Date: December 16, 2007 12:59 pm Title: Chapter 1
This made me both feel fluffy and deeply depressed. I felt so bad for Pam but if she were to act like that what did she expect? And I think Jim and Karen could have had a life like this if they had stayed in Stamford.
Date: May 29, 2007 12:39 pm Title: Chapter 1
I wish this was how it went.
Their relationship on the show sometimes seemed so force, especially at the end of this season, but you make it seem perfectly natural, even inevitable, that they should come together.
Date: April 13, 2007 05:24 pm Title: Chapter 1
i really really like this one!!!
Author's Response: Thank you!
10 [Report This]Date: February 11, 2007 05:49 pm Title: Chapter 1
Wow. I'm really surprised I haven't seen any death threats in the reviews (maybe the profuse apologizing softened up the militant Jammers out there). I loved just how you presented this (unlikely) future.
P.S. With so many of the other fics having Jim be so in touch with his feelings, emotional, and (cough) effeminate, I thought it was great how you had him be the stay at home dad. Even if it wasn't a truly intentional dig at one of this fandom's most prevalent stereotypes I'll choose to believe that it was.
Author's Response: The threats were short of death - perhaps a bit of bodily harm was implied - but I was answering a challenge issued by a third party so I felt completely justified! Okay, maybe I was overly defensive. As for Jim being the stay at home dad, why the hell not, right? Sometimes I rail against stereotypical gender roles and sometimes I get sucked in but if you think it's a dig, we'll go with that! Thanks for reviewing - it's always nice to have an older story get feedback.
10 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2006 09:02 pm Title: Chapter 1
that is really good but i couldn't help but be screaming the entire time. it's so well written! i mean really but it's just the fact of jim getting with karen and pam being so sad. it nearly brings me to tears. but i have to say i love this part a lot " He’s definitely not full of himself and when she gazes at his lanky frame and his long lovely fingers, she doesn’t think he could possibly fit the other stereotype either." so very well written but it would break my heart to see jim and karen get together
Author's Response: Thanks Amelia! This was merely a challenge and I have no desire to see them together either but wanted to explore what would happen if they did.
Date: October 25, 2006 07:30 am Title: Chapter 1
Ouch. But you know, if Pam really did behave like this in the months to come, she would totally deserve this outcome. And I love Karen's taking of the initiative in this. She would also deserve the outcome!
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Date: October 25, 2006 07:29 am Title: Chapter 1
Ouch. But you know, if Pam really did behave like this in the months to come, she would totally deserve this outcome. And I love Karen's taking of the initiative in this. She would also deserve the outcome!
Author's Response: I felt the ouch too, but yeah, Pam would deserve it if she continues with the status quo. Thanks for your review!
10 [Report This]Date: October 24, 2006 06:51 pm Title: Chapter 1
This has to be my favorite JAM fanfic to date~!
Author's Response: Thank you Jenny.
Date: October 07, 2006 09:55 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is lovely - I didn't think I'd enjoy a Jim/Karen happily-ever-after fic this much, but I did. Completely believable that Jim could eventually tire of the things he finds endearing about Pam right now.
Author's Response: Thank you! Although I think he'd put up more of a fight, eventually he would tire of her inaction especially if she never gives him any hope.
10 [Report This]Date: October 07, 2006 06:10 pm Title: Chapter 1
Hello again. I know we're not supposed to review more than once, but I just wanted to say that I came back to reread it, and now that I've had the time to really sit and absorb it I love it even more than I did the first time. Thanks, really. This is the nicest thing anyone's given me in a long time.
Author's Response: You're most welcome, but the pleasure was all mine. Thank you for being my muse on this!
7 [Report This]Date: October 07, 2006 09:06 am Title: Chapter 1
Aw, it hurts so much, but at least Jim ends up happy. Hopefully in the show Pam will grow up and figure out what she wants, but if she doesn't this is a very believable scenario.
Author's Response: Thanks Semby! I think Pam will figure it out. She's already made some strides but we'll have to be patient and in the meantime, there will be pain. Especially on the part of the viewers and the fanfic world!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 10:58 pm Title: Chapter 1
oh my god, that last line was heart breaking.
it was really hard for me to "watch" him let pam go. the whole thing was really difficult for me 'cause i'm such a jam fan, but man oh man... this was great.
Author's Response: It was heartbreaking, but with a happy Jim, right? Of course, this is merely an exercise because the show will never go this way. Ever. I hope...
9 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 06:58 pm Title: Chapter 1
Wow. I've nothing to say as far as your level of writing goes-- very nice, of course, and natural; I like your style.
As far as the plot itself... I definitely wasn't expecting to like this, and it's left me feeling rather conflicted and uneasy. I really, really like the road you've taken, this sort of experimentation with a more stagnant Pam, and while I'm not sure that I can picture Jim ever growing tired of giving her that extra push, I can definitely see where you're coming from.
Very interesting pairing, a series of events I wouldn't have thought of. :)
Author's Response: Thanks warm_sounds (nice name by the way!). It's possible that enough inaction from Pam (as he said to Michael, he laid it all out there for her twice) will make him start to close off to her. As I've said before, I didn't really want to picture this pairing so once I started, I felt like I needed to commit all the way. Making Jim be happy was the only solace I found in it!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 05:03 pm Title: Chapter 1
This story is beautiful in so many ways. First your sheer talent to write such an awesome story - and so quickly. And to take a rather unpopular pairing (to us Jam-ers) and make it seem so real and natural - wow. I truly loved this. You covered so much ground in such a short story. I loved the way their relationship grew - and really loved the proposal in Hawaii! I did feel a bit sad when Jim ran into Pam but she's the one who blew it. Jim deserves to be happy and you made it happen. And the last line - sheer poetry.
Author's Response: Aww thanks, kaystar. Maybe it helps that we don't know too much about Karen yet. Us Jammers will probably find something to dislike about her soon. I mean, other than the fact that she's not Pam! I guess I decided if I had to make Jim end up with Karen, he shouldn't have lingering doubts and he should be very happy, hence the last line to make sure we know that. Again, many thanks for your thoughtful comments!
9 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 04:47 pm Title: Chapter 1
I'm a total Jammer at heart, but I see Jim's point. Why pine and wonder and tiptoe, when you can have happiness now, with someone who wants you?
Author's Response: Exactly! But I too am a total Jammer and this in no way represents what I want to really see happen!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 02:51 pm Title: Chapter 1
Fantastic story!!
I love Karen and I think you wrote a really believable story.
Author's Response: Thanks so much! But I truly hope Karen is just a brief diversion in the saga that is Jam.
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 08:54 am Title: Chapter 1
Now that I've stopped crying I have to say how impressed I was with you swiftness and quality of a fic that just about shatters my heart in a gagillion pieces.
But I rarely shy away from a challenge myself so kudos.
It was sadly believable and hopefully will never become a "reality". Sniff, sniff. Great job!
Author's Response:
Thanks xoxoxo! It hurt to think about it, hurt to write it, and I'm still feeling strangely unsettled this morning. But it was satisfying to step outside the comfort zone for a bit. Maybe this is why I've spent so much time lately writing married Jim & Pam. Just circumvent the ugliness and move right on to the happy!
(And I may need to read something about Janie Halpert and Kurt Schrute to set the world right again. Hint hint!)
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 08:47 am Title: Chapter 1
Okay, so this is not how I want things to turn out, but damn it if it doesn't make me happy to see Jim so happy. He deserves it.
Good job!
Author's Response: Thanks! He does deserve it even though I agree with you on what the eventual outcome should be.
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 07:53 am Title: Chapter 1
Agh! I'm so conflicted! I love this story, but it's so, so sad that Jim and Pam never made their way back to each other. I get the feeling that Jim does have some feelings for Pam, but that he knows her indecision is unfair to him, so he loved Karen too, and what counts is that Karen loves him back. He never knew if Pam ever really loved him, though he senses her regret when he sees her again, but that last line is perfect and makes the whole thing make sense.
Author's Response:
Yeah, I see what you're saying and in a way, Jim is worn out and he sort of becomes Pam, letting Karen take over the heavy emotional lifting for him. He just wants to be loved - is that so wrong?! Thanks for the feedback, Puff!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 07:34 am Title: Chapter 1
I really loved this and am also very impressed that you were able to do it in a half hour (TWSS?) I only have a tentative toe in the Jim/Karen camp but that doesn't take away from the fact that I liked your style. It seems fitting that Jim is fed up with Pam (join the club!) and he deserves to be happy, even if it's with someone who isn't Pam. Great job!
Author's Response:
Thanks! I think what makes this all seem so disturbing is that Karen (so far) seems like she might be the only woman we've seen who could possibly have a connection with Jim. Katy was nothing compared to Karen and it worries me!
9 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 06:59 am Title: Chapter 1
The fact that you're such a JAM shipper makes this piece that much more amazing. I loved it. I could see it happening, and if it did, I wouldn't be too upset. I'd actually like to see this story from Pam's point of view. Why wait a year to contact? Why still the waffling? We've always figured it's been Roy's who held her back. Maybe it's just Pam holding herself back.
Lots of good things to think about from this story.
Author's Response: TV_Buffy, thanks as always for your comments! I hadn't even really thought about this from Pam's point of view and now I'm intrigued. I've been a little dismissive of Pam in this fic so it might be a challenge for me to back it up with what on earth could have been holding her back, although some people - and I know a few - are addicted to pain and drama. Thanks again!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 06:46 am Title: Chapter 1
Okay, so where to begin? First, you know that I myself am incapable of writing a Jim/Pam fic without a "happy" (read: Jim/Pam together) ending (with the exception of the dirty little Jim/Jan one, but let's not go there, 'kay?).
But I really, really love this. I totally understand why some people had a sort of "Whoa!" reaction to it, but that's a good thing, IMHO; it means you've written a damned good, believable story. (I had quite the visceral reaction to his proposal - stopped chewing my Pria bar and sat there all still for a second, just blinking.)
But this does work, and while it's not what any of us want to see on the show, I don't think we could deny that if Pam didn't get it together (which she's already starting to do), then yeah, he'd be more than ready to move on with a woman who does have it together.
In fact, this story made me realize for the first time that I was a total Jim in my last relationship before I married my husband - had been best friends first and everything. He did nothing but waffle on me, and I pined for forever - then met my husband, who from day one said, "You're what I want." And that was it - no looking back, no regrets, no longing.
All this to say - bravo to you.
And the writing? Loved your lines, the subtle details (loved the comments about salesmen with big egos and....hee), the image of him running into Pam later with his baby (ouch!).
That you cranked this sucker out in half an hour is the most amazing thing of all, I think. :o)
Author's Response:
Okay, let's not gloss over your side trip into AU with the horrifyingly intriguing Jim/Jan tryst! I'm pretty sure I couldn't have gone there! But you know I'm in your camp. I tried writing one fic a while ago with angry Jim intending to never get them together and of course they ended up together. And in bed. (I think I learned that from you!)
But Pixel threw it out there and I was immediately repulsed but I wrote the first sentence just to see if I could and it was all downhill from there. Being a little fed up with Pam, anxious for the Jamfest to begin, and wanting a little bit of happiness for Jim made it easier, I think. But it was late and my husband (who was more of a Pam to my Jim!) was out of town so I may just have been delirious.
Thank you for your copious feedback! I wish you'd been my English teacher as I suspect the comments on my papers would have been more constructive than "nice job". ;)
And my apologies to salesmen but I call 'em like I see 'em!
Date: October 06, 2006 06:09 am Title: Chapter 1
Yeah. Not liking the non Jim/Pam stuff. I appreciate your writing for what it is, but I think maybe in the future you shouldn't put Pam in the description at all, because, really, it has nothing to do with her..
Author's Response: Sorry! Just trying to be thorough as she was in it. I'm not liking it either but hopefully it is only a worst case scenario!
10 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 05:46 am Title: Chapter 1
Just in time to help sort out the odds and ends I felt after last night's episode. I still think Karen is a road leading back to Pam - maybe a long twisty one - but the direction you take here makes the ride seem a little less tortuous.
Oh, and holding the baby in his arms? My Jim-love is complete.
Author's Response: I'm in complete agreement Colette. It's my mantra (Karen is just a distraction, just a distraction...). Stay at home dad Jim was full on adorable in my mind too!
8 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2006 05:45 am Title: Chapter 1
I loved this! Jim deserves this. (And any girl who will teach you how to properly kill Germans the British is a-okay in my books, hahaha.)
Author's Response: Thanks. He deserves a little requited love for a change! But I'm with Jim - do NOT disparage the sniper rifle....