Which Came First?

I gotta give full credit to Joey for giving it his all for World Egg Day, but I think a trip to the grocery store would have been more than sufficient. Anything to impress Quinn, I guess.

Today is also National Sausage Pizza Day, so you'll probably find Daria and Jane at Pizza Prince in their usual spot. Of course, nonconformists that they are, I bet they ordered pepperoni today. Such rebels!

Fanfic Update!

• Aunt Infinitum, by Kristen Bealer (parts 3 and 4): "'Hey, Daria, did you see Skip trip over that tree branch?' Amy asked during another of the camp's many nature hikes. 'He landed flat on his face. What a gas.'" (Part 4)


• Daria: Inverted (Twisted Tales from the Dariaverse), by Peridaniel (COMPLETE!): "Jane walked to the Morgendorffer household on her way to school, waiting in front of the door for her best friend to join her."


• Daria Ravenclaw: The Year of the Owl, by Meester_Lee (part 13): "Farrah Dagworth looked at the pamphlet again and scowled. She'd found it in the hall bathroom at Daria's house and she might have left it alone except that it was one of several identical pamphlets lying on the floor all issued by someplace called the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."


• Daria's Great Adventure, by dmsfanman (part 30): "Daria waited patiently as Darren and Anton brought the Explorer close to the derelict ship. It at least felt like it took as long to move the past 1,000 m (3300 ft) as it did to get to Uranus from Mars."


• Mad Cow Killer, A Life After Thirty Halloween Special, by WildDogJJ (parts 1 and 2): "We first see a teenage couple making out in a convertible with the top down. The midnight hour approaches Now we see a man in a cow costume walk towards the car, wielding a butcher knife. The killing chill takes over him" (Part 2)

Alien Love Goddesses Get a Discount

Artie is serving up a delicious pie in observance of National Sausage Pizza Day, so grab a slice and dig in. But whatever you do, don't mention aliens. You'll be there all night listening to outer space conspiracy theories if you do.

And speaking of outer space, today is also the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 7 launch. It was the first in the program to launch humans into space, but I can't find any mention of whether or not they brought pizza with them. Perhaps that mission is yet to be planned.

Fandom News!

• The @PaperpusherMB Twitter Account recently had some spammer-related issues, but should now be resolved.


• SacredDust discusses his experiences in Deep Thoughts: A lifetime of escape.


• What do you think of the actor Marc Alaimo as DeMartino? Join in the discussion with your own opinion.


• Kara Wild shares a recent blog post: Did the Writers Send the Wrong Message? Give your thoughts in the thread!


• What do you want for Christmas? Share your Christmas wish list in a new thread.


• Two new Iron Chefs have been posted in Creative Writing: LSauchelli's My Dad, the director 2 and Charles RB's Epic Rap Battles Of Lawndale.

We've Got Pizza Prince and Pizza King...Why Not Pizza Pope?

The Second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican II, opened on this day in 1962. This led to a lot of changes in the Catholic Church, including allowing churches to use the vernacular language in their mass. It also allows me to use the woefully-underused "Jake as Pope" alter ego shown on the left. Everybody wins!

Today is also National Sausage Pizza Day, a holiday that Daria and Jane probably observe regularly and with great zeal. Except when they celebrate National Pizza with Everything (except Anchovies) Day or National Cheese Pizza Day, of course.

Fanfic Update!

• The Author as a Lesbian, Season 2, by DeacBlue (part 8): "Helen turned to Quinn. 'Stacy is allowed over, but no parties. If we find everything the way we left it, your privileges will be expanded. But if you abuse our trust in you...' her voice trailed off. 'I'll be like Rapunzel, only able to get in or out using my hair, and I'll have time enough to grow it that long, too.' Helen smiled. 'I'm so glad that I have two very intelligent daughters.'"


• The Beginning of Our History , by ST91 (part 4): "'Your name is Jane right? I do not want to sound like a bitch to you and I don’t like to behave in this way, but listen carefully : Darius is a serious and intelligent guy, but he's very clumsy with the girls. He has already suffered a lot in the past due to a whore who betrayed him without thinking about it twice. Now I don’t know you and don’t know what your intentions are, but make him suffer and I will make your life a living hell ... have I been clear?'"


• A Fistful of Scarletts, by Aloysius (part 2): "'Some of these women are telepaths, sir!' Lewis said. 'And I don't even know what a Ringbearer is!' A chuckle could be heard from the intercom. 'I do know what they are, Kevin,' he said. 'I know how to handle them. That's all that is important. As far as the telepaths are concerned, keep your thoughts polite and neutral. Step back and let my workers get their jobs done.' Then the intercom clicked off."


• In Any Other World, by Charles RB: "'Helen, it's Eric. We're having problems with the McConchie case. A "friend" of ours has warned us that the tax inspectors have found new evidence-' Damn it, Eric, don't admit to having inside sources over the phone! 'What is it?' 'There's a new witness: ex-employee, made redundant, you know the drill. With the case on Monday, I'm betting they were going to let us know as late as they could to keep us off-balance. We need to adapt the case now-'"


• LLH Mini - Timely Circumstances, by RLobinske (part 2): "The Doctor pressed a lever and the same, rhythmic sound that heralded the arrival of the TARDIS filled the room. Michael said, 'So, where are we going?' 'To an orphanage to hopefully rescue a little girl.'"


• A Tale of Three Tired Tropes (IC: The Tropes Have Risen From Beyond The Grave), by Aloysius (COMPLETE!): "She squinted to see who was inside the car, but the windows were tinted too darkly to tell. Just then, Daria stepped out of the driver's side door and waved. 'Lane!' she yelled. 'Get your skinny butt in a coat and let's go!' 'Daria?' Jane asked, confused. 'Where did you get a Jag?'"


• Unnamed story (IC : Legion of Lawndale Super Villains), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "'So,' Daria said to Brittany and Sandi. 'Did you find this rat bastard Assmaster?' 'Yeah,' Brittany said, 'we found him.'"

National Sausage Pizza Day, Hooray!

Today is National Sausage Pizza Day, and you know what to do, right? Go out for pizza! Or make it at home, as you wish. Turkey sausage is acceptable, of course.

The caption contest from yesterday needs more entries, hint hint.

Moar on the way.

A Daria Pizza Holiday!

It's National Sausage Pizza Day! A real Daria fandom holiday!

Who thought that one up? Who cares? It's all over the Internet, so it must be true. Go forth and consume mass quantities!

Fanfic updates coming soon here. Um, Sunday, apparently. Ran out of time. Sorry.