Date: June 04, 2008 09:43 pm Title: Chapter 2
noooooooo!!!!!!
10 [Report This]Date: June 04, 2008 07:11 pm Title: Chapter 5
I think your Angsty!Jim is the angstiest of all the Angsty!Jims. This is angsty-verging-on-suicidal Jim--a whole new level of Angsty!Jim. I have to know--did you kick a puppy when you were done writing this chapter, maybe during? Seriously, this was unbelievably good and so well written. Maybe a little glimmer of happy soon, please? I think our boy has done his penance.
Author's Response: I confess, I have a severe angst addiction. But to answer your question, I went and hugged my puppy afterwards...just to balance the universe a little. I think Jim still has some self-loathing to do before he really gets things figured out. He's going to have to get to his very darkest place before he can crawl back out of it. But I do promise happiness in the fairly near future!
Date: June 04, 2008 07:07 pm Title: Chapter 5
This was NOT what I was expecting! Having Pam gone is a great twist in the plotline. Looking forward to more!
Author's Response: I didn't want to make it TOO easy for Jim! He still has some stuff to figure out before he can make things right with Pam, methinks. Thanks for the review! Glad you liked it!
10 [Report This]Date: May 28, 2008 07:26 pm Title: Chapter 4
Oh, PLEASE don't tell me that this is over! I NEED some Jam before this story is over, PLEASE! Lol, sorry for that. I usually don't like Jim/Karen stories in any way, shape or form, but yours is done very well, and I enjoyed being able to peek halfway into Karen's head. But that's done now. GIMME SOME JAM!!! :)
Author's Response: I'm with you...I don't like Jim/Karen, either! (Which is probably why Karen is so easy to hate in this story!) Jim still has some things to figure out before Pam comes into the picture, but I promise that's coming!
9 [Report This]Date: May 28, 2008 05:24 am Title: Chapter 4
This chapter certainly ran the whole gamut of emotions. The gala was such an amazing trainwreck! Hate that Karen! The absence of Pam's note had crossed my mind when reading a prior chapter, and I wasn't sure if you had intentionally omitted it. I was really happy to have it finally surface. Very clever. I'm thinking maybe that things are looking up from here for poor Jim? I hope so!
Author's Response: Whoops...I missed this one earlier. I tried to figure out a way to get the note in there earlier, but this is where it decided to show itself! Karen is pretty easy to hate now, huh? Thanks for your reviews! They always make me happy!
10 [Report This]Date: May 27, 2008 09:27 am Title: Chapter 4
This is a very powerful story! Please keep the updates coming. Your writing style is great and I truly enjoy reading!
Author's Response: I will keep them coming! Most of the story is already written and I'm just cleaning it up to post, so look for updates once a week or so! Thank you for taking the time to review! I really appreciate it and I hope you will continue to enjoy the story!
Date: May 26, 2008 09:40 pm Title: Chapter 4
Good job and great, great chapter. I did not expect this at all, but I really love all this drama.
I still kind of feel bad for Karen, but I also hate her. I sure don't like how she took the medal though. Hmmm
That explains why Jim didn't go back though, I can see him needing something else.
Now, let's speed up to the happy ending :)Author's Response: I'm so glad to hear you feel for Karen! I know there's a lot of hate for her, and while that's definitely what I was going for, I'm also hoping some people will empathise with her downfall. Jim was no saint to her, after all! Thanks for the review! Hope you will continue to read and enjoy!
Date: May 26, 2008 09:15 pm Title: Chapter 4
Great chapter! Maybe a little soap opera-y with the Affair Guy punching and kicking Jim at the party, but it did give him a good excuse to quit and get out. Can't wait to see what happens next!
Author's Response: I think people will do a lot of crazy things when they've had a bit to drink and are in an emotionally charged situation like they were! I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter and hope the rest won't disappoint! Thanks for taking the time to review!
Date: May 26, 2008 08:50 pm Title: Chapter 4
awesome :) sneaky horrible horrible Karen! This was a great chapter
Author's Response: I agree! Karen is pretty terrible! Thanks for reviewing! Hope you like the rest of the story! Let me know what you think about the other chapters!
Date: May 26, 2008 07:38 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is great - a real slow burn, that's been very satisfying to read. Please continue!
Author's Response: I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! I know it's a lot of angst, but I hope you will continue to enjoy the story! Thanks for taking the time to review!
Date: May 26, 2008 07:19 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is so creative...such a fascinating "what if?". I'm looking forward to the next chapter - soon, please!
Author's Response: Thank you! I was always fascinated by the idea of Jim taking the job in New York, but it took me a while to find this spin on it. Thanks for reviewing! I really appreciate it!
9 [Report This]Date: May 26, 2008 07:18 pm Title: Chapter 4
Specatacular! Hope you'll be posting again soon.
Author's Response: Thanks! I hope to keep the updates fairly regular! I'm almost done writing the story, so look for more every week or so!
10 [Report This]Date: May 26, 2008 07:08 pm Title: Chapter 4
"So she spoke to him in their own secret language, the one they discovered the first day they met and spent every day since then perfecting." aww!
(I'd love to see a fluffy epilogue, or at least Jim going back to Pam and trying to make things work ;o)
But this was so beyond amazing. I'm hooked on the angst and I LOVE that it was all the yogurt lid.
KUDOS, and JOBWELLDONE!
Author's Response: There will be a fluff-tastic epilogue (at least as my plans have it now!) Thanks for the review! I hope you'll continue to read and enjoy the story!
10 [Report This]Date: May 26, 2008 06:46 pm Title: Chapter 4
What a great story! I love that you took this dark route, because you're writing it to be so believable. I usually don't like stories that are mostly exposition, but your writing tells a great story and gives great character insight without becoming laborious. Can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad to hear you think I'm pulling it off. This is a very wordy story without much dialogue...very much inside Jin's head. I know it doesn't work for everyone, but I'm so happy you're enjoying the story so far! I hope you'll continue to read and let me know what you think!
Date: May 26, 2008 06:25 pm Title: Chapter 1
I love this story. For how dark and ugly the situations are, it's gorgeously written. I only hope things turn out okay in the end, but even if they don't, I'm sure it will be beautifully handled.
Author's Response: Thanks so much for your confidence! I hope the angst will continue to be satisfying and tolerable, and I promise you a happy ending!
Date: May 26, 2008 05:39 pm Title: Chapter 1
This story is so fantastic! I just hope they find their way back to one another :)
Author's Response: Thank you! They will...eventually! Jim and Pam belong together, and they will get there!
Date: May 20, 2008 07:35 am Title: Chapter 3
Congrats on the well-deserved blue ribbon, Strawberry Fields!
A walk across hot coals gave her momentary courage for momentary humiliation, but a life together required more than a confession inspired by fire and adrenaline. So fuck her, and fuck Matt. This was his life now, and he was a better person for it. Wow. Our Jim does not sound like he's loving life, eh? You've done such a fine job of conveying his hurt, insecurity and desperation.
Author's Response: No, Jim is definitely not loving his life! That's been my biggest concern in writing this....how to portray the Jim we know and love in a very different, much darker place. I'm so glad to hear you've liked the results! I hope you will continue to enjoy it and find it believable even though it's a side of him we haven't explored as much in the show! Thanks for taking the time to review! I really appreciate it!
9 [Report This]Date: May 19, 2008 07:15 pm Title: Chapter 3
Wow. This is killing me. I can't wait to see where you take it.
Author's Response: Thank you! There's a lot more angst to come, but hopefully you'll still with it for the non-angst that awaits later down the road!
Date: May 19, 2008 06:40 pm Title: Chapter 1
Chapter 3 killed me once again. From the mouth of Michael Scott....I have no words.
Author's Response: You know the real fun doesn't start until chapter four, right? ;-)
Date: May 19, 2008 06:13 pm Title: Chapter 3
Many words rang through my head in this chapter:
Urgh.
Awww
Yes!
No...
I love Jim's parents and I love this dynamic you have set up. It's very realitic and very heartbreaking. Update soon!
Author's Response: Great, those are exactly the words I was going for!! Hopefully the next chapter will be satisfying as well! I'm glad you liked Jim's parents. We'll be visiting his family a bit more later!
10 [Report This]Date: May 19, 2008 06:09 pm Title: Chapter 3
so sad!
Author's Response: It gets better, I promise! Just hang in there!
6 [Report This]Date: May 13, 2008 08:49 pm Title: Chapter 2
ooh - i like this. am very curious to see where this will go.
Author's Response: Thank you! I am, too! (Just kidding, I do pretty much know where it's going, but it has surprised me a few times!) Thanks for reading and reviewing. Hope to hear more of your thoughts as the story continues!
Date: May 13, 2008 08:04 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is great. After watching Job Fair, I can see this persistent and dark side of Jim. I often wondered what could have happened if Jim needed to hear more than "I miss you" at the Beach.
I'm looking forward to more!
Author's Response: Yeah, I think we've seen a few hints into a darker side of Jim, and I like exploring it! I could see him needing more than "I miss you." Pam did kind of trust him to interpret that, but that's not always what men are great at doing. ;-) Thanks for reviewing! I hope you will continue to enjoy the story!
10 [Report This]Date: May 12, 2008 08:29 pm Title: Chapter 2
Another great chapter. I think it is very believable that he feels nothing about Karen's cheating. Very sad. Wake up Halpert. It's because you don't love her and you cannot make yourself. I like the relationship that you've given Jim and David Wallace. I hope we see more of it. Thank you for the reassurance before the chapter started that things will get better because He Cannot Marry Karen. His heart is with Pam. He knows it and Karen knows it. Glad to hear you have a lot more story planned.
Author's Response: I agree! No marrying Karen! The fun will be getting to that point! ;-) I really have a writing crush on David Wallace, for some reason. I like to imagine him as a mentor to Jim, and I think they would end up being friends. Poor Jim is very confused about everything right now, but things will eventually work out and he'll see the light! Thanks for taking the time to review. I'm glad you find his numbness believable...it's hard to go to a darker place with these characters and still keep it true to them!
9 [Report This]Date: May 12, 2008 05:53 pm Title: Chapter 2
OMG. This just gets better and better and my heart breaks into even more pieces. You are doing an awesome job writing this - as I said before, you make it all seem so real. I loved the scene in the restaurant, Karen telling him he hadn't come back, Jim trying to make her see he wants to try again, and then asking her to marry him. Wow. I really need a thesaurus before I write another review for this as I am just not finding the right words to say how much I love this.
PS I do believe you that it has to get worse before it gets better, but how much worse will it get?
Author's Response: In regards to the first review...I don't blame you! I wait for WIPs to be done in case they end sadly! I can promise there will be a happy ending, though. I'm not good at leaving things angsty! But do you REALLY want to know how much worse it gets? That totally ruins the fun! ;-) Thanks so much for reviewing and sharing your thoughts. I hope you'll continue to read despite the angst!