Thursday, 12 August 2021
Mysteries of Lawndale - The First Party - Part 2
Mysteries of Lawndale 02 – The
First Party Part
2
Twenty minutes later, Daria, Jane and
Jason met Stacy, Quinn and Corey at a park across from Jason’s house on the
corner of Glen Oaks Lane and Page Drive.
After their mutual surprise had subsided
Daria asked, “Now we’ll compare notes.”
“We have to take notes?” Stacy asked.
“Not literally, but that would help,”
Daria said as she placed her notebook on the table.
“No problem, I have an eidetic memory,”
Stacy said.
“Huh?” Corey asked.
“Photographic,” Stacy answered.
“Remember that if you want to help us long
term,” Daria said, with tone of slight annoyance.
“Right,” Corey said.
“Stacy, that is a good thing. With your
recall you’ll be a great help,” Daria said, with a slight tone of
encouragement.
“Well, one thing I have noticed, not only
today, but occasionally, is the manhole covers. They all have the town crest on
them.”
“Manhole covers have the town crest,”
Daria repeated as she wrote it down in her notebook. She turned back to Stacy.
“Could you sketch it?”
“Not very well,” Stacy admitted.
Daria turned to Jane.
“Sure,” Jane answered. “It’ll take a
while, though.”
“That’s fine, we’ll go through what else
we have discovered.”
Fifteen minutes later, Jane had finished
sketching the town crest. “It’s rather interesting.”
Indeed, the town crest was interesting,
with the Giant Strawberry prominent, looming over everything else.
“There seems to be some Masonic influence
there,” Daria said.
“Masonic? How?” Quinn asked.
Daria pointed to the lower corners of
Jane’s sketch. “A G is present in the corners, I’m sure the actual font is the
same as in the symbol.”
Stacy took the paper and rewrote one of
the G’s. “Like this?”
Daria looked. “That’s right,” she said.
“This is deeper than I thought.”
“What?” Jason asked.
“The Freemasons can be dangerous,” Daria
whispered.
“OK...”
Stacy said.
“To find out more, you can ask Mr.
DeMartino. I don’t think he would be involved. Make sure you’re in an area
where Li isn’t snooping though.”
“Sure,” Stacy said.
“So, you think they have influence on the
Council?” Jane asked quietly.
“I’m not jumping quite that far, but it’s
possible,” Daria said. She wrote, ‘possible mason influence on council’ in the
notebook. She turned to Corey and Jason. “Don’t tell your parents or siblings
about this.”
“About the Mason thing?” Corey asked.
“Yes,” Daria said.
“Sure,” Jason said.
Daria turned a page “Now, what else have
we noticed...”
Daria, Quinn and Stacy arrived back at the
Morgendorffer residence half an hour later. “That was interesting,” Stacy said.
“So you want to join the Mystery Club?”
Daria asked.
“Um. Sure,” Stacy said. “I hope Sandi says
it’s OK...”
“Stacy! Sandi doesn’t run your life! You
can join other clubs!” Quinn said.
“Sure!” Stacy said to Daria.
“Is Sandi overbearing?” Daria asked.
“Quite, she runs the Fashion Club with an
iron fist!” Quinn said.
Stacy nodded..
“Right, just go to the office in the morning
and fill out the paperwork,” Daria said.
“Sure!”
Thursday,
2 October 1997
It was a quarter hour before homeroom,
when both Corey and Stacy entered the office to get the paperwork for entering
the Mystery Club.
“Yes, Ms. Rowe and Mr. Bateman?”
“We would like to join the Mystery Club,”
Stacy said.
“For a new club, it’s quite popular. With
you two in it, it’s bigger than the other club you’re in, Ms. Rowe.”
“Cool,” Stacy said. The receptionist gave
them the paperwork.
“Thanks,” she said.
Freshman History Class was immediately
before lunch on Thursdays. Just as well, Stacy couldn’t wait to ask Mr.
DeMartino about the Freemasons.
“Mr. DeMartino, are there any audio
pickups here?” Stacy asked after she had asked to speak with him and he had acquiesced.
“Why are you asking that?” he asked.
“I don’t want Ms. Li to know what I am
asking of you.” At DeMartino’s look of concern she added, “Something
historical.”
“Ah something, controversial, Ms. Rowe?”
“Yes.”
“There aren’t. I filled the last one with glue, yesterday after school.”
“Right.” Stacy produced a photocopy of
Jane’s sketch of the town crest. “The Town Crest.”
“Right, one of Ms. Lane’s works?”
“You know of her artistry?”
“Yes, Defoe speaks quite highly of her skill.
Additionally, her renderings of dragons
on the edges of maps are quite exquisite.”
“Right.”
“What is it you wanted to ask me?”
Stacy pointed to the ‘G’ she redrew. “The
Freemasons,” she whispered.
“Ah, I admire your caution. It could be a ‘interesting’ field of enquiry.
That organisation is quite
mysterious.”
“Tell me more. That new girl, Daria, told
me to go to you.”
“Ms. Morgendorffer is quite interesting.
Seems to think that there is a mystery everywhere in this town.”
“Don’t you think having that symbol on the
town crest is a mystery?”
“Certainly. However there is a book on
secret societies somewhere in this
room. I hope that someone hasn’t
taken it.”
“Sure!”
Mr. DeMartino started searching for that
book, with Stacy helping.
Monday, 9 August 2021
A New Kid's Dance Party While A Tree Grows - Part 2
A
New Kid’s Dance Party While a Tree Grows Part 2
Annoyed at the garbage spilled all over
the driveway, Jake stopped re-entering the house on account of his wife still
being on the phone with her sister.
“Honestly, Rita, I don't care if Mother's
paying for your new family room.”
“Maybe she can get a new family to go with
it.”
“What? ... That was Daria. She's, uh,
practicing for a school play.”
“A salesman's got to dream, boy,” Daria
continued.
Jake chose that moment to re-enter the
kitchen. “Damn neighbor's dog got into the trash again! Now there's garbage all
over the street! Next thing you know there'll be abandoned cars on the front
lawns!”
“I'll run out and pick up some cement blocks
before they're all sold out,” Daria said.
“Jake, calm down.” Helen turned her
attention back to Rita. “Rita, I'll have to call you back. ... Yes, I will! ...
Very, very soon.” She hung up.
“Helen, do you know what happens when property
values collapse?”
“Is it anything like when good pets go
bad?” Daria asked.
“What if we can't get a decent price when
we sell this place? You think we're going to move in with your sister?”
“Or should I also pick up a copy of the Jonestown
bartender's handbook?” Daria snarked.
Helen was annoyed at both of them. “Oh...!”
Jake popped open a soda, which sprayed all
over him. “Yaaa-ah!”
“Jake, you're being ridiculous. Nothing is
going to affect the value of this house short of an earthquake.”
“We're on a fault line, too?!”
While Jake was panicking about property
values, Quinn was having a crisis of her own. Sandi was attempting to sabotage
the Dance Committee meeting by making silly suggestions... “I think we should
decorate the gym like the inside of the Concorde.”
“Um, it's a cute idea and everything, but
I'm not sure there would be much room to dance, and...”
Sandi interrupted her. “Gee, Quinn, if
you're not going to listen to ideas from your own dance committee, maybe you
should just plan the dance alone.”
“Don't be silly...” Quinn began.
Sandi interrupted. “So now I'm silly?”
“I meant, it would be silly for me to plan
the dance alone when I have such a talented committee. I know the four of us
can come up with something really fun!”
“But I already did come up with something
really fun.”
“But it's just... well, not practical.”
“Maybe I should just have my own party,
since you obviously think I'm postal.”
“I don't think you're postal!” Quinn projected, annoyed at Sandi for derailing her
efforts.
“Come on. I know a really nice insane
asylum.”
“Sandi, I think what Quinn meant is..”
Stacy began.
Sandi glared at her.
“Eep!”
Sandi got up. So did Stacy and Tiffany.
“But I need you guys!”
“Then next time, maybe you'll act like
it,” Sandi said, sounding almost
sincere.
Quinn knew that she was not. ‘Why is she
trying to sabotage this anyway?’
“Sorry, Quinn,” Tiffany said as she and
Stacy stepped out into the hallway.
Quinn sighed. She looked at her clock.
There was another hour until her big date.
Day
2
It was a very reluctant Daria
Morgendorffer who entered the office for the Lawndale Lowdown, which doubled as
the office for the Yearbook (Ms. Li claimed that co-hosting the two
publications in one office cut down on operating costs).
“Hi, Daria, changed your mind?” she asked.
“Due to parental interference.”
“Of course,” Jodie sighed. She recovered
and handed her a camera. “I’d like to take some photos of Jane’s paintings that
are in Ms. Defoe’s storeroom. Ms. Defoe and Jane already have given
permission.”
“I can do that,” Daria said, wondering if
Jodie was trying to ‘ease’ her into the Yearbook, by giving her something she
wouldn’t object to.
Day
3
After school, while she was examining the
negatives of the photos she had taken, Daria was interrupted…
“Hey! You're Daria, right? I'm Ted, the
photo editor. I saw your pictures.”
“Then cut the small talk and get straight
to firing me,” Daria shot back.
“That's funny, because it's the exact
opposite of the truth, right? You're using sarcasm, aren't you?”
“Actually, I was being sincere for once.
What planet are you from?”
“Planet,” Ted paused and laughed. “Hey!
Hyperbole! Very interesting. No, seriously, though, I loved your photos. Your
composition seems very Spanish, not unlike the peasant paintings of Francisco
Goya. I'm a huge Goya fanatic. You?”
Daria paused while she considered the
question. “Um, yeah, huge.”
That afternoon, Charlene Thompson entered
her son’s bedroom. Since he had got out of the hospital the day before, he had
been sitting in there, moping.
“Kevin, you can’t just sit there,” she
said.
“With my knee busted, I can’t play
football. I can’t be the QB!”
“Kevin, you listen to your father too
much. There’s more to life than football.”
“But I don’t know what to do!”
“I’ll talk to Ms. Li in the morning. There
has to be a career advisor at that crazy school.”
Day
4
In the paper/yearbook room. “Well, since
you ask, I was kind of trying to get a high contrast of light and dark,” Daria
answered.
“Neat! You must read a lot of Ovid. I read
Orpheus in the Underworld when I was
six, and it still haunts me,” Ted said.
“Uh, yeah. Me, too.”
“You know, I had to talk my parents into
going to a normal school.”
“When do you start?”
“Irony! But I like it here. I only wish
that volunteering or charity fundraising got as much yearbook space as sports
and clubs. Come on!”
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Beginnings - Daria - The Story of D - Facebook Edition
The Story of D – Facebook Edition
Helen Morgendorffer -> Rita Chalmers
But, if Erin never loved him, why'd she marry him in the
first place?
Rita Chalmers Because he gave her herpes and thought no
one else would want her!
Helen Morgendorffer Oh, lord Rita, it's a new millennium.
When will people get rid of these outmoded ideas about sex?
Jane Lane Where is Daria?
Daria Morgendorffer Crap!
Stacy Rowe I wish I could win a Fashionvision
Humanitarian Award.
Sandi Griffin As a prominent extracurricular organisation
at Lawndale High, the Fashion Club has decided to lend our name to a worthy
cause.
Quinn Morgendorffer A new mirror in the girls bathroom to
replace the one that adds two pounds.
Sandi Griffin Donating a mirror will reflect well on us.
Jane Lane The plot may be a little muddled, but that doesn’t
mean I didn’t like the story!
Sick Sad World This king of the jungle was one tubby
tabby, until the animal plastic surgeon came to call. Lipo for Leo, next on
Sick, Sad World.
Sunday, 1 August 2021
Mysteries of Lawndale - The First Party - Part 1
Mysteries
of Lawndale 02: The First Party Part 1
Lawndale
– Wednesday, 1 October 1997
Lunch time at Lawndale High. “Ugh! I hate
it when the trays are wet,” Brittany Taylor complained.
“ ‘That which does not kill us makes us
stronger,’ ” Daria Morgendorffer quoted.
“Is that from a song?Hey, thanks for
helping me out in art.” Daria had helped her to comprehend one point perspective.
“No problem,” Daria answered.
“Maybe I could help you out in something.”
“Well, you could show me how to twirl hair
around my little finger and look vacant.”
“I don't know if that's something you can
teach,” Brittany said while doing exactly that.
“I know what you mean... and that scares
me.”
“Hey, even though I'm much more popular,
we have some things in common.”
“Breathing?”
“I mean, you're not popular, but you're
not so unpopular that you couldn't come to my party Saturday night.”
‘Interesting,’ Daria thought. “Is that an
invitation?”
“Yes! Just this once, though.”
“Gee, Brittany. I'm overcome with emotion.”
“You need a napkin? Anyway, I promised the
other cheerleaders that I wouldn't invite any more really attractive girls.”
‘No mystery there,’ Daria thought. “Now
I'm especially flattered.”
“Don’t mention it!” Brittany said as she
walked away.
That afternoon, Daria was looking through
Jane Lanes’s book of life drawings she had brought over. “These are really
good. When did you study for this?”
“Last summer,” Jane answered.
Daria turned a page. ‘Wow!’ “You're really
bursting out of the picture plane here.”
“Oh, yeah. That particular model was quite
bursty. I think she had her bursts done.”
“Speaking of which... Brittany invited me
to her party.”
“No kidding? Are you going?”
“Of course, how could I pass up an
opportunity to learn more about our peers and so come closer to solving the
mysteries that seem to define this suburb?”
“True,” Jane said.
Half an hour later, Daria wheeled a bike
out of the garage. “You’re seriously going to ride that while, Jane, Quinn and
I walk?” Stacy Rowe asked.
“Actually, I’m running,” Jane said.
“OK, but I don’t run very fast,” Stacy
admitted.
“That’s OK, Stacy,” Daria’s sister, Quinn,
said. “They’re going to go on one side of the street, and we, the other.”
“Oh,” Stacy said.
“Besides, this bike has special
equipment,” Daria said.
“Like, the triscooter? Could we use that
instead?” Stacy asked.
“I guess my name for it spread,” Jane said
with a wry tone.
“I like it,” Quinn said. “Better than
Daria’s bland ‘Three person scooter’ description.”
“Exactly,” Daria said. “What we are doing
is going along a few blocks towards downtown and then spending three quarters
of an hour, going along the street, looking for anything unusual.”
“Along this street, Glen Oaks Lane?” Stacy
asked.
“Yes,” Daria answered.
“It’s a fairly normal street, I mean, I
don’t think there is anything unusual here,” Stacy said.
“Since I have arrived here, I have noticed
many unusual things. Mainly at the school...”
Stacy interrupted. “That’s obvious,
compared to the Middle School, anyway.”
“....But also elsewhere,” Daria added
without missing a beat.
“You mean, everywhere in the town?”
“Yes, but whatever it is, seems to center
on the school,” Daria said.
Jane scoffed.
“What?” Daria asked.
“All I’m saying is that your observations
are biased.”
“Because I spend most of my time there?”
“Exactly.”
“That’s true, but I have to start
somewhere, and I so I have, at the school. However this is additional,” Daria
said.
“Let’s get started,” Quinn said.
Corey Bateman saw Quinn walking (with
Stacy) along the street and rushed out of the yard. “Quinn!”
“Corey?” Quinn replied. Corey had given
her his address, but she hadn’t thought about it when Daria had asked her and
Stacy to help her in her investigation of Lawndale that afternoon.
“What are you doing this afternoon?” she
asked.
“Helping my sister investigate this
strange town,” Quinn answered.
“She thinks it’s strange?” Corey asked.
“Yeah, she does. It was the school that is
the strangest, according to her, anyway.”
Corey thought for a moment. “That’s
right,” he said. Ms. Li’s strange need for security was creepy...
“What are you doing?”
“Nothing important.” He had an idea.
“Could I join you?”
“I don’t see why not,” Quinn said.
“Cool, I’ll just be a few minutes.”
While Quinn and Stacy were meeting Corey,
Daria and Jane were a block ahead. They ran into another fellow student of
Lawndale High. “Hi, you’re the president of that new Mystery Club, aren’t you?”
he asked.
“Yes, And you are?” Daria asked.
“Jason,” he answered. “Jason Tanner,” he
elaborated. He remembered seeing Daria get out of her father’s Lexus on her and
Quinn’s first day at Lawndale High.
Jane knew Jason a little from elementary
and middle schools, an inquisitive sort of fellow... “So you want to join?” she
asked.
“Of course,” Jason answered.
“Sure, just go to the office and get the
paperwork in the morning,” Daria said.
“Sure,” Jason said. “Could I join you in
your mystery search?”
“I don’t see why not,” Daria answered. She
wondered if Jason had similar motive to Jane, but decided to answer that
question later. “Let’s go.”
So Jason joined Daria and Jane in their
exploration...
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
34.
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
The sequel to the 2002 Scooby Doo film, although no mention is made of that film’s events. Mystery Incorporated finds that someone is making monsters come to life. This is better contrived than the 2002 film, and each member of the gang gets their moment in the sun. 8.17/10
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June, July Overall
June, July 2021 Overall
April, May 2021 Overall: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/April-May-2021-Overall-881396122
Psalm 25: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Psalm-25-881397376
Psalm 26: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Psalm-26-881607010
Church notes - 6th June 2021: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Church-notes-6th-June-2021-881810247
Psalm 27: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Psalm-27-881812009
Kung Fu Panda review: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/152338.html
Psalm 28: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/152638.html
Quinn's Code - Alternapalooza Part 4: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/152998.html
Fan Fiction Update - Quinn's Code - The Grounded Geek: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/153279.html
Quinn's Code - Alternapalooza - Conclusion: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/153564.html
Church notes - 13th June 2021: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/153693.html
Kung Fu Panda 2 review: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/653863827233964033/kung-fu-panda-2-review
Quinn's Code - Morgendorffers in the Woods: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/653936668300263424/quinns-code-the-morgendorffers-in-the-woods
Beta Request - Quinn's Code - Alternapalooza: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/653937730023292929/beta-request-quinns-code-07-alternapalooza
Untitled Emergency Crossover: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/654288378753368064/untitled-shortest-emergency-crossover
Kung Fu Panda 3 review: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/654400257293172737/kung-fu-panda-3-review
Church notes - 20th June 2021:
Untitled shortest crossover: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/06/untitled-shortest-crossover.html
Mysteries of Lawndale - Esteem of the Investigator Part 1: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/06/mysteries-of-lawndale-esteem-of.html
Cinderella (2015) review: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/06/cinderella-2015-review.html
Church notes - 27th June 2021: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/06/church-notes-27th-june-2021.html
Church notes - May, June 2021: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/06/church-notes-may-june-2021.html
Untitled Esteemsters/The Invitation/Daria Dance Party/The Lawndale File: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/07/untitled.html
Rise of the Guardians review: https://fardell24.livejournal.com/492805.html
Church notes - 4th July 2021: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/601715.html
Psalm 7 on YouTube: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/602096.html
Mysteries of Lawndale - Esteem of the Investigator Part 2: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Mysteries-of-L-dale-Esteem-of-the-Investigator-2-884732274
Psalm 29: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Psalm-29-884732979
Psalm 30: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Psalm-30-884928608
When Marnie Was There review: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/156257.html
A New Kid's Dance Party While a Tree Grows Part 1: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/156608.html
Psalm 31: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/156734.html
Beginnings - Star Trek: The Next Generation - After Minos: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/156942.html
Church notes - 11th July 2021: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/656382470941474816/church-notes-11th-july-2021
Psalm 32: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/656383506971262976/psalm-32
Psalm 8 on YouTube: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/656385662829887488/psalm-8-on-youtube
Madagascar review: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/656394061114114048/madagascar-review
Mysteries of Lawndale - Esteem of the Investigator - Part 3: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/656395095413866496/mysteries-of-lawndale-esteem-of-the-investigator
Beginnings - Daria/Scooby Doo - Mystery Incorporated in Lawndale: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/07/mystery-incorporated-in-lawndale.html
Scoob! review: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/07/scoob-review.html
Psalm 33: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/07/psalm-33.html
Quinn's Code - Morgendorffers in the Woods - Conclusion: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/07/quinns-code-morgendorffers-in-woods.html
Psalm 34: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/07/psalm-34.html
Psalm 35: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/07/psalm-35.html
Church notes - 18th July 2021: https://fardell24.livejournal.com/496825.html
Psalm 36: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/607210.html
Psalm 9 on YouTube: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Psalm-9-on-YouTube-886061485
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman review: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/158934.html
Life in the Past Lane - Facebook Edition: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/657036381464461312/life-in-the-past-lane-facebook-edition
Untitled (God Save the Queen) crossover: https://fardell34.blogspot.com/2021/07/untitled-crossover-v.html
From Up on Poppy Hill review: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/608354.html
Psalm 3 Bible Study Questions: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/608700.html
Psalm 37: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/608799.html
Beginnings - Megamind - A Night in Metro City: https://fardell24.dreamwidth.org/609082.html
Mysteries of Lawndale - Esteem of the Investigator - Part 4: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Mysteries-of-L-dale-Esteem-of-the-Investigator-P4-886466172
Psalm 38: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Psalm-38-886527076
Beginnings - The Mitchells vs. the Machines - Consequences: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/The-Mitchells-vs-the-Machines-Consequences-886645681
Psalm 39: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Psalm-39-886647441
Church notes - 25th July 2021: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Church-notes-25th-July-2021-886736328
Church notes - July 2021: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Church-notes-July-2021-886737029
Church notes in 2021 so far: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/160785.html
Psalm 40: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/161055.html
Scooby Doo (2002) review: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/161377.html
Mysteries of Lawndale - Esteem of the Investigator - Conclusion: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/161583.html
The Secret World of Arrietty review: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/161977.html
Psalm 10 on YouTube: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/657936837248155648/psalm-10-on-youtube
Psalm 41: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/657937881550159872/psalm-41
Quinn's Code 10 Blue Screen of Sherman - Part 1: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/658121936783671296/quinns-code-blue-screen-of-sherman-part-1
Changes in Time and Space - Chapter 3: Twelve and the Stargate: The Doctor vs. the Ori: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/658124117862662144/changes-in-time-and-space-twelve-and-the
Psalm 42: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/658206217402974208/psalm-42