Just in Time for a Nutty Anniversary!

Happy anniversary to the Daria Fandom Blog II! On this day four years ago, The Angst Guy posted the first entry on this very blog. Thanks, TAG! I've posted a penguin just for you. (I thought about going with the penguin from "I Loathe a Parade," but even I'm not that cruel.)

Today is also National Cashew Day! Jake Morgendorffer invites everyone to join him in celebrating, and reminds us that, "Now cashews, those are what the big guys eat...the CEOs!"

Last, but not least, today is the 48th anniversary of the first episode of Doctor Who. All the Who fans in Daria fandom should check out Yui Daoren's Doctor Who Gives A Damn, Galen "Lawndale Stalker" Hardesty's The House on Space-Time Lane, and Ranger Thorne's Lane Change series if they haven't already!

Fanfic Update!

• Daria - Double Down, by neonhomer (part 6): "'I had this odd dream. Daria had a twin sister and she was here.' Quinn said as she poured herself a bowl of cereal. 'Quinn honey, it wasn’t a dream.' Said Helen. 'Gahhh!' said Quinn, who stopped pouring her cereal. 'What?'"


• Legion of Lawndale Heroes: Volume Three (My Annual Thanksgiving Fanfic Release - 2011!), by Brother Grimace (parts 1 and 2): "The boy looked at Anne, looked his car over, and turned back to her. 'You’re a behavioral sciences major.' Anne flashed her smile once more. 'Film and television production – I’m a scriptwriter. I love police procedurals. I’m Anne.' She extended her hand, and the boy shook it. 'Tom. Tom Sloane.' 'Well, "Tom, Tom Sloane from out East" – you could show off your car to a poor little Midwest girl who’s taken a moment away from her books.'" (Part 2)


• A New Set of Rules, by Dennis (part 22): "Finally, after what seemed like forever, the waiter brought the check. Watching Kevin struggle against all reason to thank 'mon-sewer,' Daria had a sudden insight. Once they were back in the car, she shared it with Kevin. 'So,' she said. 'Did you enjoy dinner?' 'Uh, yeah,' he said. 'It was, you know, I mean—' 'It was lousy.'"


• No One Is To Blame (My Annual Thanksgiving Fanfic Release - 2011!), by Brother Grimace (parts 3 and 4): "A male voice, filled with mirth, spoke up. 'Not the smartest boy in the world.' 'Wrong again,' a female voice replied. “The problem is he’s too smart. He’s thinking instead of just jumping in... and she’s just letting him play out on the line before she takes control, and reels him in. I’ve seen it so many times before...'" (Part 4)


• A QB Grows in Lawndale, by Kristen Bealer (part 8): "'Man,' Link said, sounding angry but not at Kevin, 'if it was my dad, I'd tell him where to go!' 'Yeah?' Kevin asked, not sure how to respond. 'Yeah!' Link's face was more animated than Kevin had ever seen him before. 'You know what you should do? You should go up to the jerk and tell him he's the one who's a loser!'"


• Save the Last Trance for Me, by jtranser: "'For instance, one of my distant predecessors liked to throw out complicated riddles, filled with rewards and/or punishments, depending on the answers given.' 'Sort of like the Lady and the Tiger, right?' 'Actually, the Lady is sitting in the stands and there's a tiger behind each door.' 'So, the actual goal is to find the exit, right? Sounds more like Reality to me.' 'Doesn't it though?'"


• Tigresses of Summer (reposted), by taishigi (parts 2 - 4): "'I'll be returning in ten weeks; it's not college yet,' Daria pointed out. 'Anyway, you used to send us away to that grisly Camp Grizzly.' 'I know, but to be honest, that was just to have a break. This, this is the first taste of the future . . . my little girl is almost grown and gone,' Jake admitted sadly. 'Dad, come on, Quinn's your little girl.' Jake shook his head. 'No, she's our princess; all girl, bouncy and cute and all that. But you, you're my little girl.'" (Part 3) (Part 4)


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have: Last Friday Night!), by Ranger Thorne (COMPLETE!): "Much to Jane’s surprise, Daria was standing at the end of the sidewalk waiting for her. At least, that’s what Jane thought she was doing. But instead of looking toward Jane or her house, Daria was staring into the distance. 'So,' Jane asked, 'what’s new?' When music started playing Jane took a moment to look around. So she was a little surprised a moment later when Daria started to sing."