Date: October 10, 2008 09:27 pm Title: Bad Dates Continue Like This...
Noooooooooooooo angst makes me cry, but so good lol
Date: October 10, 2008 09:21 pm Title: Bad Dates Start Like This...
I loved it. I loved how he admitted to missing her art show to hurt her - you worded it perfectly!
Date: October 29, 2007 12:50 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
awww- so sweet! I really hope that's how their first date went :D:D
Date: October 14, 2007 08:04 am Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
that was GREAT !
i could really see the characters saying all of that.
you are amazingg !
Date: August 16, 2007 12:09 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
"That night...that was my very first kiss from anyone besides my mom, my dad, my grandparents, my aunt Linda, and Roy."
This is my favorite part, I think this is the whole crux of why Pam reacted the way she did to that kiss. Well done.
Date: August 16, 2007 12:09 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
"That night...that was my very first kiss from anyone besides my mom, my dad, my grandparents, my aunt Linda, and Roy."
This is my favorite part, I think this is the whole crux of why Pam reacted the way she did to that kiss. Well done.
Date: June 16, 2007 08:15 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
Very sweet and romantic. Perfect even! Great story!
Date: June 05, 2007 05:56 am Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
Fancy New Jam. One word, 5 W's: Awwwww!
It's just gorgeous! I'm sure I've said this before but I am in LOVE with your stories! Fluffy but not at all mushy. GORGEOUS!
Date: May 30, 2007 09:49 am Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
I loved every syllable of this! It made me giddy and tear up. Loved. It.
Honestly, so many people have written in their FDF's the little tidbit about how Jim says he won't put out on the first date, that I think it should be jokingly touched upon in an early S4 episode. That would be hysterical.
Date: May 29, 2007 10:00 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
that was so CUTE!
Date: May 29, 2007 08:47 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
I say this as a completely hetero woman, but I think I may be a little in love with you right now.
Your stuff never disappoints. I am always left happy, and usually, giddy. This one is no different; I love it.
Date: May 29, 2007 07:49 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
sigh... that really was just lovely. I think you got them pretty well. I love the kind of emotional stumble around, that seems very JimPam to me. Yay for you and your awesome writingness!
Date: May 29, 2007 09:08 am Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
aawww... i love this! and the whole resorting to banter as a defense is totally what i'd expect from those two crazy kids. love, love, love. did i mention i love?
Date: May 29, 2007 07:00 am Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
aww! i love this SO much. i really love the comparison to Roy at the beginning, and his desire to settle things and not let it be between them. then when Pam threatens to beat up Karen i almost DIED laughing! so great. i also love how you had them address the fact that their banter is just them. and that it's wonderful. you write it very well! great chapter!!!
Date: May 28, 2007 10:00 pm Title: Bad Dates Start Like This...
Okay, the banter MADE this chapter. Wow. It was so spot-on, just perfect. Nicely done!
Date: May 28, 2007 09:27 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
Ok this chapter was AMAZING!!! I loved the up and down emotions and you had my heart in my throat and then I was laughing seconds later....really really great writing
And while there were a ton of favorite lines to choose from I think this one just topped them all
"what kind of common hussy do you take me for?"
HAAAAAAAA!!!! Loved it all thanks for sharing!!
Date: May 28, 2007 09:15 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
Oh... that was so NICE what you did with that fancy new Beesly / new haircut Jim parallel. I didn't see it coming, and it did warm my heart. Plus, the part about how they slip into schtick to avoid romance--so them. Oh, so many things I liked about this story. Yay for you!
Date: May 28, 2007 08:52 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
Ya know, the first lines of this reminded me of something that happened on a vacation with the family recently. So, I was really pissed at something my brother did. I can't for the life of me remember. But, I was like, basically, angry at him, and angry at my mom for not doing anything about him. And so, we were at the hotel, and our room had a balcony. So I went out there to fume and think... it was the one place where I could be alone. But then my mom went and ruined it, because she kept going out there to check on me, and saying stupid stuff like, "oh, avoiding the issue, yeah that will help" and it just angered me more, and so I went to bed angrier than I was when I started. Its like, sometimes you just need a moment alone, and yeah, so odd but that was what I thought of when I was reading that experience. You need a moment alone, but the other person involved has to know when not to interrupt, and when its okay. Its like, if my mom had waited like 10 more minutes, I would have gone back in and been the worlds best daughter. but instead, she ruined the night and the next morning. (ooh, place all the blame on her!)
But then again, that was also a different type of argument than the one they have. What is oddly, such a romantic scene in my head is the one where you are like so angry, but then the other person comes over, and its like, you just feel so safe in their arms that you start to cry. I dunno. it sounds odd even as I am typing this. okay, so here is the deal, it is late at night and i woke up early, so if this is just the worlds strangest review... um, blame it on that. and hoepfully you will get enjoyment out of my ramblings.
Oh, and the idea of Pam in a hoodie... totally brings up a girlcrush moment :) (what I like jim/pam in casual clothes)
There hands were mere centimeters apart against the cupboard and she wrapped hers around his.
The only thing I think with this line is I think you meant Their hands...? or is it my slep deprived brain that is reading it weird.
Seriously, loved it. loved loved loved loved. And since I didn't quote anything, just assume I would quote the entire thing. And then imagine me saying amazing deep thoughtful stuff about the entire chapter... because suddenly during this chapter, that whole sleep deprived thing caught up with me, and i am thinking it may be time to turn off the lights and go to sleep.
Date: May 28, 2007 08:39 pm Title: Bad Dates Continue Like This...
Sorry, the idea of throwing lawyers was just too funny not to comment on it. I had the idea of a weird bean bag toss... with a giant pumpkin, but I am not sure there that part of the image came in.
"He pulled the hood up over her hair and used the moment as an excuse to touch her, tucking a lock of her hair inside the hood. "
That imagine.... gah!!! it is everything... everything amazing and such!
And their banter (ooh, I love using that word), is just so dead on. Its like, great.
The imagry in this is just amazing. Its like, I was just realizing that when i read ... well, when I used to read (I mean years and years ago), I really used to see it. But, I guess so often now, I don't read things with such great imagry, that its more, the words are a picture, and I don't really see pictures, I see words, and hopefully this is making sense, but this is just, i totally can SEE this... and this is one of the first fanfics that I can actually SEE... yeah, so really hope this makes sense, because, either that or I sound like a weird fool.
"magic happy pill"
So, when I was in like, I dunno, 9th/10th grade time frame, me and my friend Liz had this weird thing that Leo (from Charmed) and Max (Roswell), if you could get them and the feeling they gave you in pill form it would be the cureall (panacea?). And so, what she did, is for my birthday, she got two pill bottles, and filled them with two types of jelly bellies (white for Leo and green for Max), and printed out fake labels, saying happy pills. And thinking of this, I think I need one for Jim and for JAM now, because those two make me so insanely happy.
Ya know that line from Office Olympics, where Jim is like, medals, give him medals, something like that I believe when he is talking about Kevin and his MnMs, yeah, thats what I say to this story.
And even though it was angstyy, it was so them, and its so realistic, but I am also glad that I get to click next and hopefully get some more fluff.
Date: May 28, 2007 08:29 pm Title: Bad Dates Start Like This...
"It was pure happiness that was making her feel tipsy."
Yeah, I think my pure happiness over those two is giving me a tipsy feeling... sad? yeah probably.
"his voice taking on that gravely tone that made her want to just grab him sometimes."
Oh yeah, I know that tone... in fact I may have to go listen to a few quotes and whatsthescuttlebutt just to hear it.... Jim is just so amazing.
Okay, so I am going to try not to quote every line, but its so sad, because, as I said above, those two happy - seriously insane. So much that reading about them happy brings tears to my eyes. This is when I start to realize I need a real life. One that exists outside my tv and computer.
"You know how you've got in your mind like the perfect thing that you want to say...but when you try and put it into words you just know it's gonna come out like Charlie Brown's teacher is saying it?...And you also know that as soon as the person leaves you're gonna know exactly how to say it. You'll actually say it to yourself like a crazy person, just to prove that you can do it."
YES! I hate that feeling cause it so always happens. Its like the worst, most evil thing in the world! Its like, worse than... everything!
(see, its now quoting like every 3rd line, not every other line!)
"Pam was the kind of girl who would prank someone and then afterwards when her conscience kicked in, would let them know that she'd brewed their favorite flavor of coffee in the break room."
That is so sweet, a nice little character trait for Pam. It is just so perfect.
Okay, so if it wasn't obvious, I loved every single letter and punctuation mark of this chapter. I can't even say anything else besides that.
The only thing I am curious about (is maybe because I am a bit dense?) - what is BHC?
Date: May 28, 2007 08:14 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
"Uh...I don't think that's how it works Pam. Most people don't have all this stuff to work out on their first date."
Perfect. So funny, very Jim and so true. And precisely what will make their relationship so rich and interesting to watch - all that history, good and bad. Love when he tells her they're going to have to talk like normal people sometimes (hee.) Love when he tells her normal people would have sex at that point. Love their entire conversation, apparently, LOL!
As usual, you write their banter to perfection (and trust me, I know that ain't easy - I think you must have a musical ear for it.) And great last line - absolutely sums up not only this story but exactly the point where we left them in the finale. So hopeful and satisfying.
Date: May 28, 2007 07:57 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
::thunderous applause:: hooray!! that was FANTASTIC, and the last line killed me a little bit. you rock so hard.
Date: May 28, 2007 07:56 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
Aww, I love this! Your brand of fluff is the prettiest brand of fluff of all the brands of fluff. But I was promised sex dammit! *points to "moderate sexual content" label...* I kid, I kid. I still love this, and you're still among my all-time favorite fluff writers. Good stuff. So in-character and adorable. =D Great work!
Date: May 28, 2007 07:43 pm Title: Bad Dates Sometime End Up Like This...
LoveFool, I love you....
The hardest part of writing JAM is banter and frankly you have it down...completely... And the last line made me grin... :-D
~tizzy
Date: May 25, 2007 02:59 pm Title: Bad Dates Continue Like This...
oo, i really like where this is going. keep it coming!