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When We Partied Like It Was 1999

Today is the 52nd birthday (I can hardly believe it) of rock legend Prince, who was once formerly known as Prince, who was before that again named Prince. When he changed his name it became very hard to pronounce (his name looked like the symbol at left), so it was good when he went back to the original name. Do not confuse him with the book called The Prince, which is not the same thing as the rock star. Prince sold about 1,000,000,000,000 bajillion gazillion record albums and tapes and CDs in his lifetime, which I guess is pretty good. He also made the year 1999 famous.

Here is a very curious thing. In the CD game/utility Daria's Sick, Sad Life Planner, Prince's birth year is wrong. It is listed as 1941 when it was really 1958. We would have celebrated 1999 in 1982. Or something. You know what I mean.

In the first third-season episode of Daria, "Through a Lens Darkly," we discover the following dialog:

• Mr. O'Neill: Now, when he shed his regal vestments and began dressing as if he had no money, a very funny thing happened to the prince. What was that? Kevin?

• Kevin: He became the poor guy formerly known as the prince?

Cute play on words there. Oh, speaking of Prince, he did a song called "The Chocolate Invasion," and today also happens to be National Chocolate Ice Cream Day in the USA. You know what to do.

NUZ!!!

• Richard Lobinske updated the 2010 Fan Art Listing a few days ago. Hooray!
• Lord Akiyama produced two new works of art: Danielle Todds (a fanfiction character) and Quinn and Danny.

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• Backyard Foray, by Doggieboy (COMPLETE!): "What is that bright point in the sky?" she asked. "The sun," her lover said, a smirk on his face. "It is, after all, daylight." "Not that, silly," she said and smacked his upper right arm. "To the right of the sun." He blinked and then looked briefly over the tops of his sunglasses. "It looks like a shining star to me, honey." (Daylight/Shining Star)
• Cannot Unsee, by Silver (COMPLETE!): Silence reigned. The four girls stared in horror at the monitor. Tried another link. Continued to stare in horror. "Quinn? What is this?" Sandi asked after a moment. "I... don't know. Someone's redirected all my favorites!" Quinn said, her voice gone monotone.
• Daria/Dorian, by LadieT (Parts 1 to 3): March 26th, 1535, in a village outside of Hamburg, Germany: As Klaus Von Morgendorffen arrived back at his estate, he was greeted by his daughters. His oldest, Katherine, was set to marry the oldest son of business partner. The marriage had been arranged shortly after the birth of both. Katherine, however, was not happy with who her father had chosen to be her husband. Frederick was a cold and bitter young man. Frederick had been given the option of leaving the arrangement but refused. She begged her father to cancel the arrangement but he would have no part of it. Their wedding was to be on her seventeenth birthday, which was just weeks away. As the time approached, Katherine tried in vain to find a way to escape her fate.
• The Dream of the White Darkness, by jtranser (continued): Daria and Harry were quickly hustled into another Crown Vic and driven to a decrepit hunting lodge in a remote location of the Dos Tortas mountains, where they were met by Tony Tsung, former coordinator of topological nuclear weapons development. In addition, he had previously worked with Daria on The Demon Core Project. As the cars sped away to waiting scrap yards, Tony turned to the two refugees and escorted them inside. He signaled them to be quiet, so as not to disturb the peculiar religious ceremony taking place in the old dining room of the lodge.
• Eye of the Beholder, by LadieT et al. (Part 4): "Miss Lane, it has been brought to my attention that you and Miss Morgendorffer seemed to be at odds today." "No, she just wasn't in a talkative mood. No big deal. Why are you so concerned about it?" "I would just hate to see something happen to your friendship... especially if she was to accidentally see these." Ms. Sylvester came from behind Jane and handed her the photos. The color instantly drained from Jane's face as the shock set in.
• Finn Morgendorffer 48: Filling Sacks of Failure, by HolyGrail2007 (Parts 5 and 6): On Friday morning, Finn loaded up the car for a three-day trip for him and his father. “Are you all set, sport?” Jake asked eagerly. “For a five hour trip? Yes. Did you go before we left, Dad?” Finn asked. “Yeah.” “And no coffee? You'd just have to go.” “Yeah.” “Alright, Dad. Let’s get going.” [Best line: “And get me that cameraman who didn’t get her boobs in the shot!”] (Part 6)
• The Future Is Unwritten, by Brian Taylor (preview): [Ten years after graduation...] "Hi, Kevin. What do you do?" "I'm a pre-petrollinium dispensayshunist guy." "He means he pumps gas." "There's still a full-service station in town?" "No." "Tough luck."
• The Hallowed Halls of Fielding, by Roentgen (Part 33): "GET OUT OF HERE!" "I'm not scared of you anymore," Quinn said, turning to leave. "Oh? And Professor Goodlett? If you really want to flunk me... try HARDER!" With that, Quinn slammed the door behind her so loud that the transom fell open like a dragon's mouth.
• Hang Time, by Lord Akiyama (Part 1): Jane raised a confused brow. "Your mother is paying me forty to babysit a seventeen-year-old?" she asked. "Quinn isn't going to be alone," Daria noted.
• NEW! Her Last Opportunity, by Coonassblondie (COMPLETE!): Today is the day. The first cognizant thought of the morning, and the butterflies in her stomach had already erupted. This was her deadline, her last chance. She would be leaving for Boston in the morning, hopefully never to permanently return. Oh, sure, she would return for short trips to visit her family, but ultimately, after tonight this would no longer be her room. She glanced around at the bare furniture, finally coming to rest on the stack of boxes stacked neatly by the door, waiting patiently to be hauled to her dorm. Today was her last chance, and she was determined to take it.
  
• Jacob Morgendorffer, Esq., by CAP (Part 10): Only Daria was with Jake. Supper out of the way and Daria’s piano practice done, they shared the living room in a comfortable, companionable silence. Daria curled up on the sofa with a book while her father seated in a recliner scanned paperwork that he pulled from his briefcase. Unknowingly he sighed, just loud enough for Daria to notice. “What’s wrong, Daddy?” she asked. Jake glanced up perplexed by his eldest daughter’s seemingly out of the blue question. “What was that, Kiddo?” he asked. “What’s wrong?” Daria repeated.
• John Lane 46: Substitute Plans, RLobinske (COMPLETE!): When she got to Sandi, Daria said, "I don't think that they had a Cashman's in medieval Verona, but overall, you found a, let's say, unique, way to critique Shakespeare." Sandi accepted the grade and said, "Just because you're stuck in the Middle Ages, it doesn't mean that you can't look good."
• NEWER! Of Wants and Looks, by Ticknart (COMPLETE!): Quinn Morgendorffer stood at the upstairs window, looking out over her family’s front yard. She watched as her older sister, Daria, crossed the lawn and climbed into a beat-up black van. She tugged on a braid as she watched the van pull away and drive down the block. She left the window and wandered into Daria's room. As she looked around, she wondered how much longer it would be before her parents let her go out all day with just her friends and no grown-ups. Would she have to be sixteen, like her sister? That wouldn't be for she just had a birthday it another eight years. Unfair.
  
• Raft College: The First Year, by rglovejoy (Parts 3 and 4): Daria stared at the e-mail. They're pleased to tell me that I have to live in Atkinson? Are they kidding me? She looked up at the bare walls, painted in a light booger green. This really sucks, she thought. At least for now, I have the room to myself. (Part 4)
• Tales of the Ringbearers: Learning a New Trick, by RLobinske (COMPLETE!): "You've got plenty of vacation time built up. Go take some, she told me," Agency Hypersphere Supervisor Richard said while thinking about the last conversation with his director. "Get used to things." (FF.net)
  

Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On

William Shakespeare, a writer without peer in the English language even now, passed away 394 years ago today, after being born almost exactly 446 years ago today. Drama, comedy, history, tragedy, poetry: he did it all. Mack at right does his superb portrayal of this legendary figure.

Several Daria episodes owe a great debt to the Bard for their very existence. "Cafe Disaffecto," "Lucky Strike," "The Lost Girls," "Ill," and "Quinn the Brain" all mention or describe the works of Shakespeare. Brittany at upper left reenacts the role of Juliet in "Cafe Disaffecto." Last year Richard Lobinske listed a number of Daria fanfics that owe a debt to the Bard as well for using quotes or his works in the text. There are more, however, too many to name individually (including essays), so we'll do it by numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40. I am positive I have not named them all. (LATE EDIT: I've just been reminded that I left out some major stories, and I have now added them in. I am positive there are many more out there. AUGH!!) William Shakespeare is, I believe, the most often referenced writer in all of Daria fanfiction. Having a bit of Shakespeare in your Daria story is almost a requirement.

William Shakespeare. He was The Man.

And today is also the Feast Day of St. George, famed dragon slayer and patron saint of much of Europe, particularly England. If you happen to be in London right now, I would be green and sick with envy over it, but here is a webpage on great events happening around you today. Damn, wish I could be there!

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• NEW! The Cast Meeting, by LadieT (COMPLETE!): "We are going to shake your character's world upside down. Lesbians are BIG right now, so we have decided that Quinn should come out of the closet." "WHAT! Gawd! What did I do? Why can't Daria be gay? I mean, she is dating Brittany off the set—or even Jane, or would that piss Kevin off too much?"
  
• The Dream of the White Darkness, by jtranser (continued): "You're not going to tell me we're up against someone whose name cannot be spoken aloud without dire consequences?" "No, Jane. We're up against someone whose name can't be spoken because no one knows what it is."
• NEW! Finn Morgendorffer 43: A Tale of Three Schrecters, by HolyGrail2007 (Part 6): "Did something happen here?"
• NEW! The Secret Shame, by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "I didn't mean to do it!" Upchuck grabbed Mack's T-shirt and with inhuman strength lifted Mack off his feet. Upchuck's face was contorted with anguish and fear. "I didn't mean to do it! Oh, God, you have to believe me! WHY WON'T YOU BELIEVE ME?"
• NEWER! Shining Star: Temporal Conundrum, by RLobinske (Part 7): Archangel laughed. "She's got the touch in any universe." Daria turned to him. "Okay, now that's one of the things that's creeping me out. You keep talking like I'm the center of the universe or something." Richard turned a display of his desk computer to show the hypersphere of universes under his supervision. "You are what we call a nexus. Basically the center of a multiverse. You exist in every one of these realities."
  

The Big 3-0

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Hillary and Bill, turns 30 today. It is not commonly known (or recalled) that she had a bit part as an animated character in Beavis and Butt-head Do America, when Butt-head accidentally barged into her room at the White House. He made what he thought was a suave, smooth advance on her...

...and she threw him through the second story window into the bushes (defenestration, our word of the day). Butt-head was suitably impressed. The image at right shows Chelsea's expression just seconds before Butt-head went flying. In cartoon years, she would have been 16-17 at the time. (B&BDA came out in December 1996.) Ms. Clinton, martial arts and all, is thus an integral part of the core Daria universe. Deal with it.

Interestingly, Chelsea has appeared in other comic/cartoon media. Off the top of my head (as I recall reading this particular episode), she appeared (off-screen) in the right-leaning comic strip Mallard Fillmore, when Bill and Hillary had a fit because Chelsea was showing signs of becoming a conservative. This proved to be wishful thinking on the part of the cartoonist.

ART!

• Once again, Pinhead brain-bleaches the fandom with "Crackers and Cheese," but also does marvelous Stacy sketches.

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• NEWER! Undefeated, by LadieT (COMPLETE!): Jane poured herself a cup of coffee. She sat back down on the couch and stared at Daria and her's wedding photo. The smile on Daria's face showed her true love for Jane. It was a smile that Daria still flashed five years later--until that night two months ago. That night, Daria's smile died.

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• NEW! collar, by Jim North (continued): She loved her job, and she dearly loved Stacy, but sometimes they could both be a pain to keep in line. Work, of course, was a stress relatable to just about anybody, but the duties and responsibilities inherent in being a Dominant were a special set of troubles all their own. Of all the people outside the scene who knew about her arrangement with Stacy, very few seemed to understand the pressures of command, the demands of the sub and the sacrifices required of the Dom. (SFMB)
  
• NEW! Daria: Hunter—Infectious, by Jim North (Part 1): "The little bitch knew we were going down," Jodie growled. "She knew, and she didn't tell us. Some partner she turned out to be. I wish we did know who she was, just so you could arrest her and I could get my hands around her skinny little neck!" "Does the doctor have a skinny little neck?" Smythe asked, getting the expected glare for an answer. "Are there any physical traits at all that you can remember? Any scars, tattoos, peculiar items of clothing?" Mack shook his head ruefully. "Agent Smythe, you could be the doctor for all we know!" he said, exasperated. "Hell, I could be the doctor!"
  
• NEW! The Dream of the White Darkness, by jtranser (continued): Daria turned to face Quinn and ask if she was ready to go. She took one step back and her whole world disintegrated. As she fell through the cleverly disguised canvas sheet covering the bottomless pit, she could hear Quinn shouting: 'Don't go there, Daria! It's a TARP!'
• NEW! Falling into College 72: Valley of Love and Delight, by RLobinske (Part 10): "I'm going to Paris and Rome." The attendant grinned. "I'm sure your cat would appreciate the sights." "Yeah, and after spending the flight in the cargo hold with the other pets, she'll appreciate gouging my eyes out."
  
• Finn Morgendorffer 34: A Few Cans of Soda, by HolyGrail2007 (Part 2): There weren’t any soda machines in the classroom, thank goodness, but things really started to change when Finn hit practice. There were brand new helmets for each of the students. “Great!” Jamie smiled as he put his new helmet on. “And the towels they gave us are actually halfway-decent.” Finn answered. Normally, the towels supplied to the students smelled like the bad end of a pig covered in mud. “And the scoreboard, did you check that out?” [NEW! Part 3 here!]
• The Hallowed Halls of Fielding, by Roentgen (Part 9): As the class emptied out, Elsie said, "Daria, some bad, bad news. My parents have found out about our relationship and I can't hide it any longer. The secret is out. They know everything." "You mean...? "Yes," said Elsie. "They have invited you to dinner."
  
• In Silence Sarcastic, by Trscroggs (continued): When Daria was finished draining the glass of water, she noticed that Jodie had raised her eyebrows and seemed to be staring at her chest. Daria raised her own eyebrows as she matched Jodie’s expression. After a few seconds, Daria began to redden, and finally broke down and looked down at her chest. Finding nothing out of place, she raised a hand and signed, “What?” to Jodie. “I didn’t take you as a fan of Tweety,” Jodie said, gesturing at Daria’s t-shirt, which had a picture of the bright yellow cartoon bird on it.
• Personable Computers, by Trscroggs (Part 1): As an only child, Quinn Morgendorffer was used to getting what she wanted. When she was 14 and living in Highland she asked her parents for her own Personcom. One day, her father came home with a little laptop sized Personcom. Quinn’s father had recommended she name the little machine Daria. Quinn isn’t sure where her father got Daria, but the tiny little computer he got her was not exactly what she had in mind. (Daria/Chobits)
• NEW! Unnamed story (More Crossovers Not Yet Crossed Over), by Ravynstone (Part 1): Afterward, Daria was never sure exactly how it happened. One minute, they were in Tom’s car, coming back from some imminently forgettable movie, and the next they were crashing through tropical undergrowth. (Daria/Land of the Lost)
  
• Upchuck's Nightmare, by Doggieboy (Part 2 preview): "I don't like this," Scarlett said as she and Daria walked back towards the Lane house. "It seems too quiet."

It's Find My H-Bomb Day!

That wacky U.S. Air Force did it again! Know what happened 52 years ago today? The USAF lost a 3.8-megaton H-bomb in the river near Savannah, Georgia! (The U.S. state called Georgia, not the other one.) I don't recommend you go look for it, though. Alaska looks pretty good, maybe we should move there. Now.

Mr. DeMartino has some relevant thoughts about atomic weapons and international politics. Hmmm.

NEWZ FLASH!!

Quiverwing has posted the winners of the 2009 Daria Fanworks Awards: Written Works & Visual Works! Anyone who got a story or artwork nominated should stand tall! Congratulations to everyone who contributed. 2009 was a darn good year, and 2010 looks to be even better.

In the art folder in the Alter Egos That Should Have Been thread, Pinhead has produced a lost masterwork by Vincent van Gogh: "Daria and Jane against a pink background." And there was much rejoicing. AND he's also discovered a picture by Edgar Degas: "Rehearsal." Excellent! AND Henri Matisse's extraordinary "Rage." AND Wassily Kandinsky: "The main street."

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• NEW! See Yourself, by a440 (COMPLETE!): Linda Griffin felt that if anything happened to her, she would need a successor, someone to pick up where she left off so that what happened to her wouldn't happen to her then future children, and that was her daughter, Sandi.

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• NEW! Cluck Like a Chicken, by Brother Grimace (COMPLETE!): Timothy O'Neil opened his eyes, smiled, and leaned back in his chair with a casual ease that visibly unnerved everyone in the crowded LHS auditorium as he let his eyes wander across the area. "Yeah, y'all ain't trying to punk a brother like a bitch all up in this house," he said, the accent he had perfectly matching someone from the South Side of Chicago.
• NEW! Daria Is Raven's Apprentice, by Project Pegasus (continued): "Hey, I dressed up like an Asian prostitute to win this award! What did you do?!"
  
• NEW! Falling into College 72: Valley of Love and Delight, by RLobinske (Part 6): Michael put his arm around Daria. "I think we're going to make it." "Providing the wedding doesn't kill us." "Nah, it'll make us stronger."
  
• Finn Morgendorffer 30: Parental Discretion Advised, by HolyGrail2007 (COMPLETE!): Daria shrugged. Why, exactly, was Tom calling her? He was a nice enough guy, to be sure, but he was Jane’s boyfriend and Finn’s friend. She wasn’t high on his priority list. And, after that embarrassing incident last week, Daria had been trying to avoid him. Every time she thought of Tom, she flashed back to that incident where she walked in on him stark naked. It was inappropriate to think of her best friend’s boyfriend naked, at the very least. But it was too shocking to ignore.
• NEW! Finn Morgendorffer 31: The Artist, The Boyfriend, The Bitch, and Her Brother, by HolyGrail2007 (Part 1): Finn maneuvered his way towards Jane’s room, and saw the door was open somewhat. Finn knocked on it, but the force of his fist pushed the door open further. Jane was inside, with Tom. The two were making out. At the sound of Finn’s knock, Jane broke it off. “Yikes!”
  
• NEW! Kamen Rider D, by Silver (Part 2): "This... this is getting old," Daria muttered to herself, managing to get upright again. She charged and attempted to do to the wolf thing the only thing she could think of doing. She kicked it in the crotch.
• NEW! Legion of Lawndale Heroes Mini: Areté, by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "Ribbon envy is so... petty," said Kyle Armalin. "And I already have a Legion of Merit. Tell you what, I'll lend you some of my decorations if you don't tell anyone you borrowed them."
• NEW! Outting the Ins, by Vlora (COMPLETE! and with ART!): Daria surveyed the damage in the mirror Jane had brought up to her room; she was wearing a worn, red shirt, a jersey and everything else Jane had ever been seen wearing. Her hair, the worst off, had been-well-hacked off by Jane.
  

Whoops!

Today is an extra-special day in the field of nuclear boo-boos. Just 49 years ago, that wacky US Air Force went and bombed North Carolina by mistake with two hydrogen bombs, most of the pieces of which the Air Force later found. (The bombs, not North Carolina, of which there would have been no pieces left had the bombs gone off.) Ha, ha! I love those guys!

And then, 32 years ago, those wild and crazy Russians bombed Canada with a radioactive satellite. Is this a great planet or what? I'm tellin' ya! Just image how life could have been different for Daria and Quinn with such hijinks. It brings tears of joy to my eyes. If only....

On the serious side of the news, today is National Peanut Butter Day, and I expect everyone to show some consideration and respect that. After all, peanut butter played an important role in at least three Daria episodes: "Road Worrier," "It Happened One Nut," and "One J at a Time." Consider this: Jake would never have conquered the Squirrel Menace without it!

Also, this is the anniversary of a special space-related event (without nukes, alas) detailed in this column last year with the help of Beavis and Butt-head.

Quiverwing has improved her Mr. and Mrs. Sloane portrait, and it is teh awesome.

NEW! "Carrie-97" (or, "Daria's Bad Hair Day") by Pinhead. Perfect crossover.

BRAKING GNUZ!

• Richard Lobinske has started the official 2010 Daria FanArt Listing! Hooray!
• This blog has 22 followers! Yay! And we've gone over 1,500 posts! Whee!!!
  

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• Apocalyptic Daria: Scarlett's Tale, by Doggieboy (preview): "You'll have to loosen your pants, and be prepared to have the probe go inside your clothing." "Why?" Roger asked. "If you are severely contaminated, then it will show up in your perspiration and around your buttocks."
• Finn Morgendorffer 28: About My Mother, by HolyGrail2007 (COMPLETE!): “I spend all my time trying to please that amp-addicted bipolar slave driver and for what?” Helen moaned. “To get the partnership?” Daria posed innocently.
• NEW! Sisters, by Roentgen (continued): The minute Daria left Mr. DeMartino's class, Stacy was right by Daria's side again. She's like one of these suckerfish. I can't get rid of her. "Hey Daria! How was Mr. DeMartino today?"
• NEW! Tracksuits, by Malakite (continued): "What do you want?" the man demanded with a scowl in a terse and unfriendly voice as he quickly looked Sandi up and down. It took her a second to recover from the shock of being so easily surprised before she replied in a small, almost breathless voice: "Sanctuary."
  
• Trapped, by Jim North (continued): Daria felt a maniac giggle start to rise in her throat. Smashing it down hard, she fought once again for control. Nothing was going to be helped by going to pieces. Shaggy had done enough of that for all of them, Burnout was a role model for inner strength despite her earlier slip, and Jane looked like she would start freaking if Daria freaked.
• NEW! Unnamed story (Scenes That Should Be: Breakfast of Zombie Champions), by Doggieboy (COMPLETE!): Mary Elwood looked at Bruiser as the superhero sat across the table from her, and realized just how...normal their being together felt. He had listened to her story calmly, didn't interrupt her, and asked sensible questions, while avoiding the ones that could be considered salacious.
  

Toozday

Hmmm, Blogger won't load my picture. Dang. Okay, here's a note that it's Tuesday and I will have more news later.

Stay tooned.

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Oops

While I was off in la-la land for the last two days, I missed some very important anniversaries for the fandom. You may suggest appropriate punishments for me in the Comments section below.

Anyway, this evening I will post the fandom holidays I missed in this work-in-progress post for the DFB2, plus all the new fanfiction, fan art, and fan et cetera that's been around. Here we go.

The 12th anniversary of the premiere of Daria itself, "Esteemsters," was two days ago. That day was also the 10th anniversary of "The Old and Beautiful" and the 9th anniversary of "Antisocial Climbers."

Yesterday was the 9th anniversary of an event that took place in a Daria fanfic spinning off from "Fizz Ed." Guess it?

Today is the eight anniversary of the premiere on MTV of "Fat Like Me."

That about covers the missed anniversaries. More anniversaries will be missed next week. Now for the news.

THE NEWS!

• Brother Grimace urges one and all to vote for the next Legion of Lawndale Heroes leader!
  
• Wouter posted a nice pic of Jane relaxing in the school yard on PPMB. Thanks!
• thatLONERchick is working on a Daria/Watchmen story. Hot holy @#$%^%$. Hang on for the shockwave.
• 1,181 fans at the Daria Fan Club. This thing sure took off. Needs more polls and quiz questions, hard ones. And thank you for the new pictures!
• Over 70,000 hits here. Whoa.
  
• The scenes that should not be have spilled over into the scenes that SHOULD be.
• The scenes that should be continue to spill over, but not into the scenes that should NOT be.
• Some new characters were added to Backgrounders, but for the life of me I can't remember who they were or when they were done. Dang.
  
• Lots more added to the thread called "Finish it Damnit! and Whose world do you want to play in?"
• Interesting DariaWiki additions: Scenes from a Lawndale Christmas, A Night to Remember to Forget, A Visit to Camp Grizzly, Starbears, and A Rookie Mistake. Oh, and Cobb pizza.
  
• We now return you to a discussion concerning the word "dunt" as it appears in a fanfic, already in progress. Srsly.
  

Enough of that. Now for the new fanfiction. In a minute.

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• 1800DARIA, by Smileyfax (Part 1): Jane was hunched over laughing on the couch. "Daria, you HAVE to be pulling my leg. You do NOT work at a porn hotline." "Not anymore."
• Falling into College, Year 4: Christmas in White, by Richard Lobinske (COMPLETE!): This is the only complete story in this listing. That means you are required by law to read it.

Lawndale Online

• Dennis has posted the stories from his Girls Together Sarcastically series. Check 'em out.
  

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• Accidents Will Happen, by undefinedlust (Part 3 finished): "Oh really?" Alison's voice perked with interest. "What's up babe?"
• Acts of Cupidity, by Disco316 (Parts 5 and 6): It being Saturday Night, Valentine’s Day went to his usual starting point, the Zon. He didn’t figure to find too many people he was looking for there, but it was as good a place to start as any. As he canvassed the room, he found two of the people he’d been looking for; unfortunately, they weren’t what anyone would consider a couple.
  
• The Exile Papers, by Gene (Parts 1-13): I hate this tent. It's smelly and cold. When Janie brought me sandwiches, she also brought a couple of quilts. She's as thoughtful as can be while Wind and Penny are just jerks. I won't say what I'm thinking of Mom right now. Too tied up with her art projects to say anything about what's going on around the house.
  
• John Lane 39: Leaving Summer, by Richard Lobinske (Part 2): BEST LINE BEGGING FOR AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE: "It's not like you were a bad kisser or anything." [Two stories featuring Alison? Whoa.]
• Legion of Lawndale Heroes Special: Tokusatsu Team Up! by Lorenzo Sauchelli (continued): The red dragon-like monster the five robots were battling looked like it belonged in a Godzilla movie. It towered over every building in the area, and its wings gave the impression that the monster had the ability to swallow all of Tokyo in a few bites.
  
• A Merry Invitation, by TheSecretSharer (Part 1): Daria as Shakespeare wouldst have done it. Rox yr sox.
• The Other, by TAG (Parts 1 to 7): They that are born on Halloween will see more than other folk.
• Size Does Matter, by BlackHole (Part 38): With a bowl of ‘Model Cereal’ in her hand, a glass of orange juice on the table in front of her, a pajama and bathrobe clad Quinn lounged in front of the big living room TV while the noon news interrupted the procession of the Sunday morning series. Quinn contemplated the motions required to reach for the remote and change the channel, but decided that skipping the news wasn’t worth the effort. (SFMB)
  
• Turnabout Confusion, Part II: All the King's Horses, by Dennis (continued): "Ms. Morgendorffer," Ms. Li said, "I know for a fact that you have been plotting with Mr. DeMartino to undermine my authority in this school. Now if you confessed your crime, I may be moved to be lenient." She loomed over Daria, her voice barely above a whisper. "You do not want to find out what will happen to you if I am not lenient."
  
• Two Halves, by Dark Kuno (continued): Quinn’s eyes went wide at the sound of her sister’s angry voice. She turned slowly to find Daria standing behind her with arms crossed and an expression that matched the older girl’s tone.

Current Topics on Less-Visited Message Boards

• alt.tv.daria - Don't even bother clicking.
  
• Bestuff - Someone admits to a crush on Jane. Someone female. (See below for Daria Lovers Unite!)
  
• Daria Fan Club - British Daria!
  
• Daria Lovers Unite! - Is Jane a lesbian? (Srsly.)
• Daria Shrine's MB - Daria appears in House of Tracks magazine.
• FF.net: Sick Sad World - Favorite characters, with digression about Jake
• IUFMB (Tanandaria) - Ranger Throne says hi.
  
• SFMB - Trapezoid Glasses Girl gets a real name.
• Television Without Pity - An actual real swear-to-God serious discussion about Daria. Srsly!
  

Back Again

Last Wednesday morning about 5:50 a.m. ET, the power went out in my neighborhood (thanks to a monstrous ice storm) and didn't come back until sometime this morning. We lived in a nearby hotel in the meanwhile, a hotel that had a public computer that was so slow it made Tiffany Blum-Deckler look like an amphetamine junkie. No updates possible.

So, anyway, I'm back online. Don't expect anything much from me for a bit, still trying to catch up with whatever went on while I was away.

Good to be here.

Didn't Quite Work Out as Expected

As you see at right, I did manage to glue together "SF Daria" from the year 2000 Daria website that MTV had, but now her arm won't move and her helmet doesn't send radio waves. Dang. It's a GIF, it's supposed to work! Computers suck. Anyone know how to go this correctly?

The image could use some work, filling in color and completing the background. Go to it.

Next, if I can't get any more Mystik Spiral stuff, I'll post the new Quinn stuff. Stay tuned.

LATE ADD: Want to know what MTV said about Is It Fall Yet? on its website in 2000? See below.

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Yes, the rumors are true.
Is It Fall Yet?, Daria's first made-for-TV movie, will premiere this fall (how appropriate!) on MTV. We can't give away too much about the story at this point except to say that it involves a hijacking of the Space Shuttle, mysterious bacteria from under the sea, the illegitimate twin daughters of a ninja warrior and a Jedi knight, a dozen talking eggs, the deaths of six main characters and a really heartwarming rendition of "What I Did For Love." But that's all we're saying.

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The errors in the "Blasts from the Past" section have been repaired. Sorry for the inconvenience. More fossil links coming soon!