pairing Challenge!), by LongSnakeMoan (COMPLETE!): "Blackout worked to bring equality to the people, to let them work according to ability, to move and to marry who they wanted, to bring medicine and education that the people deserved. The Protectorate called them terrorists and enemies of freedom. Rachel Landon knew differently and she had the courage of convictions and the surety of her devotion to Blackout."


• Familiar Strangers (Iron Chef: Funhouse Mirror Time (AU Crossovers with Canon)), by thatLONERchick (COMPLETE!): "When she stumbled, moaning, from the stall, Daria took a wrong turn and pushed out through the fire door at the back of the restroom. And emerged into almost total darkness."



• Happiness, by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Benedika hadn't had a very pleasant childhood, then again not many fat girls ever did."


• Heroes and Villains Part One: The Incident, by Reven384 (part 5): "Jane looked at the TV and noticed Daria had walked down the stairs, 'It seems that Tiffany has had a bad reaction to being a pshycic. The Sloane organization has a lot to answer for,' Daria said. 'I’m going,' Jane said quietly."


• The Ice Queen, by LadieTAG (COMPLETE!): "Jane looked at the address on the cabin, then back down on the paper shaking in her hand. Her vision blurred as she thought back to the last time she and Daria spoke. Jane, you've been quiet all morning - what's going on? I kissed your boyfriend. I kissed Tom."


• Jefferson’s Interest (Iron Chef: Random Pairing Challenge!), by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 1): "'There’s something I need to tell you.' 'What is it?' Joey asked. 'It has taken me a while to realize this, but I don’t want to go out with Quinn anymore.'"


• Lawndale and Sandi Griffin’s Genie (Chapter 8), by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 7): "The three kids appeared at the top of the pile of jelly beans. However their position was unstable. They quickly fell over and began sliding down the pile towards Louisa and her house. Whilst she was slipping, Stephanie had lost her grip of the emerald, which fell down the opposite side..."


• Love Gone Wrong (Iron Chef: Random Pairing Challenge!), by DIsaac (parts 1 and 2): "(LAWNDALE) The small sleepy community of Lawndale is in shock after one of their teachers at the town's high school was arrested yesterday." (Part 2)


• Non-Daria Script-Writing Practice, by PrecambrianStudios (part 1): "Man 1 (the Middle-Eastern guy): You sure it’ll be safe? Man 2: Can’t be worse than Leland. Booksin Elementary would have been a really poor spot to defend. Too many openings and chain-link fences. So there’ll be probably be few walkers, if any."


• Ocean City (Iron Chef: Random Pairing Challenge!), by peetz5050 (COMPLETE!): "'Listen Mack Daddy, I need you to do me a favor. Brittany's going to this party tonight, right? Well you know what those guys are like right? Real horndogs. So... would you do me a favor and keep an eye on her, maybe dance with her even? She gets lonely without me.'"


• Penis Snakes in a Classroom (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "As Janet Barch unleashed her hatred of all things male on her science class, as usual, one Michael Jordan 'Mack' Mackenzie had the air of a man that was waiting for something."



• Requisite untitled AU, by mac (part 6): "Jake began to nod, then stopped. Although culinary school had kept him away from home more than he wanted this past year, he did his best to keep up with his daughter's small circle of friends, including Jane Lane. He thought back to everything Daria had ever told him about Jane, even accessing memories from as far back as the previous school year."


• She Rule 63'd Me With Science (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by TheExcellentS (COMPLETE!): "In front of the girls of Lawndale stood one Janet Barch. The science teacher was normally a tense, screechy woman, but today she looked like the proverbial cat that ate the cream. 'I'm glad you are all here today,' she started, speaking at the podium on-stage, 'Because you ladies are about see something truly historic and ground-breaking.'"


• Tasty (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by breitasparrow (COMPLETE!): "Tears flowed from Tom's eyes as he continued to chop. This was the part he dreaded most of all."


• TDJS CH.4 Boston Baby!, by ST91 (part 3): "Along the way he found himself passing beside the Zon; despite being in the car he heard the music that played inside and was hit by a bout of nostalgia. Trent parked but didn’t get out of the car. What do I do? Should I go in ? he asked himself."


• That Night at Napa Valley (Iron Chef: Random Pairing Challenge!), by Gnome (COMPLETE!): "The worst part, I hate to drink alone, it makes me feel like my mother. But hey, not like I had a choice. So that's why I was pleasantly surprised to see the young man with something familiar about him walk into the bar."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by Brother Grimace (COMPLETE!): "Trent stepped out of the room and walked down the hall - where a red-headed forty-something woman seemed to be waiting for her. 'Very nice work. Shame that you couldn't take a few minutes to... enjoy... the German-American cuisine laid out for you in there.'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by PrecambrianStudios (COMPLETE!): "Sitting on the living room couch watching TV, Trent, with trembling fingers, withdrew a small box from his pocket and offered it to his sister, sitting next to him and looking as bored as could be. 'M-mary.......jane?'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "In the center of what used to be a sitting room in Sloane Manor, Tom Sloane was enjoying the afterglow as he got more comfortable on one of the mattresses in the room."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by Silver (COMPLETE!): "It had been one of those weeks. Three pop quizzes, a test, Ms. Li having a third of the faculty arrested on false charges using shoddy circumstantial evidence, and the multiverse had temporarily thrown them into yet another bizzare crossover scenario."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by SinisterExaggerator (COMPLETE!): "Daria looked ahead at the man standing in front of her. As he spoke, his mouth seemed a separate entity from the rest of him, up to and including his wardrobe, hat, sunglasses, hell, even his face."


• Unnamed story (Scenes that should be: Polite Requests), by Ranger Thorne (COMPLETE!): "Daria started to reply, then stopped. 'I'm confused,' she finally admitted. 'What are we fighting about here?' Jane smiled as she said, 'Ah, Daria, this isn’t a fight.' Reaching out, she grabbed the lapels of her friend’s jacket and yanked her until they were nose-to-nose. 'This is a fight!' she growled."


• Unusual Foodie Delights (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Quinn looked sick to her stomach as she witnessed what Daria and Jane were doing with that weird food they were eating."


• A Very Guilty Pleasure (Scenes no Daria fic should have:Stupid, Silly and Disturbing), by SinisterExaggerator (COMPLETE!): "Daria looked both ways before opening the freezer door. Not that she expected anyone to be watching, but one could never be sure."

Time to Celebrate Weather-Predicting Rodents!

Happy Groundhog Day! Since the groundhog saw its shadow, it appears we'll be getting six more weeks of winter--to Daria and Jane's distress.

Those interested in Groundhog Day-related fanfic should check out Brother Grimace's Observational Skills. Also, magnuskrauss's Two Wrongs Make A Right and a Round Robin story begun by LSauchelli cross Daria over with the movie Groundhog Day. Enjoy!

Fanfic Update!

• And Then it Happened, by Fhujeth_x (part 2): "The figure stepped closer to the too girls revealing himself to be what looked like a small, purple robot. Long orange helicopter blades shot out of his back panel, giving the illusion that he was at first some type of weird dragonfly rip-off. His blue eyes scanned over the two girls, 'You guys are screwed.'"


• At the Crossroads...(Chapter 5), by oni (part 2): "As they walked up, Sandi greeted them, 'Morning girls.' Looking at them with a certain amount of seriousness, Quinn asked the brunette duo, 'You guys ready for this?' Sandi and Stacy looked at each other for a moment before turning back to Quinn. Stacy replied with a little bit of nervousness in her voice, 'As ready as were going to be.'"


• The Author as a Lesbian, Season 5, by DeacBlue (part 8): "It was at that point that Jake rushed in. 'Girls! Helen!' he all but shouted. 'I've got great news!' Everyone turned to look at him. 'You've managed to corner the market on habanero peppers?' asked Daria. 'No, but almost as good. I was talking with G-town, and they wanted to take advantage of the notoriety that you girls have generated by holding a benefit for your legal fund! They figure that the exposure that both they and Mystic Spiral get will more than offset whatever they donate or lose out on for this one event.'"


• Daria - Double Down, by neonhomer (part 25): "'Now Tilly, I hope you are not planning to start anything. Remember your first day of high school in Edgewood.' Sarah shook her head. 'I still feel sorry for those people.' 'Good times... good times.' Said Tilly, her smile getting bigger. 'Tilly, you can’t possibly think that taking the school counselor away in a strait jacket was funny.'"


• A Distant Lawndale, by Arena del Sur (part 3): "I'm still here... When will be ending this dream? I opened a window to look the street, a resident was doing a little gardening at the other side of the street, I can also hear some people talking about the beautiful days of that end of summer. Everything was the same... Nothing has changed."


• Epic Chase or Epic Mace? (Iron Chef: Daria meets Darwin Awards), by Fhujeth_x (COMPLETE!): "We all know that squirrels are some of the most agile creatures known to man AND beast. Their quick demeanor and almost instant reactions are always insanely difficult to judge, but this didn't stop Jake. No. Jake Morgendorffer as he was known, knew what he was doing. Those damn squirrels wont be bothering him or his trash bins anymore."


• FBG, by DeacBlue (COMPLETE!): "In the halls of Lawndale High, Kevin carries a boom box on his shoulder, and is followed by Mack and the three J's. They walk up to a group of girls consisting of Andrea, Jennifer 2, Dawn, Diana, and Blue Denim. He sets the boom box on the floor, and turns it on. All the boys sing...."


• Homeless Daria Episode 4: Cafe Dispossessedo, by RX-87 (part 5): "'Timothy? Is that YOU?!' A staccato voice called from the cell across the hall. 'Oops. I'll talk to you later, girls. Don't worry. I won't let them send you up the river.' O'Neill said as he quickly turned around and rushed to speak to a thin, twisted-looking middle aged man in badly torn clerical vestments."


• Idiot or Savant :: After the Disaster (Chapter 1), by Fhujeth_x (COMPLETE!): "It was weird, really. Ever since the accident she noticed people had been treating her a lot differently. She'd not even talked to her friends from Middle School since they had found out she was in an accident. It's weird of them... She thought to herself before sighing, My mom said I almost died and now everyone is treating me like I'm dead." (Part 3) (Part 4)


• Idiot or Savant :: After the Disaster (Chapter 2), by Fhujeth_x (part 1): "Her thoughts were interupted when she bumped into a familiar man in a pink shirt. Lost in a quick daze Tiffany glanced upwards to see it was Mr. O'Neill, who had come to her house a few nights before. 'Oh, Tiffany.' He spoke with his overly gentle voice, 'I'm glad to see you've come here. I was worried that you wouldn't make it.'"


• John Lane 52: From the Last Step to the First, by RLobinske (part 7): "John said, 'Well then, let's get out there and educate the unwashed masses about art.' 'I think most of them are washed,' Daria said. 'But let's go.'"


• Keep Out, by Jim North (part 3): "'You haven't even asked me why I want to go!' Quinn said, stepping forward and pointing her finger in Daria's face. 'Maybe there will be people there who won't give a damn about what I look like! Maybe there's more like Jane out there, and not all of them have to be outcasts no offense, Jane!' 'None taken.' 'We can't keep hiding from everyone just because someone might pick on me! I want this one thing, Daria! Let me just have this one thing!'"


• Memory Lane, by echopapa (part 2): "'Dr. Zimmerman,' the commander said, stepping forward with an outstretched hand, 'glad you could make it on such short notice.' Lewis Zimmerman, a man of medium height with a fringe of gray around the back of his head, shook Maddox's hand. 'Thank you. I very rarely leave Jupiter Station, but your message was intriguing, and I couldn't resist. So where's the artifact?'"


• A Mothers Love, by ash_blackfire (parts 3 - 6): "Out of the four that were in the car Amy looked to be taking it the best on the outside. The inside was another story. The loss of her sister and friend she had her whole life gone. Her dieing wish was tearing away shred of sanity she had left. Seeing the love and compassion Hellen had for her daughters and how they loved her back. Seeing what she had missed out on. The hole in her heart getting bigger the more she thought about it." (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6)


• Sandi :: Well... This Sucks (Chapter 1), by Fhujeth_x (parts 1 and 2): "Sandi stared at the TV and then at her bandaged extremities. 'I'm starting to think I'd rather have been attacked by that naked man than that stupid whatever it was.' Glancing back at the TV Sandi sighed, using her uninjured arm to grab a hairbrush off the side table. 'I really hope this doesn't hurt my social life.'" (Part 2)


• Seeing Red (Angst-off: Round 1), by mmmdraco (COMPLETE!): "She had read up on it and was pretty certain that she had some kind of cancer. So she'd called her doctor, made the appointment, and now she was sitting here and willing herself not to cry in front of these people. She'd had to skip out on last period, but it was Language Arts. She already *knew* the language, so she didn't care."


• The Skelton Girl, by oni (part 2): "With the same dead look that she had in the classroom, Mandy looked at the two girls and unemotionally asked, 'Can I help you?' Smirking, Jane replied, 'I know it’s easy to make O’Neil cry, but without saying a single thing through the rest of the class... damn.'"


• Unnamed story (A genderswap never before done), by ThanatosRW (parts 1 and 2): "'I should have been a boy.' That is the thought that has plagued me my entire life." (Part 2)


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Daria meets Darwin Awards), by DeacBlue (COMPLETE!): "'C'mon, skinny, we need to get to the church by eleven.'"


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Daria meets Darwin Awards), by Vukodlak (COMPLETE!): "Ms Li looked up at the Tommy Sherman goal post wth fury. The woman could swear it was mocking her."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have: Last Friday Night!), by Brother Grimace (COMPLETE!): "Daria, Jane and Quinn shared a look of disbelief as Kevin - tall, muscular and bearded as they had never seen him before - sloughed off the massive bearskin he wore for warmth against the supernatural Arctic winds and bellowed (in a Doric accent that rattled the walls) 'Get ready, ladies! We've fifteen-foot snow drifts outside, there's plenty of stout drink on hand, and I'm randy like a pack of wild unicorns who's balls have dropped!'"


• With An "Uh", And An "Um", by mmmdraco (parts 18 and 19): "Daria faced Jane. 'My parents are sure I'm related to her, right?' Jane shrugged. 'Yeah, but they did drugs, right?' Quinn kicked Daria under the table. 'Since I'm buying dinner, you're supposed to be nice to me.' Laughing, Daria scooted her chair toward Trent. 'I'll be nice to Trent. He's making dessert.'" (Part 19)

Who Knows What Weather Lurks Ahead? The (Groundhog's) Shadow Knows!

It's Groundhog Day! The day when we inexplicably depend on the shadow-seeking abilities of a large rodent to determine our meteorological fate. They're pretty cute, though.

There appears to be only one Daria fanfic about the holiday itself: Observational Skills by Brother Grimace. However, magnuskrauss used a similar theme to the movie Groundhog Day in Two Wrongs Make A Right and LSauchelli started a Round Robin using the same theme last year. Unfortunately, it remains unfinished. Wouldn't today be a great day to kickstart it again? (Hint, hint!)

Also, the 2010 Daria Fanworks Awards winners have been posted! Congratulations to the winners and nominees!

The Groundhog and the Angel

How many years has the Daria fandom been around, and we still don't have any Groundhog Day fanfiction! It's amazing. It's like it's not an important enough holiday to write a story about, and it's got groundhogs! I give up. If anyone writes one, just don't imitate the Bill Murray movie. Do something original.

This is the birthday anniversary of Farrah Fawcett, the TV and movie actress who, with her fellow Angels, changed television forever. "Murder, She Snored" even has Quinn with Farrah Fawcett's hair!

Sorry, this was the best I could do

Would you believe it? Five seasons and two movies worth of TV show, and nothing about groundhogs. Squirrels, mice, etc., but not a single groundhog. I had to use an elementary school coloring sheet. There was a groundhog pet in "Darkness" (Upchuck), at least.

Groundhog Day: loved that movie.

Happy day to you. And this is post #1000 on the DFB2. Glad you could be here to see it.

LATE NOTE: Here is the official Groundhog Day website. I have no idea why I am adding it. Do with it as you will.

Don't Drive Angry

And a very happy Groundhog Day to you, too.