Date: July 19, 2008 07:34 am Title: Saturday
Note to Talkative: hydrate.
Note to Pam: ditto. (And I bet Jim's hangover is even worse, plus he has Karen to deal with. FAIL.)
Author's Response: Oh, all hydrated. I was drinking an Emergen-C as I posted that yesterday. That stuff is an f-ing miracle drug. Yeah, I really don't envy Jim getting yelled at with a crushing headache, but that's karma for you.
10 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 08:11 pm Title: Friday
I love that you're honoring Jim's relationship with Karen. It's rarely dealt with, but Jim is too sentimental and emotional (in a good way) to really just drop a girlfriend of 6-8 months by a fountain. He's not going to dwell, not when he has Pam, but he does need to wrap that up.
Loving this so far.
Author's Response: I can see him being a jerk like that in the moment and just leaving her there, but I do think he'd regret it and realize that he had to face up to it, even if that just meant letting her vent at him. And, yeah, they were together for a while, so there's going to have to be some untangling that happens before he can really move on. She's at least going to have to come by for her toothbrush. ;)
9 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 08:06 pm Title: Friday
i. looooooove this! so fun and sexy and real. i don't know if i have anything more substantive to say, but i'm really looking forward to the next chapters!
Author's Response: Thanks, Emily. I'm glad you're enjoying it. :)
9 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 08:00 pm Title: Friday
Talkative, I am really enjoying this take on things. I like your non lovey-dovey approach. I like that Karen's calling and being a pain in the ass because that is so realistic.
Can't wait for tomorrow's installment!
Author's Response: Thank you, Vamp. I'm really not into it when people present this overly romantic, perfect version of Jim and Pam together, so I'm trying very hard to stay away from that. And *of course* Karen isn't going to give up without a fight, right?
10 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 07:34 pm Title: Thursday
Another great chapter. I can't really pinpoint exactly what it is that makes your stories so authentically Jim and Pam, but whatever it is, you've totally got it. So...can't wait for tomorrow :)
10 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 04:35 pm Title: Friday
Wow, I seriously really love this. Its just sweet and simple, not angsty and heavy.. its really refreshing. And adorable-- this killed me:
His voice is quieter still. "You look beautiful this morning."
"Jim," it's a warning, a thank you, a space filler because she doesn't know what to say.
I could so see Jim saying that, and that's the perfect Pam reaction. Can't wait for more of this.
Author's Response: Flonk, I think we've gotten ourselves worked up into such a tizzy over season five that I can't bring myself to drag the room down with any angst. Plus, they're a lot more fun when they're happy, aren't they? As for their exchange at her desk, I can't always picture the things that I write very clearly, but that one's extrememly vivid in my head. If Jim hasn't done that, I owe you a Coke.
Author's Response: Flonk, I think we've gotten ourselves worked up into such a tizzy over season five that I can't bring myself to drag the room down with any angst. Plus, they're a lot more fun when they're happy, aren't they? As for their exchange at her desk, I can't always picture the things that I write very clearly, but that one's extrememly vivid in my head. If Jim hasn't done that, I owe you a Coke.
10 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 01:52 pm Title: Thursday
AH! i love how you portray them; so innocent!
THIS IS AMAZING!
Date: July 18, 2008 11:55 am Title: Friday
The dynamic of Drun!Jim and sober Pam is great, especially the conversation about their exes. Also, the confidence that Pam has when she kisses Pam is refreshing to see. She knows that he is not a bad kisser and she wants to prove it to him. Drunk!Jim is of course a great kisser.
Author's Response: Eh, sounds to me like Drunk!Jim is a pretty messy kisser, but Pam's just so darn *glad* to be there that it doesn't matter. Thanks for the review, Alamos.
Date: July 18, 2008 11:22 am Title: Friday
...she says, "Hey," at a volume that sounds too quiet but feels too loud. God, I know that feeling. And her jealousy that Karen knows him well enough to strike precisely? So real. I like the chapter/day, real-time idea...but, I actually thought Dang! when I realized I'm going away Sunday for a couple of days, so will miss a couple of installments. And not many fics would make me feel that, trust me. So there you go...clearly, I'm hooked ;-)
Author's Response: Hey, Colette - I hope you enjoyed your time away. I'll keep the fic warm for you until you get home. Sorry to torture you accidentally, but I'm flattered that you're all nice and sucked in. :)
9 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 11:17 am Title: Friday
I am totally enthralled by this story. Let's face it--I'm a slut for your fic ; )
You managed yet another completely unique take on the early days of their relationship--imperfect and awkward but wonderful. This, for instance, is just great: When she writes a short response, she spends five minutes contemplating the closing before deciding to steal his choice. I mean, who hasn't experienced that particular situation? I know I have! I love how they spent their evening as friends yet were still unable to keep things purely platonic. Awesome that Pam kissed him : )
I'll stop at that because I'll just wind up rambling. Looking forward to the next installment.
Author's Response: I've puzzled over how to sign a letter/email so many times that I just assumed it was normal. Glad to hear I wasn't wrong. Thanks for the continued love.
Date: July 18, 2008 10:41 am Title: Friday
I really like the route you've taken with this story. It realistic. Please update soon.
Author's Response: Tomorrow morning, absolutely. And not like a Jim "absolutely," an actual one.
10 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 10:38 am Title: Thursday
Wow! I LOVE your take on this. It's so real and authentic and your writing is so expressive. Drunk Jim is always fun and their interaction is just...so authentic. Did I already say authentic? Anyway...what a way to make us look forward to the passing of a week!
Author's Response: I don't think you did say authentic? Are you trying to say something about being authentic? I'm confused... I <3 drunk Jim, too. He's so... malleable.
Date: July 18, 2008 10:19 am Title: Friday
sloppy charm -- that is a great way to describe Jim. And Pam taking advantage of him is part adorable, part sexy as hell.
Author's Response: I came up with that about 10 minutes before I posted the thing. I think Pam takes advantage of him in his weakened state because she's a big ol' chicken, coal-walk aside, but, yeah - it is pretty darn cute of her.
Date: July 18, 2008 10:13 am Title: Friday
Just chiming in to say: Yay for drunk!Jim! You've still got me hooked. Also, I just realized what you're doing here. You're making us wait so we will empathize with Jim and Pam in the story. Clever. And devious. And brilliant.
Author's Response: It only seems fair that we should suffer along with them, no? Though this will only work for this week, I'm really doing this to see if adding "real time" to the reading experiment ups the tension. After this, everyone can just rush right through in the archive. You'll have to let me know.
Date: July 18, 2008 10:03 am Title: Friday
I'm going to be honest here. This posting once a day when you have this entire fic just sitting around is simply not going to do. All it really makes me do is go back to some of your old fic and just read it until I'm less depressed that I have to wait another 24 hours for the next installment.
I mean... we can work something out, right? Because making the readers wait is just plain mean.
Author's Response: No, you know what's mean? This is mean - [singsong] I've got the whole story over heee-re nyah nyah n-nyah nyah[/singsong] That's mean. :) Seriously, though, I'm really glad you're enjoying it. Go read some Annabel Winslow, Kieyra, and Colette to tide yourself over. It's good *and* good for you.
10 [Report This]Date: July 18, 2008 10:01 am Title: Friday
**stands up and away from the computer and claps*** Bravo, Bravo, Bravo..
Author's Response: **tips hat at the assembled fic fans** Thank you kindly.
10 [Report This]Date: July 17, 2008 09:26 pm Title: Thursday
I have an idea...you can just posting something new everyday until the season premiere. Sound good?
Week's end is one of my favorite JAM fics EVER, so of course I'm looking forward to more of this. I love it already, but all of your stuff is amazing so it would be stupid of me to think this would be any different. Can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Again, that damn judge from Iceland is telling us no. Something about diminishing returns after about two weeks?
Date: July 17, 2008 08:39 pm Title: Thursday
You know that I love pretty much everything you've ever written, so it should be no surprise that I'm totally intrigued by this. I can't wait to see what happens in the coming days!
Author's Response: Hey, Jenn, thanks. I hope you enjoy where I take it.
10 [Report This]Date: July 17, 2008 06:32 pm Title: Thursday
I love you and hate you right now. Getting the hate out of the way, it's that we have to wait! But I can already tell this is going to be something to love forward to everyday. I already love where the story is going.
Author's Response: [tiny] Please don't hate me. [/tiny] Just think of this as an exercise in patience while I sit over here and read the ending over and over. BWAHAHAHA...
Date: July 17, 2008 03:41 pm Title: Thursday
First of all, yay, that you have completed this story. I think your approach to the tension in the car between Jim and Pam is original, thoughtful and carefully writtein. I love this line: touching, but not really holding, hers. It's so sweet and tender, so very Jim.
I especially that like the fact that you made them nervous around each other in the car. Because they just spent months not speaking, it seems natural that they would be in this state.
Author's Response: Yeah, I kind of wonder if they could even be this calm around one another. I'm just assuming some air got cleared during dinner, but I'm too much of a wuss to have written it. :) I'm also trying to get across the fact that Jim is more of a wreck than Pam here, so he's going to be a whole heap of timid through this entire thing.
10 [Report This]Date: July 17, 2008 03:28 pm Title: Thursday
Ahh. I love first date fics. And I really, really loved Week's End, so it's wonderful to see you coming back to this. I'm so glad to be getting in on this from the beginning, especially knowing that you have a plan. I'll meet you back here, once a day, for the next week. Looking forward to it!
Author's Response: Hey, Blanca. Happy to hear you liked Week's End - I'm rather fond of it, too.
8 [Report This]Date: July 17, 2008 03:13 pm Title: Thursday
WOW. This was great.
I love how you've captured the tension. You've truly mastered the "show, don't tell" trick. Can't wait for more.
Author's Response: Thank you, Pisa. I'm touched by your compliments.
10 [Report This]Date: July 17, 2008 02:22 pm Title: Thursday
You're off to a great start (as if there was any doubt!) This sounds like another great idea and I can't wait to see where you go!
Date: July 17, 2008 01:36 pm Title: Thursday
Thank you for helping my bad mood.. that was really sweet =)
Author's Response: See, now, I heard you were in a bad mood and I thought 'know what I should do? I should write some fic for that poor person!' Srsly. That's exactly how it happened. I swear on Jim's Jell-O mold.
Date: July 17, 2008 01:10 pm Title: Thursday
Damnnit Iceland!
ok, calming down now...thanks for at least promising to post everyday. CAN NOT wait to read more, wonderful start!
Author's Response: Hey, JamFan. Thank you. Please don't invade Iceland. It's not their fault. They're very uptight and cold.