Date: January 05, 2007 11:44 pm Title: so this is the new year
Yay! I finally had time to sit down and read this through. Chapter one is a great setup, especially: Only now his shirts are a little more expensive and uncomfortable and he has to look directly at Dwight all day. It's a nice, subtle nod to how screwed Jim is, without hitting us over the head with it.
Date: January 05, 2007 01:18 pm Title: there'd be no distance that could hold us back
great work. loved it. fav part is def pam's th at the end. it's just so pam, happy, but still slightly not-so-confident.
Date: January 03, 2007 04:32 pm Title: so this is the new year
Thanks to this story, I've had "The New Year" stuck in my head for days! Loved this story.
Date: January 03, 2007 03:02 pm Title: so this is the new year
Hey, I just read the whole thing, and it is very likely the best JAM I've read. Really, really sweet, real good characterization. Oh, and the story is really believeable and awesome. Kudos. Further inspiration in 2007!:-)
7 [Report This]Date: January 02, 2007 04:57 pm Title: there'd be no distance that could hold us back
Such a cute ending :) All the angst in the build up was totally worth it!
Date: January 02, 2007 03:54 pm Title: there'd be no distance that could hold us back
Great way to get Karen out of the picture plus we didn't have to see her say goodbye to Jim.
Date: January 02, 2007 03:53 pm Title: no more airplanes or speed trains or freeways
What a beautifull start to the new year.
Date: January 02, 2007 03:50 pm Title: then i could travel just by folding a map
YES!!! She told him. Great job.
Date: January 02, 2007 03:49 pm Title: i wish the world was flat like the old days
Tell him so we can get to the kissing. ;)
8 [Report This]Date: January 02, 2007 03:46 pm Title: there'd be no distance that could hold us back
I'm still in last night's clothes, you're in your pajamas, and we're both hung-over. It's the way I've always planned it, Pam.
Nice. Lovely fic :)
8 [Report This]Date: January 02, 2007 03:36 pm Title: i wish the world was flat like the old days
Great metaphor with the painting.
And then... mm. 'Bye, sweater.
8 [Report This]Date: January 02, 2007 03:16 pm Title: lighting firecrackers off on the front lawn
Wow, yeah, that look from Casino Night, the one that said, "Come on, please don't do this." Nice.
8 [Report This]Date: January 02, 2007 03:07 pm Title: let's make believe that we are wealthy for just this once
Yay for the admission! And for the glimpse of TiredBreakup!Jim we saw in Booze Cruise.
8 [Report This]Date: January 02, 2007 02:58 pm Title: for problems with easy solutions
You've made a nice progression with these chapters. The connection between Jim and Pam is palpable. I'm glad I get to read this in one shot!
Date: January 02, 2007 02:53 pm Title: for self-assigned penance
Oooo, nice setup! And good voices for Jim, Pam, and Karen.
Date: January 02, 2007 02:40 pm Title: and i have no resolutions
He wants to make a joke about her boots, badly, but he holds it in.
Hee. And I bet he won't have to feel obligated before he compliments Pam :)
Date: January 02, 2007 01:16 pm Title: so this is the new year
You're building good anticipation here - good tension.
Date: January 02, 2007 01:11 pm Title: explosions off in the distance
Love here that Pam's nitpicking her apartment, then we get to see the tree through Karen's eyes, and it's really pretty. Great metaphor for how Pam sees herself, I think.
Date: January 02, 2007 01:04 pm Title: the clanking of crystal
Somehow she doesn’t think he would ever miss the toilet. He probably puts the seat down, too, when he’s done.
St. Jim! I love it.
And PamXRoy = ouch. :)
Date: January 02, 2007 12:41 pm Title: and i don't feel any different
Great voices here...
Date: January 02, 2007 11:50 am Title: so this is the new year
She’d understand if she knew, he thinks.
Jim, Jim, Jim. If she knew, you wouldn't be getting any!
Love that Jim confides in Toby, at least to some extent. I wonder if he's fooling Toby at all? And this line is perfect:
He likes the things that he can see outright, things he doesn’t have to reach in too far to find.
Date: January 02, 2007 06:03 am Title: no more airplanes or speed trains or freeways
WOW! 69!! This was a wonderful read. I think you hit those characters dead on. The dialog from Jim, in several places, I could see him saying so clearly. And, well, you know, HOT! Thanks it was awesome!
Author's Response: Thank you for saying that because that's very important to me to get the character's voices right. I'm glad you liked this! Thanks for reviewing!
Date: January 01, 2007 09:27 pm Title: there'd be no distance that could hold us back
Awwwww. That's so cute. I love it.
Poor Karen. But GO JIM AND PAM!!! hee.
Thanks for this.
cheers.
--Lex
Author's Response: Thanks for reviewing it! As much as I feel bad for Karen, there's just no way she can win over Pam.
Date: January 01, 2007 06:20 pm Title: so this is the new year
Such a great story!! I loved it...especially this part. "No, that's-" Karen presses into her forehead with her fingers, squeezing her eyes shut. "That's not what I mean. Please just tell me if you still have feelings for her." Jim takes a step back, shoving his hands into his pockets, and looks up at the sky, and it's clear and full of stars. He's tired of pretending. "Yes," he simply says.
That's totally what I want to see happen on the show...I don't need Jim to say he's still in love with her, I just need him to admit out loud, to someone (in my mind, Karen), that those feelings for Pam are still there.
Great job, and I look forward to reading more works of yours in the future!
Author's Response:
Thank you! *secret: that's my favorite part too.*
I'm really glad you enjoyed this, and thanks for taking the time to review it!
Date: January 01, 2007 05:06 pm Title: no more airplanes or speed trains or freeways
LOVE THIS. SO. MUCH.
And YAY!
Author's Response:
Yay! Thanks, xoxoxo....I'm glad you liked this, and your excellent reviews motivated me so much.