Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Trick or Treat!


Happy Halloween! Or, as some like to look at it, Happy Extorting Candy from the Neighbors Day! Whether you're dressing up in costume, handing out candy, or just hoping to ride out the holiday without getting a yard full of toilet paper, enjoy the day!

If you'd like, please share your favorite Halloween fanfics in the comments.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

"It's oxidizing."


Happy World Pasta Day! Jake is celebrating with a nice bowl of penne a la pesto, although there are more conventional ways of celebrating pasta. Eating it, for example.

If you don't care for penne a la pesto, you can choose any kind of pasta you like. Even frozen lasagna. If you absolutely feel you must.

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Monday, October 22, 2012

Still Working on that Replacement


Psychologist and author Timothy Leary, known for his experiments with LSD, was born on this day in 1920. The Yeagers' dog Leary was named for him, although it's doubtful that Leary I, II, or III did any LSD experiments themselves. They probably stuck with marijuana.

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

This Week's Sketchy Fanfiction Update


My apologies, real life issues prevented me from updating last weekend. Fortunately, two returning bloggers helped to keep things moving.

Though I'm feeling a little sketchy, you can still catch up on this last week's fanfiction updates.  I'm sure I've missed stuff, so just holler and I'll fix it.

First Day of Summer (Quinn's Day Part 3) by cfardell_Brenorenz29
Twenty minutes later, the four fractious friends left the Starbucks. “I don’t think you were holding up the line, Quinn,” Stacy said.

Losers No More (Pt 11: A Tale of Two Bees) by Shiva

Nurse Goodnsexy Encounters a Different Sort of Nurse! (Pt. 1) by Shiva
After another night of fun filled adventures, poor Nurse Goodnsexy found herself having to go back home to get some well-earned rest.

Mack the Esteemer (XIII: 10/14/12) by Shiva
“Wow!” Quinn exclaimed once Daria had finished speaking, “Where did they get the hutzpah to think they could get away with waltzing in as if everything was peachy?”

Adventures in the Nevernever [Daria/Dresden Files] Part III by LSauchelli
Amelia shrieked, almost as if she had seen Jason Vorghees himself. Daria turned to look at her, half-annoyed, half-worried for her. Amelia was screaming about how they were going to get eaten by some wolf or bear, or whatever other wild beast her mind could conjure.

TDJS Ch.3 Kung-fu party . Part 6 by ST91
A few minutes after leaving Jane’s home, the three teens arrived at the home of Brittany who welcomed Dario and Jane joyfully and Charles politely.

The Worst Thing in the World by Charles RB
Reality had shattered and things were growing. Obscenely pink things with frills.

Unexpected Hookup: Relative Madness (Pt 7) by Shiva
“I can’t believe you won again!” Ronnie pouted while kicking the legs of the table a bit childishly in an overtly dramatic way to get attention.

The Black Hole (Parts 1 & 2) by DeacBlue
"I've been raped."

EYiL: Ch 10 Casino de la Rust Bucket (Pt. 7) FIN by Shiva
“You what?!”

RA Halloween X-tra 2012: It's Just A Costume, Tom! by DIsaac
(Sandi and Tom are getting ready for a Halloween Party when Tom noticed The Costume on the bed)

Operation Glitterberries: Chapter 10.3 by BF110C4
For a moment Daria felt disoriented. Where was she?

Xerxes DeMartino (Pt 9) by Shiva

Masters Degrees From Outer Space! (Oct 19) by psychotol
“For real?” asked Jane.

Glasses and Lipstick(chapter 1, parts 1 & 2) by oni
It was an hour after the fashion club was dismissed from their latest meeting over spring colors, and Sandi Griffin decided to write some notes from ideas she saw in WAIF magazine. The meeting would have lasted longer if it wasn’t for younger brothers Chris and Sam acting up and causing Sandi to lose her temper.

Becoming Jane Lane, Again (QAQA) (2/2) (COMPLETE) by Lord Yellowtail
Dying turned out to be a lot stranger than Jane Lane imagined it would be.

Legion of Lawndale Heroes 'Mini' - 'Friendly Conversation' by Brother Grimace
"So, like, are your parents okay with you being in the Legion?"

Family New (Conclusion) by RLobinske
Mourners were slowly starting to depart with the end of the graveside ceremony.  Rita decided to take the opportunity to show her gratitude to her pastor and stepped over to him.

New school, New life, New friend by Elizabeth Bennett
Daria opened her eyes reluctantly and listened to the dreary patter of rain outside. She scanned her room with bleary eyes; she was still adjusting to her new bedroom.

Fate/Lawndale Codes by Silver
The window exploded. Jane's litany of cursing died in her throat, and she turned and ran. She found herself wondering why she'd bothered to stay after to help clean up after the huge mess in Ms. DeFoe's class. Why hadn't she just gone home.

Emory Barksdale (the first 3 stories, plus Emory's Summer) by Shiva
As the red corvette pulled up in front of Windsor Hill's, with the sounds of Classic Rock blaring at full volume, Quinn asked, "Who's that?"

Quinn's Code 07: The Grounded Geek (Part 1) by cfardell_Brenorenz29
It was late at night, Daria Morgendorffer was late. It was the latest she had been out, in Lawndale or in Highland. She silently urged the driver to go faster. Eventually she arrived home. “Thanks,” she said as she emerged from the car.

About A Girl (part of the A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall series) by LongSnakeMoan
It'd had been nine years since she'd last been to Lawndale and the place hadn't changed much since. Compared to the unceasing blur of noise and movement that made sure Baltimore was a different city with every passing morning, Lawndale seemed almost frozen in time, as if trapped in a photograph that would never move on, just fade as the years went by. 

Ethan Yeager in Lawndale: CH 11 Broken? (Pt. 1) by Shiva
The latest episode of Ratboy played on the Yeager’s television set, and while Ethan was looking at the screen, he wasn’t really seeing it.

Jake's Lot in Life by Smijey
Daria looked up at the sound of the knock on her door. "Enter of your own free will," she ominously verbalized.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Did You Miss Me?


Hey, guys, I'm back!

(crickets chirp)

You know, uses the blog handle "The Kristen Bealer Guy"? Used to post a lot of stuff here? Made really lame jokes?

(even the crickets look confused)

Yeah, well, anyway. I'll be posting the fandom news here periodically while I get back into the swing of things with the blog, so let's get going with the latest update!


Friday, October 12, 2012

Fanfix: Famous Quotes #1

 
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First, my heartfelt thanks go out to RLobinske, who patiently guided me through the process of logging into this blog again. I had forgotten how to do it. My hat is off to you, sir.

Now, a brief but important note on quotes lifted from fanfiction. In the olden days (a few years ago, really), there was a running thing in PPMB about certain story quotes being so full of awesome and win that they deserved to be preserved forever on the walls of a great palace memorializing their brilliance. Here are some of my additions to the hallowed halls of that great edifice. See if you can guess which Daria stories they came from, or just be delighted in their perverse glory.

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“Looks like Trent’s cheesing again.”

The Self-Esteem Class ended on that smelly note.

...very irate (and possibly rabid) hamsters...

Daria's smile in reply had more teeth in it than Brian had ever seen in a human grin, but oddly enough he found it... arousing.

"...Najeneun ttasaroun inganjeogin yeoja..."

“Hey, wanna go help me kill my parents so that we can collect the insurance?”

"You won't turn me into one of your calculators! One of your evil thinking machines! I'm not a robot! DEAR GOD, I'M NOT A ROBOT!!"

"Maybe they'd just beam Social Security into your head."

"UDALL HIGH IS SEXUALLY INADEQUATE! WOOO!"

"What's Trent on this time, bath salts?"

"She's B to the Arch and on tha vic'tree march..."

"AND HURRY! I CAN ONLY BEAT OFF TO TEENAGE BATTLE CRY FOR SO LONG!"

...she watched the cow gallop away with her husband, Jake's hands still firmly fixed around the cow's throat.

"Don't play coy, Daria, I know damn well you don't have a nuclear weapon."

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God bless us every one. (That's a TAG quote, not a story quote.) More soon.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Fanfix, maybe?


Thanks to the persistent urging of LadieTAG and a number of other Daria fans, a new semi-regular column will start here within the next week or so, once enough notes have been compiled to start it. One thing I have not done enough of in this fandom is talk about other people's fanfiction. "Fanfix" will attempt to rectify that error.

Each post will chat about three or more Daria stories with interesting mutual connections, like Daria from different alterate universes, or unusual views of favorite characters (Mack, Andrea, Mystic Spiral, & the rest), or particular genre stories like crossovers, horror, school stories, gender benders, fantasy, hard sf, and the lot. This is not meant to be a review column, though I am highly likely to pick favorites and distribute egoboo but maybe also some "eh, I dunno" if it strikes me. It won't get personal. I just want to talk about Daria fanfiction I've recently read for the first time ever, stories dating back to about 2010 or so from PPMB, Outpost Daria, and other places. The reading public is as always invited to write back and tell me to go suck it. This should engender many happy flame wars as per usual in our corner of the fandomverse.

This sound good? Hope this works for everyone. I really want to get back into this fandom, but writing my own stuff no longer feels like the right way to do it. So, time to experiment. More soon. Enjoy.
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Monday, October 8, 2012

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Octoberfest Fanfiction

Another week and more fanfiction.

Twin Tracks (chapter 3, part 1) by oni
Midnight came around and soon after the BFAC party started to wind down.  Daria parted ways with Jane around that time and started to head back to her own school’s dorm while Max had a hard time getting off the grass of the dormitory’s front yard; all his loose cigarettes sprawled on the ground around him and his flask a short distance away from the smokes.

You Know Why by Smijey
The coroner's report determined that Daria Morgendorffer had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound a little after three in the afternoon, just after she had come home from school that day.

Mack the Esteemer (XII: 10/07/12) by Shiva
As the Mackenzie's SUV pulled up in the church parking lot, Daria in her black and white dress commented, "There are a lot of people here."

 Xerxes DeMartino (Pt 8) by Shiva
"So how'd the meeting go?" Xerxes asked Andrea as he walked up to her in the hallway of the DeMartino home.

One (More) Little Thing - P17 by peetz5050
Helen was surprised that Tony and Claire dropped the whole subject of her behavior once she admitted she had a problem and they asked her about settling in to life in Lawndale. She found Claire in particular to be pleasant company though once she got used to Tony's weirdly bulging eye she saw through to the caring and thoughtful person he was underneath.

QC 06: The Lab Mouse, the Geek & the Convention (Concluded) by cfardell_Brenorenz29
When Quinn, Cindy and Kristen left the convention for the day, they found that Tatiana was still sitting outside. “Why are you still here?” Kristen asked.

MAD DOG'S LEGACY CHAPTER 11: WILDERNESS ADVERTURERS Part 2 by Hyrin
Jake lead the family as they walked through the woods.
"Is this great, or what? For the next 72 hours, we're going to live off what nature send our way! See that stream? That's our drinking water! See those berries! That's our breakfast!"
"See that stick? If you start singing again, it's going up"
"Daria!" Helen interrupted, missing the small smile that Daria and Jake exchanged. "We are out here to relax! So shut up and start relaxing, dammit!"

Loners Covet Nothing by PrecambrianStudios
Daria nudged Jane and said, “And just when I thought this holiday couldn’t get any more idiotic.” They observed Kevin strutting down the hallway, bragging that he was dressed as a famous football player (whose name he never brought up) and Brittany walked beside him dressed in a traditional princess costume: a purple gown, expensive shoes, and a very pointy hat. Pretty much everybody in the hall was fawning over them, telling their two gods how cool they looked.

Runaway Daria: Fallout Lawndale Edition 10/7/2012 (Part 11) by Vukodlak
Amy was sleeping peacefully when she was jostled awake by a brotherhood Knight she recognized as David Sorenson. “Ms Barksdale… its time.” She flew out of the small bunk already prepared for the day. For obvious reasons she wouldn’t be able to do a live report but she’d have news from the ground. She hoped everything went smoothly Helen deserved to know Daria was alive.

Green Arrow Rises Issue 0: Care Flight (END) by Lord Yellowtail
Bubbles dropped from 6000 feet to ground-level in the space of a second, landing on the cliff with soundless footfalls that didn’t so much as disturb the dust under her boots. Her long, reinforced white cape whispered against her rubbery body armor as it settled across her shoulders.

EYiL: Ch 10 Casino de la Rust Bucket (Pt. 6) by Shiva
Andrew Landon, the middle-aged black conservative social-climbing inventor of the folding coffee cup was paralyzed with terror at the apparition that stood on his door step.

“Hey,” the figure spoke in a gruff voice, “I’m here to pick up Jodie.”

The Adventures of Nurse Goodnsexy (updated 10/05/12) by Shiva
"Hehehehehehehe, Hey Butthead, why are we in the hospital again?" Beavis asked from his half of the room in Cedars of Lawndale.



Nevermore part 8 - CONCLUSION. by ST91
Some people say that sometimes a moment can never end.






Ten Minutes by BrownEyedBagel
Daria grumbled a few choice swear words as well as invented a few new ones as the phone rang. Her eyes opened and the digital clock greeted her; four twenty two in the morning. Some more words unfit for the general audience came out as she reached for her cell phone. Not a lot of people had her number; odd were that this was going to be important. She answered it with what her brain figured was something akin to ‘Hello’; what came out was something a lot less clear and with two more syllables.

Ten Years Ago Today: "Daria" by Charles RB
Daria Morgendorffer may not like to talk about it, but she owes her existence to two sub-normal deviants hitting a frog.

Operation Glitterberries: Chapter 10.2 by BF110C4
“Have you ever seen Sick, Sad World?”

To Annoy a Mockingbird. Chapter 6.3 by BF110C4
As soon as school was over Sandi dragged the rest of the club’s members to the first empty classroom she could find. After ordering Stacy to write in big bold letters ‘Amazon Modeling Agency’ on the blackboard she started with her speech. “Now, in light of the recent developments regarding the modeling classes that are going to be held from this Saturday onwards, I believe that as the true representatives of all things fashion it’s our mission and duty to crush the opposition and earn those contracts for us to demonstrate what fashion is all about. The floor is open to strategies.”

Substitute Life by januense
The air was quite cold, flowing over Trent's face through a small opening in the car's side window. He was driving in an empty street, the houses of Lawndale flowing around him in an endless, boring stream.

Events - part 3 by januense
At the end of the morning lessons, Daria was less worried than before. Mr. O'Neill found her lost essay and returned it during his lesson. The poor man's apologies made her feel sorry for him again. The fact that her homework hadn't disappeared reassured her, since the whole thing was probably due only to O'Neill's clumsiness.
His sudden amnesia about her name was weird, but not really unexpected, knowing him.

Immortal Blood (Pt 14) by Shiva
Blood, everywhere there was blood, covering every square inch of his nude body, his pores soaking it in like manna from the heavens, with his eyes open or closed all he could see was pure red.

Curing Jealousy (Pt 13) by Shiva
A pizza dinner with, as Helen counted it seven other guys in the room, made for a messy rowdy affair, but it did have the benefit of drowning out the sounds of her cellphone (she’s lie about it to Eric later), letting her have a meal to herself uninterrupted.

For once.


That's all for now, folks. 

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Finishing September Fanfiction

Another week, another fanfiction update.

Details are being worked out, but another (currently anonymous) contributor may soon be up and running again.

On to the fanfiction.

Immortal Blood by Shiva (Part 14)
Blood, everywhere there was blood, covering every square inch of his nude body, his pores soaking it in like manna from the heavens, with his eyes open or closed all he could see was pure red.

The Hunter Home from the Hill (Part 20) by DeacBlue
As they made their way off stage, Daria was, to her surprise, stopped by her mother.  "How close to the  'true story' was that?" she asked.

All's Fair by mmmdraco
Chaos was everywhere, even in her underdeveloped peripheral vision. So many colors and people and... a miasma of "fun". Daria looked over to Jane and shrugged. "We got free tickets. Might as well go do things like shoot toy guns at balloons and terrorize my sister who is probably here with an entire gaggle of boys."

A Getting Well Gift by OverlordMickey
A white room, that was all that existed. Could not it be a blue room or a velvet one? No, it was a white room with billowing curtains.

Lindy's eyes opened to this existence, the white room. Clean and sanitized with a large window overlooking the world below.

One More Little Thing (Part 14) by peetz5050
Jane Lane realized that she finally understood what the phrase “Walking on Air” meant. She felt as if all her birthdays and Christmases had come together. Someone had sung a love song to her, OK, OK it was her brother and her best, best ever friend but still... she was loved and she knew for a fact that she was loved. In all of her young life she had never felt that, not in a real concrete way like she did today. Her face was starting to hurt from the huge smile she’d worn since that song ended, even when she’d been bawling her eyes out at the same time.

The Dale of Lawn (Parts 1-7, now in its own thread) by Wassersauefer

The contingent of the traveling merchant and sellsword company of Landon, renowned throughout the realms for it's riches, efficiency and ruthlessness, made it's way into the Dale of Lawn. The outriders have brought word from one of the Overlords of the Dale, speaking of her wish to meet the Merchant Princess and thus had a great party left the encampment and made it's way towards the Castle of Morgen.

Crossing Stars by Silver (unnumbered update)
The Nemo shook and rattled as it dropped through the atmosphere of Cincinnatus.  Daria felt some of the tension of the previous weeks dropping away, even as the ship tore through the clouds in the sky.  It promptly returned as the sound of shearing metal was heard.

Masters Degrees From Outer Space! by psychotol (unnumbered update)
“Quinn’s house arrest will be lifted for the next week,” said Hillary.

Mack the Esteemer (Part X) by Shiva
Saturday was in full swing, and Daria had enjoyed surprising Mack and Jane with her wardrobe choice of a simple green shirt, black bell-bottom pants, her usual boots, an old jean jacket she used to wear in Highland, and her new smaller oval glasses, and of course her nose cast.

QC 06: The Lab Mouse, the Geek and the Convention (Part 11) by cfardell_Brenorenz29
“Let's see if I have this straight, Ms. Barch assigned Brian's sister's boyfriend to Daria, which caused Brian's sister to get jelous? And she then tries to stop her boyfriend from spending time with Daria by stealing the mouse from Daria's house? Is that right?” Ms. Mankin asked after some thought.

ARC Ch.5 A little break and then full speed ahead (Part 3) by ST91
The library of the Lawndale High was very large and, thanks to the big windows, very sunny.

Unfortunately, the advantages ended there because most of the books were obsolete and / or damaged. Ms. Li spent very little money on the library because there were very few students benefitting from the service.

 TDJS Ch.3 Kung-fu party (Part 5) by ST91
I really need to find a way to resist her puppy dog pout. Dario thought as he looked at his reflection in the mirror.

Nevermore (Part 7) by ST91
"I ... killed ... Clint?" Said Dario, dazed.

"Yes, the rib you broke perforated his lung. The doctors noticed it too late and he ... and he ... and he choked to death. "Helen said as silent tears streamed down her cheeks.

Sexy Daria: Sexy Runaway (Part 3) by Shiva
After witnessing yet another Steve and Brian blow up at the breakfast table, Daria took the chance to slip away and stepped outside and sat in the empty driveway, and spent a few minutes enjoying the heat of the morning sun on her face.

Lawndale and Sandi Griffin’s Genie (Chapter 8 Part 3) by cfardell_Brenorenz29
Back at the Lane residence; Jane and Tom finished their description of what happened at the Sloane mansion.

Daria turned to Tananda. “Was Scarlett at her Aunt’s?”

Tananda shook her head. “Her aunt said that she had gone out to do some errands. She can take care of herself.”

Xerxes DeMartino (Part 7) by Shiva
As their mother drove them to school, prattling on about how different it could be if he was more willing to give people a chance, the sullen dark haired boy just grunted and turned his MP3 player up to drown her out.

Twin Tracks (chapter 2 complete) by oni
Back in Lawndale, the ex-fashion club was also attending a party.  Since her parents were at a party with other grown-ups, Tori decided to throw a party herself.  Despite the fact that fellow students knew she was friends with Sandi Griffin, she got a good number seniors attending the party.

Unbearable (unnumbered update) by Smijey
Daria looked at the man Jordana was having a staring contest with. "Wait, Agent Flemming? What the hell is the BATF doing in Lawndale?"

Family New (Part 12) by RLobinske
While Amy went upstairs with Daria with the teen's purchases, Rita walked over to where Erin was seated in the living room.  "Sweetie?"

"It's done," Erin said in a dull monotone, but wiped her eyes.  "He wasn't even hurt, just mad.  Said he could 'find another chick by the end of the week.'  I feel sorry for whoever he finds."

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Weekly Fanfiction Update

 
Happy belated Autumnal Equinox and it is time for your weekly fanfiction update.  

First, one missed from last week:
Sonoma Coma by jtranser.  
Sprawled across her desk, face firmly planted in an antique text, Daria awoke to the moldy odor of its ancient spine. As she shifted her head to sneeze, the front panel separated from the book's spine with a resounding crack, ripping the endpaper and revealing an older page of text previously hidden there for centuries.
 And on to what's new:

Nevermore by ST91 (part 6)
Boring.

This is the word to describe the hours Dario passed in the cell. A policeman had brought him something for dinner, later, to pass the time he had read the Bible and then when he got tired, he went to sleep.

Max counted them in and the band started playing a short version of Queen’s “We will Rock You”, with Daria playing Brian May’s complicated guitar riff at the end. At the last beat the DJ launched into his intro ‘This is Maryland’s number one rock station KSBC We Will Rock You! with your host Rock n’Roll Randy.’ 
Radio Free Lawndale Broadcast 15 by Erin M.
*SpreeeeEEEEECCCHHHKKKKkkkkkk*

Are we live? Did we break in?

We're on the air. Make it quick. I figure we've got about three minutes.


Okay, well, here we are. Free Radio Lawndale. This is Vision and as you can tell, I don't have my voice disguiser anymore. I imagine there's a few people having a coronary right about now. 
 “So Graham…” David said with false nonchalantness while washing his hands in the sink of the bathroom, “When are you going to ask Daria out?”
 Crossing Stars by Silver
"Sixty...fifty-nine..."

Daria tuned out the countdown and glanced at Mack. The ship had begun to shudder again, then jerked. "Mack?" she asked as pointedly as possible.
In her room, Daria lounged on her bed with her phone up to her ear, chatting with Mack.

“Well after you and Jane left, Quinn’s update jived with yours more or less.” Daria said to him, “Except hers was from the perspective of the popular crowd, apparently Jodie wasn’t quite as beloved as everyone seems to have believed.”
 “Armalin weren’t too impressed,” said Veed.

“No shavit,” said Nyna as they watched the footage from Daria’s holding cell. Neither was she.
The Iron Chef is this - depict Jake Morgendorffer as a professional chef of; at least, some skill. It could be an alternate universe in which he attended cooking school or him changing careers, that‘s up to you. For the second option: how would his family react? Would any of them be supportive?
There were stares, some accusing, some curious, some mocking, some just looking, but there had been stares all day.

In his heart Joey suspected that it would level off, at least until she started showing.
The C was off.
Trent already tried to tune the guitar, but his heart wasn’t in it.
There was a monster in our house. He nearly got Jane. You can’t just forget about it. 
 A New Set of Rules  (Part 24) by Dennis
 As the summer wound down, the transition to lovers was easier than Daria expected. After that first memorable night, thoughts of old heartbreaks faded and she became accustomed again to desire without guilt or fear. It helped that Kevin knew what he was doing, so she was always satisfied when they were done—a most welcome change from Young Thomas, who had been selfish in bed.

Sexy Daria: Sexy Runaway by Shiva
From upstairs she could hear them, even with the door closed she could hear them in her head, the shrill tones, the panic in their syllables, and most of all the fear of the unknown in which Daria had hurled herself.

A Resentful Cynic Chap.5 by ST91
"So let’s recap, your parents will not give you any peace until they meet us ..." Jane began to say while she and her two amigas walked to Lawndale High.

"Because we are dangerous criminals and they want to prevent you, that naive and helpless girl, from ending up in big trouble." Concluded Andrea.

 Ghost Story by Smijey
The look on Maura's face was reminiscent of the look a person got upon smelling a toilet which had remained unflushed for several weeks straight. "That's...Tony?" she asked, disbelieving.

"That's him. Bulging eye, graying temples, contempt for everything around him," Daria confirmed. She was standing just outside the classroom, Maura poking her head through the (closed) door to take another look at her old love.

The Creepyling Chronicles (Unlucky 13) by Charles RB
Tom stared without seeing; his mouth was open and drooled faintly. He did not know his wife was there.

Twin Tracks Ch.2 Pt. 2 by oni
Daria’s cell phone started ringing and she flipped it open to answer it.

    “Since when did you own a cell phone,” Max asked in disbelief; the shock evident on his face.

Moral Event Horizon by Sofa King
(Alternative title: The Girl Most Likely To)

TDJS: Ch3 Kung Fu Party Part 4 by ST91
"So in the end you’ll go to Brittany Taylor’s party." Said Claire Defoe as she poured tea into two cups and handed one to Jane Lane.

Rude Awakening Ep. 11: Sucks To Be Them by DIsaac
(WHUB HALLWAY – DAY)

(Trent and Jesse are standing in front of Jodie's office door. Trent and Jesse are nervous about going in.)

TRENT:
Alright, we're here. Reluctantly... but we're here. Now what?

JESSE:
Well? I think we open the door and go in.

Unexpected Hookup: Relative Madness (Part 4) by Shiva
“You guys went go-karting?!” Daria and Quinn said in incredulous unison.

The Hunter Home from the Hill (Part 19) by DeacBlue
Patrick walked along the halls of Lawndale High with Scarlett's hand in his, his head hanging down.  He felt her squeeze his hand, and looked up.

Girls Together Sarcastically: Ebony Sisters and Manager Misters by Dennis
 "Charmed circle," Quinn sang to the cheering crowd. "Open the circle," responded Daria and Sandi in harmony even as Daria's guitar wailed over the interlocking beat of Sandi's bass and Jane's drums. They repeated the call-and-response for a couple more measures before rolling into the now-familiar band introductions.

Nurse Goodnsexy Helps a Forgetful Boy Remember by Shiva
Poor Robert was feeling blue, even though he was the defensive lineman for the Lawndale Lions, one of the big men on campus, didn't have to actually learn stuff like a loser brain, and could have any girl he wanted.

Curing Jealousy (part 12) by Shiva
Over a breakfast of whatever could be found in the fridge, Sandro sat next to Darin and quipped, “You’re eating chocolate cake for breakfast?”

God Save The Esteem - Meanwhile, Sideways in Time by Charles RB
“Greetings, and welcome to the Okay to Cry Corral. I'm Uncle Timothy, and together, we're going to take a journey to the land of self-discovery. A land where it's okay to laugh, and it's okay... to cry.”

“Is it okay to puke?” asked ‘Dire’ Daria Morgendorffer.

Unbearable by Smijey
It was night-time when Jordana's SUV finally stopped. Daria's eyes blinked open, yawned, and realized Jane had drooled on her shoulder a little. "Yuck." She used the collar of Jane's shirt to mop it up before she shook her friend awake. "Jane, we're back in Lawndale. Come on." After a muttered protest, Jane too arose, and they got out of the SUV to stretch.

Another Monday by oni
‘God, I need coffee,’ Jane thought in her half-awake state of mind. She was standing in front of her bathroom mirror while she slowly moved the toothbrush back and forth in her mouth. There was a knock at the door. ‘Daria, right on cue.’ With her toothbrush still in mouth, Jane made her way downstairs and to the knocking front door. She opened it and was greeted with her friend on the other side of the door.

And if I missed something, let me know.






Sunday, September 16, 2012

Finally, Fan Fiction Catchup



Yeah, I've been slacking off.  I've been sniffing too much of that Acme Weed Killer again.  I can't guarantee that I haven't missed anything, yell at me if I have.  Links are to beginning of story so that I can get caught up.  I hope.

Abattoir Blues (1): The Hitman and Her (Parts 1-8) by LongSnakeMoan. 
It was a damn cold day, the kind of day where the weather didn't even have the decency to snow. A freezing fog hung in the air, chilling me so much I honestly thought my balls'd drop off. My original plan was to stay in my nice warm house and drink myself into a stupor. However, an acquaintance of mine had decided that some asshole who lived all the way across town had used up his last chance to pay off his debts and I had to make him 'disappear.' Because I just loved to freeze my ass off on a day like this, dumping some dumb **** into the river by the docks. Anyway, another twenty minutes and it would be whisky time in the warm.

The Adventures of Nurse Goodnsexy by Shiva.
"Don't worry Trent," Jane cooed sweetly to her brother as he lay in his bed, sicker than a dog, "I've got you the best medical help I could."

Apple Seed by Smijey
Opening the door, Jake was stunned to see his parents. "Mom! Dad! What are you doing here?"

At the Lake Cabin by Shiva.
Tom sighed with pleasure as he felt the cool water in between his toes, it had been hot all day and in the light of the setting sun, a break from the heat was a blessed relief.

Black Cloaks of Lawndale (Part 1) by by Waylander.   
He had lived a thousand lives.
He was a pig farmer; he was a merchant; he was a soldier, a nobleman and a poet. Sometimes he was tall, handsome and muscular; sometimes he was crippled from birth.


Blood: My Best Friend (Parts 1-3) by Smijey.
Hospitals smell weird. I don't like being in them.

Ethan Yeager in Lawndale: Casino de la Rust Bucket (Parts 1-4) by Shiva.
 Ethan smirked and then nudged Josh’s side and jerked his head in the direction of a couple of their fellow students who were eye humping the figure at the front of the science class as she lead them through a basic description of photosynthesis.

Iron Chef: Child Protective Services by ThanatosRW.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, it to write something where Child Protective Services steps in and removed the child(ren) from their parents. You could have Jodie with the Guptys, or Kevin with Mack's family. Make up OC's, make up various reactions. It is all in your hands.

The Cliff Dancers by Smijey
"'Edgy' is going right up to the edge of the cliff and being able to see all the way down, and dancing anyway."

The Creepyling Chronicles (Parts 1-12) by Charles RB.  
The sound of a crying baby echoed throughout Sloane Manor The Sequel (actually just a house). Tom held his breath, hoping, praying --

Iron Chef: Daria the Evil Overlord by Silver. 
Daria is the villainous Evil Overlord, the one commanding the minions, running the dungeons and generally aiming for world conquest.

Iron Chef: DeMartino and Jake Swapped by Walter Kovacs.  
What if: Anthony DeMartino was a consulltant, the husband of one Helen DeMartino and the father of Daria and Quinn DeMartino while Jake Morgendorffer was Lawndale High's overworked and underpaid history teacher.

Double Double Date (Questions Asked, Questions Answered) by Cypher3au.
 Idly tapping the steering wheel, Vic stared at his grey-clad female counterpart out of the corner of his eye. 'So similar, but so very different...so many questions...heh, Questions.' Despite himself, he chuckled briefly at his little accidental pun.

Dylan by J-D.
‘I don’t know why you’re worrying, Mom. I’ll have everything under control here just the same way I did in Highland.’

Family New (Parts 1-11) by RLobinske. 
The blond-haired woman wrinkled her nose at the slightly antiseptic scent in the air outside the front nurses station at the Cedars of Lawndale. Hospitals had always made her uncomfortable and this evening brought particularly dread. Choking back a couple of tears, she said, "Hi, I'm Rita Barksdale. I was contacted as next of kin for the Morgendorffer family. I'm Helen's sister."

Iron Chef: Jane's Subtraction by DigiSim
What would the show have been like if Jane wasn't in it?

TDJS Ch. 3: Kung-Fu Party (Parts 1-3) by ST91.
"I swear, Dario, I can’t wait for you to get your driver's license. I'm tired of having to walk to school."

Losers No More (Parts 1-8) by Shiva.
Graham Alexander sat in his darkened dormitory room at 11:30 at night, blurry eyed as he raised the glass to his lips and took another drink of his very against the rules scotch.

Mack the Esteemster (Parts 1-5) by Shiva.
"Don't be fooled," a nice deep bass voice emerged from behind her, "O'Neill has no idea what he's talking about, just zone out to the tone of his voice."

Masters Degrees from Outer Space by psychotol.
 Charles woke up.

He wished immediately that he hadn’t.

“Not dead then huh?” asked his room mate.

 Iron Chef: The Metalocapalypse Starts in Lawndale! by Aruphonse.
Okay dildos, we are here to make Daria metal. We will make Lawndale metal. Blacker than the blackest black, times INFINITY.

Nevermore (Parts 1 - 4) by ST91.
When Dario came home from his karate lesson that afternoon, he could not have imagined that his life would change.

No Gas! Shared World, thread 2 by DeacBlue. 
"Well, they certainly could have picked less comfortable ways for us to get to Venezuela," Daria remarked, squeezing Jane's hand as they both leaned back on adjoining lounge chairs, watching as all of the other passengers boarded. Jane squeezed back, smiling.

One (More) Little Thing (Parts 1-12) by peetz5050.
 'So then all the girls go to a different class and a female counselor talks to them about “body image”.'

Outgrowing our Masks (through 9/9 update) by BrownEyedBagel.
 Charles Ruttheimer III stared bewildered for a moment at the letter in front of him. He had some mixed feelings, some confusion, and a brief struggle to consider that there wasn’t an unseen motive. His relationship with his family had left him with a few trust issues. The letter wasn’t malicious in nature, but then again nether was his father at first glance.

A Resentful Cynic Ch 4: Revenge of the Malled by ST91
Okay, I have finished, how far are you? " Andrea Hecuba asked as she put in an envelope an essay on French literature that would have earn her tens of bucks.

Runaway Daria: Fallout Lawndale Edition (Parts 1-10) by Vukodlak.
Daria ran through the wastes tears in the eyes. Her family didn't want her she was nothing but a burden. So she ran from the arguing and the screaming all about her. When her father left that night it was the last straw she grabbed what clothes and food she could carry and ran. She'd heard stories of a place called Little Lamplight where orphaned children went. From the map she found Little Lamplight Cavern was some forty miles away she could make it. The night before she'd slept in old gas station she was along the highway now with lots of old cars and vehicles to hide in.

Sexy Daria: Lab Lockdown Sex by Shiva.
 “Skylar sweetie,” Daria said through clenched teeth and a painted smile, “Your parents are nice and all but how do you put up with these parties?”

Rude Awakening Ep. 11: Sucks To Be Them! by DIsaac
(WHUB LOBBY – DAY)

(The show opens with Kevin walking into work when he notices the new janitor)

KEVIN:
What the heck? Where's Scruffy? I know everyone here.... Who is he?

Iron Chef: Stacy Never Joined the Fashion Club by Shiva. 
Born out a snippet of comments in another IC, what if Sandi Griffin never recruited Stacy Rowe for the Fashion Club when she founded it?

Iron Chef: There Never Was a Fashion Club by Wassersauefer. 
What if the Fashion Club never existed? What would our favorite fashionistas do? Would they even be friends?

Twin Tracks (to Ch.2, part 2) by oni.  
She felt warmth wrapped up against her as she, Stacy Rowe, came back to the waking world. Slowly opening her eyes, she saw that it wasn’t her room that she woke up in. ‘That’s right; Sandi and I left The Zon last night and came back to her place. Everyone was asleep when we came in,’ Stacy thought back to herself. ‘After that we went upstairs and…’ Just then she heard a yawn come from her girlfriend, who was spooning up against her, and slowly woke up herself. Stacy got a little red when she remembered what happened after that.

Unexpected Hookup: Relative Madness (Parts 1-3) by Shiva.
“Are we sure this is a good idea?” Ronnie whispered jokingly to Daria in an attempt to lighten the mood as they sat down at the Morgendorffer’s formal dining room table.

Uranium in the Drinking Water (through Ch 2.3) by BF110C4
Daria was contemplating how to proceed to the next part of her new book; she knew what was supposed to happen in the next scene, knew the events that leaded to the scene as well as the consequences that would follow, but for the Tester she couldn’t find a way to describe the scene itself. Frustrated with the attempt she decided to better watch for a while how Jane did the final touches to her latest sculpture with a few carefully applied hits of her hammer on the stone. Sitting alongside her Quinn was working under the light of a lamp in a new dress, using her thread and needle on the pink fabric to great effect.

Iron Chef: What's Wrong With A Little Time Travel? by Doggieboy
The four girls sat at the lunch table, confident that they would be alone for their meal and conversation. Considering that three of them were members of Lawndale High’s ferocious field hockey team and the fourth rumored to be a witch of unknown (and highly rumored) powers, that was a given.

The 180 Degree Turn, Ch. 2: Four Lines, No Waiting (Parts 1-5).  by Walter Kovaks.  
"Boy, isn't it amazing what you can do with oatmeal?!" exclaimed a happy Jake while he read a book titled "Recipes of Scotland" on his e-reader. "You know, I wonder if there's a place that sells haggis in town"



Saturday, September 1, 2012

End of Summer as we know it


Happy Labor Day weekend, as those in the US insist on their own date instead of the date everyone else in the world uses.

Nothing celebrates the contributions of the nation's workers like sunburn on the beach, cheap bear, and bits of animal flesh charred over artificially created charcoal.  Now go out and celebrate.  Or, stay inside, you're choice.

For your edification, new fan art:

Susie Rowe as Aela the Huntress by flujeth_x.

Jane as Vampirella by Kem

The Ten Faces of Lady Gaga by Kem

Teh Spirul by flujeth_x

Daria Cosplay by flujeth_x

Quinn's Melee by DrKoz

Tom and Susie Crash the Prom by flujeth_x

Updates will continue in an erratic fashion.  Volunteers are still be accepted.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

I'm Back...



Since our regular host seems to be preoccupied with her massively cute daughter (a future Quinn, perhaps?), it's up to the slacker part of the staff to keep things going and maybe, be mildly interesting.

We're also looking for new suckers, no, victims, no, volunteers!  Yeah, that's it, volunteers.  You know, to write and otherwise fill space around here.  Oh, and maybe help keep up with fandom news.

Or maybe we should keep it loose.


Sunday, August 19, 2012

But What Will the Wind Speed Do to Her Hair?


Happy Aviation Day! Quinn's all ready to take off...as soon as she finishes packing her suitcases with all the latest fashions.

Also, happy birthday to Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, born on this day in 1921. Not only are there a number of Star Trek fans in Daria fandom, but there have been at least a couple of Star Trek/Daria crossovers in fanfic.

Fandom News!

Saturday, August 18, 2012

"...Poems don't even have to rhyme. How easy is that?"


It's Bad Poetry Day, and if we're lucky then Jeffy will favor us with a reading of one of Ms. Morgendorffer's great masterpieces. Brace yourselves for this one.
The greasy fry,
It cannot lie.
Its truth is written
On your thighs.
Today is also the anniversary of the episode "Jane's Addition," although considering some of the fandom's reaction to Tom's Sloane's introduction, maybe we should stick with the poetry. Still, the episode did give us Mystik Spiral's "Mr. Normal" song, so at least there's that.

Fanfic Update!
  • Another Slice (Another AU (maybe an IC?)), by DeacBlue (COMPLETE!): "She opened the door to see Daria sitting on the side of her bed. Closing the door behind her, she walked over and plopped down next to her. 'You're gay, Daria? Or just bi?' she wondered aloud."

  • The Creepyling Chronicles, by Charles RB (part 10): "'Darling, do you think Mafalda is teething?'"

  • Crossing Stars, by Silver: "'Good news is the safeties are working, so no power surges to shut down reactor containment or burning fuel running up the line. Bad news is we're gonna be a heckuva lot less manueverable, not to mention that we're out a third of our normal accel.' Jane sighed. 'We're not going to get that engine back up without time on the ground, but it won't sheer off when we turn.'"

  • Curing Jealousy, by Shiva (part 1): "'Life takes you strange places,' Darin thought with bemusement at this latest strange hand that he had been dealt."

  • The Daria Morgendorffer Show (World's Medium-Sized Crossover), by peetz5050 (COMPLETE!): "'I'm supposed to see a Mr. Grant about a research position.' Daria asked hesitantly. 'It's been filled.'"

  • Family Reunion, by januense (part 9): "There was a big, rusty, iron gate, fixed to a couple of rocky pillars. On one of them she could read the word 'Addams', composed of rusted iron letters. An unpaved alleyway started from there. She followed its path with her eyes until she saw the house at the top of the hill. She stared, perplexed, just for a couple of seconds, at the old, ill looking, house and at the incongruous giant excavator that was passing just in front of it, then, she just shrugged, exhaling a long breath."

  • Family Reunion (Daria and the Gang Thread), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "Jake: Helen, have you heard from Daria and Tom yet? (Helen hobbles over. She wears glasses now and is in her nineties as well. She looks much less like fearsome litigator Helen and more like quilting bee Helen.) Helen: Daria was going to stop and pick up a pie, and Tom was going to file for Medicare."

  • A Man and his Box, by ThanatosRW (parts 1 - 4): "At five years old, Daria Morgendorffer had seen things no five year old should see."

  • Memories, by januense (COMPLETE!): "From the end of the hallway, a figure appeared, coming from one of the side doors, standing, silent, for a couple of seconds, slowly spinning the head on both directions, as looking for something, or someone."

  • Runaway Daria: Fallout Lawndale Edition, by Vukodlak (part 9): "'Joey kinda grabbed Daria’s chest.' Jane added shifting her feet and gesturing to the girl in question. In hindsight they both felt they could have restrained their fellows ending the fight before security showed up. 'So I punched him in the face.' She shrugged at her perfectly reasonable response."

  • Scarlett the Fairy Goes on Vacation, by Aloysius (part 2): "She left the Maxi-Mart and saw that the two boys were looking at her in amazement. One had blond hair and a prominent chin and pointy nose; he also wore a shirt with the words 'Death Rock' imprinted on it. She learned that his name was Beavis. The other boy had darker hair, a big nose and no chin. His shirt merely had the word 'Skull' imprinted on it. She had to hold in her laughter when she learned that his name was Butt-head."

  • ST: A Tale of Temporal Gifting (Non-Daria), by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (prologue): "Instantly she came face to face with the image of William Samuels, Director of the Estaria Sector Division of Commonwealth Intelligence. 'Miss Allenby, I’ve just been made aware of a situation that requires your unique skills.' He began without permeable."

  • Unexpected Hookup: Underneath It All, by Shiva (part 6): "Jamie pulled himself together as best he could and said as calmly as he could, 'Do you want to go out?' '...Like on a date?' Jane replied with an eyebrow slowly being raised up. '...Yeah.' Jamie replied."

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "Jane:' So Kevin is still working at the nut kiosk?'"

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "Daria:' Was it worth it Jane? You killed Trent and my dad, burned down half of Lawndale, and now your turning humanity into slaves for Cthulhu.'"

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "Jane:' ...so you see Daria; there really is an alien invasion going on. I represent the interests of an advanced civilization and were taking earth. Your my best friend. I feel closer to you than anyone I've ever met back home; and I want you at my side when the hostilities start.'"

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by Silver (COMPLETE!): "'Order and chaos. Law and anarchy. That's what this is about.'"

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by ThanatosRW (COMPLETE!): "Upchuck - Oh, my fragile petal -- either you do your share, or I tell everyone we're dating."

  • Unnamed story (Scenes that should be: Polite Requests), by Jim North (COMPLETE!): "As Tom left the pizza place, he was determined that Daria would not see him cry. He was a man, dammit, and he wouldn't let her have the satisfaction of winning the breakup."

  • Unnamed story (Scream Scenes), by Jim North (COMPLETE!): "There is a face in the mirror."

  • WaM, Ma'ams, Dark Paladin, by DeacBlue (part 8): "'But after we sat down, I did start thinking about it. Daria, if we just wing it by the seat of our pants, at best, we're not going to get full cooperation. At worst, they're going to be actively hostile. And I don't think your plans envision us working completely alone.' Daria considered. 'All right, Quinn.' She turned to April. 'I'm sorry, but would you please change the settings to 405 Beacon Street, our universe.'"

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Strike a Pose, There's Nothing to It


Happy birthday to Madonna, who was born on this day in 1958. Helen's taking some time out from the firm to strike the singer's famous "Vogue" pose, but let's hope Eric doesn't get a glimpse of her like that. It could give him...ideas.

Fandom News!

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

See, Jake and Helen Have the Right Idea!


Sorry for the later-than-usual update! Please see this thread for the details. I'll still be keeping up with the blog, but updates will most likely be a bit more sporadic.

Today is National Relaxation Day, so why not take a load off? I'm sure Trent would celebrate the holiday if we told him about it, but I'd hate to wake him up.

According to The Daria Diaries, today was also the first day of Alternapalooza. See if you can catch a ride to Swedesville, but don't forget to bring a glue gun just in case.

Fanfic Update!
  • The 180 Degree Turn ch. 2: Four Lines No Waiting, by Walter Kovacs (part 1): "Before Jake could switch into full rant mode, he was interrupted by the doorbell ringing. 'Saved by the bell,' quipped Amy in genuine relief as she got up to answer the door. The person at the door was none other than Elsie Sloane wearing her usual pale blue shirt, dark blue pants, purple scarf and matching purple headband. 'Hey, is Daria up yet?' asked Elsie."

  • And While the Heavens Fall..., by oni (prologue): "The flesh burnt individual finally got off the ground and started to move down the street; looking for someone or something to tell him when and where he is in the world."

  • Apology Accepted (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by Brother Grimace (COMPLETE!): "'Daria! Tom! What the hell are you two doing?'"

  • As Luck Would Have It (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by breitasparrow (COMPLETE!): "Daria and Jane were walking to school one morning like they always did, when on the way there they came across an ambulance and a blue Pinto."

  • The Big Man (A kinda-sorta IC - No Gas!), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "He still remembered when this was all rundown houses and rusty cars and, in the distance, the trailers - and now it was the same but the houses and trailers were all spruced up, all sorts of fancy gadgets were over the places, and everyone left their homes in some real splashy little numbers. The cars were gone but so what? Highland was never that big."

  • Blood: My Best Friend 3, by Smijey (part 1): "Hospitals smell weird. I don't like being in them. But I have to visit Daddy. I have something very important to do."

  • The Boston Boxer (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by Smijey (COMPLETE!): "Daria and Jane were enjoying the late spring weather in Boston, taking the opportunity to explore the city on a Saturday when neither of them had many assignments due at Raft or BFAC. Daria suddenly noticed a box out of one corner of her eye, laying down in an alleyway. 'It's a box,' she noted to herself."

  • The Bully, by DeacBlue (COMPLETE!): "'That mean Tommy. He said that dolls were for babies, and that I was just a baby, and I asked him why he carried a GI Joe doll around, and he said - said it was an action figure,' she said, then made a big sniffling sound. 'It's a doll, and I said so, and he beat me up, and tore Barbie's arm off!'"

  • The Creepyling Chronicles, by Charles RB (parts 8 and 9): "'Your daughter sucks, Beavis,' said an offended Butt-head. 'Isn’t she ever gonna do anything cool?'" (Part 9)

  • Dylan, by J-D (part 7b): "Dylan looked up as the door opened, and saw Upchuck framed in the doorway in what she must think was a seductive pose. 'Why, what excellent progress you’re making on that maze! I do like to see a man who’s good with his hands. Of course I know you have the ability to finish this whole project by yourself, but I do hope you’ll still make a little room somehow for little old me.'"

  • Ethan Yeager in Lawndale: Ch 9 Soaking Up Summer, by Shiva (part 9): "Tori recognized a subject change and even though she was curious about this unexpected development she let it slide and replied, 'I wanted to talk face to face… Can we go somewhere quiet?' Evan raised an eyebrow at that until his mind caught on to what she meant, 'Oh sure, back yard will work I guess.'"

  • Family New, by RLobinske (part 9): "Daria stopped at the door and watched it for several seconds, building the courage to open it. When the bell rang a second time, she inhaled and pulled the door. Standing outside, Rita's daughter Erin said, 'Oh Daria, I'm so sorry for your loss.' 'Erin?' Daria said, mildly surprised."

  • Four Witnesses (DeFoe/DeMartino: how did it come to be?), by JoeMerl (COMPLETE!): "His arm was around another person. This was the surprise that made his eyes to snap open. It took a minute for his vision to clear, then— 'Agh!' 'Agh!'"

  • The Fund-amentals (A kinda-sorta IC - No Gas!), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "'We've got nothing else left to cut or cap. I checked. I checked and then I got a friend up at Edward Tilghman Middle in Baltimore to check it as well. It's not only that bad, it's that bad for everyone. By the time of the next budget, Lawndale will be in better shape because of the hire firms springing up here but for now--'"

  • A Happy Quinn Meets Evil Kitties (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "A very happy Quinn Morgendorffer skipped her way down the streets of Lawndale, her grades were improving, David Sorenson was back from college and was slowly falling for her charms as a budding intellectual, she had Stacy, Tiffany, and now Brooke as her three best friends, Sandi was in a mental institution being treated for her bitchiness, even Daria was coming around."

  • Hey Tom! (Scenes that should be: Polite Requests), by breitasparrow (COMPLETE!): "Tom was waiting outside of Lawndale High next to his Pinto when Daria and Jane stepped out. Jane immediately went to him and simply called out 'I'll call you later!' to Daria."

  • The Ice-Cream Man Cometh (IC: Mack is a Dick), by Smijey (COMPLETE!): "'Hey mistew, couwd I pweeaze have a fudgicle?'"

  • Immortal Blood, by Shiva (part 11): "Skylar couldn’t even feel the ground as he ran at top speed, instinctively ducking and dodging obstacles with ease, he wasn’t aware of it at the time but he was moving so quickly that he was almost completely invisible to the naked eye."

  • The Lavender Club (Scenes that should be: Polite Requests), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'This meeting of the Lavender Club is now called to order!' Jane Lane said in an authoritative tone and then wanged her gavel and added, 'I love doing that!' 'We know that Jane.' Daria replied as Jane sat down next her and laid her head on Daria's shoulder."

  • Losers No More, by Shiva (part 5): "'What happens when a crazed animal hater tortures subjects female pooches to hours upon hours of sonic torture? It’s changing the pitch up to smack bitches up! Now on Sick, Sad World!' 'There is so much wrong with that statement that I think it gave me cancer!' Graham snapped before everyone else shushed him."

  • The Mageborn Cynic, by peetz5050 (parts 14 and 15): "Surprised and touched Daria smiled at her. Aloud to the group she said 'Behold my sister, who will one day be the powerful and beautiful and above all wise Archmage Quinn of House Morgendorffer.'" (Part 15)

  • A Man and his Box (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by ThanatosRW (COMPLETE!): "As Brittany turned around, she couldn't help but muse about how unreal the situation was. A strange man, a blue box, aliens, it was like something out of some bad sci-fi." (Continued by Roentgen) (Continued by Charles RB)

  • Masters Degrees From Outer Space!, by psychotol (parts 1 - 3): "Daria walked to her class where she would learn subspace physics. This was an opportunity too good to resist. Even though that meant Jane was unable to accompany her."(Part 2) (Part 3)

  • A New Clique (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by breitasparrow (COMPLETE!): "'But Sandi!' Quinn whined. 'You've been missing out on the Fashion Club meetings all week! What's so important that you have to forgo your presidential duties?'"

  • QC 06: The Lab Mouse, the Geek and the Convention, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (part 10): "The Valiant and the Elantra pulled up in front of a rundown townhouse on the north-eastern edge of Lawndale. 'Still think that place in Texas is worse?' Mack asked. 'Yes,' Daria replied."

  • Road Serviced (A kinda-sorta IC - No Gas!), by Brother Grimace (COMPLETE!): "'You didn’t tell him?' 'No, Mother, I didn’t.' Elsie Sloane yawned, picking at her eggs. 'With everyone having to scrimp and change things around since – "that day" – things have been more boring than ever.'"

  • Sexy Daria: Lab Lockdown Sex, by Shiva (part 3): "'Daria,' Barch said, 'Mack will be your lab partner for this project.' That caught her attention, 'What?!' 'You and Mack will design and construct a maze and condition a mouse to go through it using either Positive or Negative reinforcement.' 'Oh,' Daria breathed and for some reason felt very hot all of a sudden in spite of wearing clothing with very little fabric."

  • Stupid Mirror (Daria and the Gang Thread), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "Mother I don't know why do you want to look for him anyway.... ...I just don't want him looking for me did he leave the house it's just like him...."

  • Tanks A Lot (A kinda-sorta IC - No Gas!), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "It took five minutes of intense pushing, a whole two minutes slower than if the van was still running, but Mystik Spiral finally had the Tank at the junkyard."

  • That's Pep! (Daria and the Gang Thread), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "'Daria,' Jane said. 'Does anyone really think that these pep rallies actually increase attendance at school sports?' 'No,' Daria said, 'only the brain dead do. This is time I could be studying.'"

  • To Annoy a Mockingbird. Chapter 06, by BF110C4 (part 1): "'Don’t worry Charles; we just want to have a frank conversation about the presents you gave us on Friday.' Only a fool would miss the dangerous glint that Daria had in her eye, and Charles Ruttheimer the Second hadn’t raised a fool."

  • Tom's Exchange (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Tom Sloane opened his front door to find his girlfriend, Jane Lane on his front steps. 'Oh Hi!' She said in an exaggerated tone and then screamed, 'Go to hell!' She rushed at him with fists raised but before she could land a punch she was stopped in midstride by an invisible force."

  • Trippy Daria (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Jane: Hey Daria. Jane: What are you doing here Wind?"

  • Twin Tracks (chapter 1), by oni (part 1): "'Morning baby,' Sandi yawned with a sleepy smile on her face. Unwinding herself from Stacy, the brunette pushed away the loose hair from her face and looked over at the clock on the dresser. 'Nine-thirty,' she groaned as she pushed the covers off the bed."

  • Unbearable, by Smijey (part 2): "'Daria, animals can't stalk.' Daria hugged her arms to herself, looking down at her boots. 'Well, this one can,' she said resolutely. 'Okay. This one can. Let's take that at face value -- for now -- and move on. WHY is it stalking you?'"

  • Undying Love, by BrownEyedBagel (parts 12 and 13): "Vivian lay on a simple wooden table the way she usually did in situation like this. All her parts neatly organized along with enough tools to satisfy the most obsessed collectors." (Part 13)

  • Unnamed story (IC: Mack is a Dick), by peetz5050 (COMPLETE!): "Detective Sergeant O'Malley sat back in his office chair and looked coldly at the young man seated opposite to him, handcuffed to a ring on the desk. He indicated the Colt .45 automatic in a clear plastic evidence bag on the desk between them and said 'Tell me Michael... or is it Mack? Where did you get the weapon?'"

  • Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Write the next scene), by BrownEyedBagel (group story): "Helen sighed as she stood up and walked around Angela’s desk. It wasn’t a tactic she employed often. Hell; usually when it came to this she chose to eat the loss. It was a disgraceful tactic, and risky if it failed." (Charles RB's scene) (JoeMerl's scene) (Dark Kuno's scene)

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by 45Ranger (COMPLETE!): "'I kissed your boyfriend. I kissed Tom. I didn't mean to.' With a frown, Jane turned to run off, only to collide bounce of a rather solid shirtless chest. Daria and Jane's eyes widened at the presence of Jesse Moreno..."

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "Daria:' Well...we did it. It took a lot of work, but we own the hottest fetish bar in the county."

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "'I'm starting to wish I hadn't brought Jodie into the circle,' said Mistress Daria, her legs resting on Tom. 'All she ever talks about is dominating people.'"

  • Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone), by JoeMerl (COMPLETE!): "A heavyset girl with freckles approached the van. 'Daria? Is that you?' 'No, I'm a decoy to flush out assassins.' She sighed. 'Hi, Amelia.'"

  • Unnamed story (Scream Scenes), by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "I killed again. It’s getting easier, but I’m not getting closer to what I want as fast as I want."

  • Unnamed story (Scream Scenes), by Jim North (COMPLETE!): "'So. You're probably wondering why I asked you to come here. And yes, I know that's a horribly cliche way to start off, you don't have to give me that look. But even cliche things can be true, and I'm sure you are wondering, so just . . . just let me say what I need to say, okay?'"

  • Uranium in the Drinking Water, by BF110C4 (part 1): "In a way she was quite envious of her fellow wives since they had interest that were more than acceptable for a Grayson woman. At least their husband encouraged and helped her with her own literally endeavors, if in a covert manner."

  • We Are The World ()Scenes no Daria fanfic should ever have: Trip Cyclone, by Aloysius (COMPLETE!): "Jane turned on the TV and leaned back on the couch as she checked out what was on. As she turned each channel, it seemed as if they were all showing the same thing."

  • Worldhopper (Chapter 4), by Erin M. (part 3): "She became aware of the voices before the the light. 'It's got to be a trick.' 'Not from what I could see.' 'Then unless she's some sort of fast grown clone, I still say--'"

  • Your Mouth to God's Ear (Daria and the Gang Thread), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "'Stacy...don't do it! Don't pray!' Stacy was very surprised. 'Uh..are you some kind of atheist?' 'No!' Brittany looked around, to make sure no one was listening. 'It's too dangerous!'