Viva Mack!

Mack looks especially defiant in honor of the anniversary of Che Guevara's birth on this day in 1928. I don't know what specific causes Mack might want to organize a rebellion over, but if Ms. Barch tries to oppress him again he's definitely going to rise up.

If anyone is celebrating Flag Day today, please try to remember the colors as well as you can. No, Kevin, green is not one of them. If you have any difficulty, talk to Mrs. Stoller and I'll sure she'll be able to help in a very condescending tone.

You know, if you're going to be treated like a kindergartner then you might as well act like it and goof off for Monkey Around Day! Jane might think back fondly to the tricycle-riding chimp at her fourth birthday party, while Kevin can wax poetic about how lenient Charles Darwin was with Curious George.

Fanfic Update!

• The Betrothed, by easmith (part 24): "Meredith woke to the sight of an unfamiliar ceiling and the sound of a crying baby."


• Face the Rainbow, by wilddogjj (part 2): "The island that marks the southernmost part of the continental US is coming alive."


• Homecoming, by davidfalkayn (part 27): "Seeing Stacy raise her hand, Angie made a production of looking down at her seating chart before responding."

See No Quinn, Hear No Quinn, Speak No Quinn

I see that the three Js are enjoying Monkey Around Day, but just wait until they see a cute redheaded monkey and start fighting for dominance. It will be...unpleasant. Kevin will be pleased to know that Curious George is still being treated quite leniently by the Charles Darwin in the Yellow Hat.

Today is also Flag Day in the United States, and I hope that Brittany remembers that the colors are red, white and blue.

Fandom News!

• skykate shares some thoughts on "Boxing Daria."


• Vote in two new Celebrity Deathmatch polls: Atomic Betty vs. Helga Pataki and Catra vs. Ty Lee.


• easmith re-posted his DF Continuum Fanfic Author Interview.

Horizontal Stripes...Ewwwww.

Today is Flag Day in the U.S., which commemorates the day in 1777 that Congress adopted the United States Flag. The number of stars on the flag has changed quite a few times since then, which is probably why Tiffany is so busy on the right--she's got a lot of catching up to do. Could someone please make sure she knows how to count to fifty?

Fandom News!

• Charles RB has some shocking news: Amelia bought out Pizza King!


• The Angst Guy is looking for help with HTML and browsers.


• Tracy Grandstaff weighs in on Trent VS Tom and more in an interview with Diablo Cody.


• A spin-off thread from the "On 'Bitch'" discussion: Person VS. People.


• Talk about the latest news about Marvel's X-Men comic books in the thread!


• Erin M. has a new setting idea: Lawndale Fighters: Suburban Warriors.


• Roentgen posted a new Iron Chef in the Creative Writing forum: TOS Your Titles!

Culture Clubbed

Happy Flag Day to everyone out there in the USA and everywhere else. This is also Boy George's birthday, and wouldn't you know, there's an alter ego of Kevin as Boy George. If I ever hear "Karma Chameleon" again, it will be too soon. Someone on the MTV staff must have liked the song or whatever.

Ah, just found a much better image of Kevin as Boy George, courtesy of Pinhead. Thanks, man!

I started this entry a bit late in the day, but better late than never. I'm going to save this as I create it, so keep checking back in this evening and watch the blog entry grow. Sorry for the delay, too much Real Life.

Need to list the new fanfics and news. That will take a while. Stay tooned.

NO0oZ!

• PPMB is getting software upgrades soon. Look for the changes at an unpredictable date not far away.
• The DariaWiki cleanup is ongoing (hate that word). Keep up with the updates.
• Current series discussion: Why didn't Jodie Landon end up at Grove Hills, in "Gifted"? (Topic related to this thread on "Gifted.")
• Everyone still arguing over why nerds are unpopular.
• The Daria Geek Movie Consensus is consentuating along quite well. Much food for thought and argument.
• People still talking about which writers focus on certain Daria characters, and why.
• Some issues with writers' block and burnout being addressed.
  
• The etiquette of commenting on (and correcting or critiquing) someone's fanfiction is a good thread.

Will have to stop here for a while. Will return later.

"Do these horizontal stripes make the flag look fat?"

Tiffany Blum-Deckler, as Betsy Ross, dresses up for Flag Day in the United States. She must have been paid a lot of money to wear that tacky gray outfit.

Today is also auspicious in a global sense. On this day, 187 years ago, a paper was published by the Royal Astronomical Society in which inventor Charles Babbage proposed the creation of a "difference engine," which was basically the first modern math calculator. It was hand cranked. He later proposed a more advanced version he called an analytical engine, more like a true computer. How might history have changed if the computer had caught on over a century earlier than it did? There is a Daria fanfic that attempts to find out: Legendeld's "Other Side," the only existing steampunk fanfic in this fandom. Would a steampunk world be better than ours? Jane Lane doesn't think so.

FF.net

• John Lane 40: Starry Eyes Open (COMPLETE!): Ms. Li's voice announced over Lawndale High's P.A. system, "Welcome back students and remember, the school nurse is in and ready to take your voluntary urine sample. Show your Lawndale High spirit with the gift of urine!" Walking down the hallway with Daria, John looked up at one of the speakers. "She didn't really say that, did she?"
• Just Friends, by Pinkminx (Part 11): "Daria? Is that you?" Jane's voiced echoed through the expansive flat, followed by the sound of rushed steps as she descended from the upper level meeting Daria in the hall. "Great, you're finally home. So, how'd it go?"
• Unfavorite Daughter, by Richard Lobinske (COMPLETE!): "Oh, don't bother," one of two boys said as an auburn-haired girl walked by them. "It's that brainy chick." The 16-year-old girl didn't give them a glance as she snapped, "Darn, and I wouldn't have been able to resist your manly good looks."

PPMB

• Apocalyptic Daria: Scarlett's Tale, by Doggieboy (Part 10): After their meal, it was fully dark outside. Roger and Scarlett deposited the bowls in the kitchen sink. At that time, he looked out the window at the car and asked, “Is that your car? Or does it belong to your parents?” She shook her head and blinked as she looked down. “It belonged to John,” she said. “I took it from him when I k--, I mean, escaped from him.” (SFMB)
• Caught, by Legendeld (Part 1): The kitchen table jumped when Quinn Morgendorffer stuck both palms onto its surface. “Daria, tell Jane she’s being unreasonable.” Daria rolled her eyes as she lifted her novel higher to block the fighting duo from view. “All I said is that I think it would be cool if you acknowledged me at school.” Jane pulled out a chair from the table and plopped down in it. “You’re the one that wants to keep our dating a secret. You don’t get it both ways.”
  
• Expecting Trouble, by Legendeld (COMPLETE!): Quinn sat between her sister and Sandi Griffin as the television show came back on. “She looks so strong,” she whispered to Sandi. “I wish she had gone with her hair up though. The pigtails are making her look childish.” Sandi whispered back.
• Gimme Skelter, by TAG and Brother Grimace (Part 7): Between those interruptions, as his left arm throbbed and a warm dry breeze blew over him from the driver’s view port, Mackenzie found himself falling into a different world. A few pages of typed commentary were appended to the main body of paper-clipped text, which was a carbon-copy transcription of what Daria, whoever she was, had been transmitting from California. (HTML)
  
• Lawndale's Finest: Action Stories Issue Three: Two Knights Defense, by NightGoblyn (Part 1): The hallways of Lawndale High were filled with students milling around, talking with friends, and unloading books into lockers. The traffic was mostly headed in a single direction, and carried Jane and Quinn along with it. “What are we being dragged into the auditorium to listen to this time?” Jane grumbled. “Heck if I know,” Quinn answered with a shrug. “I still have flashbacks to the riot that broke out after our self-esteem speeches.”
• Stacy Rowe, Seeker (Part II), by jtranser (continued): [Looks like Luhrman is going to be a bit tied up in his work.]
• Things Fall Apart, by Doggieboy (Part 16): On his first flight over Svalbard Island, Martin Peters took Tatyana Petrova with him. He concentrated on scanning the area for any undead, while she was ecstatic from the thrill of the experience. “I can’t believe this!” she said and looked at him. Her expression showed her happiness. “Doesn’t this thrill you?”
• Two Halves, by Dark Kuno (Chapter 4, Part 1): Jane opened the front door of her home and greeted her two best and only friends with a semi-lucid “Yo.” “Morning to you too, sunshine,” responded Daria dully, drawing a smirk from her brother.