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'''Falling Into College''' is a [[series]] of stories by [[Richard Lobinske]] that started in July, 2004 and completed in March 2010.
[[Image:Daria Logo FIC Frontispiece.jpg|thumb|right|Daria FiC Frontispiece by Drocem.]]

==Summary==
==Summary==
[[Image:Daria FIB Stance 3a.jpg|thumb|left|Daria by Drocem]]
An on-going series of stories by [[Richard Lobinske]] started in July, 2004. It is primarily about Daria during her college years, the continued lives of Helen & Jake back home, Quinn at [[Pepperhill]], plus the Lane family, including Trent's relationship with [[Lindy]], Quinn's friend from Governor's Park. The series assumes Daria and Jane graduated from [[Lawndale High]] in spring 1999.
The series is primarily about Daria during her college years, the continued lives of [[Helen Morgendorffer|Helen]] & [[Jake Morgendorffer|Jake]] back home, [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]] at [[Pepperhill University|Pepperhill]], plus the Lane family, including [[Trent|Trent's]] relationship with [[Lindy]], Quinn's friend from [[Governors Park]]. The series assumes Daria and Jane graduated from [[Lawndale High]] in spring 1999.


Besides Jane, who attends Boston Fine Arts College (and is currently dating Michael "Mack" MacKenzie), the people in Daria's life include [[Michael Fulton]], her fiancee and her freshman dorm roommate, [[Karen Myerson]], who has joined Daria and Jane in sharing an upstairs apartment in a pre-Civil War house in South Boston. Along with college, Daria works part-time as a copy editor/proofreader at the Raft University Press, while Jane works as an arts and craft teacher at Boston Children's Hospital. Karen works for the Franklin Park Zoo and Michael for the National Park Service at the Freedom Trail.
Besides Jane, who attends Boston Fine Arts College (and who had dated [[Mack Mackenzie|Michael "Mack" MacKenzie]] for a while), the people in Daria's life include [[Michael Fulton]], her fiancee and her freshman dorm roommate, [[Karen Myerson]], who had joined Daria and Jane in sharing an upstairs apartment in a pre-Civil War house in South Boston before they later moved on to different places. Along with college, Daria has worked as a transcriptionist for a history professor and as a part-time copy editor/proofreader at the [[Raft University Press]] and later with the school paper, the ''The Mast''. Jane worked as an arts and craft teacher at Boston Children's Hospital. Karen works for the Franklin Park Zoo and Michael for the National Park Service at the Freedom Trail as a liaison to a [[Bromwell]] archeology professor.


The series has several long-term story arcs and current plans are for a total of 72 stories through Daria's college graduation.
The series had several long-term story arcs and ran 72 stories through Daria's college graduation. Since the completion of the primary series, several stand-alone stories have been written on the lives of the characters through the present.


Falling Into College is a direct continuation of the [[Last Summer]] stories and also draws upon [[First Summer]] as a prequel series. [[Mr Orange]] is currently translating the series into French at [[PPMB]]
Falling Into College is a direct continuation of the [[Last Summer]] stories and also draws upon [[First Summer]] as a prequel series. [[Mr Orange]] translated part of the series into French.

[[Image:TLMB.jpg|thumb|left|College Age Daria by RLobinske]]


== Inspirations, Motivations and Analysis ==
== Inspirations, Motivations and Analysis ==
The author has stated the his college experience and relationship with his wife has provided much of the inspiration for the stories, though specifically not autobiographical.
The author has stated that his college experience and relationship with his wife has provided much of the inspiration for the stories, though they are specifically not autobiographical.


The series optimistic tone was conceived as a balance to the number of angst-based stories commonly written when the series was started. At the same time, the few post-canon fanfiction stories tended to either use a simple stereotype for Daria's collage roommate (such as loud party girl) or would use a contrivance to avoid Daria having to deal with a roommate. Karen was developed as a counter to that trend, a rounded character that would become a close friend.
The series' optimistic tone was conceived as a balance to the number of angst-based stories commonly written when the series was started. At the same time, the few post-canon fanfiction stories tended to either use a simple stereotype for Daria's college roommate (such as loud party girl) or would use a contrivance to avoid Daria having to deal with a roommate. Karen was developed as a counter to that trend, a rounded character that would become a close friend.


While some readers have commented that the low-key, real life approach is one of appealing aspects of the series, other readers have suggested that there should be more drama or hardship inserted. The [[Angst Lords]] are not the only ones in the latter category; [[Kara Wild]], a proponent of the "realism" approach that favors only limited angst, has stated that the characters seem to get beyond misfortune too easily. To this point, the author has resisted increasing the angst dosage, which gives more impact to the times when things do go badly (e.g., in "A Matter of Priorities").
While some readers have commented that the low-key, real life approach is one of appealing aspects of the series, other readers have suggested that there should be more drama or hardship inserted. The [[Angst Lords]] are not the only ones in the latter category; [[Kara Wild]], a proponent of the "realism" approach that favors only limited angst, has stated that the characters seem to get beyond misfortune too easily. (However, [[Brother Grimace]] has stated on several occasions that the series is one of his personal favorites, and enjoys the low-key approach that the series follows.) To this point, the author has resisted increasing the angst dosage, which gives more impact to the times when things do go badly (e.g., in "[[A Matter of Priorities]]" and "[[Broken Star]]").

Post graduation, Daria moving to St. Augustine, Florida was a nod to the the author working on a research project near that city while developing and writing the early stories in the series. Many ideas were developed while driving to the area and some of the early stories were written during overnight stays in the town.


==Characters==
==Characters==
[[Image:FIC Quinn Model Sheet Colour Final 1.jpg|thumb|right|Model sheet of Quinn Morgendorffer at Pepperhill from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem]]
[[Image:FIC_Mack_Colour.jpg|thumb|right|Model sheet of college freshman- Mike Mackenzie from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem]]
[[Image:FIC Mike Vance Model Sheet Colour.jpg|thumb|right|Model sheet of Mike Mackenzie from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem]]
[[Image:FIC Karen Colour.jpg|thumb|right|Model sheet of Karen Myerson from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem]]
[[Image:FIC Daria Michael Fulton.jpg|thumb|right|Model sheet of Micheal Fulton from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem]]
[[Image:FIC CC Colour.jpg|thumb|right|Model sheet of Cecelia "CC" Czernicki from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem]]
[[Image:DerekModelSheet.jpg|thumb|right|Model sheet of Derek Adler from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem]]

'''Canon'''
* [[Daria Morgendorffer]]
* [[Quinn Morgendorffer]]
* [[Helen Morgendorffer]]
* [[Jake Morgendorffer]]
* [[Mack Mackenzie|Michael "Mack" Mackenzie]]
* [[Sandi Griffin]]
* [[Stacy Rowe]]
* [[Charles Ruttheimer III]]
* [[Claire Defoe]]

'''Original'''
'''Original'''


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* [[Derek Adler|Adler, Derek]]
* [[Derek Adler|Adler, Derek]]
* [[Bump]]
* [[Bump]]
* [[Cecilia "CC" Czernicki|Czernicki, Cecelia "CC"]]
* [[Cecilia "CC" Czernicki|Czernicki, Cecilia "CC"]]
* [[Michael Fulton|Fulton, Michael]]
* [[Michael Fulton|Fulton, Michael]]
* [[Quinn Gilstad|Gilstad, Quinn]]
* [[Quinn Gilstad|Gilstad, Quinn]]
* [[Fran Lawrence|Lawrence, Fran]]
* [[Fran Lawrence|Lawrence, Fran]]
* [[Karen Myerson| Myerson, Karen]]
* [[Karen Myerson| Myerson, Karen]]



Secondary:
Secondary:
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* [[Simon Barksdale|Barksdale, Simon]] (Helen's father)
* [[Simon Barksdale|Barksdale, Simon]] (Helen's father)
* Berkhart, Lewis (Michael's current roommate)
* Berkhart, Lewis (Michael's current roommate)
* Campbell,Ariel (Nick's daughter)
* [[Ariel Campbell|Campbell, Ariel]] (Nick's daughter)
* Campbell, Sara (Nick's ex-wife)
* Campbell, Sara (Nick's ex-wife)
* Cavendish, Jenn (Raft student)
* Cavendish, Jenn (Raft student)
* [[Debbie Cawthon|Cawthon-Schellski, Debbie]]
* [[Debbie Cawthon|Cawthon-Schellski, Debbie]]
* Chu, Mira (Local News Editor for ''The Mast'')
* Clarice (Raft student)
* Clarice (Raft student)
* Cohen, Ben (Copy Editor for ''The Mast'')
* Crause, Shelly (Daria's coworker at the University Press)
* Crause, Shelly (Daria's coworker at [[Raft University Press]])
* Daniels, Prof. (Bromwell faculty and Michael's co-supervisor)
* Davis, Bea (Olivia's mother)
* Davis, Bea (Olivia's mother)
* Davis, Olivia (patient at children's hospital that Daria helps find glasses)
* Davis, Olivia (patient at children's hospital for whom Daria helps find glasses)
* Devers, Sandy (Raft student and theater major)
* Devers, Sandy (Raft student and theater major)
* Ernst, Len (Raft student, theater major and womanizer)
* Ernst, Len (Raft student, theater major and womanizer)
* Findlay, Dr. (Director of Raft University Press)
* Findlay, Dr. (Director of [[Raft University Press]])
* Fulton, Gina (Michael's sister)
* Fulton, Gina (Michael's sister)
* Fulton, Ron (Michael's father)
* Fulton, Ron (Michael's father)
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* Kelsey, Mary (BFAC student)
* Kelsey, Mary (BFAC student)
* Ken (Michael's freshman year roommate)
* Ken (Michael's freshman year roommate)
* Killarny, Dr. (Dean and former Director of University Press)
* Kennedy, Brianna (Sports and Leisure Editor for ''The Mast'')
* Killarny, Dr. Roland (Dean of Arts & Sciences and former Director of University Press)
* Lane, Andrew Sean (Trent and Lindy's son)
* Levon (Jodie’s boyfriend at Crestmore)
* Levon (Jodie’s boyfriend at Crestmore)
* Lyndon, Mrs. (Daria's landlady)
* Lyndon, Mrs. (Daria's landlady)
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* Needham, Benjamin (Honor society member with Quinn)
* Needham, Benjamin (Honor society member with Quinn)
* Nguyen (Michael's coworker)
* Nguyen (Michael's coworker)
* Olson, Jeff (Campus Editor of ''The Mast'')
* Paine, Prof. (Raft theater professor)
* Paine, Prof. (Raft theater professor)
* Poole, Carolyn (Daria's therapist)
* Poole, Carolyn (Daria's therapist)
* Rowe, Dennis (Stacy's father)
* Sean (Raft student)
* Sean (Raft student)
* Stamford, Beth (Fran's aunt)
* Stamford, Beth (Fran's aunt)
* Stamford, David (Fran's uncle)
* Stamford, David (Fran's uncle)
* Stan (patient at children's hospital that Jane saves)
* Stan (patient at children's hospital that Jane saves)
* Stanton, Carly (Raft student)
* Stanton, Carly (Raft student, Editor in Chief of ''The Mast'')
* Stevens, Anna (Raft student)
* Stevens, Anna (Raft student)
* Sullivan, Kathy (Honor society member with Quinn)
* Sullivan, Kathy (Honor society member with Quinn)
* Sullivan, Kyle (Lawndale County Asst. District Attorney)
* Sullivan, Kyle (Lawndale County Asst. District Attorney)
* Sweinson, Julia, Dr. (Faculty sponsor of ''The Mast'')
* Tammy (Quinn's suitemate)
* Tammy (Quinn's suitemate)
* Tolen, Janice (Raft student)
* Tolen, Janice (Raft student)
* Toni (Raft student and theater makeup)
* Toni (Raft student and theater makeup)
* Trujillio, Jesus (Opinion Editor for ''The Mast'')
* Weaver, Elaine (Lindy’s mother)
* Weaver, Elaine (Lindy’s mother)
* Wilson, Dr. (Raft biology professor)
* Wilson, Dr. (Raft biology professor)

'''Fanon Characters'''
* [[Maurice 'Reese' Wyatt]] (Amy Barksdale's husband) created by [[Brother Grimace]]
* Jerica Wyatt (Reese's daughter) created by Brother Grimace
* Jocelyn Wyatt (Reese's daughter) created by Brother Grimace
* [[Paula Trainor]] (Amy Barksdale's best friend) created by Brother Grimace


'''Alternate Canon'''
'''Alternate Canon'''
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==Stories in Series==
==Stories in Series==
''Main article: [[List of Falling Into College stories]]''
'''Year 1'''


==Trivia==
'''Fall 1999'''


* Raft University is roughly based on Tufts University, Boston Fine Arts College is based upon the Massachusetts College of Art and Pepperhill University is based upon Pepperdine University. Berlioz College is based upon Oberlin College and its Conservatory.
1: [[Boarding the Raft]]


* The author used his wife's name, Louise, as Daria's middle name.
Daria arrives at Raft University and meets her new roommate, Karen Myerson. Will Daria's family scare her off before her classes have a chance to do so?


* Many featured ''Sick, Sad World'' promos are twisted versions of real entomological facts or studies.
2: [[Returning Nightmare]]


* In ''Home for Thanksgiving'', it is revealed that Karen's grandather was a B-17 crewman with the 918th Bombardment Group. This was the fictional unit presented in the movie, ''Twelve O'Clock High''.
While she awaits her mid-year start at Boston Fine Arts College, Jane begins her new job as a temporary teaching assistant for Claire Defoe at Lawndale High.


* The graffiti on the flats in the artwork for ''Boston Baked Band'' are the titles of plays the author worked, including the one where he met his wife.
3: [[Lindy and the Knight]]


* The t-shirt worn by Quinn Gilstad when he was introduced is based upon the real shirt prepared for the Entomological Society of America annual meeting in San Diego, held in December, 2001.
Jane finds Quinn's friend Lindy (from "IICY?") asleep in the living room at Casa Lane. Will she and Quinn find common ground when Lindy and Trent get together?


* The [[Curtis E. LeMay College of Military Sciences]] at [[Tennyson University]] is a nod to the writer's father, who was a veteran of the 20th Air Force (that Gen. LeMay commanded in WWII) and the B-29 model on display in the building lobby (tail code "V") is a fictional aircaft of his unit, the 73 Bombardment Wing, 499 Bombardment Group.
4: [[Freshman Spread]]


* Winner of "Favorite Shipper" story and "Favorite New Series" in the [[1st Daria Fanworks Awards]]
A small weight gain leads to Daria facing the reason she hides her appearence so much, with Karen's help.


* Winner of "Favorite Ongoing Series" in the [[3rd Daria Fanworks Awards]] and tied for same in the [[5th Daria Fanworks Awards]]
5: [[Quinn the Tutor]]


* The ''Falling into College'' universe was the first universe shown destroyed in the ''[[Worldburner]]'' fanfic: explicitly shown as ''the'' FiC universe and not an alternate version thereof. This may or may not be 'fixed' later on.
When Quinn lets slip the fact that she has been quietly tutoring Tiffany, Helen decides that Quinn should use those skills to build up more extracurricular activities, to make up for no longer being in the Fashion Club. Guess who she gets stuck tutoring?


==Music List==
6: [[Nineteen in Ninety-Nine]]

Aunt Amy takes Daria out for a night on the town for her nineteenth birthday, with Karen along for the ride. But who are these two goons following them?

7: [[Home for Thanksgiving]]

Karen's financial problems rise to the surface when she can't afford to go home for Thanksgiving. Daria invites her to spend the weekend with her family as she works on a way to keep her roommate in Boston.

8: [[Winter's Eve]]

Final exams, as well as her first few dates with a guy named Michael, bring Daria's first semester of college to a close, while Jane bids farewell to her Lawndale High colleagues as she finishes her semester as a teaching assistant.

9: [[Holiday Breaks]]

Daria's home for the winter break. She meets Lindy, survives Y2K, reunites with some old friends, and helps Jane move in to BFAC. Find out who Jane ends up with at "11 o'clock on move-in day"!

'''Spring 2000'''

10: [[Chosin Fate]]

Daria’s new job as a transcriptionist for a history professor brings her into audio contact with her grandfather, “Mad Dog” Morgendorffer, and new insights to what made him what he was.

11: [[Art Frieze]]

Jane adjusts to dorm life and enters the winter ice sculpture contest at BFAC. The Boston Ice Tea Party.

12: [[Days of Expression]]

Valentine’s Day gets a little complicated for Daria as she remembers her old feelings toward Trent and Tom, and her new feelings for Michael.

13: [[Flaming the Fans]]

Daria discovers fan reactions to her Melody Powers stories, with one an old acquaintance that goes too far.

14: [[Can this be Spring?]]

Jane accepts that a trip to Florida for Spring Break is not in the budget. But, that doesn't mean she can't have a beach party.

15: [[The Spirals Are Coming!]]

Mystik Spiral finally gets a gig in Boston. Will the Tank survive the trip?

16: [[A Daze at the Races]]

Quinn turns eighteen as Stacy prepares for a big race. Sandi wants to be friends again after loosing her job at the television station.

17: [[May Day]]

Spring finals at Raft as Daria completes her first year of college, and an unexpected opportunity that may radically change her future.

18: [[Prom Quinn]]

Quinn chooses a bad time to distract Jake by implying Daria and Michael are sleeping together, and faces a last choice for a prom date

19: [[Seeking Hearts]]

Spring term ends at Raft as Daria looks for a new apartment to share with Karen and Jane. Karen heads home to Georgia for the summer while Daria and Jane visit Lawndale. Through it all, Daria and Michael try to communicate after the breakup.

20: [[Shopping For Cars With Boys]]

Daria and Michael continue to patch things up, while Daria, Jane and Trent seek new cars from an unusual source.

'''Summer 2000'''

21: [[Keeping My Friends Close]]

Daria and Jane adjust to living together as summer semester begins at Raft and BFAC and Jane looks for a job.

22: [[Fashionable Graduation]]

Quinn, the former Fashion Club and Kevin prepare to graduate. Daria, Jane, Jodie and Mack reunite to pass on the Honor Society to the next class.

23: [[Through Lenses Most Bright]]

An important change in prescription means Daria must face her evolving eyesight. It also means finding a new pair of glasses, with help from a little girl Jane works with at the children’s hospital.

24: [[Silver Lining]]

Helen and Jake’s 25th wedding anniversary, and they’ve invited Rita, Amy, Grandma Ruth, Grandma Barksdale and Jake’s brother, Bruce. When will the family detonation occur?

25: [[Freedom Of Speech]]

Daria visits Michael for the July 4 holiday to meet his family, and hopefully build up the courage to tell him how she feels.

26: [[Boston Baked Band]]

Daria prepares to perform in her theater class play, and Mystik Spiral has been hired to provide music for the cast party.

27: [[Lost Eagles Found]]

Summer semester ends. Daria hunts for Michael’s birthday present and returns to Lawndale to help Quinn to prepare for Pepperhill.

'''Year 2'''

'''Fall 2000'''

28: [[The Parents Are At Rest]]

As summer ends, Quinn says her goodbyes to Lawndale before leaving for Pepperhill, Sandi asks Daria for a favor. Jake and Helen prepare for an empty nest.

29: [[Back Aboard]]

A first look at Karen’s family and background as she prepares for the fall term at Raft and living with Daria and Jane. At Jane’s instigation, they head out for a beach weekend before classes start.

30: [[A Part That’s Gained]]

Jane has to meet one of the realities of working in a children's hospital, and finds something unexpected.

31: [[Esteeming Lysistrata]]

While Daria and Jane celebrate four years since Self-Esteem class, they get an unexpected guest and Quinn asks for help.

32: [[Bump in the Night]]

BFAC is holding a Halloween Party fundraiser for a trip Jane wants to go on, and wins a bet with Daria on who chooses costumes. At Pepperhill, Quinn discovers the effect her renewed dating schedule has on her grades.

33: [[The Last Piece Falls]]

Daria gets a subpoena to testify to a grand jury about her involvement in the Ultra Cola situation during her senior year at Lawndale High. That the case involves Angela Li and Leonard Lamm is no surprise, but how is Linda Griffin involved?

34: [[For This, We’re Thankful]]

Concerned about being stalked in Lawndale, Daria invites Jake and Helen to Boston for Thanksgiving, along with Jane, Karen, Michael and Derek. Meanwhile, Quinn visits Fran’s family for the holiday. However, a simple dinner isn’t the only thing Daria has planned.

35: [[A Few Important Details]]

After the one year anniversary of Daria and Michael’s first date, they consider adding a new dimension to their relationship. Daria recalls some of the same doubts she had before on the subject, and also contemplates how things are different.

36: [[Christmas Melody]]

Quinn takes a detour to Boston before going home after her first semester at Pepperhill and isn’t looking forward to Jake and Helen seeing her grades. Meanwhile, Daria and Jane catch up with their family and friends in Lawndale.

'''Spring 2001'''

37: [[ReFrieze]]

To once again enter BFAC’s “Boston Ice Tea Party” ice sculpture contest, Jane needs to work around complications from her job at the children’s hospital.

38: [[Lane Closure]]

s Lindy starts preparing for the wedding, she learns that the mortgage to Casa Lane has been paid off. This leads to her learning about Amanda and Vincent’s early years and how they bought a commune in 1973.

39: [[And the Bubble Burst]]

As Daria and company prepare for spring break, Erin announces her plans to divorce Brian and takes shelter in Boston. However, Daria soon learns this is only the beginning of problems for the Barksdale family. Between day-trading and the recent collapse of tech stocks, Grandma Tess Barksdale has lost almost all of the family fortune. Things come to a head when Grandma Tess, Rita and Helen converge on Daria’s apartment to deal with Erin’s move and the financial crisis.

40: [[I Hope You Don’t Have Plans]]

After spring break, Daria and Karen plan for Jane’s birthday. However, things get complicated when the director where Daria works at the Raft University Press is promoted and a new director arrives, along with his attitude and work schedule.

41: [[Run Jane, Run]]

Jane gets ready to compete in the Boston Marathon, with a little help from her friends. Meanwhile, Daria is notified that Upchuck has accepted a plea bargain in the stalking case against him.

'''Summer 2001'''

42: [[Registering Annoyance]]

With spring term over, Karen heads back to Georgia while Daria and Jane prepare to host Mystic Spiral for another Boston gig. At the same time, Daria’s summer registration has vanished somewhere in the Registrar’s computer system and she embarks on a quest to retrieve it.

43: [[Four Friends, Four Winds]]

Quinn says goodbye to Fran for the summer. She returns to Lawndale and catches up with the members of the former Fashion Club, whose lives have gone in very different directions.

44: [[Apartment for Rent]]

Michael temporarily moves in with Daria when his apartment hunt takes longer than anticipated and he has to move out of the Raft dormitory.

45: [[Lindy Lane]]

Trent and Lindy get ready for their wedding as the Wandering Lanes gather for the first time since Lane Miserables. Quinn and Jane team up for a bachelorette party and Mystic Spiral puts on a bachelor party for the lucky(?) couple. At the wedding, Daria and Quinn wonder if they'll face a repeat of Erin's when Lindy's alcoholic mom meets the Lanes. And finally, what is Sandi doing sneaking into the Griffin house?

46: [[Family Collision]]

During their July Fourth vacation, Ron, Samantha and Gina Fulton drive to Boston visit Michael and Daria. After that, they travel to Lawndale to meet Jake, Helen and Quinn. After hearing about it, Tess Barksdale decides to join in.

47: [[Melody of Life]]

Daria learns that her planned "final" Melody Powers story has been accepted. While making editorial revisions to her story, she deals with the mystery of a missing manuscript at work that she needs to find if she wants to keep her job.

48: [[Dividing Spiral]]

Quinn's departure from Lawndale to return to Pepperhill confirms to her that the old Fashion Club is drifting apart. Meanwhile, with his daughter Ariel about to start first grade, Nick decides its time to quit Mystik Spiral.

'''Year 3'''

'''Fall 2001'''

49: [[Past Influences]]

Summer draws to a close as Daria, Jane and Karen get ready to start their junior year of college. Daria and Jane are surprised when Elsie Sloane stops by to visit on her way to college, but not to Bromwell.

50: [[A Matter of Priorities]]

The Monday after Amy’s wedding, Helen suffers a stroke at work. Daria, with Michael, Tess and Rita join Jake with at the hospital, while Quinn must wait for a flight back from Pepperhill.

51: [[Mirrors]]

Home from the hospital, Helen begins her recovery while the effects of her stroke continue to be felt by those around her. Jake begins to work from home to be with her. Worried, Daria has a physical checkup and learns that she could be at risk, necessitating some changes in her life. Quinn worries about being unable to see her mother, and Amy arrives with her new husband and stepdaughters.

52: [[Girl, Lost and Found]]

A former staff member of Val magazine tracks down Daria to tell the “real story of D”. Will Val be far behind, and what will she do to prevent the story from appearing?

53: [[Daria Went Down To Georgia]]

Daria and Michael, along with Derek, go to Georgia for Thanksgiving with Karen’s family, while Jake and Helen go to California to visit Quinn and Jane spends the weekend with the MacKenzies and her family.

54: [[Another Day in Paradise]]

After returning from the Thanksgiving trip, a look at Michael's daily life as he prepares for the second anniversary of Daria first agreeing to go out with him and a second try at asking her to marry him.

'''Spring 2002'''

55: [[Emerald Season]]

While Daria and Michael prepare to go to their respective families to deliver the news about their engagement, Quinn meets someone interesting on her flight back to Lawndale.

== Associated Stories ==
*Prequel Series:
**[[First Summer]]
**[[Last Summer]]

* In Regular Continuity:
**[[A Path of Roses and Thorns]] by [[Brother Grimace]]
**[[A Night at the the Soccer Game]] by [[Ipswichfan]]
**[[I Meant to Do That]] by Richard Lobinske

* Ouside of Regular Continuity:
**[[Band of Bothers]] by Richard Lobinske
**[[With a Little Help From Your Fiends]] by [[DJW]] and Richard Lobinske
**[[Claim Check]] by Richard Lobinske
**[[Three]] by Richard Lobinske


==Trivia==

* Raft University is roughly based on Tufts University, Boston Fine Arts College is based upon the Massachusetts College of Art and Pepperhill University is based upon Pepperdine University.

* Many featured ''Sick, Sad World'' promos are twisted versions of real entomological facts or studies.

* In ''Home for Thanksgiving'', it is revealed that Karen's grandather was a B-17 crewman with the 918th Bombardment Group. This was the fictional unit presented in the movie, ''Twelve O'Clock High''.

* The graffiti on the flats in the artwork for ''Boston Baked Band'' are the titles of plays the author worked, including the one where he met his wife.

=== Music List ===
Songs fully or partially used within stories (including canon Mystik Spiral material)
Songs fully or partially used within stories (including canon Mystik Spiral material)
*''In Thee'' by A. Lanier
*''In Thee'' by A. Lanier
*''Cold Iron'' by Rudyard Kipling (arranged by Leslie Fish)
*''Cold Iron'' by Rudyard Kipling (arranged by Leslie Fish)
*''Little Sister'' from [[Pierce Me]] by Neena Beber
*''Little Sister'' from [[Pierce Me]] by Neena Beber
*''Every Dog Has His Day'' from [[Groped By An Angel]] by Jonathan Greenberg.
*''Every Dog Has His Day'' from [[Groped by an Angel]] by Jonathan Greenberg.
*''Mr. Normal'' from Jane’s Addition by Glenn Eichler.
*''Mr. Normal'' from Jane’s Addition by Glenn Eichler.
*''Freakin’ Friends'' from [[Is It Fall Yet?]] by Glenn Eichler and Peggy Nicoll.
*''Freakin’ Friends'' from [[Is It Fall Yet?]] by Glenn Eichler and Peggy Nicoll.
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*''I Loathe You'' from [[Café Disaffecto]] by Glenn Eichler
*''I Loathe You'' from [[Café Disaffecto]] by Glenn Eichler
*''Overkill'' by Jimmy Buffett
*''Overkill'' by Jimmy Buffett
*''Holiday'' by Jimmy Buffett
*''Sloop John B'' Traditional arranged by Brian Wilson
*''Traveling Soldier'' by Bruce Robison performed by the Dixie Chicks
*''Sentimental Journey'' music by Les Brown & Ben Homer, lyrics by Bud Green
*''Non Nobis, Domine'' traditional arranged by Peter Boyle for the 1989 movie, ''Henry V''
*''Simple Gifts'' traditional Shaker hymn

In sequel stories
* ''Lullaby'' by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Dan Wilson, performed by the Dixie Chicks
* ''Little Miss Magic" by Jimmy Buffett
* ''You Can't Always Get What You Want'' by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, performed by The Rolling Stones
* ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, performed by The Eurythmics


===Background Timeline===
==Background [[Timeline]]==
*1925 Simon Barksdale born
*1926 Tess Barksdale (Landry) born.
*September 1929: Nathan Morgendorffer born.
*September 1929: Nathan Morgendorffer born.
*1945: Vincent Lane born.
*1945: Vincent Lane born.
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*June 1978: Ron Fulton graduates college
*June 1978: Ron Fulton graduates college
*September 1978: Helen begins law school.
*September 1978: Helen begins law school.
*May 1979: Quinn Gilstad born
*October 1979: Ron and Samantha Fulton meet
*October 1979: Ron and Samantha Fulton meet
*June 1980. Samantha Fulton (Waldron) graduates college.
*June 1980. Samantha Fulton (Waldron) graduates college.
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*November 19 1980: Daria born.
*November 19 1980: Daria born.
*March 20 1981: Jane born.
*March 20 1981: Jane born.
*June 1981: Amy graduates with her BA
*June 1981: Amy BA
*August 11, 1981: Michael Fulton born.
*August 11, 1981: Michael Fulton born.
*February 4, 1982: Frances Lawrence born
*February 4, 1982: Frances Lawrence born
*April 15 1982: Quinn born.
*April 15 1982: Quinn born.
*June 1982: Helen completes law school.
*June 1982: Helen completes law school.
*June 1984: Amy graduates with her MA.
*June 1984: Amy MA.
*July 1984: Morgendorffers move to Highland, TX.
*July 1984: Morgendorffers move to Highland, TX.
*September 1984. Gina Fulton born.
*September 1984. Gina Fulton born.
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*1986: Summer Lane’s first child born.
*1986: Summer Lane’s first child born.
*September 1986: Daria and Jane start kindergarten.
*September 1986: Daria and Jane start kindergarten.
*Spring 1987: Helen and Jake’s fight over Daria (Boxing Daria).
*Spring 1987: Helen and Jake’s fight over Daria.
*Summer 1987: Trent and Jesse start playing guitars
*Summer 1987: Trent and Jesse start playing guitars
*September 1987: Quinn starts kindergarten.
*September 1987: Quinn starts kindergarten.
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*June 1993: Trent graduates high school
*June 1993: Trent graduates high school
*Summer 1993: Daria and Quinn at Camp Grizzly.
*Summer 1993: Daria and Quinn at Camp Grizzly.
*May/June 1994: Ms. Barch divorce finalized.
*Summer 1994: Nicholas Campbell married
*Summer 1994: Nicholas Campbell married
*Spring 1995: Ariel Campbell born.
*Spring 1995: Ariel Campbell born.
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*Spring 1999: IICY?
*Spring 1999: IICY?
*June 1999: Daria and Jane Graduation.
*June 1999: Daria and Jane Graduation.
*Summer 1999: Last Summer series
*Summer 1999: Last Summer series.
*August 1999: Daria starts at Raft
*August 1999: Daria leaves for Raft.
*January 2000: Jane leaves for BFAC.
*June 2000: Quinn graduates LHS, Lindy graduates Lawndale State.
*December 2000: Trent and Lindy engaged.
*January 28, 2002: Karen and Derek secretly married
*June 2002 Gina graduates from high school
*November 22, 2002 Trent and Lindy’s son Andrew born
*December 21, 2002 Karen and Derek's formal ceremony.
*May 2003: Daria graduates from Raft and Jane graduates from BFAC.
*June 26, 2003: Daria's wedding.
*June 2008: Daria receives doctorate
*May 25, 2009: Eve Adler born.
*Fall 2009: Fran and Trey married.
*February 14, 2010: Gina Fulton and Ashton married.
*November 18, 2010: Quinn gives birth to Jacob Henri Morgendorffer
*December 18, 2010 Quinn and Q married.
*December 2010: Daria starts as an Assistant Professor at San Marcos College.
*May 2011: Michael's 3-year grant position as a State Archeologist begins.
*September 20, 2011: DADT ends. Paula and Sammi engaged
*June 2, 2012. Paula and Sammi wedding.
*Fall 2012: Daria's first novel published to modest success.
*September 2012: Paula and Sammi undergo ''in vitro'' fertilization. Paula will carry Amy's child for her.
*April 2013. Andrew Lane in Lawndale Elementary School science fair.
*June 27 2013: Sammi Rudolph gives birth to David Lincoln Rudolph-Trainer.
*June 28 2013: Paula Trainor gives birth to Paula Samantha Reese
*July 2013: Helen retires from the State Bar Association.
*July 23 2013. Karen and Derek's son Clive, born. Named after Clive Saunders, the soldier that pulled Derek from the wrecked Humvee.
*Fall 2013: Jake and Helen move to Lake Berryessa, California, to the east of of Napa Valley.
*November 2014: Daria laid off from San Marcos College
*May 5, 2015. Quinn and Q's daughter Francis (Fran) Helen Morgendorffer born.
*Summer 2015: Daria remakes her old agreement with Helen to write and submit something every week.


==Links==
==Links==


''Falling Into College'' can be found:
''Falling Into College'' can be found:
*[http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic_series_fic.html here] at [http://www.outpost-daria.com Outpost Daria]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20121017232427/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic_series_fic.html here] at [[Outpost Daria]] (via Wayback Machine)
*[http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic_art_fic.html artwork here] at [http://www.outpost-daria.com Outpost Daria]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20110519123302/http://outpost-daria.com/fanfic_art_fic.html artwork here] at [[Outpost Daria]] (via Wayback Machine)
*[http://www.the-wildone.com/rl_fics.html here] at [http://www.the-wildone.com The Contrarian's Corner]
*[http://www.the-wildone.com/rl_fics.html here] at [http://www.the-wildone.com The Contrarian's Corner]
*[http://www.glitterberries.com/author_richardlobinske.html here] at [http://www.glitterberries.com Glitter Berries]
*[http://glitterberries.freehostia.com/author_richardlobinske.html here] at [[Glitter Berries]]
*[http://www.sh33pie.com/richardlobinske/richardlobinske.htm here] at [http://www.sh33pie.com The Sh33p's Fluff]
*[http://www.sh33pie.com/richardlobinske/richardlobinske.htm here] at [http://www.sh33pie.com The Sh33p's Fluff]
*[http://www.ssw.net/ssw/fansub/fanfic/gl/lobinske/lobinske.htm here] at [http://www.ssw.net/ssw Sick, Sad World]
*[http://www.ssw.net/ssw/fansub/fanfic/gl/lobinske/lobinske.htm here] at [http://www.ssw.net/ssw Sick, Sad World]
*[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2290047/1/ Year 1], [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2313463/1/ Year 2], and [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3201819/1/ Year 3] at [http://www.fanfiction.net FanFiction.net]
*[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2290047/1/ Year 1], [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2313463/1/ Year 2], and [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3201819/1/ Year 3] at [http://www.fanfiction.net FanFiction.net]
*[http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=15 French translation by Mr. Orange at PPMB]
*[http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=15 French translation by Mr. Orange at PPMB]
*[http://admingoldman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Daria/fanficandartl.html here] at [http://admingoldman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Daria/ Lawndale Sun Herald]
*[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63654555/Main%20Hosted%20Sites/Daria/fic.html here] at [http://www.dariawiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Lessons_from_Lawndale Lessons From Lawndale]
*[http://archiveofourown.org/series/54861 here] at [http://www.http://archiveofourown.org/ Archive of Our Own]
Note: Websites are updated at owner's convenience; some of these sites might not contain the latest installments of the series
Note: Websites are updated at owner's convenience; some of these sites might not contain the latest installments of the series


An interview with Richard Lobinske about the series, consisting of fan-submitted questions and conducted by [[E. A. Smith]], can be found:
An interview with Richard Lobinske about the series, consisting of fan-submitted questions and conducted by [[E. A. Smith]], can be found:
*[http://www.the-wildone.com/interviews/FIC_interview.htm here] at [http://www.the-wildone.com The Contrarian's Corner]
*[http://www.the-wildone.com/interviews/FIC_interview.htm here] at [http://www.the-wildone.com The Contrarian's Corner]
*[http://www.glitterberries.com/misc/FIC_interview.htm here] at [http://www.glitterberries.com Glitter Berries]
*[http://glitterberries.freehostia.com/misc/FIC_interview.htm here] at [[Glitter Berries]]


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Latest revision as of 22:59, 19 November 2021

Falling Into College is a series of stories by Richard Lobinske that started in July, 2004 and completed in March 2010.

Daria FiC Frontispiece by Drocem.

Summary[edit]

Daria by Drocem

The series is primarily about Daria during her college years, the continued lives of Helen & Jake back home, Quinn at Pepperhill, plus the Lane family, including Trent's relationship with Lindy, Quinn's friend from Governors Park. The series assumes Daria and Jane graduated from Lawndale High in spring 1999.

Besides Jane, who attends Boston Fine Arts College (and who had dated Michael "Mack" MacKenzie for a while), the people in Daria's life include Michael Fulton, her fiancee and her freshman dorm roommate, Karen Myerson, who had joined Daria and Jane in sharing an upstairs apartment in a pre-Civil War house in South Boston before they later moved on to different places. Along with college, Daria has worked as a transcriptionist for a history professor and as a part-time copy editor/proofreader at the Raft University Press and later with the school paper, the The Mast. Jane worked as an arts and craft teacher at Boston Children's Hospital. Karen works for the Franklin Park Zoo and Michael for the National Park Service at the Freedom Trail as a liaison to a Bromwell archeology professor.

The series had several long-term story arcs and ran 72 stories through Daria's college graduation. Since the completion of the primary series, several stand-alone stories have been written on the lives of the characters through the present.

Falling Into College is a direct continuation of the Last Summer stories and also draws upon First Summer as a prequel series. Mr Orange translated part of the series into French.

College Age Daria by RLobinske

Inspirations, Motivations and Analysis[edit]

The author has stated that his college experience and relationship with his wife has provided much of the inspiration for the stories, though they are specifically not autobiographical.

The series' optimistic tone was conceived as a balance to the number of angst-based stories commonly written when the series was started. At the same time, the few post-canon fanfiction stories tended to either use a simple stereotype for Daria's college roommate (such as loud party girl) or would use a contrivance to avoid Daria having to deal with a roommate. Karen was developed as a counter to that trend, a rounded character that would become a close friend.

While some readers have commented that the low-key, real life approach is one of appealing aspects of the series, other readers have suggested that there should be more drama or hardship inserted. The Angst Lords are not the only ones in the latter category; Kara Wild, a proponent of the "realism" approach that favors only limited angst, has stated that the characters seem to get beyond misfortune too easily. (However, Brother Grimace has stated on several occasions that the series is one of his personal favorites, and enjoys the low-key approach that the series follows.) To this point, the author has resisted increasing the angst dosage, which gives more impact to the times when things do go badly (e.g., in "A Matter of Priorities" and "Broken Star").

Post graduation, Daria moving to St. Augustine, Florida was a nod to the the author working on a research project near that city while developing and writing the early stories in the series. Many ideas were developed while driving to the area and some of the early stories were written during overnight stays in the town.

Characters[edit]

Model sheet of Quinn Morgendorffer at Pepperhill from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem
Model sheet of college freshman- Mike Mackenzie from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem
Model sheet of Mike Mackenzie from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem
Model sheet of Karen Myerson from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem
Model sheet of Micheal Fulton from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem
Model sheet of Cecelia "CC" Czernicki from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem
Model sheet of Derek Adler from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem

Canon

Original

Primary:

Secondary:

  • Anderson, Wendy (Raft student and theater major)
  • Baker, Todd (Michael's sophomore year roommate)
  • Barksdale, Simon (Helen's father)
  • Berkhart, Lewis (Michael's current roommate)
  • Campbell, Ariel (Nick's daughter)
  • Campbell, Sara (Nick's ex-wife)
  • Cavendish, Jenn (Raft student)
  • Cawthon-Schellski, Debbie
  • Chu, Mira (Local News Editor for The Mast)
  • Clarice (Raft student)
  • Cohen, Ben (Copy Editor for The Mast)
  • Crause, Shelly (Daria's coworker at Raft University Press)
  • Daniels, Prof. (Bromwell faculty and Michael's co-supervisor)
  • Davis, Bea (Olivia's mother)
  • Davis, Olivia (patient at children's hospital for whom Daria helps find glasses)
  • Devers, Sandy (Raft student and theater major)
  • Ernst, Len (Raft student, theater major and womanizer)
  • Findlay, Dr. (Director of Raft University Press)
  • Fulton, Gina (Michael's sister)
  • Fulton, Ron (Michael's father)
  • Fulton,Samantha (Michael's mother)
  • Girard, Nell (BFAC student and Jane's friend)
  • Grace (Quinn's suitemate)
  • Hollister, Robin (Raft student)
  • Isabelle (Raft student and theater costumer)
  • Jack (Raft student)
  • Jakobs, Al (once dated Jane and CC)
  • Jenkins, Rhiannon (Prom Queen and Honor Society member with Quinn)
  • Kelsey, Mary (BFAC student)
  • Ken (Michael's freshman year roommate)
  • Kennedy, Brianna (Sports and Leisure Editor for The Mast)
  • Killarny, Dr. Roland (Dean of Arts & Sciences and former Director of University Press)
  • Lane, Andrew Sean (Trent and Lindy's son)
  • Levon (Jodie’s boyfriend at Crestmore)
  • Lyndon, Mrs. (Daria's landlady)
  • MacKenzie, Colin (Mack's father)
  • MacKenzie, Leesha (Mack's mother)
  • Mandy (Len Ernst's jealous girlfriend)
  • Marie (Michael's coworker)
  • Marquez, Isabel 'Bel' (Jane's boss at the children's hospital)
  • Marvin, Fr. (Priest that officiated Lindy and Trent’s wedding)
  • Miller, Dr. Harrison F. (Raft history professor)
  • Morgendorffer, Bruce (Jake's older brother)
  • Morrison, Samuel (Michael's boss)
  • Murphey, Carol (Well known feminist attorney and Honor Society sponsor)
  • Myerson, Geoff (Karen's father)
  • Myerson, Jill (Karen's sister-in-law
  • Myerson, Maddie (Karen's mother)
  • Myerson, Terry (Karen's brother)
  • Myerson, Wayne (Karen’s nephew)
  • Natalie (Gina's best friend)
  • Needham, Benjamin (Honor society member with Quinn)
  • Nguyen (Michael's coworker)
  • Olson, Jeff (Campus Editor of The Mast)
  • Paine, Prof. (Raft theater professor)
  • Poole, Carolyn (Daria's therapist)
  • Rowe, Dennis (Stacy's father)
  • Sean (Raft student)
  • Stamford, Beth (Fran's aunt)
  • Stamford, David (Fran's uncle)
  • Stan (patient at children's hospital that Jane saves)
  • Stanton, Carly (Raft student, Editor in Chief of The Mast)
  • Stevens, Anna (Raft student)
  • Sullivan, Kathy (Honor society member with Quinn)
  • Sullivan, Kyle (Lawndale County Asst. District Attorney)
  • Sweinson, Julia, Dr. (Faculty sponsor of The Mast)
  • Tammy (Quinn's suitemate)
  • Tolen, Janice (Raft student)
  • Toni (Raft student and theater makeup)
  • Trujillio, Jesus (Opinion Editor for The Mast)
  • Weaver, Elaine (Lindy’s mother)
  • Wilson, Dr. (Raft biology professor)

Fanon Characters

  • Maurice 'Reese' Wyatt (Amy Barksdale's husband) created by Brother Grimace
  • Jerica Wyatt (Reese's daughter) created by Brother Grimace
  • Jocelyn Wyatt (Reese's daughter) created by Brother Grimace
  • Paula Trainor (Amy Barksdale's best friend) created by Brother Grimace

Alternate Canon

Stories in Series[edit]

Main article: List of Falling Into College stories

Trivia[edit]

  • Raft University is roughly based on Tufts University, Boston Fine Arts College is based upon the Massachusetts College of Art and Pepperhill University is based upon Pepperdine University. Berlioz College is based upon Oberlin College and its Conservatory.
  • The author used his wife's name, Louise, as Daria's middle name.
  • Many featured Sick, Sad World promos are twisted versions of real entomological facts or studies.
  • In Home for Thanksgiving, it is revealed that Karen's grandather was a B-17 crewman with the 918th Bombardment Group. This was the fictional unit presented in the movie, Twelve O'Clock High.
  • The graffiti on the flats in the artwork for Boston Baked Band are the titles of plays the author worked, including the one where he met his wife.
  • The t-shirt worn by Quinn Gilstad when he was introduced is based upon the real shirt prepared for the Entomological Society of America annual meeting in San Diego, held in December, 2001.
  • The Curtis E. LeMay College of Military Sciences at Tennyson University is a nod to the writer's father, who was a veteran of the 20th Air Force (that Gen. LeMay commanded in WWII) and the B-29 model on display in the building lobby (tail code "V") is a fictional aircaft of his unit, the 73 Bombardment Wing, 499 Bombardment Group.
  • The Falling into College universe was the first universe shown destroyed in the Worldburner fanfic: explicitly shown as the FiC universe and not an alternate version thereof. This may or may not be 'fixed' later on.

Music List[edit]

Songs fully or partially used within stories (including canon Mystik Spiral material)

  • In Thee by A. Lanier
  • Cold Iron by Rudyard Kipling (arranged by Leslie Fish)
  • Little Sister from Pierce Me by Neena Beber
  • Every Dog Has His Day from Groped by an Angel by Jonathan Greenberg.
  • Mr. Normal from Jane’s Addition by Glenn Eichler.
  • Freakin’ Friends from Is It Fall Yet? by Glenn Eichler and Peggy Nicoll.
  • O Fortuna 14th century monastic arranged by Carl Orff in Carmina Burana
  • The Eve Of War by Jeff Wayne from Jeff Wayne’s Musical War of the Worlds
  • The Spirit of Man by Gary Osborne and Jeff Wayne from War of the Worlds.
  • Everlong by the Foo Fighters
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Freddie Mercury
  • When I'm 64 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
  • I Loathe You from Café Disaffecto by Glenn Eichler
  • Overkill by Jimmy Buffett
  • Holiday by Jimmy Buffett
  • Sloop John B Traditional arranged by Brian Wilson
  • Traveling Soldier by Bruce Robison performed by the Dixie Chicks
  • Sentimental Journey music by Les Brown & Ben Homer, lyrics by Bud Green
  • Non Nobis, Domine traditional arranged by Peter Boyle for the 1989 movie, Henry V
  • Simple Gifts traditional Shaker hymn

In sequel stories

  • Lullaby by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Dan Wilson, performed by the Dixie Chicks
  • Little Miss Magic" by Jimmy Buffett
  • You Can't Always Get What You Want by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, performed by The Rolling Stones
  • Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, performed by The Eurythmics

Background Timeline[edit]

  • 1925 Simon Barksdale born
  • 1926 Tess Barksdale (Landry) born.
  • September 1929: Nathan Morgendorffer born.
  • 1945: Vincent Lane born.
  • June 1947: Nathan and Ruth Morgendorffer married.
  • September 1947: Nathan drafted into USMC.
  • 1948: Amanda Lane (Lodzyck) born.
  • May 1948: Bruce born.
  • January 8, 1950: Jake born.
  • July 14, 1950: Helen born.
  • July 1950: Nathan ships out to Korea.
  • September 1950: Nathan at Inchon.
  • November-December 1950: Nathan at Chosin.
  • February 1951: Nathan returns to US.
  • May 1951: Nathan medically discharged.
  • Spring 1952: Rita born.
  • October 1956: Ron Fulton born
  • May 1958: Samantha Fulton (Waldron) born.
  • 1959: Amy Barksdale born.
  • Summer 1966: Bruce Morgendorffer enlists in army.
  • July 1966 Vincent and Amanda Lane meet
  • August 22 1967: Summer Love Lane born. Amanda and Vincent married.
  • 1967: Fran’s Uncle David and Aunt Beth born.
  • September 1968: Wind Lane born.
  • June 1968: Jake and Helen graduate high school.
  • August 1969: Helen and Jake split up, Jake heads for CA, arrested for vagrancy in Boulder, CO.
  • August 1969: Helen, Willow and Coyote spent night in jail in Boulder, CO.
  • November 1969: Penny Lane born.
  • December 1969: Jake attends concert at Altamonte CA.
  • June 1972: Jake and Helen graduate college.
  • June 1972: Jake and Helen leave group house, last time they see Willow and Coyote until 1997.
  • April 1973: Vincent and Amanda buy the Free Lawndale house.
  • June 1974. Ron Fulton graduated high school
  • January 1975: Rita’s first marriage.
  • 1975 Trent born.
  • Spring 1975: Erin born.
  • June 26, 1975: Jake and Helen married.
  • September 1975: Jake starts MBA program.
  • 1976: Nathan dies.
  • June 1976: Samantha Fulton (Waldron) graduates high school.
  • 1977: Simon Barksdale dies.
  • February 1977. Lindy Weaver born.
  • June 1977: Amy graduates high school.
  • June 1978: Jake completes MBA.
  • June 1978: Ron Fulton graduates college
  • September 1978: Helen begins law school.
  • May 1979: Quinn Gilstad born
  • October 1979: Ron and Samantha Fulton meet
  • June 1980. Samantha Fulton (Waldron) graduates college.
  • July 1980. Ron and Samantha Fulton married.
  • November 19 1980: Daria born.
  • March 20 1981: Jane born.
  • June 1981: Amy BA
  • August 11, 1981: Michael Fulton born.
  • February 4, 1982: Frances Lawrence born
  • April 15 1982: Quinn born.
  • June 1982: Helen completes law school.
  • June 1984: Amy MA.
  • July 1984: Morgendorffers move to Highland, TX.
  • September 1984. Gina Fulton born.
  • 1985: Yeagers begin selling hand-knotted hammocks.
  • 1986: Summer Lane’s first child born.
  • September 1986: Daria and Jane start kindergarten.
  • Spring 1987: Helen and Jake’s fight over Daria.
  • Summer 1987: Trent and Jesse start playing guitars
  • September 1987: Quinn starts kindergarten.
  • June 1988: Amy PhD.
  • September 1988: Amy begins adjuncting.
  • Fall 1989: Trent and Jesse start high school
  • 1990: Fran’s Uncle David and Aunt Beth married
  • Spring 1991: Max joins the band and it takes on the name Mystik Spiral.
  • September 1991: Amy begins tenure track position.
  • June 1992: Fran’s parents and sister killed in auto accident.
  • June 1993: Trent graduates high school
  • Summer 1993: Daria and Quinn at Camp Grizzly.
  • May/June 1994: Ms. Barch divorce finalized.
  • Summer 1994: Nicholas Campbell married
  • Spring 1995: Ariel Campbell born.
  • Fall 1995: Daria and Jane start high school.
  • Spring 1996 Nick joins Mystik Spiral and divorces that summer.
  • August 1996: Amy granted tenure.
  • Fall 1996: Season 1.
  • Spring 1997: Season 2.
  • Spring 1997: Erin’s wedding.
  • Summer 1997: First Summer series
  • Fall 1997: Season 3.
  • Spring 1998: Season 4.
  • Summer 1998: IIFY?
  • Fall 1998 – Spring 1999: Season 5
  • Spring 1999: IICY?
  • June 1999: Daria and Jane Graduation.
  • Summer 1999: Last Summer series.
  • August 1999: Daria leaves for Raft.
  • January 2000: Jane leaves for BFAC.
  • June 2000: Quinn graduates LHS, Lindy graduates Lawndale State.
  • December 2000: Trent and Lindy engaged.
  • January 28, 2002: Karen and Derek secretly married
  • June 2002 Gina graduates from high school
  • November 22, 2002 Trent and Lindy’s son Andrew born
  • December 21, 2002 Karen and Derek's formal ceremony.
  • May 2003: Daria graduates from Raft and Jane graduates from BFAC.
  • June 26, 2003: Daria's wedding.
  • June 2008: Daria receives doctorate
  • May 25, 2009: Eve Adler born.
  • Fall 2009: Fran and Trey married.
  • February 14, 2010: Gina Fulton and Ashton married.
  • November 18, 2010: Quinn gives birth to Jacob Henri Morgendorffer
  • December 18, 2010 Quinn and Q married.
  • December 2010: Daria starts as an Assistant Professor at San Marcos College.
  • May 2011: Michael's 3-year grant position as a State Archeologist begins.
  • September 20, 2011: DADT ends. Paula and Sammi engaged
  • June 2, 2012. Paula and Sammi wedding.
  • Fall 2012: Daria's first novel published to modest success.
  • September 2012: Paula and Sammi undergo in vitro fertilization. Paula will carry Amy's child for her.
  • April 2013. Andrew Lane in Lawndale Elementary School science fair.
  • June 27 2013: Sammi Rudolph gives birth to David Lincoln Rudolph-Trainer.
  • June 28 2013: Paula Trainor gives birth to Paula Samantha Reese
  • July 2013: Helen retires from the State Bar Association.
  • July 23 2013. Karen and Derek's son Clive, born. Named after Clive Saunders, the soldier that pulled Derek from the wrecked Humvee.
  • Fall 2013: Jake and Helen move to Lake Berryessa, California, to the east of of Napa Valley.
  • November 2014: Daria laid off from San Marcos College
  • May 5, 2015. Quinn and Q's daughter Francis (Fran) Helen Morgendorffer born.
  • Summer 2015: Daria remakes her old agreement with Helen to write and submit something every week.

Links[edit]

Falling Into College can be found:

Note: Websites are updated at owner's convenience; some of these sites might not contain the latest installments of the series

An interview with Richard Lobinske about the series, consisting of fan-submitted questions and conducted by E. A. Smith, can be found:

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