Mmm...Pi!

Happy Pi Day! You could celebrate by calculating pi to 500 digits, or--and this is my preference--eating some delicious pie. Just make sure you calculate the circumference of the pie first.

It's kind of fitting in the math/science geek vein that today is also Albert Einstein's birthday. Apparently Kevin resembles the late great physicist when he wears glasses, but I don't see it. Maybe he needs to tease his hair more.

Finally, today is Learn About Butterflies Day. Thanks to Amanda Lane, we have a pretty good understanding of the pros and cons of holding butterflies tightly versus letting them go, and in Jane's opinion that's more than enough information.

Fanfic Update!

• After the Disaster 2 :: Esteemers, by Fhujeth_x (parts 2 and 3): "Sandi sat quietly for a moment, thinking to herself before turning to Tiffany, 'We have a situation.' She commented quietly. There was a new girl in the school with nearly perfect bouncy red hair, a great fashion sense, and most of all... she seemed to get instant popularity with the guys, 'A situation we need to have an emergency meeting about right away.'" (Part 3)


• Alienated, by misericordia (COMPLETE!): "'And yet -' He peered at Daria myopically. 'I calculate that the photons falling upon my eyes are sub-atomic messengers of hope for both of our peoples. For you, the one known as Daria The Morgendorffer, are -' Daria winced 'Puh-lease don't say that you're my father. That was old back when being old was still new.'"


• Clique Swap, by psychotol (parts 12 - 16): "Stoner (Man in jeans, green tee shirt, goatee): Wanders around, looking like he’s not quite with it. Daria: 'Now, the Senate has 100 seats, two per state, and congress has 435 seats, each congressman is allocated to an equal portion of the United States population, both houses can submit bills for consideration, but anything requiring direct allocation of money needs congressional approval because only congress can set taxation.' Stoner: looks at Darth Maladi, 'Wow.'" (Part 13) (Part 14) (Part 15) (Part 16)


• Daria DeMartino, by Reven384 (part 1): "Ms. Li gritted her teeth and decided it was time to use all that spy equipment she used the school’s money for. She’d find someway to get that girl in that self esteem class. She went to her office and listened. The hidden cameras did their job and caught everything the students did. All she had to do was wait and listen. A girl like Daria would provide all the rope she needed. She had no desire to lose a student whose test scores were so good, but the girl needed to be humbled."


• Daria/Dorian Ch.16: Sugar High, by LadieT (part 3): "Dorian agreed and went back to the pizza. A few minutes later, Quinn walked in to check on her big brother. As she took the cheese off of a slice, he asked Quinn if she heard Ms. Li at the end of the day. Quinn mentioned something about Friday night. We need to attend that meeting. We can't - Friday is our biggest game of the season. We are playing Oakwood at Oakwood, it's even going to be televised. Great, maybe we can talk mom or dad into going."


• Dylan, by J-D (part 2b): "The unfortunate part about this was that it made Kent grateful to Dylan, even if the gratitude was sure to be ephemeral. When they went from art class into lunch period, he followed Dylan into the cafeteria. It emerged that as well as being grateful he was uncomfortable at the idea of owing a debt to Dylan, and wanted to cancel it as soon as possible. 'You want to do something for me? How about if you don’t ask me for help again in art, or speak to me about anything else at all, or even notice that I exist? Ever?'"


• God Save The Esteem ep41: Is It Fun Yet?, by Charles RB (part 2): "The sun was rising when Jane arrived at Ashfield: rustic, remote, peaceful. Jane was mentally playing the Friday the 13th theme from the instant she saw it. Daria would’ve got that joke. Ah well. Just a few weeks, Jane-oh, best make the most of it."


• A New Beginning (IC Runaway Daria), by LadieT (part 3): "About an hour later, Monique and Trent entered Daria's room and began helping her put up her posters and paintings. By the end of afternoon, the four had already agreed to get together the next day so that the Lanes could give the Meades a proper tour of the town. As Jane and Trent headed home, Trent looked down at his little sister. For the first time since Penny left, Jane was actually smiling."


• Quinn's Code Story 6: The Lab Mouse, the Geek and the Convention, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 3): "Quinn was playing Guild Wars when Daria slammed open the door to the room. Quinn turned from the computer. 'What is it, Daria?' 'The mouse is missing!' 'I'm surprised as you are, Daria.' 'You're saying that you had nothing to do with it?' 'Exactly,' Quinn said."


• Sandi :: Well... This Sucks :: Chapter 11, by Fhujeth_x (COMPLETE!): "'I feel horrible....' She mentioned as she slid the rest of herself under the covers to put on the remainder of the clothes given to her, 'What's with these bandages?' She said coming out of the blankets and stumbling to her feet. 'You'd feel even more horrible if I had not stopped you last night.' Barch moved to the chair near the cell and sat down, yawning, 'After all, you almost killed your family.'" (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)


• Something Something Slam (Match 1), by TheExcellentS (parts 1 and 2): "Barch: '2011 was the biggest year in LFC history, O'Neill, and 2012 looks to be even bigger! We have a hell of a show right in front of us, and I can hardly wait to get started!' O'Neill: 'Seven matches are lined up for tonight's card, with five LFC championships to be fought for in them. Let's go through the card. Next to our entrance stage, you see our specially-built replica Western saloon all set up. In just a few moments, that will be a hive of flying chairs, broken glass and spilled beer as thirty LFC fighters compete for $10,000 cash in our first ever Bar Room Brawl.'" (Part 2)


• To Annoy a Mockingbird, Chapter 4, by BF110C4 (parts 1 and 2): "'Do you know what time it is? ...the police, yes, yes I’m Angela Li... Yes, ‘alt.lawndale.com’ is a cybercafé belonging to Lawndale High School... break in... anybody hurt... thank goodness... All of them! What a disaster... I’ll make a statement in the morning... yes, we are insured... can you? ... Ok, thank you.' It had worked like a charm, just like her associate had predicted. Now the claim adjuster would never learn that the computers of the cybercafé were more outdated that the receipt she summited to the insurance company after her budget for impact resistant windows was denied by the PTA. Didn’t they knew what kind of people was out there?" (Part 2)


• Unnamed story (Scenes That Should Be: Breakfast of Zombie Champions), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "And then Andrew trailed off as Jake Morgendorffer ran across the lawn, a leather gimp mask on his head. 'DARIA! EMERGENCY! HOW LONG DO INTESTINES TAKE?!'"


• We're Going to the Bank? (Iron Chef: How did we get here? (Round 2:FIGHT)), by Fhujeth_x (part ): "'Drive faster, Mr. Griffin.' Trent held Jane's glue gun to his head, 'Or you know what I'll do...' Then inspiration started, 'But I'll give you a clue...' He continued, 'I'll stick onto you... A football player or two.'"


• Wheels of Fire (Iron Chef: How did we get here? (Round 2:FIGHT)), by BrownEyedBagel (parts 1 and 2): "Tom’s gripped the wheel as his knuckles went white with desire. Trent hummed to himself as many dirty thoughts flooded his mind. Jamie didn’t quite understand what was going on, but he didn’t care. He was just stoked to be along for the ride. They had pulled off the perfect crime without any hitches, and some unexpected rewards waiting for them." (Part 2)