Rumors Of His Birthday Have NOT Been Greatly Exaggerated!

Daria's ready to wish Mark Twain a happy birthday, as the satirist was born on this day in 1835. I don't know what Twain would have thought of Huckleberry Hound, but I'm sure his commentary would have been sharp and spot-on.

Today is also National Personal Space Day, which Daria will also be celebrating. Just as she does every day. Even when Mr. O'Neill makes it difficult.

Fandom News!

• RIP, Irene Cara.


• Wouter wonders about Donald Trump and Kanye West.


• Vote in the Celebrity Deathmatch poll between Quinn Morgendorffer and Holly Stone.


• Discuss the man who was arrested after a family Monopoly game turned violent.

Mr. PotatO'Neill

I see that Mr. O'Neill has taken Make Your Own Head Day literally, and it remains to be seen whether or not his new head is an improvement over the old one. I'm pretty sure this one is just as empty as the old one, though, so don't get your hopes up.

This is also Red Planet Day, so what better day to find some atomic communists from Mars? You know, Reds from the Red Planet?

Fanfic Update!

• Convergence on Lawndale, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 7): "Daria awoke early. She wondered what was happening with the Doctor’s investigation. She looked out at the TARDIS, before wandering over to her closet."


• Daria Ravenclaw: The Legend of Sporting Joe, by Meester_Lee (part 8): "The following morning Daria decided that however grim the lack of creature comforts at her Dad’s worksite were, she did not want to spend another day at her Mom’s law office. She decided to make her thoughts known at breakfast."


• Market Value, by wilddogjj (COMPLETE!): "Kevin, Jamie, Jim, Chuck, Tony, Rev. Li, Tom and the guy with too much jewelry were seated at a conference table. At the head of the table sits a skinny red-haired man in a business suit with a laptop." (Part 3)


• Song From An American Movie, by Lady Evil (part 5): "'Watch where you spray that stuff, Tori!' Quinn snapped. 'Sorry.' Tori said carelessly."

Is This Cake Legal?

Quinn's got you covered for International Cake Day, but given Fashion Club bylaws about weight gain I assume she's going to pass. Good. More for me! Us! I mean us, of course.

Today is also both National Law Day and National Eric Day, so if you're a lawyer named Eric then...stop calling Helen on her day off, dammit! Do your own freaking work for once.

Fandom News!

• Vote in the Deadliest Warrior polls for Sheena, Queen of the Jungle vs. Willa the Warrior Maiden and Harley Quinn vs. Rally Vincent.

The BC QB

Don't worry, Kevin. Now that it's Evolution Day I'm sure your development will finally start moving forward. Soon you might even progress to cave drawings!

In the meantime, maybe he could club a turkey for us since it's also Thanksgiving. You know, the holiday for a lot of screwed-up family problems and getting depressed by the end of the day? Jane probably has her TV dinner in the microwave as we speak.

Fanfic Update!

• God, Guns and Killer Dogs, by wilddogjj (COMPLETE!): "Kevin was waiting in line to have his driver's license renewed. He noticed the guy in front of him is wearing a dark blue cap. The guy was incredibly muscular with a long mullet and a biker mustache." (Part 2)


• Market Value, by wilddogjj (part 1): "It's Thanksgiving and Jim and Kevin were standing in the driveway enjoying the cool November air."

At Least It's Not the Tank?

If Daria and Jane want to celebrate Go For a Ride Day then they'll need to actually enter the car. However, given Tom's questionable taste in vehicles, it might be better if they stay outside. And I won't even get into the problematic history of Daria getting into Tom's car as it is.

This is also both National Amelia Day and National Nathan Day, so let's hear it for two of the least popular one-shot characters on the show!

Fandom News!

• RIP, Jason David Frank.


• Talk about the end of the run of Funky Winkerbean.

Maybe Let the Runner Take a Shower First

I don't think Daria's going to go for International Hug a Runner Day, but it might not be because she thinks Jane has sold out her ideals or because she's jealous of the quality time she's lost out on with her best friend. Have you considered that maybe Jane just finished a race and she might not smell particularly...huggable?

Today is also Future Teachers of America Day, and I'm sure Mr. DeMartino will be telling every potential teacher to run away as fast as they possibly can. That said, I still think that Kevin could, under certain circumstances, become a good teacher. He likes kids and he's got a good heart. All he needs to do is become smarter than a grade schooler!

Fanfic Update!

• Daria on the Trail, by meesterlee (part 23): "Greetings from the Oregon Trail! Our Company has just crossed one of the worst obstacles we have yet encountered on our journey to our new home. We have crossed Rocky Ridge."


• The New Prime Minister (Scenes no Daria fanfic Should Have: How did We survive?), by Meester_Lee (COMPLETE!): "Daria Morgendorffer-Black sat in her office reviewing letters from her constituents."


• Stranger Without Time, by radiofox (part 7): "Inside a brown bricked house near the cast forests of Lawndale, Anna was beginning her morning as usual..."

No Prince Charmings Need Apply

Daria is (rather uncharacteristically) celebrating National Princess Day, but I bet she's only doing it to make Quinn angry. She's even wearing her sister's signature color! Clearly she's using the pretty pretty princess getup as a psychological weapon. Classic Daria.

Of course, Quinn is probably getting revenge by living well at Chez Pierre for National Vichyssoise Day. Whether or not she can pronounce "Vichyssoise" is anyone's guess. Who else thinks she's going to complain that it's cold, too?

I'd Like an Order of Things, Please!

I see Daria and Jane are wasting no time in celebrating National Fast Food Day, and I hope it goes without saying that, yes, they do want fries with that. The question is, do they want regular or cheese fries?

This is also National Charles Day, and maybe if Upchuck would act like a human being instead of, well, Upchuck, we'd actually call him Charles today!

Fanfic Update!

• Brittany Does Museums (Iron Chef: Brittany's Got Artistic Talent), by Meester_Lee (part 1): "When Daria enrolled at Lawndale High, she assumed that scheduling would be much like they’d been at Highland: Classes, teachers, gym, idiot students, and the inevitable football games."


• Daria in Les Enfants Terribles, by Pre-Animation Man (COMPLETE!): "Upchuck takes the exit ramp too fast and they have to swerve to miss a half-ton box truck wheeling out of the Sears service driveway as the Mazda merges onto Duckworth, exit eight, Lawndale."


• Song From An American Movie, by Lady Evil (part 4): "The next day, after school, Daria, Jane and Alfred were walking to Jane’s house. 'You seriously invited homeless people to your house?' Daria asked."


• Video Assignment Chaos, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 5): "Andrea's room was dark, with black walls and curtains."

Loosen Your Mind but Twist Your Tongue!

Jake's celebrating Loosen Up Lighten Up Day, and I say good for him! Of course, it's not like he had any other direction to go. If that man was wound up any tighter I'm pretty sure he'd explode. Literally.

Today is also International Tongue Twister Day, and everybody say it with me: "Welcome to It's a Nutty, Nutty, Nutty World. We're just nuts about nuts. Crunch nuts with your lunch. Buy them by the bunch. Send them to friends far away to munch." Bonus points to any of you who threw in a reference to crunching our lunch and sending your nuts.

Fandom News!

• Sheila Wisz Ellayn posted the Complete Guide to Pie Cap.


• RIP, Gallagher and Kevin Conroy.


• See Hermoine Granger in ten different cartoon styles.

I Hope Pizza Prince Has Enough of "the Works"!

Looks like most of Lawndale has shown up for National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day, which is one of the most specific holidays I have ever seen. Go ahead and pile up those toppings, and my sincere apologies to those of you out there who like anchovies on their pizza. All three of you.

This is also the anniversary of Auguste Rodin's birth in 1840, something that artist Jane would probably appreciate. Even if she has her doubts about whether or not that Lawn Jockey with Lantern is an original or a forgery.

Fanfic Update!

• Are We the Fools for Being Surprised?, by Pre-Animation Man (COMPLETE!): "College is exactly what Daria imagined it would be, while managing to be completely and utterly different."


• Daria on the Trail, by meesterlee (parts 21 and 22): "Jake came home a couple of hours later. Helen motioned for him to sit down." (Part 22)


• Everyone's Favourite Disease, by SPEEDCOREIDOLATER (COMPLETE!): "Sunday. 12:30PM. So marks my weekly visit to the retirement home."


• Her Last Words, by Sheila Wisz Ellayn (part 47): "It was just as cold, scary and dark as it had always been at the Level Three containment cells of Area Seventeen."


• How Could I Forget, by Pre-Animation Man (COMPLETE!): "They laid side-by-side on Jane's bed, the slow, steady beat of Moby pouring out of the speakers mounted on either side of Jane's bedroom wall."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have), by wacokid (COMPLETE!): "At Lawndale High, a very, very serious meeting was taking place in the principal's office. An ... incident had occurred in the girl's gym shower room, and Janet Barch was demanding action be taken."

Daria Muppetdorffer!

See? Even one of the most notorious cynics can't help but smile for Sesame Street Day! If you need a pick-me-up of your own, check out Mike Xeno's "D is for Daria." It's both funny and sweet, the perfect Sesame Street combination.

And try to remember that today is also National Forget-Me-Not Day, but I'm sure Mr. O'Neill still won't be able to recall any of his students' names. Except for Trent, weirdly enough. I have no idea why Trent made enough of an impression that Mr. O'Neill still remembered him years later, but I'd love to hear that story.

Fandom News!

• Daria has been mentioned in a Stacker article.

Shhh! She's At the Good Part!

Everyone be quiet so you don't disturb Young Daria on Young Readers Day! Seriously, don't mess with readers of any age. We hold a grudge.

Today is also Dunce Day, so for those people out there who aren't smart enough to leave a reader alone, have a pointed cap. I have no doubt that Brittany and Kevin are (completely unknowingly) celebrating this one somewhere.

Fanfic Update!

• Are We Crazy Yet?, by Lexarius (COMPLETE!): "'I give up, Jane.' Daria Morgendorffer threw her hands up in the air in frustration. She closed her laptop and made a ball of paper, throwing it into the bin next to her friend and confident."


• Crystal Claw, by Sheila Wisz Ellayn (part 32): "Quinn climbed the stairs in silence, she explored a little and soon it turned out that the Garden House was just as cold, dusty and lonely upstairs as it had been down there at ground level, with empty hallways, sad and empty walls and quite empty rooms as well."


• Daria on the Trail, by meesterlee (part 20): "I awoke the next morning feeling unsettled. This was the day we’d be crossing Rocky Ridge."


• The Front Fell Off (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have), by Two-Eyed Charlie (COMPLETE!): "DARIA: Secretary Landon, thanks for coming in. JODIE: It's a great pleasure, thank you."


• Her Last Words, by Sheila Wisz Ellayn (part 46): "It was yet another great and fun night at Heaven for Anna."

What's THAT Supposed to Mean?

I don't know why Michele Landon looks so upset; it's National Michele Day and they even spelled her name right! Maybe she's angry because she doesn't like that people just assume she wants her own holiday? You got me on this one.

This is also Zero Tasking Day, so try not to accomplish anything. Channel your inner Trent or follow Mr. DeMartino's advice: "Conserve your energy. Do as little as possible. Pretend you're in class!"

Fandom News!

• Talk about MP Matt Hancock's party membership being suspended.


• Vote in the Celebrity Deathmatch poll between Jamie from Progressive and Martha from those Medicare Advantage commercials.

Common Sense and Candy Don't Mix Well!

I see Daria and Tom are way ahead of the rest of us on National Candy Day, or they will be until Quinn finds out who took her chocolate. Save some for me, guys!

Today is also Use Your Common Sense Day, but I don't think very many Lawndale residents will be celebrating that one. Still, there's a first time for everything!

Fanfic Update!

• DariaBrittany (Iron Chef: Brittany & Daria Swap), by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 2): "Before Kevin could try again, Mr. O'Neil started the lesson. As soon as the lesson finished DariaBrittany rushed out of the classroom..."


• Daria on the Trail, by meesterlee (parts 18 and 19): "Daria: Our next few days were a continuing slog as we continued along the Sweetwater River towards the turnoff for the Lander Road. By now most of our company had been sold on the idea of taking the Lander Road instead of one of the older cut-offs: a returning gold-seeker’s description of the awful descent down Big Hill had filtered from a neighboring company to our company and nobody wanted anything to do with it." (Part 19)


• "Expectavi"—Daria: Agent of Cobra, by Ranchoth (part 5.5): "The thing wrenched, struggling at it's bonds. To no luck—they held. So did it's limbs, to Daria's utter relief."


• Gall in the Family, by wilddogjj (COMPLETE!): "Quinn and Jim are arguing. In this particular marital spat the topic is that Quinn wants to have another kid while Jim doesn't." (Part 3)


• Tom Lin, by JoeMerl (COMPLETE!): "Everyone knew about the forest of Carterhaugh—that it was haunted by a mysterious fairy named Tom Lin. If any maidens should venture into the woods alone, she would have to leave him some sort of token, such as a ring or a cloak."

"If I weren't stressed, I'd get stressed by everyone telling me I'm stressed!"

I guess it goes without saying that Jake already knows it's National Stress Awareness Day. Take deep breaths, Jakey. Think nice thoughts. Fluffy kittens, soothing ocean waves, your father being six feet underground....

Speaking of the dead, today is both the Day of the Dead and Plan Your Epitaph Day, and if that's not an ominous sign I don't know what is. Keep calm there, Jake. Remember your heart condition!

Fandom News!

• Talk about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.