Outpost Daria updated on Monday, 25 July. (James will soon note this at left.)

At PPMB:

~ Some vocal reactions to the "Darkness" serial by The Angst Guy provoked so much comment (see DFB comments, 24 July) that the thread has gone over 300 posts. A second thread has begun, and one more chapter is said by TAG to remain. The serial has even inspired a spin-off "ficlet" in another thread.

~ Eric Smith has posted the e-interview with Brother Grimace about his incest-and-angst story, "The Winters of Those Gone Before."

~ A popular "General Forum" thread asks what PPMB users do for a living.

~ Ranchoth just now announced a "collection of (mostly) non-smutty Daria slashfics." The page is here. ... I noted the link because I'm still not sure, under the PPMB rules for this kind of link, whether or not it will be allowed to stay posted over there. I'm sure Kara will tell us.

~ A link to a "how old do you act" quiz brings to mind Jane's relevant query, "Who's Eunice?" I'm 46, by the way, but act 33. (Take note, Thea {g})

~ A new Iron Chef asks for exploring kindness -- and "no good deed goes unpunished" -- among "Daria" characters.

~ Another, more whimsical Iron Chef asks what the "Daria" characters would do with the mountains of America Online CD-ROM discs we all receive.

~ "Daria 3059" by Greystar (no relation, by the way) is up through Chapter 10.

~ RLobinske's "Falling Into College" 36, "Christmas Melody," has finished, and 37, "Refrieze," has reached Part 4. His "First Summer" 3, "Fun on the Fourth," also proceeds.

At SFMB:

~ NapalmKracken posted a "'Daria' live action movie" script, "Disenfranchised," starting from Our Heroine's Highland days.

~ Another Tafka redo-this-one art challenge uses a screen-grab of Jane in a fetching blue dress -- shame on Nathan for being so dense -- from "Life in the Past Lane."

~ Psychotol has begun "Living Dead Girls 5: Chaos."