Queen Kong

As today has been designated Monkey Day in support of our less fortunate cousins in the animal kingdom (apes and monkeys alike), Brittany (as King Kong) will be our mascot. Kind of appropriate given yesterday's topic, eh? Thanks to UU and Pinhead for the super-sized illos (click on them and see).

N0OoZ!

• Quiverwing's new game on PPMB: name your favorite Daria episodes! There will be a runoff election soon.
• Minx has art to show us: Daria as the Grim Reaper, and Daria and Jane in full color. And "Cry for a Shadow" fan art.
  
• Roentgen discovered a highly amusing website that allows you to create your own magazine cover—in this case, Daria related magazine covers.
• MidnightStorm has started an artistic Iron Chef: New Gender-Bender Characters. Draw your own version of one of the regular Daria cast as a character of the opposite sex.
• Jim North offers "State Your Preference": new signature banners for PPMB (or elsewhere) that tell the world what kind of Daria-related "sexual" you are. Just look at the thread, I can't explain it better than that.
• Pinhead has even more excellent "small jokes" for us.
• Kael Seoras created another Iron Chef: The Christmas Episode! Write out your own Very Special Christmas episode for Daria.
• NEW! The 2009 Daria Written Works/Fanfiction compilation has been updated! Only two weeks left to finish any stories not already finished!
  

FF.net

• NEW! A Haunting in Lawndale, by Kerrykhat (COMPLETE!): "Why would you be worried about us?" Jane asked, shooting Mr. O'Neill a skeptical look. "I would think Mrs. Li would be relieved to have us out of her hair." "You didn't hear about the zombie attack last night?" Mr. O'Neill asked, eyes comically wide with fear. (Daria/Buffy: The Vampire Slayer)
  
• The Problem and the Cure, by SinisterDragula (COMPLETE!): Yo. My name is Jane Lane, and I have a problem. There’s only one thing that can cure it. I’ll explain later. This is why I'm in this downward spiral.
• Seize the Day, Daria! by SinisterDragula (COMPLETE!): Jane, who had one hand on the wheel, turned to smirk at Daria. “What a beautiful night. Only thing missing is a giant tornado and a few cows trapped inside. That would make a perfect Kodak moment.”

PPMB

• Daria: Hunter—Mind over Plasma, by Jim North (continued): Artie picked himself up, a piece of the pizza falling from the back of his shirt and splatting on the floor. "I can explain everything," he said, "but we have to leave. He's almost here. He-" His eyes went wild. "He's here." [continued here]
  
• Finn Morgendorffer 20: Pet Store Peril, by HolyGrail2007 (COMPLETE!): Finn wandered away from the food court and ended up at the pet store. Hey, there’s an idea, Finn thought. How hard could working with animals be? They were in cages, so it wasn’t like they could run away. Throw `em some food once in a while, tell them a sweet nothing. Hell, it’s just like dating. [continued here]
  
• Inner Universe, by Malakite (continued): Trent was humming along with the radio as he pulled into the driveway. He was home earlier than usual today, since Curtis had finally condescended to show up on time for his shift. His joyful mood at being home early enough to greet Janey on her return from school, and the humming that went with, lasted all the way to the mailbox, back into the house, and through about half the mail (most of it junk). Past Due. Notice of Default. He sliced the envelope open and read. 20 days, delinquent payments, penalties, fees... almost $3,000.
• NEW! Liberation, by thatLONERchick (COMPLETE!): Ms. Li walked into O'Neill's class with a stack of papers in hand. As she was separating one to hand to the teacher, she jerked her hand back with a hiss of pain. "Damn, paper cut."
  
• Quinn: The Show, by Ajar (Part 1): "God, Daria! If you want me to try and find you a pity date, just come to me when I'm alone."
  
• Regifted, by Ajar (COMPLETE!): “If North Korea can brainwash a captured Marine,” Daria said, “I guess a teenage girl who's vulnerable because she's going through a tough transition can't be blamed for being a bit silly.”
• Unnamed story (Three-peat! New Ideas Thread Wins Again!), by LSauchelli (Part 1): "You think you've won Kryptonian? You believe me dead? Taste the Omega Scantion!" [Author—"This could be turned into an Iron Chef or competition of sorts to see who can write the most miserable life for Daria."]
  

Whatever Happened to Fay Wray?

This is the birthday anniversary of Fay Wray, the Canadian-born actress who became immortal as the Beauty of the Beast in the 1933 movie, King Kong. (The title for this post is part of a song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which Brittany and Kevin were fond of watching at the late-night movie theater while wearing each other's underwear, per "Monster.") Speaking of King Kong and Fay Wray, there was this priceless exchange over a history assignment in the fanfic, "Historical Inevitability," by Megaleus:

• Brittany: Oh! Let's do a video! I'll be the beautiful heroine, and Kevin can rescue me from the King Kong.
• Kevin: Sounds great, babe!
• Daria: Um, Brittany, that's the Viet Cong.
• Brittany: Oh—whatever.

I could go on, but... I won't.

STOP THE PRESSES! Oh, right, there aren't... forget it. Anyway:

THE DARIA SHRINE IS BACK! Yes, one of the Great Ones has returned! (UU just told me about this.) See these two updates: Tenth Anniversary, and A Look Back in Appreciation. Write to Robin and tell her THANK YOU! And then send her everyone one of your fanfics. All of them. And your fan art, too. And say THANK YOU again. THANK YOU, ROBIN!!!

Here are the guidelines for submissions (at the bottom of the page). GO AND DO!