The Lady AND the Tiger!

I'm not sure ceramic tigers are really in the spirit of International Tiger Day, but as Mack pointed out, they are grrrrrreat! Jane could take the opportunity to dye her hair with stripes again, but this time she had absolutely better get a professional to do it. No question.

If Jane wants to try a new look, perhaps she should consider celebrating National Lipstick Day instead. It's easier to apply and far less permanent. Daria, meanwhile, could have another "lollipop" to redden her lips if she's going to be spending time around Trent.

Regardless of what else happens today, it's a very good bet that dinner at the Morgendorffers' will include frozen lasagna and why not? It's National Lasagna Day, after all! It's also a day that ends in "Y," which is generally when the family has lasagna for dinner.

Finally, a big thank you to Azul for keeping the blog going while I was gone!

Fandom News!

• R.I.P., Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan.

Do Tigers Eat Lasagna?

To no one's surprise, Helen is celebrating National Lasagna Day today. The shock would be finding out the Morgendorffers ever celebrate National Not Lasagna Day. That would be newsworthy!

Today is also International Tiger Day, and Jane reminds everyone that they don't have to choose between the lady and the tiger. They might, however, have to choose between funky hair stripes and keeping a friendship intact.

Fandom News!

• R.I.P., Tony Dow.


• What is Beavis like without Butt-Head?

They're Grrrrreat!

Whether you spend it appreciating the ceramic tigers at Brittany Taylor's house or forcing your best friend to dye your hair, have a great International Tiger Day! If you must celebrate with hair dye, please try to avoid the farm-themed colors. Nothing good ever comes from those.

Today is also National Lasagna Day, so after your tiger-themed holiday please pull up a chair with the Morgendorffers and have a tasty pasta dinner! Unless Jake's cooking tonight, in which case I recommend you claim you have other plans.

Normally this is where the fanfic update would go, but there hasn't been any new fanfic recently. Get moving, you lazy writers! (Yes, I'm including myself in this.)

Care for Some Concentrated Protein and Starch Nutrition Squares?

Now, you'd think that Helen is serving lasagna because it's National Lasagna Day, but in reality it's just what's for dinner. Every day. No matter what. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me to learn that the Morgendorffers eat turkey lasagna on Thanksgiving.

Meanwhile, Jane might be celebrating International Tiger Day, but hopefully not by dyeing her hair. Instead, she should do something safer and less dramatic, like getting an actual tiger as a pet.

Fandom News!

• neonhomer takes a trip down memory lane.


• Discuss the live-action remake of The Lion King.


• Vlora has an idea for a Daria visual novel.


• Robyn posted a new Iron Chef: Send a Character "Foward" in Time.

One Pizza With Entrails, Coming Up!

I see Jane is totally on board with Walk on Your Wild Side Day, and can I just say that I'm quite glad that she went with getting an actual jungle cat over having Daria paint tiger stripes in her hair for her again? It's probably safer for everyone that way.

Fandom News!

• The 2018 Daria Fanworks Award winners are in! Find out who the Written and Visual winners are.


• Talk about the new movie Us.


• Discuss inadvertent politicking and how it relates to Brexit.


• Have you had any experience with toxic art communities?


• Keep up with the news on Assange being arrested in London.


• How do you think a hypothetical Daria Season 6 should have been done?

Anniversaries are Grrrrrreat!

Jodie, Mack, and Brittany are pretty nonchalant about their impending mauling, but perhaps they've just resigned themselves to the fact that it's World Wildlife Day and that's just the kind of thing you'll have to expect. Jane may want to celebrate by dying her hair again...or maybe she'd rather just get mauled by the tiger instead.

Today is also a triple anniversary for the episodes "Esteemsters" in 1997, "The Old and the Beautiful" in 1999, and "Antisocial Climbers" in 2000. That means this is also the 22nd anniversary of Daria itself! Happy anniversary, Daria! Go steal some of Quinn's candy to celebrate.

Fandom News!

• TheBrodsterBoy posted two new Iron Chefs: McMelodys 2: 10 Years Later and Cynic Reincarnate.


• Discuss the "responsible" gun owner who shot himself.


• New users can post in the Introductory Thread at Lawndale-high.


• What are you listening to?


• Sofa King has a potentially unpopular opinion about canon compliance.


• What are pairings that you like (but don't think would work)?

He's Grrrrrreat!

If you think Jesse is an odd choice to emulate professional golfer Tiger Woods on his 42nd birthday, then let me explain the flawless logic. Although Jesse doesn't seem like the active, sporty type, he does like Frosted Flakes, and the Frosted Flakes mascot is named...drumroll...Tony the Tiger!

See? It makes perfect sense.

Fandom News!

• Share your good news and bad news in a new thread.


• Jabe Shepherd is looking for some thoughts on Butt-Head having a crush on Daria and a Jane Lane and Butt-Head pairing.


• Do you think Daria and Jane could be a couple in the future?


• Which Tired Tropes do you subscribe to? Read the page and discuss your preferences.


• Vote in the Deadliest Warrior poll: Special Battle of the Bands Edition.


• Talk about writers block and suggest remedies.

This Holiday is Grrrrreat!

Jane's probably a little wary of International Tiger Day, because trying to emulate tigers led to a pretty serious calamity. Am I referring to The Kiss or the bad dye job? You decide!

Meanwhile, the Morgendorffers are almost definitely enjoying the culinary delights of National Lasagna Day, unless Daria talked them into ordering pizza again. Either way, processed cheese all around!

Fandom News!

• Pay your respects at the death of voice actress June Foray.


• Captain Marbles would like some help tracking down an old Daria fanfic called Lawndale's Lunatic.

On Second Thought, Let's Just Call Out for Pizza

It's the Morgendorffers' favorite holiday (or is that least favorite?), National Lasagna Day! Helen's serving up the first piece, so better get in line now. Unless you prefer your food to taste, you know, good.

This also happens to be International Tiger Day, and Jane's still trying to solve the dilemma of the Lady or the Tiger. Just keep away from the hair dye and everything will be fine, okay?

Fanfic Update!

• Daria: High School Reunion, by Serrallonga (part 2): "He's a black man in his forties, dressed only with a gray jacket and a pair of red boxers with aliens drawn on them. His hairstyle reminds that of Giorgio A. Tsoukalos. He's holding a revolver in his left hand and is obviously insane, or stoned, or both."


• In Her Footsteps, by SaraJaye (COMPLETE!): "Sandi can't ever remember her parents not fighting. Sure, they've had their good moments, times when it really seemed like they got along and loved each other, but for the most part all she remembers is yelling and screaming."


• Oh, Danny Boy, by Indigo (part 4): "It was the night of the party and Jane had just called for Quinn. 'I managed to wake my brother up for long enough to give us a ride to the party.' Jane told Quinn."


• Ow! My Ears - The Mystik Spiral Story, by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "As Max Tyler's band fall into obscurity and, as of time of writing, can only open for Doors tribute bands, Mystik Spiral entered 2012 in a position of relative strength. Corporate rock finally took notice."


• Pack Mentality, by Princess_Pasta (COMPLETE!): "The warm embrace of sleep slipped away from Trent like a lover in the night despite his best efforts to hold onto his ebbing dreams. He opened his dark eyes, his room slowly swimming into focus."


• Possibilities, by Sureia (part 11): "'The elusive Matthew Morgendorffer,' said an unfamiliar voice, 'my, my, my.' That wasn't Daria, but he didn't doubt that she was in on this. Play it cool, that was the trick."


• A Rumple in Time, by RLobinske (part 1): "'I can't believe that I've been in this town for almost a year,' Daria said as she and Jane sat at a break table in the student lounge of Tesla High School. 'Time flies when you don't have a clue?' Jane said."


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Brittany's World Trip), by JPAGC (COMPLETE!): "Me and Ashley continue in our trip. This time I'm writing from Lisbon. We arrived the day before last, and already many things happened."

Remember to Remove the Lid if You Use a Conventional Oven!

It's National Lasagna Day! This is nothing special to the Morgendorffers, of course, but feel free to celebrate with a plate of delicious pasta today. I recommend fresh over frozen, but I won't judge.

Today is also International Tiger Day, so take this opportunity to put stripes in your hair if you've been considering it. Just don't let Daria anywhere near the hair dye, okay?

Fanfic Update!

• The Creepyling Chronicles, by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "It stopped crying when he entered the nursery. There it lay, crawled up against the bars of the crib. Watching him with its tiny, abyss-black eyes set in a wrinkled face."


• Flynn at 1111 Glen Oak (Crossovers Still Crossing Over), by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 7): "However a minute later, after they had gone through an intersection, a back wheel came off the vehicle... Trent noticed right away. 'Um, I think we’ve just lost a wheel,' The vehicle then ground to a halt. Trent put the gear stick into Neutral. 'That’s not good.'"


• The Hunter Home from the Hill, by DeacBlue (parts 13 and 14): "When the Lanes walked into the living room, Daria looked up. 'Your parents?' At Jane's nod, she got up. 'Mr and Mrs. Lane, I'm Daria Morgendorffer. Jane's my best friend.' 'I know your mom wanted to see them, Daria,' Trent said. 'That she did.' Daria went upstairs, and after a minute, came back down, followed by Helen. 'Helloo, Mr. and Mrs. Lane. I'm Helen Morgendorffer. I hope you can stay for dinner, but we really need to talk. Why don't we all use my office?'" (Part 14)



• Ill-conceived (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Embrace the Madness), by thatLONERchick (COMPLETE!): "Brittany sauntered up to Jane in the hallway, gray and black pigtails bobbing. 'Have you seen...Daria?'"


• The Kissing Book, by DeacBlue (COMPLETE!): "Brittany knelt down and put her hands on Jane's shoulders. 'Let me explain.' She frowned. 'No, there's too much to say.' She sighed. 'Let me sum up. Daria is to marry Tom Sloane in a little less than a half-hour, so all we have to do is get in, break up the wedding, steal the lady, and make our escape, after I kill Li.'" (Part 11)


• Nothing (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Embrace the Madness), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Daria froze in mute horror as Jane's face came closer and closer to hers, then just when her red lips were about to meet hers, Daria recoiled in disgust and roared, 'I AM NOT A LESBIAN!'"


• Searching For a New Hope, by thatLONERchick: "About halfway through the first set, Daria put a hand to her stomach and frowned. She had been feeling warm all night and left her jacket in the car, but even so sweat shone on her bare arms. Nausea roiled her stomach and her face felt flushed. Daria bit her lip and dreaded a fever." (SFMB)


• Sexy Daria: Sexy Cute Models, by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Daria couldn’t resist a smile at the haggard looking administrator, the last couple of days had seen the Principal of Laaaaandaaaale Hiiiighhhh doing some serious damage control as the local media had a field day with everything that had happened on what they dubbed 'Glamazon Day'."


• The Ten Year Reunion Letter (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Embrace the Madness), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'Hey Dee!' the familiar voice of her husband emerged from the kitchen, 'You got a letter from your old high school, something about a reunion.'"



• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Opposites Attract), by Wassersauefer (COMPLETE!): "Two months ago he would never have thought that he'd do something this dorky. Still, here he was, Jamie White, sitting in the movie theatre and fidgeting like a small child, grinning like a maniac."


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Funhouse Mirror Time (AU Crossovers with Canon)), by neonhomer (COMPLETE!): "A moment later, Daria woke up. 'I’m still dreaming.' She said. 'No.' Said the Captain. 'We were going to erase your memory, but I’m giving you the choice. If we do erase your memory, it will seem like a distant dream. Or, you can retain the memories of here, but you can tell no one. Not even Jane.' She said with a small smile."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Embrace the Madness), by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "'Hey Tom...yeah it’s Trent. Look man...she needs you...she needs you real bad right now...well...not exactly like that...she’s been talking about...um...hang on...'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Embrace the Madness), by Greystar (COMPLETE!): "'Yo, Mack Daddy!' Kevin greeted Mack in the usual way. 'Yo, Queen Bee!' Mack greet Kevin back in the definitely not usual way."


• A Very Dull Saw (IC: Sleeping With Strangers (But Not Like That!)), by Aloysius (COMPLETE!): "Then he became aware of something warm behind him and froze still. He could smell some perfume and knew that whoever it was, it was female, but definitely not Jodie. Then he realized that he was totally naked and closed his eyes. Oh, hell. Oh, hell. Oh, hell."


• Wednesday Afternoon, by peetz5050 (part 4): "Sergeant Kendall walked over and took the handset. 'Who am I talking to, please?... Yes Ms. Li... I see... everything?... what does that mean exactly?... surely there's an override... what about if there was a fire?... none at all!... right.' He sighed, then put the phone back to his ear."

The TGIF Tiger!

Today is not just Friday. It's also Russia Day! Hooray! And it's also Loving Day, hooray! And it's Friday.... oh, right.

So, why is there a tiger here? Well, I didn't want to run that picture of Daria in Moscow again since it's already on this page, far down on the left, so I'm making this a Siberian tiger. It's for Russia Day. Of course, because Daria did not have interracial couples Jane/Mack there are no images to use for Loving Day, and... okay, it's lame, it was the best I could do. If you have a better image, let us know.

PPMB

• Am I Being Served? by Ajar (COMPLETE!): Jane (to Daria): "He should know better than to count his noses before they've browned." "What are you saying?" "I'm not sure. I knew what I was about to say wasn't going to work as soon as I said that he should know something."
  
• Cold Comfort, by Doggieboy (Part 9): "Oh, this just came in over the Internet. You chose one hell of a person to pick a fight with.” “What the hell are you talking about?” “Daria Morgendorffer is a former U.S. Army Ranger who served honorably in Iraq. She was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and a Silver Star. The woman’s a war hero, Bill.” (SFMB)
• Falling into College 68: Judging January, by Richard Lobinske (Part 3): "Hi, Quinn," Michael said. "Do you have time to answer a question or two?" Without hesitation, she said, "You're in the doghouse, aren't you?"