Date: February 19, 2010 11:31 am Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
The descriptions of Pam's grandparents broke my heart in two :( Very well written
10 [Report This]Date: October 27, 2009 06:15 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
oh my god! thank you america! (my 8th grade math teacher, from vietnam originally - so he had quite an accent - used to say that if we couldn't answer some problem that was so simple. like 7x8 in 8th grade advanced math - therefore, thank you america for writing such a great and anticipation-filled chapter! i'm so excited to keep reading!
Date: February 12, 2009 08:14 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Moose Tracks is my favorite ice cream too! And if Jim was sharing it with me? That would be- wow. Aaaanyway... I love this story and I can't wait to read the rest of it. It might actually turn me into a fan of AU stories. I hope you'll update Cardiac Care soon too. :)
Author's Response: I'm really glad you're enjoying this. I am working on Cardiac Care. Hope to have a chapter up next week.
Date: February 06, 2009 06:00 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
I love this part of the story - where jim takes the train in to see Pam.
Author's Response: Thank you!
Date: October 16, 2008 11:17 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Yay! I love how he's not tipping hs hand to Pam yet.
8 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2008 08:37 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
This is good. When are you going to update? I'm looking forward to reading this one as well as Cardiac Care.
10 [Report This]Date: September 20, 2008 10:57 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Oh my God, this story is even better than Moose Tracks! (And I've had Moose Tracks.) Please keep writing, for the sake of my sanity!
Author's Response:
Better than Moose Tracks!?!? Now that is a compliment, indeed! Thanks!
Date: September 20, 2008 05:48 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Wonderful story! And thank sweet Jesus you're going back to Cardiac Care! I look for that story every day!
Author's Response: Hi, tsi! Thanks a lot. I'll get to CC as soon as I can.
Date: September 20, 2008 05:28 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
AAHHHHHH! That....was....mean. I was grabbing at the mouse to click on the "next"....What, "previous" only??
Gah, hurry up! And don't even get me started on Cardiac Care!!
OK, being a bit of a bratty fanfic reader. Sorry, sorry. But you do have a way - please please write more soon! Love it.
-Mint
Author's Response: Hi, Mint! It's ok, you can be bratty! It's pretty cool to see that someone is grabbing at the mouse to continue my story. I'll try to step up the pace a bit. Thanks for the encouragement.
Date: September 20, 2008 01:08 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Oh sweet jeebus, I just read this whole thing (so far) in one sitting. Guh. I just love their mutual realization that they both needed to travel some rough road (alone) to get where they are now. And that Karen is a top-shelf version of Kelly. Bwah!
Author's Response: Hi, lisahoo! Glad you're liking my one (two-three-four-five-six...) shot! More soon...
10 [Report This]Date: September 20, 2008 10:31 am Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
OH MY GOD, how dare you leave us hanging like that! Eeeeee, I can't wait for the next chapter!
Author's Response:
I hope to have the next one up in a few days. Won't leave you hanging too long this time. But tomorrow IS my cooking day, so it won't be up for a bit...
Thanks for the squeal!
10 [Report This]Date: September 20, 2008 10:19 am Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
yay - so glad to see this back! I know how hard it can be to update when you have that little thing called LIFE getting in the way - but I've been waiting for this. It was worth the wait - looking forward to Jim's trip to Philly!
Author's Response: Wow! I am SOO excited to have a review from you! It's kinda like a little leaguer getting an autograph from a professional All Star player or something. Love your stories and it's kinda surreal to see "I've been waiting for this." OK, I'm done gushing. Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave a review!
8 [Report This]Date: September 20, 2008 06:45 am Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
I was on my way out the door to exercise class, but had to stop and read this update. I'll do a proper review later, but let me just say...YAY!
Author's Response: Thanks! I appreciate the YAY!
10 [Report This]Date: September 20, 2008 04:54 am Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
I'm so excited! VB, this was so good. Loved your descriptions of Pam's portraits (so heartwarming), Pam's reminiscing about the ice cream (I agree--awesome flavor) and the building excitement at the end. Great job. Nice to have you back : ) Best of luck to Billy!
Author's Response:
Hi, NanReg! I'm glad you liked the chapter. Glad you liked the Moose Tracks passages ... I really enjoyed writing that part. And yes, it IS an awesome flavor! Can't quite put it up there with good sex but, man, it's just a few steps down!
Thanks for the email, too!
9 [Report This]Date: September 19, 2008 11:55 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
I am so excited!! Pam will be so shocked!
Yay to getting more of this one and CC :)
Author's Response: Thanks, Crystalized! Yep, Pam will be shocked! I was pretty excited to finally get another chapter up, too. Thanks for sharing the excitement with me.
Date: September 19, 2008 10:52 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Oh, please hurry! I was giddy with joy when I saw this was updated!! Thanks for doing that amidst your crazy schedule. Tell your son "the best of luck! and thanks for doing that!"
Author's Response:
I'm hurrying! It might take a while for me to tell Billy that people on MTT are wishing him well. though … I think he might be mortified to find out I'd published his blog URL here. He just doesn't understand the whole "proud mama" phenomenon, you know? He already thinks I've told everyone in our county except for the "one homeless person you haven't been able to find." And I guess he's right!
I'll post the next chaper as soon as I can. Thanks for reading!
Date: September 19, 2008 09:38 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Oh I don't know which I'd prefer! I definitely miss Cardiac Care but this story is great as well! :) Update either please!
Author's Response: Hi, raspberryjam! Thanks for rooting for both of my stories! I'll finish this one, then get bac to Cardiac Care.
Date: September 19, 2008 08:28 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Great chapter, I missed this fic. Sad it's ending alreayd though. would love to see them getting back together and really be happy together.
Author's Response: Thanks, Bayjb. It is so nice to see that people were looking for the next chapter of my story! I really appreciate it. It MUST end, though, or I'll never get back to Cardiac Care. Gifts was supposed to be a minor interruption, not weeks and weeks! Thank you so much for taking the time to review.
Date: September 19, 2008 08:20 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
I'd actually just been wondering today where you'd gotten to and if we'd ever see a conclusion to this and to Cardiac Care. Nice coincidence.
Anyway, I really like this story. It's a nice change of pace to have Pam and Jim spend some time apart with it being good for both of them.
Author's Response:
Hi, Aiya:
I've been drafting this chapter of Gifts but was not able to sit at the computer and type/edit it for a few weeks. Conclusions for both stories really will be forthcoming! I'm so glad to see people have been remembering my two WIPs! Thanks for taking the time to review.
10 [Report This]Date: September 19, 2008 07:31 pm Title: An Intensely Personal Exploration
Wow. Unbelievably good.. You MUST post the next chapter soon! Please!
Author's Response: Thanks, Desslok! The last chapter is partially written, so it SHOULDN'T take a month this time. Besides, the kid's already gone, so I should have more time on my hands now! (Now that I'm done with the crying jags...)