Get Goin'!

It's March 1st, and Mr. DeMartino is our mascot today because he's "marching first"! Get it? Whatever.

A curious Daria-related birthday anniversary: Botticelli, famed artist from a Very Long Time Ago (the Renaissance). Botticelli, now 565, painted The Birth of Venus, an iconic work that somehow became a meme in Daria. The latter link explains all, with relevant imagery.

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• Daria: Hunter 6—Infectious, by Jim North (continued): "Is it a holiday or something?" Daria shook her head. "Columbus Day was earlier this week, but nothing today," she said. "Not unless they declared a new one without telling anyone. Something's wrong." "Well, I'd assume that's why our agent buddies called us about an emergency," Jane said with a shrug.
• Esteemsters: 4chan Edition, by TAG (in progress): "Lawndalechan is an epic school full of win! We roll over 9000 triples! That is why you will triforce to 404 the rickrolls."
• Finn Morgendorffer 34: A Few Cans of Soda, by HolyGrail2007 (COMPLETE!): Finn had little time for Kevin, he had to put a stop to Ms. Li. There was no way in hell Finn was going to let that caffeine-addled superbitch run free.
• General Semantics, Private Angst, by Gwrtheyrn (Part 15): A supernally brilliant blue star, with a smaller attendant chip of whiteness, gleamed ahead. They were traveling at maximum blast, a profligate waste of resources, so tomorrow, that blue star would begin to show a disk to the naked eye. By the end of the day, she would be ensconced back in the Presidential palace, to enjoy the company of President Lane, 'X,' and Jim Vitale.
• The Hallowed Halls of Fielding, by Roentgen (Part 9): Quinn closed The Odyssey in despair. It was all Greek to her.
• Legion of Lawndale Heroes Mini: The Vetting Process, by Brother Grimace (COMPLETE!) “She looks like she’s a Latina—so I’d say that she’s the new soon-to-be ex-Mrs. Armalin.”

Forward, MARCH!

Today Jake is celebrating March First by marching first! Okay, okay, it's not like I have a lot to work with here. That pic of DeMartino and the ducks would have been more appropriate, since DeMartino was marching first. Forget it.

On with business. I'm slowly adding to a list of social networking sites that have Daria content. Maybe this will bring in more fans. We could certainly use them. It's worth the try.

It must be confessed that when I began this one-page experiment in creating a Daria fan website, I had no idea it would grow to this extent. Perhaps it is not good to admit this, but in November of last year I found myself with much less computer time than before, and battling the early symptoms of burnout. It stuck me that a change would be good, but not a change that put me out of the fandom. This has been one of the least expensive hobbies I've ever had, and also without a doubt the most enjoyable. And I've never once met another Daria fan in person. Weird.

So here it is, March already, and not a single new fanfic has popped out of my computer, but I think I have the absolute best one-page Daria fan website on Planet Earth. (It's kind of like being a magazine editor again. Working with words is fun!) Plus, I still cannot believe how many Daria-related websites there are, and some of them even have valuable content! Well, not many of them, but they're fun to look at, at least.

It would be nice if someone brought out a new Daria show, with Daria now a twenty-something and dealing with post-college life. That to me would be a lot more interesting than more high-school adventures in the 1990s, or (worse) retrofitting Daria & company into the present day, again as high-school students. (This reminds me of a line Jane says in "Depth Takes a Holiday," but I'll let you guess which line it is.)

Anyway, cheers to you and I hope your day is a good one. More to come when I have time.

P.S. Did anyone ever volunteer to edit the DMOZ Open Directory for Daria? C'mon!

P.P.S. Here's the latest news from Dariacon Orlando 2008! Party! Woo-hoo!