9 [Report This]Date: April 23, 2008 07:59 pm Title: Another Haircut
"acquiescence" makes me think of Dwight's Speech. Just so ya know.
Oh, and that other stuff is good also ;) (aka way b etter than I could ever say, and that is why now I will ust like quote you instead, kthx)
Like, seriously. I keep wanting to quote every line, and just say "wow" "perfect" "totally right"... but I have been told that making the review longer than the story apparently isn't always cool. So, just imagine I am doing it. Nifty space saving device right there.
Poor Jim. I mean, really. I honestly (until today) never really thought about what that week was like for him. I never really connected it in my head that it was a week, and that stuff happened. Now that is all I will think about. Damn, I love this show. But anyways, back to your story, I think that I will think a lot in the same lines of this is probably what he was feeling/thiking because it makes sense. Something like that. I think I lost track my my thoughts a while ago (and then I think I wanted to see how many times I could say think :P)
Author's Response: I'm happy you thought this description of where his head was that week made sense...it was kind of enigmatic on the show, but I never got some people's interpretation that he was all 'la la la, who cares, here I go to NY with Karen, wee!' Thanks again, Emily!
Date: January 15, 2008 11:14 am Title: Another Haircut
Wow. So insightful. From the idea that Jim considered himself to be his own worst enemy to the idea that he was just playing a part to practice it in hopes that it would get easier. So tragic.
Author's Response: Yeah, it always seemed to me that he was playing 'that guy' - hoping someday he'd actually morph into him (i.e., stop loving Pam.) Glad the line about him being his own worst enemy worked for you - I think post-CN confession, he pretty much didn't trust his own instincts, thought he had to be someone else to be happy/lovable/whatever. Of course, that m.o. imploded too - thank god ;-) Thanks again, belsum.
10 [Report This]Date: December 16, 2007 08:19 pm Title: Another Haircut
Loved the first chapter, totally relieved the second. Looking forward to Pam turning into some sort of anti-Delilah. ;-)
Oh, but you forgot the part about the butt-sex. ;-)
Author's Response:
Dang, I knew I forgot something ;-) Next chapter is almost done...just needs a few tweaks. Thanks, you!
Date: December 16, 2007 03:35 pm Title: Another Haircut
I LOVE THIS!!! Seriously, I thought maybe it was only me that thought Big Haircut looked like a little boy with said haircut! lol. Also the idea of him going to a "salon"....oh the humanity. This is great! I can't wait for the biblical turn. ;-)
Author's Response: Oh the humanity! Ha! I say that all the time...too funny. Yeah, not that he didn't look hot as a very hot thing in the Big Haircut, but there was definitely a little boy vibe about it. So pleased you like this, LoveFool - always love when you love something I wrote. Much thanks...and more soon ;-)
8 [Report This]Date: December 15, 2007 09:46 pm Title: Another Haircut
"So, this time, Jim had done the sensible thing – made a conscious decision to stick with the program." This is a great explanation of what happened between BG and TJ. I wondered how he was able to hear Pam confess her feelings and still go spend the night in NY with Karen the next week. I also liked all the sports analogies. Great job.
Author's Response: Yeah, that week was kind of a mystery. But, in my mind, it went kind of like this. Self-protectively playing it safe (afraid to trust his own 'interpretation' of what she said in BG), until finally...well, you know the story. Glad my version worked for you...and many thanks for reading/reviewing, kaystar!
Date: December 15, 2007 06:28 pm Title: Another Haircut
Yes, yes and yes. Although, personally, I liked his Big Haircut, you captured what I believe to be Jim's feelings about it. It was all a game and he felt he owed it to Karen to play. Oh, Jim. Love this and have a feeling I will love the next chapter as well.
Author's Response: Yup, as I told Lisa below, I liked the Big Cut too, but as you say, it just didn't jibe with what was going on underneath, inside that pretty noggin. The next chapter is almost done...but, I think I need to tone it down a little, to keep it in the 'T'-zone. (Those damn frisky kids, sheesh.) Thanks so much bitterpill - really appreciate the feedback.
Date: December 15, 2007 03:29 pm Title: Another Haircut
Oh, I like your insight into The Haircut -- this is an angle I hadn't considered before:
Once again, it was an act of acquiescence. Of getting back on track after being unexpectedly derailed.
Poor Jim! Well, not that I'm one to talk. Looking forward to part 3. :)
Author's Response: Ah, the semiotics of The Haircut, lol. Yes (sadly) I've considered it from every angle - literally and figuratively. Anyway, I'm happy this made sense to you...and looking forward to the next part of your angst-apalooza. Thanks again, thirtypercent - love the feedback ;-)
Date: December 15, 2007 10:24 am Title: Another Haircut
Whoa. Jim was trying to just run the plays and follow along, wasn't he?
At least we now know the "Big Haircut" made for some serious hotness in Leatherheads. Yum!
Can't wait to see the third act in this. Wait for it.... [/Jim]
Author's Response: Truth be told, I thought he looked pretty fine in that haircut...but, it just wasn't 'him.' Third act is in the oven. Thanks Lisa, for being such a devoted reader/reviewer. You know I love that ;-)
Date: December 15, 2007 06:18 am Title: Another Haircut
I looove this chapter. You echo his stairwell-with-Dwight conversation, you tie back to the previous chapter, and, again, you just capture essentials of Jim's personality that are not explored much in fic (because they aren't very attractive). The one thing he does with any effort is self-delusion. For years, it was about his future with Pam, and then it was about his relationship with Karen. But after the years with Pam, this here is simple truth: Nor can you talk yourself in or out of love. He worked hard at not knowing that either.
Also, your teaser for the next chapter? I think Fancy New Beasley would be a wicked Delilah...
Author's Response: I'm thrilled you think his personality reads here, cause this is sort of a character study with a side of hair, lol. (I'll admit - I liked that little callback to the Dwight stairwell convo too, cause sometimes Jim really is his own worst enemy, isn't he?) And re: the next chapter...sssshhhhhh!!!! Yes, kind of Delilah - in an inverse kind of way ;-) Thanks so much nqllisi - your reviews are always so great.
Date: December 15, 2007 05:54 am Title: Another Haircut
What a perfect description of this haircut, Colette - part sophistication and part little boy - and I imagine this is just how Jim felt about getting it. "It's only hair" and just going along with it as part of his "new" self. I really can't wait for the next chapter, cause I'm humming a little Bruce Springsteen right now. Such a great story idea.
Author's Response: Glad you like the idea...it's been kicking around my head for a while and wouldn't leave me alone. Jim's hair is such a 'thing', eventually someone had to use it as a frame for a fic, right? And I agree - as 'mature' as that cut was, it just screamed little boy too. Okay, one more part coming - so, keep humming ;-) Thanks, Sweetpea (wasn't sure if this one would grab people, so the review is especially appreciated.)