10 [Report This]Date: October 08, 2008 04:57 pm Title: Just hang on now, let me catch my breath and take my pants off.
I mean like this must be the dawning of the age of Aquarius, Pam, because I did NOT see any of this coming.”
I kind of love you for putting in that line. Dawning of the age of aquarius... yay!
10 [Report This]Date: October 05, 2008 06:33 pm Title: Wait a second, I feel like I've seen this movie before.
What? WHAT?!
Alright. That's kind of all I can come up with right now. Well, that and the fact that I'm thrilled there's a next chapter. So, I'm just gonna go read it now.
Plus, this story is awesome :-)
10 [Report This]Date: October 05, 2008 06:01 pm Title: Nobody likes a liar, so maybe tomorrow I'll tell you the truth.
I can't believe how well you write "Jim" and "Pam"! I'm not sure if I'm supposed to review each chapter, so I'll save my next review for the last chapter you post. I can't wait to read more!!
10 [Report This]Date: October 05, 2008 05:37 pm Title: Pour me another one cause I'm feeling kind of sick.
Okay. I don't usually review fics, but I have to say something to you:
I RARELY read AU because I'm basically addicted to fluff, but I love this fic. Seriously, it's like crack.
9 [Report This]Date: August 29, 2008 06:00 pm Title: It's not that I hate you, it's just that I hate everything about you.
At first I didnt know how I would feel about this but its something new so I figured Id try it... Well, I really do like it! Awesome :D
10 [Report This]Date: June 18, 2008 01:39 am Title: It's not that I hate you, it's just that I hate everything about you.
Dude, you are awesome! Okay, I sound like Kelly. But it's true. Today was a magical day -- I had a day off. Sweetpea's been telling me for ages how amazing this story was, so when I realized I had some actual time on my hands, I decided to check it out. And boy was she right (of course!). The characterization is so impressive -- they're Jim and Pam from the show, but not just the Jim and Pam we know. They're more than that (ha), and have their own distinct personalities.
And of course, the sex, HOT. And the dialogue, loved it. The chapter with Heather doing the tap-dance of embarrassment at having to encounter Jim again had me laughing out loud.
Anyway. I repeat: awesomeness. And your powers of updating impress me. I think i'm off to go wallow in guilt for having an eternally incomplete WIP....
Oh yeah, one more thing: this is definitely not the most remarkable part of the story, but I had to point it out anyway -- I love your explanation for the Kelly transformation from serious career woman to valley girl. It certainly makes more sense than the nonexistent real-life (er, real-fiction?) explanation....
Date: May 30, 2008 10:50 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
This was pretty much the greatest story ever. Normally I don't stick with stories this long with chapters this long for so long, but this was so well written and so interesting and so great that I pretty much had to. Funny and sexy and ridiculously hot, this was an amazing story.
And every single time I saw "Beef 'n cheddar", I always though of Isabella Roselini on 30 Rock, and "Dammit Johnny you know I love my Big Beef 'n Cheddar" and it just made it that much better.
Date: May 26, 2008 07:17 pm Title: It's not that I hate you, it's just that I hate everything about you.
I absolutely love it. This is a great idea, and in this universe it makes sense that The Office as a reality show would be like The Hills as a reality show. Your writing's great, I really have a feel for this characters. Off to read more!
Date: May 23, 2008 01:09 pm Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
Wonderful. Absolutely marvelous. I enjoyed every bit of it tremendously.
10 [Report This]Date: May 23, 2008 11:07 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
OK wow. I just read this chapter for the third time, and I loved it all three times. When I saw that you had posted the last chapter, I was excited, sad, and also a little scared. I was afraid that your Pam and Jim, in discovering that they loved each other, were going to lose what made them yours, and what made me love this story in the first place. So I was ecstatic to see the bickering that was going on during the loving. You ended this perfectly, in my opinion.
I loved this part especially: "“Wow, ok,” he answers, sitting up so he can pull his jeans off and it’s like summer in the best kind of way, it’s like baseball and sunscreen and vacation and swimming and she remembers all of the times as a little girl when she wondered who she would be when she grew up. She thinks about how she used to dream about her soul mate and how she never thought it would be someone like Jim, but god she’s glad it is." It makes me so happy, and I can relate to so much of it so well (though unfortunately not the Jim taking off his pants part). It's just simple, and happy, and that's a great thing to be in the last chapter of a story.
I also liked how you repeated several of the lines that you began the story with. They have a whole different tone here, and it works perfectly.
Thanks a lot for entertaining me over the past few weeks! I can't wait to read what else you come up with.
Date: May 23, 2008 07:07 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
I am SO sad that this is over, but what a way to go. it's amazing. there aren't words. i love it.
Date: May 23, 2008 06:32 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
Well, this was sad. I mean, THIS was awesome, but I was so sad it was ending, I went back and re-read the whole thing all over again. YOU are pretty amazing, Miss, and I sincerely thank you for such a complete and investing story. I'm going to miss future chapters, checking-in and finding a new update, but I HOPE you've got something else this different and yet perfectly true-to-them cooking somewhere. Brava!!
Date: May 23, 2008 05:12 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
Awe, it's over! I really enjoyed this story. It was quite an unlikely premise, but it totally worked as far as developing somewhat different characters from we see on the show. That was very clever.
10 [Report This]Date: May 22, 2008 10:57 pm Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
Oh, stablergirl, I am like crying over here! Thank you so much for using your tremendous writing talent and bringing us this story. I have printed it up and bound it, seriously, - it's like 3/4 inch thick even double-sided!
Thank you, thank you!!
10 [Report This]Date: May 22, 2008 08:34 pm Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
Firstly, holla from one of the many fans in Canada you speak of! :) Secondly, and I don't know if this is going to come off as crazy or not... but these thirty installments of this story blew my mind! Thank you so much for writing the way you do. You're phenomenal and I'm envious. I'm also VERY sad it's over. God bless ya!
Date: May 22, 2008 08:12 pm Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
Pardon me while I weep over the fact that this story is finished. Seriously, though, you took this kind of crazy (but intriguing!) concept and turned into one hell of a compelling, funny, hot, and believable story. I am going to miss doing the happy dance I did every time I got an email telling me that this story has been updated, but I'm looking forward to reading whatever it is you write next!
Date: May 22, 2008 06:39 pm Title: It's not that I hate you, it's just that I hate everything about you.
I didn't comment much on this story, but I truly loved it. I am sorry to see it end. Thank you for writing such a wonderful concept.
Date: May 22, 2008 04:19 pm Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
I'm enormously sad to see this story end, but it was amazing while it lasted! When I saw this posted I had a moment of "oh yay!... I mean crap because now it's over" but this was a fantastic way to end it. Great work!
Date: May 22, 2008 02:06 pm Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
E P I C!!!
Bravo, Stablergirl!
Date: May 22, 2008 12:44 pm Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
I am so happy you ended it like this. It felt very full-circle and just complete. A lot of times epic fan fics like this fail to really end in a wrapped-up way. Your ending was awesome. Also, I loooove the cheesy quoting and them laughing at the ridiculous-ness of them quoting.
10 [Report This]Date: May 22, 2008 12:13 pm Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
:'( I'm going to miss this story so much. I'm going to read it again later when I have more time. I have enjoyed reading this story more than you probably know. I love the way to write the personalities of jim and pam and I think I fell more in love with the character jim while reading this.
I hope you keep writing or..write a sequel or something ;)!!!!!!!
10 [Report This]Date: May 22, 2008 11:57 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
O.M.F.G...This story made me feel like Pam in the shower having penis talk. Excellent, excellent, excellent!
Brava, once again, Stablergirl!
10 [Report This]Date: May 22, 2008 10:40 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
I loved this story! I'm really sad that it's over. Great last chapter... Great story... just great!
Date: May 22, 2008 10:08 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
all of the things she knows about him now that make her think about his penis probably twice as much as she used to
True for so many of us...
She can have her totally wicked way with him and the world will be none the wiser.
Ooo I love the way this Pam thinks.
I really enjoyed this entire story. It's a unique and interesting take on the show and the characters. They're Pam and Jim...and yet not ... and yet they are. It messes with my head in a good way. Thanks for a very original story!Date: May 22, 2008 09:13 am Title: Sam Adams and Nora Roberts refuse to share the spotlight, but that's ok because I'd rather be in love than be famous.
Okay, I’m crazy busy IRL, hence the lack of review to the last chapter (so sorry). However, I figured that if I could find time to translate a friend’s thesis summary into English the other day, I can definitely find time to write a review for this more than amazing story. I still can’t get over how well crafted it is.
I love how you carry out the famous metaphor in this chapter. From Pam’s incognito appearance in the beginning (btw how much do I love that Jim can’t stop staring at her when she passes by his fan girl gathering?) to the final paragraph where Pam realizes that what she has with Jim is real.
The famous metaphor implies a seen/unseen contrast that is utilized both literally and figuratively. Literal in connection with Jim and Pam’s line of work because being an actor (and a famous one at that) entails being watched by others, privately as well as professionally. Figuratively in the sense that famous becomes a metaphor for their relationship. Despite having worked together (and thus seen each other literally on an almost daily basis) and in various degrees having been seen by the public (Jim more than Pam), they have never actually seen each other in the figurative sense of the word.
So there’s an irony in Jim’s previous perception of what it means to be famous. He thought it was all about making people see him. But opening his eyes to Pam has made him realize that none of this really matters. As a consequence his perception of himself and the world around him is radically different. The same goes for Pam when it comes to the consequence of seeing Jim. The difference between the two is, however, that whereas Jim before acted openly on his need to be seen (literally and figuratively), Pam convinced herself that she didn’t have that need. Instead she held back:
”It’s like she doesn’t even remember why she hated him before, although she thinks it might have had something to do with this ego of his, but she doesn’t care, now. She totally loves him. And she tells him so because maybe those three little words aren’t as bad as she thought they were.”
This so brilliantly captures how Pam comes to terms with the fact that she has in fact been holding back. How she suddenly opens her eyes and sees that what she has with Jim is real.
So similarly, the famous metaphor implies a real/unreal contrast. Jim and Pam are both actors. They make a living out of pretending, of the unreal. For some reason this has rubbed off on their lives. They have lived in a deluded reality pretending that it was real. Seeing each other, however, has made them both realize that they have been acting all along. As evidenced by that delicious final paragraph:
”She wants to run out into the street and tell everyone in New York City, everyone in the United States and all of her many fans in Canada, that this is all amazingly real and that she hasn’t been acting for weeks, like she wants to proclaim that this is her real life and it is so much more fantastic than television.
And she swears to god nobody could’ve scripted it any better.”
So what we see is that Jim and Pam’s profession becomes a metaphor for their lives as they were before they started to actually open their eyes and see each other. Brilliant.
Finally, I’ll leave you with a few random thoughts that came into my mind while I was reading the story/writing this review and which I’m either too lazy or unable to elaborate on.
In no particular order:
- ”baby blue baseball cap” – LOVE the alliteration!
- I could really go for a cold beer right now but sadly I’m all out. :(
- How cool is it that Pam reads cheesy romance novels? :)
- ”His hotness must create some kind of imbalance in the universe, like some kind of rip in time or something like ‘e’ no longer equals ‘mc’ or whatever the hell it is.”
So great how Jim’s physical appearance (and consequent impact on Pam) actually becomes “physical”. I’m sure Einstein would be proud. Heh. ;)
- Brangelina. Lol!
- Sex + quoting the show = GENIUS
- Analyzing this story is way more fun than writing a paper on how to teach Danish 16th century literature to high school students…
Sorry in advance for any formatting errors. I wrote this in Word.