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Line 1: '''Falling Into College''' is a [[series]] of stories by [[Richard Lobinske]] that started in July, 2004 and ~~anticipated to be~~ completed in ~~February or~~ March 2010. [[Image:TLMB.jpg\|thumb\|right\|College Age Daria by RLobinske]]▼ [[Image:Daria Logo FIC Frontispiece.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Daria FiC Frontispiece by Drocem.]] ==Summary== [[Image:Daria FIB Stance 3a.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Daria by Drocem]] 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 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. Line 9 ⟶ 11: 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]] istranslated ~~currently~~part ~~translating~~of the series into French ~~at [[PPMB]]~~. ▲[[Image:TLMB.jpg\|thumb\|~~right~~left\|College Age Daria by RLobinske]] == Inspirations, Motivations and Analysis == 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~~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== [[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''' Line 29 ⟶ 54: * [[Fran Lawrence\|Lawrence, Fran]] * [[Karen Myerson\| Myerson, Karen]] Secondary: Line 164 ⟶ 188: ''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]]== 1925 Simon Barksdale born 1926 Tess Barksdale (Landry) born. September 1929: Nathan Morgendorffer born. 1945: Vincent Lane born. Line 209 ⟶ 241: June 1978: Jake completes MBA. June 1978: Ron Fulton graduates college May 1979: Quinn Gilstad born▼ 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. Line 216 ⟶ 248: November 19 1980: Daria born. March 20 1981: Jane born. June 1981: Amy ~~graduates with her~~ 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 ~~graduates with her~~ MA. July 1984: Morgendorffers move to Highland, TX. September 1984. Gina Fulton born. Line 227 ⟶ 259: 1986: Summer Lane’s first child born. September 1986: Daria and Jane start kindergarten. Spring 1987: Helen and Jake’s fight over Daria ~~(Boxing Daria)~~. Summer 1987: Trent and Jesse start playing guitars September 1987: Quinn starts kindergarten. Line 239 ⟶ 271: 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. Line 254 ⟶ 287: Spring 1999: IICY? June 1999: Daria and Jane Graduation. Summer 1999: Last Summer series. August 1999: Daria ~~starts~~leaves atfor 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 ▲January 28,2002 Karen and Derek secretly married December 21, 2002 Karen and Derek's formal ceremony. May 2003: Daria graduates from Raft and Jane graduates from BFAC. June 2526, 2003: Daria's wedding. June 2008: Daria ~~and~~receives ~~Michael complete their doctorates~~doctorate May 25, 2009: Eve Adler born. Fall 2009: Fran and Trey married. November 18, 2010: Jacob Henri Morgendorffer born▼ February 14, 2010: Gina Fulton and Ashton married. December 2010: Daria starts as faculty at San Marcos College▼ ▲November 18, 2010: Quinn gives birth to Jacob Henri Morgendorffer ~~born~~ December 18, 2010 Quinn and Q married. ▲December 2010: Daria starts as ~~faculty~~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== ''Falling Into College'' can be found: [http://web.archive.org/web/20121017232427/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic_series_fic.html here] at [~~http://www.outpost-daria.com~~ [Outpost Daria]] (via Wayback Machine) [http://~~www~~web.archive.org/web/20110519123302/http://outpost-daria.com/fanfic_art_fic.html artwork here] at [~~http://www.outpost-daria.com~~ [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.~~glitterberries.freehostia.com/author_richardlobinske.html here] at [~~http://www.glitterberries.com~~ [Glitter Berries]] [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] Line 282 ⟶ 332: [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 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.~~glitterberries.freehostia.com/misc/FIC_interview.htm here] at [~~http://www.glitterberries.com~~ [Glitter Berries]] [[Category: 2004 in fanfiction]]