Date: June 13, 2007 03:48 am Title: I used to ramble through the park
Loved the idea of how Pam wanted to associate Jim with her favorite place. Very nice
Author's Response: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed that.
Date: June 13, 2007 01:26 am Title: I used to ramble through the park
You're right, there can never be enough first date fic, and this one is utterly adorable! It made me misty in a couple of places, and it made me smile and laugh in most of the others. I'm really enjoying it. (Btw, the accent thing is easy - hold down the alt key while typing in 0223 on the number keypad, and voila! You have an é. :) Don't worry, it took me forever to learn how that was done, too. Comes in handy, though.)
Author's Response: Thanks for the tip! I can freakin' program HTML but I never remember to look it up and I'm way to lazy to look when I'm posting. Now I can use all kinds of new words! And thanks for your lovely review as well!
Date: June 12, 2007 01:04 pm Title: I used to ramble through the park
really cute
Author's Response: Thank you!
Date: June 12, 2007 12:41 pm Title: I used to ramble through the park
First - love this chapter title. Not sure why, but it seems just right. And kinda lyrical.
And this chapter has such a great blend of classic J/P banter, and giddy I-can't-believe-we're-doing-this flirting, and serious talk about things that need to be said. And I also think they'd switch gears back and forth like this - kind of scatting around to figure out how it all works between them now. So romantic too - waltzing in the dark with no music, her telling him about her grandpa and talking about Jim crying? Oh.
And, you end every chapter with a perfect cliffhanging line. Must have more. (What was it you said in your reply to Mox, about them 'laying down'? Oh, am I taking that out of context? Dang. Make it so, girlfriend.)
Author's Response: Figuring out how it works, exactly! They know how to be friends, they know how to flirt, they definitely know how to hurt the other, now can they just let it all go and carve out a new niche for themselves. Of course they can and the journey is going to be so much fun to watch! Give me some time and I will try my bestest to make it all so. Thanks, you!
Date: June 12, 2007 12:04 pm Title: I used to ramble through the park
it's funny how they're so obviously rushing back to her apartment but Pam knows she can put that on hold and share something sweet with Jim and it's ok. in fact he loves it just as much as she does. great chapter. very sweet :)
Author's Response:
She's finally comfortable enough to do that, I think. After all the aniticipation of what it might be like to be with Jim, I think she would include some revelations into herself. At least, I hope she would. Thanks much!
10 [Report This]Date: June 12, 2007 08:17 am Title: I used to ramble through the park
There is a sense of "manic" in their conversation - especially in Pam, and I think that rings exceptionally true to how they would be the first night they are back to being "the way they were" (sorta!). I mean, there's an abrupt shifting of gears conversation-wise from light and fun to reflective to downright deadly serious and back to fluff again. And it's a bit winding to keep up with, but it rings as very, very true to me. Like there is some much Pam's been keeping inside to tell him "one day" and now that "one day" has finally arrived, she doesn't know where to start and she's probably not yet had it sunk in that he's not going anyway again. Does that make sense?
I'm sure an evening of making out on her couch with Jim will certainly help calm her down. (or not...) :-)
Nicely done, as always.
Author's Response:
I'm glad that sense of "manic" comes through. Think of Pam sitting there waiting for Jim to return after the Merger, dying to tell him so many things and then she gets shut down for months. And then thinking he's moving to NYC never to be seen again. Ouch. All those things she has bottled up inside and she doesn't want to wait any longer because he's here now and it's spilling out in uneven batches! I know that's how I'd feel - wanting to try out this new flirty thing, wanting to tell him the serious stuff that he needed to hear after CN, and wanting to just hang with her best friend. It's going to take a while to define the relationship but they're already laying down the foundation. That's probably what makes this so fun to write!
Thanks for your continuous love and feedback! And thanks for a new DL installment!
Date: June 12, 2007 07:45 am Title: I used to ramble through the park
What? It's a Thursday night and they're not in front of the TV? I hope Pam has TiVo. And I'm guessing they're not going to see much of Casino Royale, either...
Author's Response:
Hee! Well, Pam might get all hot and bothered from watching Mr. Bond and whoa - what's this? Mr. Manly-man Halpert right here within reach on my couch??? Yes, they may have to go back and rewatch some scenes later...