Date: April 14, 2007 07:43 pm Title: Chapter 2: Begrudge
Yes! Exactly!:
"I know I hurt you, Jim. And I am so, so sorry. But I wasn't in the position to handle things any other way."
A lot of fics have Pam calling Jim on the fact that he didn't give her very much time to choose him before he up and left, but this is the first time I've seen her articulate it so well. Very nice job.
Date: March 27, 2007 03:18 pm Title: Chapter 2: Begrudge
There are so many things that I am loving about this story. The imagery of the pencil snapped in half. How Jim does seem to be less happy now although technically things are working out for him. I especially love this line "But don't YOU begrudge ME the right to be really, really sad about it." Great job and I can't wait fo rhte next update.
Author's Response: Thanks...sorry it took so long to update!
8 [Report This]Date: March 09, 2007 07:52 pm Title: Chapter 2: Begrudge
Since my name is Karen I'm going to pretend that Jim was calling me and my answer is "No, Jim - you do not seem happy. You are doing a piss-poor job of acting happy at times but you have been unhappy for so long that you forget what it's even like to be happy. What? That question really wasn't for me? Oh. Never mind!/Emily Latella.
Author's Response: See, I knew there was a Karen somewhere with an ounce of sense in her....
Date: March 09, 2007 06:33 pm Title: Chapter 2: Begrudge
i want more. and yeah, jim just isn't jim this season. but a reallygood way i like the way pam said like how come if he was so sad he seemed so happy and that is good
Author's Response: Like I said, Jim is just crying out for a smack upside the head this season, isn't he?
Date: March 09, 2007 01:57 pm Title: Chapter 2: Begrudge
Ooh -- I like the point about the power shift from Pam to Jim -- kind of like the difference between S2 & S3. Cannot wait to see where this leads -- hopefully to Presumptious (and Loud) Karen on her way outta Scranton!
Author's Response: We all see the shift...I feel I need to give Jim a surgical head-from-butt-ectomy, if you know what I mean.
Date: March 09, 2007 11:59 am Title: Chapter 2: Begrudge
Interesting.
Jim seems to not even have heard the "I love you" part of Pam's little speech. Will his brain catch up with that at some point?
I actually don't think Jim or Pam would use the word "begrudge" here; that doesn't ring true to me (just my opinion, though).
I love how Jim doesn't mind Pam's presumption. This is so typical of all of us - the more you like someone, the more slack you cut them.
Hmm ... what's next?
Author's Response:
Now that you mention it,"begrudge" probably is a bit literary for a heated conversation.....but, I'm wedded to my single word "B" titles (I'll explain later) so let's pretend that bit isn't so jarring.....
And, you're right about Jim not registering the PamLove yet. That will be addressed in a coming chapter. HINT: notice who he's focused on. Again.
Date: March 09, 2007 08:56 am Title: Chapter 2: Begrudge
Wow. Nice new perspective. It's totally Jim in the driver's seat. I love that Pam's not trying to break them up in this, she's just showing how she feels. Shows alot of strength on her part. Love this line: But don't YOU begrudge ME the right to be really, really sad about it.
Author's Response: Thanks! I honestly believe that Jim is such a doofus that he hasn't figured out that he CAN hurt Pam yet.....
10 [Report This]Date: March 09, 2007 08:43 am Title: Chapter 2: Begrudge
HELL NO he's not happy!!!! And neither are we!!!
This is a great fic!
Author's Response: Thanks! It was hard to keep Pam somewhat in character during her little speech, I want to yell at him a bit myself, and so I tended to start writing like me, rather than more like her....LOL.