"Getting to Know Daria"
by Invisigoth Gypsy (IvG@garnetsigma.com)
http://www.garnetsigma.com
10-25-98

Summary: Daria's, Jane's, Quinn's, and Trent's answers to an Internet survey.







Name: Daria Morgendorffer

Nickname: None

Age: 16

Location: Hell (known to mortals of this plane as Lawndale, CA)

Height: 5'4"

Eye Color: brown

Hair: Yes.

School: Laaaaaawwwwwwwndale High

What do you think of Ouija boards?: What does that have to do with anything?

Favorite TV shows: Sick Sad World

What's on your mousepad? my mouse

Favorite concert you've been to: Does almost going to Alternapalooza count?

In the car, AC or open windows? If I could drive, I might care.

Do you believe in yourself: I have to. No one else does.

Favorite magazine: TV Guide

Favorite Drink: hot tea

Favorite sound: the sound of a football player trying to think

Favorite Smell: The smell of burning flesh

Drinks, with or without ice cubes: Why is this important?

Worst feeling in the world: perkiness

Best feeling in the world: oblivion

Favorite thing to do on the weekend: read

Favorite Soundtrack: 2001: a space odyssey

What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?: "What sort of nauseating things will happen today?"

Do you get motion sickness? yes

Rollercoasters: See above.

Pen or pencil: Pen

Favorite author: Franz Kafka

How many rings before you answer the phone?: I never answer the phone, because it's always for Quinn.

Future Son names: Who said I wanted kids?

Future Daughter names: See above.

Are you a good friend? What is this "friend" of which you speak?

Chocolate or vanilla cake?: Vanilla

Do you like to drive: I *don't* drive.

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: What do you think?

Thunderstorms: cool or scary: Loud.

What is your zodiac sign? Is this a pick-up line?

What do you wear to bed?: That *was* a pick-up line, wasn't it?

Do you eat stems of broccoli? Yes.

What does your nick name mean? Take a wild guess.

Do you have a pic online? No.

Who are your good friends? My partner-in-crime, Jane.

Do you trust yourself? I guess so. I don't trust anyone *else*.

Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with?: No comment.

Do you know anyone who's died? Yes.

When was the last time you cried? I don't do "cry".


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Name: Jane Lane

Nickname: Janey

Age: 16

Location: Venus

Height: 5'6"

Eye Color: blue

Hair: black

School: none that I claim

What do you think of Ouija boards?: They're made of wood.

Favorite TV shows: Sick Sad World

What's on your mousepad? "Persistance of Memory"

Favorite concert you've been to: They Might Be Giants

In the car, AC or open windows? Neither. I like to suffer.

Do you believe in yourself: No. You shouldn't either.

Favorite magazine: Art Today

Favorite Drink: hot chocolate with little marshmallows in it

Favorite sound: the sound of time warping

Favorite Smell: fresh paint

Drinks, with or without ice cubes: No.

Worst feeling in the world: artist's block

Best feeling in the world: not having artist's block

Favorite thing to do on the weekend: paint

Favorite Soundtrack: the X-Files movie

What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?: I don't think, I feel. And I felt tired.

Do you get motion sickness? No.

Rollercoasters: Awesome!

Pen or pencil: paint brush

Favorite author: Douglas Adams

How many rings before you answer the phone?: Enough to let the machine pick up.

Future Son names: Molybdenum and ToastMaster

Future Daughter names: Kitiara and Bean Broth

Are you a good friend? I have no friends.

Chocolate or vanilla cake?: Swirled.

Do you like to drive: If I must.

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: No. I sleep with my collection of human heads.

Thunderstorms: cool or scary: Cool.

What is your zodiac sign? I don't believe in astrology.

What do you wear to bed?: Clothes.

Do you eat stems of broccoli? Eewww, no.

What does your nick name mean? I don't know. Ask Trent.

Do you have a pic online? No, because Upchuck might get ahold of it.

Who are your good friends? I said, I have no friends. But I hang out with Daria a lot. And Trent and Jesse.

Do you trust yourself? Would *you*, if you were me?

Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with?: Salvador Dali. But he's dead already, so I guess he doesn't count.

Do you know anyone who's died? No. They're all dead.

When was the last time you cried? When I was two.


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Name: Quinn Morgendorffer

Nickname: None

Age: 15

Location: Lawndale, California

Height: 5'3"

Eye Color: I'm not really sure. Sandi said they're "hazel" but that's such an ugly word! Stacy said brown, but that's too plain. Maybe a sort of greeny-gold color? I need to ask Daria's weird little art friend...

Hair: light brown with reddish highlights

School: Lawndale High

What do you think of Ouija boards?: Ooh, scary!

Favorite TV shows: Fashion World, Dawson's Creek, Real World, Melrose Place, Sunset Beach

What's on your mousepad? Gross, mice are disgusting.

Favorite concert you've been to: Backstreet Boys. Nick's soooooo cute!

In the car, AC or open windows? AC, duh! Open windows mess up my hair.

Do you believe in yourself: Hunh?

Favorite magazine: Waif

Favorite Drink: Water. It's good for my skin.

Favorite sound: The sound of guys asking me out.

Favorite Smell: "Tommy Girl"

Drinks, with or without ice cubes: With.

Worst feeling in the world: Not having a date. Not that it's ever happened to *me*, but it must be horrible for those poor girls that no one likes.

Best feeling in the world: Being popular

Favorite thing to do on the weekend: Go out

Favorite Soundtrack: City of Angels, Armageddon, Back to Titanic

What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?: "Which one am I going out with tonight?"

Do you get motion sickness? No, puking's gross.

Rollercoasters: No, they mess up my hair.

Pen or pencil: Pen, if it's in a cute color like pink or turquoise

Favorite author: Like, person who writes stuff for people to *read*?

How many rings before you answer the phone?: One (or less if I'm right there)

Future Son names: Something cute that won't clash with his last name.

Future Daughter names: See above.

Are you a good friend? Of course! Otherwise, I wouldn't be vice-president of the Fashion Club!

Chocolate or vanilla cake?: Are you kidding? Cake is fattening!

Do you like to drive: Only if the car has a nice backseat

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: Yes. My cute little dinosaur with sunglasses and my Smiley pillow. Although sometimes I have dreams that the Smiley is laughing at me.

Thunderstorms: cool or scary: Scary if there's a guy around to comfort me

What is your zodiac sign? What's a zodiac?

What do you wear to bed?: My pretty blue frilly nightgown

Do you eat stems of broccoli? I hate broccoli!

What does your nick name mean? I don't have one.

Do you have a pic online? Yes, I have lots of them, in fact.

Who are your good friends? Sandi, Stacy, and Tiffany

Do you trust yourself? You mean you don't trust me?!?

Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with?: I can't decide.

Do you know anyone who's died? I saw a dead squirrel in the road once. It was yucky.

When was the last time you cried? The last time I wanted something.


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Name: Trent Lane

Nickname: None

Age: 21

Location: the basement

Height: 6'1"

Eye Color: brown

Hair: black

School: School is just an excuse for people who are afraid to get out there and live life. Or stay in the basement and sleep. Whichever.

What do you think of Ouija boards?: They make a good subject for a song...

Favorite TV shows: Celebrity Death-Match, South Park

What's on your mousepad? Soda stains

Favorite concert you've been to: Concrete Blonde

In the car, AC or open windows? open windows

Do you believe in yourself: Of course. Musicians *have* to believe in themselves.

Favorite magazine: Acoustic World

Favorite Drink: whatever can is lying around my room

Favorite sound: a perfect open D tuning

Favorite Smell: clean laundry (I don't smell it much)

Drinks, with or without ice cubes: Whenever I put ice cubes in something, they melt before I get around to drinking it.

Worst feeling in the world: messing up in the middle of a song

Best feeling in the world: talking to someone who understands me, like Daria

Favorite thing to do on the weekend: sleep

Favorite Soundtrack: Movie soundtracks are just a way for the corporate bastards to wring more money out of consumers.

What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?: Morning?

Do you get motion sickness? Not usually

Rollercoasters: cool

Pen or pencil: pencil

Favorite author: whoever wrote the lyrics for "Iron Man"

How many rings before you answer the phone?: I never hear the phone.

Future Son names: Carleton. Or maybe Trent Jr.

Future Daughter names: I'd name her after Esther Nairn or my sister Janey.

Are you a good friend? I guess

Chocolate or vanilla cake?: Chocolate

Do you like to drive: If I don't fall asleep.

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: No. I usually sleep holding my guitar.

Thunderstorms: cool or scary: Another good song topic.

What is your zodiac sign? I don't know.

What do you wear to bed?: The same thing I wore that day.

Do you eat stems of broccoli? No.

What does your nick name mean? Don't have one

Do you have a pic online? No.

Who are your good friends? Jesse, Jane, and Daria

Do you trust yourself? If I'm awake.

Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with?: My guitar

Do you know anyone who's died? No, but it would make a good song.

When was the last time you cried? When I had that nightmare that I was back in high school







THE END