Date: July 08, 2025 03:17 pm Title: Dinner for Two
Very much enjoyed the reimagining of booze cruise!! And so glad they finally got their kiss! I felt for katy there though with Roy, but really liked the way you still incorporated Roy’s wedding date speech.
Looking forward to the next chapter!
Author's Response: Thanks! It was a lot of fun to re-orient the booze cruise this way. And of course to have Jim and Pam get together a lot sooner. Katy still gets a raw deal, but at least she knows why instead of just the instant break like in canon.
Date: July 04, 2025 03:47 am Title: Dinner for Two
I wasn’t allowed to leave any more jellybeans! Lovely to see this back and I enjoyed the new take on Booze Cruise! Nice work, but please don’t leave it so long for the final chapter, it’s too good to wait!
Author's Response: Glad you liked it. I'll do my best about getting it wrapped up.
1 [Report This]Date: July 02, 2025 05:16 pm Title: Dinner for Two
Ugh. Roy! He really needs to get his act together!! I’m shocked that Katy was so understanding… but also, how awkward was that table trio of her, Jim, and Pam— yikes!!! Love the callback to Casino Night and the extra who actually jumped off the boat when Michael announced it was sinking— oops!!! And glad that Jam had a better moment connecting up on the open deck in your story!!! And even though their meal was simple, glad to see they were using their skills! Hopefully they’ll get more adventurous in the next chapter! Glad to see this back!!!
Author's Response: Yeah, Roy's not great. I figured since I had Jim mentally grow up a bit earlier in this story, that maturity would show in how he treated others. So I had Katy receptive to that. Glad you picked up on some of the details I brought in. It was fun to add those. Thanks for the review.
Date: July 02, 2025 05:06 pm Title: Dinner for Two
SO first of all, Pam and Jim should know better than to set the dishwasher to run when they are about to leave. Leaks are a nightmare but are so much worse when you are off on a booze cruise in January and come to home to it.
Clever way to get the four of them back together to experience all the hijinks on the booze cruise together. Katy and Roy did seem to have more of a connection that Pam and Roy on the original booze cruise so it makes complete sense here.
Poor Katy though still has to endure the nonsense and another bad ending, albeit this time because Roy has clearly not gotten the message and still has no clue how to treat a date or that it's OVER with Pam. And even Jim was kind of a jerk when it came to how he treated their breakup.
What I most enjoyed in this version of the Booze Cruise was our couple finally having that kiss while up on the deck and getting to share what they'd been feeling for each other.
I'm looking forward to seeing what's for dessert.
Author's Response: Glad you liked the way I was still able to get them all together. It was fun adding a different twist to it all. I did always feel a little bad for Katy. She got the short end of the stick and never really knew why. Hopefully it wasn't as bad in this version. I always enjoy getting Jim and Pam together a little sooner than canon so glad you like it too. Thanks as always for the great review.
1 [Report This]Date: July 02, 2025 11:04 am Title: Dinner for Two
Yay you’re back.
Roy still doesn’t get why Pam dumped him and thinking that making some grand gesture will work on her. At least Pam was smart enough to know that if she did go back to him Roy would just go back his old self by taking Pam for granted. I have a feeling Roy is going to really explode once he finds out about pam and Jim being together. I do feel bad for Katy a bit, but she can clearly hold her own so good for her.
Can we now get an update for Silver Wings?
Author's Response: No Roy doesn't quite get it. But that's his problem to deal with. Glad you liked how I wrote Katy too. I'll probably start working on Silver Wings again soon.
1 [Report This]Date: January 09, 2025 09:25 pm Title: Dinner for Two
I just finished reading this (downloaded as an epub, which is why I'm only commenting at the end). I love it; the recipes are a great touch, but the actual story is excellent too. I'm glad that you ended it where you did, too. It feels complete without feeling overdone. And it's very clearly one of your stories (Sam and Beth feel very much like your kind of character). Loved all of it.
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it so much. The recipes have been a lot of fun to add. Same with Sam and Beth. Always fun to give Jim and Pam some perspective. We're not quite done yet, so hopefully you enjoy the rest too.
1 [Report This]Date: January 05, 2025 12:39 am Title: When Baking goes Wrong
omg i am so late but this was so cute! it was really funny too and so spot on with the show, i can see it being canon, this was literally perfect!!!!
1 [Report This]Date: January 05, 2025 12:39 am Title: When Baking goes Wrong
omg i am so late but this was so cute! it was really funny too and so spot on with the show, i can see it being canon, this was literally perfect!!!!
1 [Report This]Date: January 05, 2025 12:39 am Title: When Baking goes Wrong
omg i am so late but this was so cute! it was really funny too and so spot on with the show, i can see it being canon, this was literally perfect!!!!
1 [Report This]Date: January 05, 2025 12:39 am Title: When Baking goes Wrong
omg i am so late but this was so cute! it was really funny too and so spot on with the show, i can see it being canon, this was literally perfect!!!!
1 [Report This]Date: January 05, 2025 12:39 am Title: When Baking goes Wrong
omg i am so late but this was so cute! it was really funny too and so spot on with the show, i can see it being canon, this was literally perfect!!!!
1 [Report This]Date: January 03, 2025 11:01 pm Title: When Baking goes Wrong
“Pam, you’re squashing my footlong.” Dead. Literally on the floor. Too funny. 11/10
But also great fic! Very funny with the boob hats and I loved Jim’s flirty tone. Apologies for the time it took to review (damn holiday!) but excellent job!!
1 [Report This]Date: December 28, 2024 10:56 am Title: When Baking goes Wrong
I enjoyed this a lot! Thanks for sharing! It felt very season 4!
1 [Report This]Date: December 27, 2024 05:55 pm Title: When Baking goes Wrong
This was great fun! I have kind of a soft spot for Jim and Pam First Christmas stories. Because we didn't get one in canon, it's one of the few areas where we can write within the run of the show but still be free to explore. Thus things like Jim's beard. Great use of the opportunity.
Tons of fun with the cookie decorating gone awry. Makes perfect sense that combination of booze and bedroom would make other things fall to the wayside. Good thing everyone has a sense of humor about it.
Thanks for sharing this one. I really liked it.
Date: November 28, 2024 06:49 pm Title: Dinner for Two
Typical entitled Roy thinking that he can just order Pam around, and expect her fall in line. 😡
I have a feeling that we haven’t seen the last of him because if he had no problem trying to man handle Pam in a public place then he would have no problem doing the same or worse in private.
Thank goodness Darryl was there to make Roy step back which goes to show what kind of coward Roy truly was. He was weak when it came to guys who were the same size or bigger than him.
Pam should get a restraining order against him, or at least make a complaint agains Roy with Toby for making the office a toxic work environment.
Pam was smart to take her money from her account so Roy wouldn’t be able to use it against her.
I like how Pam is seeing Jim in a new light.
I was kind of hoping that when Pam said she was going to take a shower that Jim might see her with only a towel on just to see his reaction. 😂
Please update soon!
Author's Response: This Roy may be bad, but he's not THAT kind of bad don't worry. But yes he needed taking down a couple pegs. And yes Pam is doing everything to separate herself from him at this point.
Since she's free of that she's also free to see Jim not only as her best friend, but maybe something more. It'll be fun to see. While the shower idea would have been fun, I don't quite see them at that stage, just yet. Remember Jim just recently had a good discussion with Sam on what it means to be a Good Man. He's still trying to figure that out and live up to it.
Thanks as always for your review.
Date: November 28, 2024 02:46 pm Title: Dinner for Two
Hurray for Fancy New Beesly and her Fancy New Apartment!
Very glad that Roy seems to be pretty firmly out the picture now, and also super happy to know they will be continuing with their classes!
Nice little Dunkin' reference - John Krasinski would be proud.
Looking forward to what comes next for these two!
Author's Response: Lots of growth for Pam here for sure. She's ready to spread her wings. I like the idea that they'll keep on with the cooking classes too. They've found a shared hobby with some friends and as adults that can be hard to find at times. It's the norther parts of the East Coast, Dunkin is everywhere. And from personal experience the Dunkin in Scranton is a quality establishment. Should be fun to see where we go from here.
Date: November 28, 2024 06:05 am Title: Dinner for Two
Really nice to see this back and with a little holiday dish. I'm not sure why but before I started reading the story, the notes made it feel like it was complete...I'm glad I had that wrong, because our heroes are not a supercouple yet as I assume they are headed now that Pam is free and once Roy finally gets the message
Speaking of heroes and Roy, I appreciate the two styles of heroes who came to her rescue - Dwight with his pepper spray at the ready and Jim with his more sensical approach, though I'm sure he would have jumped in with some muscle if things got to the point he needed to.
OK, I can relate to the gas/electric stove thing. Not sure which direction you might have gone (if you did have a change recently) but I went from gas to electric unfortunately and almost 12 years later I'm still not happy about it. Grrrr.
So gotta say I love how Jim/you framed the empty apartment as a blank canvas. I caught a little hint of a AU Jim -maybe this one's past life was in the military with the bed making.
The last line was also lovely. "Taking a breath, she made the first brush stroke in her new home."
Nice job and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Author's Response:
We still have a couple more courses of this meal before we bid them adieu. We are headed in much nicer directions though. I'm sure this Jim would have stepped up had anything more physical gone down. Good thing for all involved it didn't have to come to that.
We went from gas to electric in our recent move. Pro and cons with both but cooking seems fine from my end.
Jim knows Pam. Thus he's able to talk to her in ways that are a lot more meaningful than what she's been used to. I think this Jim probably seen a few to many movies combined with he's trying his level best to make Pam smile about the bed making. Still it's fun to thing of other possibilities.
Thanks as always for your comments. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
1 [Report This]Date: November 27, 2024 10:23 am Title: Dinner for Two
Lovely to have this back again! Such a lovely read! And is that a hint of JAM romance I can smell? One small thing, Lloyd's name is easily misspelt, but you may want to set it up to catch it on your spell checker.
Author's Response: Well the spark of romance has always been there. We just get to give it a little fan now. Thanks for the heads up about the spelling. I'll take care of that.
Date: November 18, 2024 11:32 pm Title: The New Guy
Hey Warrior, for some reason I don’t ever remember reading this before, I just wanted to say I really enjoyed it, and I love that Max leant you Beth the waitress!
Author's Response: Ditto
1 [Report This]Date: November 18, 2024 05:05 am Title: The New Guy
Hey Warrior, for some reason I don’t ever remember reading this before, I just wanted to say I really enjoyed it, and I love that Max leant you Beth the waitress!
Author's Response: Glad you liked it. I remember it being a lot of fun to write. Max was very kind to allow me to use some of her story ideas.
1 [Report This]Date: April 09, 2024 11:05 am Title: Yes, Chef!
LOVE LOVE LOVE! You da best.
You wrote out the mad chronology of a dream so well and Pam's kind of awareness of like clothing just disappearing was excellent. What a fantastic mix of Chef, Chef and Chef. 800 jellybeans for excellent gift giving if I could!
Author's Response: Well I'm glad you liked it, because between this and dick root, I'm out of present ideas man. But Happy birthday old chap!
1 [Report This]Date: April 05, 2024 08:56 am Title: Yes, Chef!
Dude. This was delicious. Dream Pam is raunchy AF. I love how you wrote in bits of the weirdness of dreams, like her looking down to realise she was only in an apron and her undies.
Then to wake up to real like Chef Jim THAT'S EVERYONE'S DREAM RIGHT THERE!
Author's Response: Oh it really is! I’m glad you noticed the dream things, I was trying to weave them in but not be too heavy handed. Merci boo for the review!
1 [Report This]Date: April 02, 2024 06:12 am Title: Yes, Chef!
This was fun. Pam dreaming up sexy Chef Jim fits really well. The build up with everything while cooking was just a slow simmer until things really started cooking with her on the countertop. But the piece de resistance (sorry not going to try and adjust things into proper French spelling in a review) was her waking up for the real thing. Clearly they're just going to skip right ahead to dessert and nothing wrong with that. Great job with this one.
Author's Response: Thanks so much for the review, glad you liked it!
1 [Report This]Date: April 01, 2024 07:21 pm Title: Yes, Chef!
This was so spicy it gave me third degree burns on my eyeballs. I live in America so the healthcare is a joke, but this was so good I won’t even sue for the money it will take me in doctor visits.
Author's Response: Well sorry about that, but happy you liked it. Thank you for not suing me
Date: December 06, 2023 04:51 am Title: Dinner for Two
What is always such a treat with your writing is all the extra stuff we get, like in this one the added bits about Tarzan and Mr. Rogers. You always have such good details to share (or in this case Sam).
Speaking of details, I appreciated the details about their first meeting and how she was having the ring resized - so he didn't know during their "first date" how she was engaged and what a rough way to find out. I also caught the details that the teal teapot was one of the items she wanted to take from the cupboard.
Good for Jim not trying to be a fixer yet and just being there for her, taking Sam's advice to be a Good Man.
And hot chocolate toast is always a good way to close out a chapter. Looking forward to what happens next.
Author's Response: Thank you! I have a lot of fun adding in those details so I'm glad they work for you too. Same with how Sam's speech landed. Kind of the thing Jim needs to hear to grow a couple years emotionally. Glad you liked it all and thanks for always picking up on the details.