Meet the Met

This is post #1600, or #40² for you math geeks. Woo-hoo! Top o' the world!

New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art ("The Met") was founded this day only 140 short years ago. Those who live in Lawndale must make do with the County Museum of Modern Art (COMMA), of which Jane Lane has a most definite opinion.

Just 13 years ago today an interview with Daria appeared in the San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle (in the Parade magazine). "Who do you discuss your problems with?" the interviewer asks. "I talk to my friend Jane," says Daria. "She doesn't judge me. That's because she's not listening."

PPMB

• NEW! Enchanted April, by Project Pegasus (COMPLETE!): "Not funny. Plus, you're around two weeks late for April Fool's."
  
• Finn Morgendorffer 42: The Suburban Symphony, by HolyGrail2007 (Part 4):
  Jane knew that Finn was going to be out tonight, something about dealing with Lindy, that drunk girl from the café. Figures. He sees someone in trouble, he’s gotta go charging ahead and save the day. Hero complex, totally called it. Knew it from the first day.
• NEWERER! The Hallowed Halls of Fielding, by Roentgen (Part 23): Daria held her breath. Not now. She picked up the phone. "Hey, Elsie. Yeah... yeah... okay. Listen... I just wanted to tell you that there might be a delay on Saturday... I decided to sign up for that Lend-a-Hand thing and... hello... hello?"
  
• Into the Fray, by Minx (Part 7): “What are you doing?” Trent asked. “We need to sort out our stuff, see what we have left since we had to leave your car behind. There’s not enough room for everyone to fit comfortably in the Tank, so we have to get rid of all non-essential items.” Daria continued to remove the bags and drop them on the ground. Jane silently walked over and began to help. As Daria put a box of the bands leads on the ground Max jumped up, “Hey! Not the gig equipment,” he said sternly.
• NEW! Unnamed story (More Crossovers Not Yet Crossed Over), by Jim North (COMPLETE!): "Like, strange things are totally afoot at the Circle K!"
• NEWERER! Unnamed story (Scenes That Should Be: Breakfast of Zombie Champions), by Greystar (COMPLETE!): "We ran out of milk."