People keep writing hoping there's going to be another post, but there isn't going to be another post, so GO AWAY!!

Which leads me to a question: "why don't Daria fans just...you know...talk to each other?" Say, on the phone, or in person? I mean...how much does it cost to reach out to someone as opposed to refreshing a message board 50 times in a row hoping that someone will post something...anything! I mean, you just grab the computer and bang your head against the wall and just want to scream, "POST YOU FUCKING BASTARDS!! POST!! POST!!! AAAAAARRGGGGGHHHH!!!"

And then your wife complains because she can't hear the TV.

So I decided I'd relate my idea called "The Daria Tree". "The Daria Tree" consists of fans that you have either a) visited, or b) called on the telephone. No, instant messaging does NOT count, even if you spent five hours with another Daria fans on AIM bitching that you were going to run away from home because your Mom made you wash the dishes...or something.

Let's see who is in my "Daria Tree":

I have actually visited (or had visit me):

* Ruthless Bunny (DUH.)
* medea42 (so who remembers her?)
* Mr. Anonymous (so who remembers him?)
* Wraith (Met him at an anime convention Mr. A dragged me to -- but anime conventions aren't that burdensome. In fact, the fans are reaaaaaaaaaaaaly interesting, the way that the monkeys are really interesting at the zoo.)
* Leopard Lady (so who remembers her? Met her briefly in New York City.)
* ahmygoddess (yes, I've met the man)
* E. A. Smith (ditto)
* kaimefarlove (I hope I spelled that right)
* Father Martin (got a chance to host the man during his US tour)

I have actually talked on the phone with:

* Mike Xeno (during the aborted "Padded Walls" project)
* Greybird (regarding DFB stuff)

I *suspect* I have talked on the phone with:

* The Angst Guy (but my memory is real hazy and that might not be true)

So first: who have you actually MET? Or spoken to on the phone? Remember..instant messaging and chatrooms does NOT count.

I call this idea "The Daria Tree" because if one had that software that could draw lines and squiggles and things you could connect Daria fans via a line of contacts. Unfortunately, I don't have that software. I could draw such a picture and scan it -- but I don't have a scanner. Maybe I'd just shove it against the computer screen and if everyone squinted very hard, they could see it.

And if you've spoken to these people for the purposes of phone sex, I don't want to hear about it. (Unless you send me private e-mail, then I want to know all about it so I can laugh at these people behind their backs.)

Anyway, here's your October post. Now where's my money?