Date: August 23, 2009 08:24 pm Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Oh, this turned out really nicely. I especially loved your description of "Walker Man." I could really see him. And I love "Alexander's Horrible No Good Very Bad Day."
Author's Response:
Thanks, jazz! You can thank andtheivy for the visual ... she's told me she really wanted to see Walker Man. Look in your inbox for the next chapter soon.
Date: August 23, 2009 02:01 pm Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Aw, that was so sweet! I'm sure your parents never get tired of telling that story. What a nice way for you to honor them by giving them a cameo in your story. I hope things with Jim's mom are fixed quickly, and that his dad wakes up soon, but mostly, I can't wait to see what happens in the chapel ;)
Author's Response:
Nope, my parents never did get tired of telling that story. (They've both passed away now.)
Yes, I am going to try to wrap things up soon. I think it must be becoming tiresome for a lot of people that I'm taking so long to finish this story. So, we'll get to the chapel in the next chapter. I have one more "bridge" chapter I have to write before I get to the chapters I've drafted already. Then, I think I'll find a way to cut things off after that so this doesn't drag on for all enternity.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I do appreciate it.
Date: August 23, 2009 01:47 pm Title: Madness
Yes! I was soooo happy to get an e-mail telling me that this story had been updated! It's been a long time, but it was definitely worth the wait for some sentimental JAMMY goodness! I can't wait to read the next chapter!
Author's Response: Thanks, Sarah! Hoping to have the next chapter posted soon. We'll see ... we're leaving for ANOTHER vacation on Wednesday next week. I'll try my best to post before then.
Date: August 23, 2009 11:28 am Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Wow. VB, this chap was intense (in a fantastic way). Thanks for ending with a bit of sentimental fluff. Love me some Walker Man : D Jim's ringtone for Pam? Guh. So glad you found andtheivy to help you through. I'll be waiting anxiously for more. Really.
Author's Response:
Thanks, Nan! I'm glad the intensity came through. A lot of the other chapter outlines I came up with didn't pack the wallop I was aiming for. I'm glad you think it worked in the final version. And, yeah, man did I run through a lot of songs for Pam's ringtone before I came up with that. And then it was like, Wow. That was obvious. How dopey are you, anyway?
My aim is to have the next chapter up by next weekend. We'll see... Tomorrow we're taking Young Blood off to college. So tonight we're all gonna watch a movie and hang out. I'll try to get the next update to my betas by Friday. It really is largely done and I already have initial feedback from andtheivy, so it's not impossible.
Thanks again!
Date: August 23, 2009 10:03 am Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
First, welcome back! I yelled when I saw an update was up. Another outstanding saga. I feel so bad for Jim and his Mom. Hopefully going to the chapel will help lighten his burdens. Thanks so much for working through this. It really is an incredible story.
Author's Response:
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter because this one was just a nightmare to work through. I'm not sure why this one was so hard but ...
Anyway, thanks for leaving a note!
Date: August 23, 2009 05:47 am Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
YAY! VB is back! The delusional part was tough, but well written and all too common. The conversation with Walker Man softens the blow nicely. I hope Pam & Jim are as happy in 53 years, too. *sigh*
Author's Response: Yes, I'm back! I'm really hoping this writer's block nonsense is behind me. I'm glad you found the delusional part to be believable. I hope to be back soon...
Date: August 22, 2009 11:42 pm Title: Prologue
Awesome... HAHAHAHA
10 [Report This]Date: August 22, 2009 08:47 pm Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Just wanted to let you know. You rock my world!!!
Thank you!!!
Author's Response: You are VERY welcome!
Date: August 22, 2009 08:36 pm Title: Prologue
One word... YAY!
Two words... UPDATE SOON!!
Three words... KEEP IT COMING!!!
Two words... OR ELSE...
One word... Kidding.
Author's Response:
One word ... THANKS!
Two words ... NEXT WEEKEND!
Three words ... YES I WILL!
Two words ... OH REALLY?
One word ... OK
Date: August 22, 2009 07:48 pm Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Bless your heart! I was elated to see the email from you today and then EJER told me that you actually posted the update TODAY! You made my day and I can't wait for the next update!
Author's Response: Well, bless YOUR heart for all those reminders that you were, ahem, WAITING. Those reviews keep me writing!
Date: August 22, 2009 07:40 pm Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
yay. can't wait for more =]
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm really hoping that I can put this one up in a week.
Date: August 22, 2009 07:38 pm Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
This was SO worth the wait. I cannot wait to see where you take this. I will name my first born Vampiric Blood in honour of your awesomeness!!!
Author's Response:
Yay! I'm glad you thought it was worth the wait, because I sure do keep you folks waiting, don't I?
The name thing, though, you know you might want to rethink that. Some day that kid is going to pick the nursing home you go into and, well I'm just sayin' ...
Date: August 22, 2009 07:08 pm Title: Jim and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
I squealed like a little girl when I saw you had updated. True story.
I hope I have made no secret of the fact I love this story and this latest chapter is so sweet. Poor Jim. Poor Jim's mom! And I really, really hope that in 53 years they're like Mr and Mrs Walker man (really lovely story btw, even more so that it's true!).
Thank you so much for pushing through and updating. And please, please, please keep going!! :)
Author's Response: Well, thank you! Your squealing like a little girl makes me grin like a fool! I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. I can't tell you how many iterations of this one went through my mind before I felt like I had it right.
Date: August 20, 2009 07:45 am Title: Madness
::hangs head in shame:: VB, I can't believe I didn't review this chap! You know what a great fan I am. I suspect if all comes of my employer expecting me to work now and again. The nerve! Anyway, I'm so invested in this, you couldn't possibly get rid of me.
The whole morphine thing? Wow. So happy to not have experienced anything like that. It sounds absolutely frightening. Hey, speaking of walker man, when's he coming back?! Soon, I hope.
Author's Response:
Oh, yay! I am so happy you still like the story! I was really chagrined (did I spell that right?) when you didn't leave a review, but I didn't want to be a whiner. (See, we writers all post then sit and wait for our NanReg review!)
Walker man, you ask? Well, depending on if the chapter that's out to the betas gets chopped up into two chapters, you will see him in the next chap or the one after that. In any case, SOON! Haven't gotten any beta feedback yet and, believe me, what I sent them was pretty much a train wreck. But soon. (How many times have I said that?)
Date: August 19, 2009 07:45 am Title: Prologue
Okay, I have restrained myself for 2-1/2 weeks. Update? You know I'm not going to be satisfied until it's done. (TWSS)
Author's Response:
:-) Your comment reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where they had the competition to see who could go the longest without ...
Anyway, I draft longhand and then type. There are still holes in the current chapter but last night I began TYPING. Really! Honest! I'm hoping to have out to betas in a few days.
Thanks for keeping me on my toes!
Date: August 01, 2009 05:00 pm Title: Prologue
Sooooo....update?
I've been told that I'm an impatient person. I have no idea why.
Author's Response:
This past week at the hospital was bad, bad, bad. Let's just say I have many fresh ideas for Larissa's delusions. In any case, there was not any time to write, as I was struggling to keep my relative in her bed instead of trying to walk out of the hospital on her freshly replaced hip.
I'm sorry I'm so slow with the updates. I haven't given up. Thanks for hanging in there with me!
Date: July 24, 2009 06:23 am Title: Prologue
Ever get that sense of deja vu? Ever get that feeling and LOVE it? There was a time a few days ago where something happened and I'd really love to experience some deja vu with that moment. Wanna know what it was? It was when I clicked refresh (almost constantly all day - although that part I could live without) and found an update to this story. So, how about it???
Author's Response: I'm trying! I'm trying! I have the structure of the next chapter set out and am starting on the text. But next week I am going to Pittsburgh for a relative's hip replacement surgery. (She doesn't have any kids.) Not sure how much writing time I'll have. There may be a lot, there may be none. Depends on how successful the surgery is and how stable she is afterward.
Date: July 22, 2009 05:45 am Title: Madness
Yea! I've never given up hope that we may actually see two get together in your story! BTW, had to do a double take when I walked by 'Pancakes on the Rocks' in Darling Harbor last weekend on vacation in Sydney--small world.
Author's Response:
Oh, that is great that you got to see Pancakes on the Rocks! And you actually remembered it from the story ... that amazes me!
Didn't you just love Australia? I'd go back in a heartbeat!
10 [Report This]Date: July 21, 2009 04:16 am Title: Prologue
I cannot tell you how excited I was to finally see an update! :D
I've been following this story for quite a while now it's so amazing. It's probably my favourite fan-fic I've read.
I can't wait for another update!
Author's Response: Thank you so much!
10 [Report This]Date: July 20, 2009 08:44 pm Title: Madness
First off - yay!
Oooh, so now we don't know what his ring says or what her ring tone is? Sneaky, sneaky! I must say, I am worried that you have so much ground to cover still, but I am very happy to see another chapter!!!
Where are we timeline-wise? Is it Sunday or Monday? I only ask because Jon can potentially be contacted Tuesday! :-)
Author's Response:
Yep, I'm a sneaky bugger!
Actually, it is still Saturday in my little story. I move S - l - o - w - l - y , don't I??
Date: July 20, 2009 07:01 pm Title: Madness
An update is SO EXCITING to see!
Poor Jim. Concerned that his mom has an untreated head injury because the pain medicine has made her see and say things on the other side of crazy. Then when he went to confer with his trusted Hospital Guide, she couldn't be found. I was sad for him.
But... I did enjoy the flashback that you provided. And the information on ring tones too. How sweet is Pam's ring tone for Jim? And now we know how Jim's ipod playlist for Pam-Songs came to exist.
But again, there are so so so many questions still unanswered. Some brand new.
What is Pam's ringtone on Jim's phone?
Where had Pam disappeared to when Jim went to find her? {I hope he isn't irritated and cranky with her when they do connect again}
When will Jim find out the real cause of his mother's crazy talk?
AND, the one that haunts me... WHAT DOES JIM'S RING SAY?
Okay, please, please, please do not abandon this. While I make no claims to the possession of patience, any update, whenever you can provide it, is greatly appreciated. KEEP GOING!!
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I hope to answer ALL your questions soon!
Date: July 20, 2009 04:44 pm Title: Madness
"Lean on Me" is one of my all time favorites, and to now have it associated with Jam, well, that makes it even better. And I love that he realizes the irony that even though she chose that song because he was her rock, he's now the one who needs her strength. Awesome.
I've never experienced morphine so I found this chapter pretty enlightening in that area. Sounds freaky. And scary.
Author's Response: Yeah, I love that song, too! The morphine rollercoaster is pretty damn freaky the first time around. After that, it actually can be kinda funny. (As an observer, not as the patient.)
Date: July 20, 2009 10:20 am Title: Madness
Wow! I just discovered this story today (thanks to bcd and Sally Halpert for the alert) and have read chapters 1-30 throughout the morning. What an incredible story. The intimacy you have created between Jim and Pam is breathtaking and you have come up with an incredible situation for them to reconnect.
I, too, know all about hospitals as my dad was in for months when he was diagnosed with Lupus. It really can be a mind-numbing experience and you are spot on with your descriptions.
I am definitely adding this to my favourites and I can't wait to read more!
Author's Response:
Thanks a lot! I'm really glad you've enjoyed the story so far. It really makes my day when people who say they've been through a similar experience say they think I'm getting the details right.
Hope to hear back from you on future chapters!
Date: July 20, 2009 08:28 am Title: Madness
YAY!!! But Jim! Ask questions, man!
Morphine is some wild stuff- my aunt was on it and was convinced that one of her brothers was standing outside of the hospital and couldn't get in because "The Men" were boarding up the doors as my uncle found them. (just to keep him out, everyone else could get in...)
Author's Response: Morphine definitely does some freaky stuff to the human mind. It's weird how focused the delusions are, isn't it?
9 [Report This]Date: July 20, 2009 08:02 am Title: Madness
Noooooo! It can't be over! This morning I clicked on your story title and I've just been reading (and not doing any work!) for the past two hours. I was so into the story I wasn't checking the chapter numbers, so I finished reading this chapter, went to click Next and there was no button! Please do NOT wait 6 months to sent the next update, I need to know what happens! Would you mind if I went back and reviewed each chapter seperatly? There's just so much to process in each one. Keep up the great work!
Author's Response:
Actually, I'd love it if you left comments for each chapter to say what did & didn't work for you. (But don't let your boss catch you spending 2 hours reading!)
Thanks for the lovely review!