1 [Report This]Date: March 25, 2023 09:31 am Title: Chapter 1
Fantastic. The voice of Jim Halpert down to a t. Great job!
Author's Response: I was better at Pam's voice back in the day, I think, so it is especially lovely that you think I captured Jim here. I remember being so very, very excited to write EngagedFic! I loved them so much. Thank you very much for reading and commenting!
1 [Report This]Date: December 13, 2020 11:34 pm Title: Chapter 1
Man, you just do such a good job managing to guide us through their journey without burying us in words - there are epic fics that don't say half of what this one does about the evolution of Jim and Pam.
Author's Response:
"Too many words" was never my fic downfall. Ha. But thank you. I liked the idea that Jim never actually changes that much-- it's all in relation to Pam. Variations on that theme, minor variances, tiny pushes toward and away from her. And how mind-blowing when everything finally lines up?
I do remember being really, really excited to write about them being engaged. It was a happy day.
10 [Report This]Date: January 04, 2017 05:56 am Title: Chapter 1
Such a small amount of words in this story but every single one of them was just right. Perfect, I love this.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I can't believe I wrote this so long ago and people are still enjoying it. Thanks for reading!
Date: October 07, 2009 11:44 am Title: Chapter 1
Just read this again after so much time, and I still love it.
Author's Response: Aww, thank you!! I just posted something else, hope you like that, too!
Date: October 07, 2008 11:18 am Title: Chapter 1
There was someone further down the page who said they'd wish they had written this, can I just say...SO DO I!
Beautiful.
Author's Response: Thank you so very much. That's an amazing compliment.
Date: October 07, 2008 10:48 am Title: Chapter 1
YAY! I feel all giddy now. Fantastic fic!
Author's Response: I feel giddy whenever I think about it. They're engaged!!! Thank you so much for sharing it again with me through my story. I appreciate it.
Date: October 07, 2008 10:37 am Title: Chapter 1
What a warm fuzzy read on a cool rainy day.
Thanks!
Author's Response: Oh, no, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Date: October 07, 2008 07:27 am Title: Chapter 1
I had to go through and read the comments first before adding my own. I'm so glad this is getting such good reception. You really captured something here, something pure and essential. My favorite parts have already been quoted (like Karen but not her, Jim's fault Pam has dreams) so I'll just tell you once again: perfect.
Author's Response: Oh, thank you. Your reaction when you beta'd gave me hope that this one would be liked. Your comments were exactly right, and I hope I implemented them to your satisfaction. Thank you as always!!
Date: October 07, 2008 03:36 am Title: Chapter 1
That was so well done, perfect. Such an inventive way to recap their story and I loved this line in particular: "Because it was raining and she was laughing and she was beautiful and my whole life pulled together in that moment, condensed and solid as the diamond I pulled from my pocket..."
Author's Response: Oh, yay, I liked that image myself and I wasn't sure if I really expressed it well. Thank you so much for mentioning it! I partial to the compliment "perfect"- can't get any nicer than that! Thank you so very much.
Date: October 06, 2008 09:55 pm Title: Chapter 1
Aw, that was really lovely. Great job. And I want to second oobadnama and say I loved that line.
Author's Response: Oh, thank you! And thank you for mentioning a specific line- that's always such great feedback.
Date: October 06, 2008 07:47 pm Title: Chapter 1
that was so sweet and moving. i loved it!
Author's Response: I love that you loved it! Thank you so much!
Date: October 06, 2008 07:36 pm Title: Chapter 1
I just wanted to tell you how much I love this, and wouldn't you know it, all the best adjectives are already taken! But seriously, my heart is a little puddle of goo right now after reading that. I love the way Jim loves Pam, and you've captured it here with such clarity and depth of emotion, spanning their entire relationship. It's really something. Thanks for sharing that.
Author's Response: Oh, thank you for taking the time to read and comment. He does love her, always has- and that has brought him his best joy and his worst pain. Sorry about the good, though! Thanks, again!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 07:15 pm Title: Chapter 1
As always EXCELLENT!!!
Author's Response: Oh, thank you! Thanks for liking this one, and "as always" is always nice to hear. :)
Date: October 06, 2008 05:54 pm Title: Chapter 1
I could marry YOU for this story.
'Cept umm...you already are and I - like Pam - am not gay. :)
Seriously though - I loved it (and you for writing it).
Awesome.
Author's Response: Oh, xoxoxo, a love like ours transcends such mundane considerations. Hee. Thank you. I loved writing this.
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 04:34 pm Title: Chapter 1
Pam loves me. It’s unreal, still. It’s what I’d wanted, hoped for, prayed for, suspected, gambled on, despaired of, and denied, and now it’s what I know without doubt.
Gah, YES. Ever read something and secretly wish you'd written it? This was like that for me. This was just lovely and gorgeous and beautiful and it made my fangirly heart aflutter and it was definitely the right medicine after a particularly tortorous day at work. Will favorite. :)
Author's Response: Around here? I read things I wish I'd written nearly every day. I can't tell you how exciting it is that someone feels that way about my stuff! I am very pleased to have touched your fangirly heart- thank you so much! I'm grinning from ear to ear, thanks again!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 03:36 pm Title: Chapter 1
oh, lis. this is beautiful and perfect and heartwarming and i don't even know what else. it makes me happy and hopeful and smiley and cry-ey and everythign else all wonderful inside.
And because I can't review without quoting my favorite line:
and she has dreams (she tells me this is my fault),
totally made me snort and laugh and giggle and was pure amazingness.
I've ran out of words to say how great this is.
Author's Response:
Aw, thank you! I am so happy that it struck a chord with you- I just can't get over how big this is, how amazing that we're finally here. They're engaged! And if we feel that way, how must they (fictional tv couple) feel! Hee. Thank you for quoting that line. The rest of this felt a little high-concept, and I felt like that line brought it back to the reality of them and how they talk. Thank you!
9 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 03:08 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is such a beautiful, succinct, expressive condensation of everything Jim saw and wanted and knew he had to have... wonderful!
Author's Response: Thank you so very much. I enjoyed digging around in his head a bit- his head and his heart, when it comes to Pam. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment!
Date: October 06, 2008 03:04 pm Title: Chapter 1
Read it twice. Favorited it. Just gorgeous. How he just knew pretty much from the start. We follow him through the whirlwind ups and downs, until finally, everything stops for 45 seconds at a gas station. Wishes do come true, Jim.
Thanks for this, lis!
Author's Response: It feels ridiculous to say "you're welcome" after that lovely response, so how about "thank you!" I'm glad it held up to a second reading! Thank you, again.
8 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 02:58 pm Title: Chapter 1
This was really lovely. Great job.
It has an excellent flow and was extremely true to Jim's character.
Author's Response: Oh, thank you! That's reassuring- I knew it didn't exactly sound like his speaking voice, but I was hopeful that it would sound like maybe his thoughts.
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 02:37 pm Title: Chapter 1
Simply, beautifully perfect. I have chills.
Author's Response: Oh, thank you very, very much. I'm glad it made an impression!
Date: October 06, 2008 02:32 pm Title: Chapter 1
this is incredible! i love how you summed up their entire relationship perfectly. the ending gave me tingles! :)
soooo cute!
Author's Response: Thank you very much- the "tingles" vote is a good one! :) Thanks for taking the time to comment!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 02:26 pm Title: Chapter 1
You just recapped all four seasons of Jam.... I can imagine Jim thinking this as he's grinning on the scale for that last weigh-in.
Awesome!
Author's Response: Isn't that the BEST smile? How far he has come to get there (and I don't mean the drive back from the gas station!). Thank you so much!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 01:58 pm Title: Chapter 1
This was perfect. Wow. It made me smile like a lunatic. I love it. Every word. Although I think this might be my favorite:
He asked me just the right question. In ten years? I want to be where she is. Wherever she is. I need to be wherever she is, whatever she needs. I need to marry her.
Author's Response: Oh, thank you. I'm happy to inspire lunacy. I like those lines, too- so we need to thank belsum, my friend and trusty beta, who told me how to fix them and make them good!
Date: October 06, 2008 01:46 pm Title: Chapter 1
That was really sweet!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! And very sweet of you to comment, I appreciate it!
Date: October 06, 2008 01:30 pm Title: Chapter 1
Oh, lis, this is so beautiful. I love how the change in emphasis, along with the context, and the slight changes in the wording changes the whole meaning of the sentence -- such an inventive way to follow the progression of Jim's emotions.
I also really love this part: The things I liked about Karen, her quick wit, her warm smile, they were the things that reminded me of the girl I left behind, the one I really wanted. I love how you draw attention to the things about Karen that were like Pam, and how those were what Jim liked about her. (Karen can still be a great girl, she just wasn't the right girl.)
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I love thinking about how it gradually, subtly changed for him until he was too deep in it to move. And even when he came back, and tried so hard not to "come back"- it was all lurking there. And Jim liked Karen, but he loved Pam, so...there's that. Thank you again!