Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Mary Worth 882

Let us not forget, Scott saved her! She saved her from Ted Confey, who Adrian mistook for someone likable. Now it is Mary's turn to save Adrian from someone else Adrian has mistaken as someone likable. Poor Adrian. Three years ago, she was performing brain surgery on herself and accidentally removed the section of brain that assesses whether or not someone is likable or not. Fortunately, there are plenty of people around who can save her.

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Monday, October 25, 2010

Mary Worth 881

Jill makes an excellent point. I mean, look at Mary. She's been rejecting Jeff's proposals for years. Of course, she's been married before, so she may not be as desperate as Adrian who has been trying to get married for as long as anyone can remember, and is perfectly willing to settle beneath her station.

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Mary Worth 880

Is Adrian Corey suddenly the only level-headed woman in this trio, or did she just get distracted when she walked past the persuasively named Lunch Restaurant?

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Mary Worth 879

A lady would wait to laugh until after Adrian had left the room.

I can see Jill and Mary developing a wonderful friendship. A year from now, Mary will say, "You know, Jill, I did not like you when we first met. Do you remember that? And Adrian's silly dress? Wonderful memories."

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Friday, October 22, 2010

Mary Worth 878

Adrian's gift for choosing friends never ceases to amaze. Jill Black, Ted Confey and Mary Worth... what a stable. Speaking of stables, something about Jill's face today reminds me of when Pinocchio's friends turned into jackasses.


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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Mary Worth 877

It's especially hard to see yourself clearly in a funhouse mirror that inflates your head, dislocates your shoulder and spins your veil around backwards.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Mary Worth 876

Typically, time moves slowly in the Worthiverse, but this week things have been moving along nicely. Not since Drew Corey went to Vietnam have events occurred more quickly than Adrian changing her opinion about her wedding dress. Let’s break this down a bit:

Adrian: What do you ladies think?
Mary: Oh, Adrian… it’s beautiful.
Adrian: I really like this dress! What’s your verdict, Jill? It has the perfect combination of the features I love!
Mary: It really suits you.
Adrian: I never thought I could look this way before!
Mary: It’s marvelous! You look lovely.
Adrian: I do?
Mary: It’s perfect Adrian! It’s simple yet flattering.
Adrian: I like it too. I never felt this way before. What do you think Jill?
Jill: Ha ha ha ha!… Ha ha ha ha!… Adrian, you look so SILLY!
Adrian: Oh NO! … Silly’s not the look I’m going for!
Jill: It’s so old-fashioned! You don’t want to look like you’re from another era, do you?
Adrian: No… But I LIKE this dress! Does it really look unfashionable?
Mary: I don’t think so at all! It’s beautiful and classic! And the important thing is YOU LIKE IT!
Jill: Don’t kid yourself, Adrian! The important thing is that YOU LOOK GOOD!
Adrian: I don’t want to walk down the aisle as A JOKE!
Jill: It would be wrong if you did. This doesn’t look good.

Perhaps growing up with Dr. Jeff and Dr. Drew, Adrian has learned that her opinion is as substantial as a Jujube.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Mary Worth 875

So the question is, whose fashion advice do you take? The woman dressed entirely in yellow, or the woman dressed entirely in purple?

P.S., If you haven't checked out the new song on the Charterstone Jukebox in the right-hand column, I hope you like it.

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Mary Worth 874

You know, I've been giving it some thought... Maybe Karen Moy isn't patterning Jill Black after me. I mean, there are a lot of differences. For one thing, I don't have long, flowing blond hair. I'm quite bald. Second, I really don't have much wedding planning experience. I've only planned one wedding, and I really didn't do that much, and didn't particularly enjoy the experience. And third, I never say "Ha Ha Ha Ha" when I laugh derisively at a friend in a wedding dress. I'm more of a "Hee Hee Hee" kind of guy.

I can only assume, therefore, that Karen Moy really loves this blog. As apparently so do many of you! I had no intention of soliciting so much praise and adoration in yesterday's comments, but I have to admit, it felt really good. Unless all of you were just toying with me and secretly laughing behind my back. Like this: Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Mary Worth 873

Well, Jill's verdict is in.

Today's strip really hurt me personally. I can't help but wonder if Moy is writing Jill's character as a reflection on me. My father always taught me that "The easiest thing in the world is to be a cynic." And, in Mary Worth's world, it is even easier. But I've really tried to avoid cynicism in my blog. I would never dream of criticizing Karen Moy and Joe Giella; only the characters that inhabit their world. And can Moy and Giella help that everybody Mary Worth knows is shallow, irrational and a horrible dresser? Can they help that Santa Royale exists within a continuity tear in the fabric of time and space? No, they are forced to do the best they can with what they have. And I think they do a marvelous job. But clearly, Karen Moy thinks I'm mean spirited. And in Jill Black, she has painted me as a cynical, type-A moron, and I don't think I can live with that.

Perhaps I've taken this all too far. Perhaps Karen Moy is right. By reading Mary Worth loyally, every day, I've become what my father so desperately tried to prevent. A cynic. I'm sorry to have let you down, Dad, and I'm sorry, Karen Moy, for hurting your feelings. It wasn't my intention at all.

This blog has gone on long enough. It's time for me to hang up my pen and retire from reading Mary Worth. I won't have to cancel my newspaper subscription, since my paper, like so many others, no longer carries this wonderful strip. It's been a great run, but I want my soul back.

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