Penname: firthgal Real name:
Member Since: August 05, 2007

Bio:

I'm a Kandy shipper all the way, was pointed here by a fellow Kandy fan when the Kandy Edition of the 55 word challenge was posted.  All of those fics are amazing, by the way, and I hope that all of those brilliant authors will consider writing more Kandy.  And if anyone is looking to read more Kandy fic, here's a list of the ones that can be found on LiveJournal: Kandy Master List.  And here is where all of the Kandy shippers have been united: omgkandy  I also love reading pretty much any fic about Andy because he's such a fun character to play with.

I'm madly in love with Ed Helms, which is probably why I'm such an avid Kandy shipper, Andy needs some love!  And of course I'm madly in love with Steve Carell, too.  They are by far the sexiest men on Earth!

Check out my new LJ community, The Andy Bernard Chronicles!  It even includes a master list of all the greatest Andy quotes and all the Andy fanfic that I could find.

EDIT Sept 2009: Holy wow, it's been a long time since I've read this bio.  Dang, I was enthusiastic, wasn't I?  By the way, my heart now belongs to Andy/Oscar, but I'm pretty good with Andy/Anybody, if I'm honest.


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Summary: Jim and Pam plan on teaching Andy a lesson - but does it go as planned? A short story told in 55 word chapters.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Andy, Jim/Pam, Kelly
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Romance
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1224 Read Count: 48627 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: September 10, 2007 Updated: September 11, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 11, 2007 Title: Chapter 12: Back In Love Again

Squeeeeeee!!!  So great.  I love, love, love the part where Pam says that they'd never even talked to each other until that weekend and Kelly replies, "Maybe. But we always made a lot of eye contact.”  Squeeee!  So perfect!

Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 11, 2007 Title: Chapter 19: Love Has A Mind Of Its Own

Squeee!!!  Oh, I am smiling like a madman now.  Kelly and Andy wedding?  Both the bridesmaids and the groomsmen are in pink?  So utterly perfect!!!  And I love that Ryan showed up and then quietly slipped out.  Such a nice touch.

Screwed by wonder149 Rated: K [Reviews - 10] 4
Summary:

How Ryan Howard learned that timing is everything.
(two TalkingHeads, Post The Job)


Categories: Present
Characters: Kelly, Ryan
Genres: Humor
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Challenges: Kelly's Revenge
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 119 Read Count: 2223 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 17, 2007 Updated: September 17, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 18, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Haha, this was great!!!  Very hilarious and extremely true to character.  I love vengeful Kelly so much.  That was just absolute brilliance.

Author's Response: aw, thanks for the review! i'm happy you found this in-character! that was my biggest worry 

Summary: Kelly takes the Proust Questionnaire.
Categories: Other, Future
Characters: Kelly
Genres: Humor
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Challenges: Proust Questionnaire
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 613 Read Count: 2986 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 20, 2007 Updated: September 20, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 20, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Kelly Kapoor Story Hour

Haha, this was so incredibly hilarious!  Perfectly Kelly.  I absolutely adore her response to real life heroines.  And the part about Sex and the City definitely sounds like something she'd say.  And her answer to that last question was absolutely brilliant.  Through the whole thing she's trying to act like she hates Ryan, then she answers with that.  So perfect.  Love it!

And now I must say that you, madam, are the one who rules.



Author's Response: I think that Sex and the City part is my personal favorite because I LOATHE that show. Could never get into it... and got tons of crap from my friends about that! Kelly may hate Ryan on the outside but honestly, he really hurt her and I think it's an honest thing to see that shine through a bit. I think she really did care for him a lot. Thanks for reading and reviewing, friend. :)

Summary: Past Featured StoryDwight's responses to the Proust Questionnaire (at least the ones he deemed worth answering)
Categories: Other
Characters: Dwight
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: Proust Questionnaire
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 347 Read Count: 1834 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 20, 2007 Updated: September 20, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 20, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Yes!  I was waiting for someone to do Dwight, and you did not disappoint!  This was perfect!!!  One of the most brilliant things that I have ever read:

And their strong, manly scent.  I have an aunt that smells like Sean Connery.

All of his answers were great, I loved it!



Author's Response: Gee, you should see me blushing right now.  Thanks so much!

Summary: Karen takes the Proust Questionnaire
Categories: Other
Characters: Karen
Genres: Oneshot
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Challenges: Proust Questionnaire
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 460 Read Count: 2843 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 21, 2007 Updated: September 21, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 21, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: always looking for prizes

Oh wow, this was excellent!  So spot-on and a great insight into Karen.  I love your little jibe at the audience with the bus comment, that made me crack up laughing.  Her answer to the favorite names question was hilarious, as was her answer to the natural gift question.  This was so full of awesome, I loved it!

Summary:

Dwight and Michael answer the Proust Questionnaire. At the same time.

I changed the story title..the other one was just so..blah.


Categories: Other
Characters: Dwight, Michael
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: Proust Questionnaire
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 493 Read Count: 1532 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 23, 2007 Updated: September 23, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 23, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Hee, this was great!  I loved Michael's answer of New Mexico for the country that he would like to live in.  Classic Michael.  And Dwight's answers were very in character.  Great job!

Author's Response:

Haha, thank you very much :]



Author's Response:

Haha, thank you very much :]

In the Pink by lianhanshee Rated: K+ [Reviews - 9] 6
Summary: For the first few weeks after Ryan's promotion, Toby clings to the possibility that Kelly's suddenly developed an allergy (hey, it happens).

Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Kelly, Toby
Genres: Oneshot, Workdays
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4528 Read Count: 1684 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 23, 2007 Updated: September 23, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: September 25, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: In the Pink

Hi!!!  I know I already reviewed on LiveJournal, but... I love this story so much that I had to review it twice!  Not only does it contain a shout out to me in the chapter notes, but it's also an extremely in character Toby fic, which is rare and I absolutely love Toby fics, but it contains some of the awesomest Kandy hints ever!  I've read that last bit over and over and over and I squee every time!  So perfect, how she just gets this huge smile when Andy approaches her desk, and their little inside joke about the coffee, and poor Toby's heart getting kicked in the crotch as he watches them.  Oh, so perfect!  And so beautifully written.  I LOVE IT!!!

Author's Response:

It's so nice to get another review from you! :)   You're a doll!   And I'm really happy that the Kandy bits make you happy -- I figure, maybe we just need to get everyone's feet a little wet with this Kandy thing, you know, just a little tiny bit here and there, and maybe we'll bring more people over to the cause!  Because there is just not enough Kandy in the world, my dear, although we have you to thank for much of what DOES, thankfully, exist!  :D 

And I'm so glad you thought Toby was in character because I really wasn't sure when I was writing it, if maybe I just interpreted Toby a certain way, though some extremely personalized lens or something.  So thanks so much for saying that!  

Summary: A response to the Proust Questionnaire challenge.

Categories: Present
Characters: Andy
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: Proust Questionnaire
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 845 Read Count: 1356 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 24, 2007 Updated: September 24, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: September 25, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Michael

Ha, this was SO incredibly great!!!  Perfectly in character through the whole thing.  I loved his answer for state of mind, hee.  And his answer for favorite occupation was so perfectly Michael.  I could picture him so well and hear his voice so clearly.  Excellent fic!  I loved it!

Summary:

These are Office Poems, if you care to call them that.

 



Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Meredith, Michael, Stanley, Toby
Genres: Drabble, Poetry
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 287 Read Count: 4874 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 26, 2007 Updated: September 26, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 26, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Another Day, Another Drink

Oh wow, this was excellent!  A very great piece for Meredith.  I'm not a poetry expert at all, but I loved the rhythm and mood that you created.  It was very well done!

Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 26, 2007 Title: Chapter 2: This Is A Run Out The Clock Situation

Another great piece!  Captured Stanley beautifully, especially the very last stanza.

Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 26, 2007 Title: Chapter 3: The Entertainer And His Audience

Oh!  So tragically Michael.  I loved this one!  Well, I loved all of them, but I think this one's my favorite.  That last line is absolutely brilliant.

Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: September 26, 2007 Title: Chapter 4: Sad Eyes and Sadder Sighs

Oh, poor Toby. :(  "Dunder Mifflin’s doormat" indeed.  Wonderful title for this one, too, btw.  I knew it was Toby right away.

Summary:

Just because I am ridiculously excited for a new season of Dwight K. Shrute talking heads.

ETA: This now also includes Angela Martin's questions. Hee!


Categories: Other
Characters: Dwight
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: Proust Questionnaire
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 1613 Read Count: 2337 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 27, 2007 Updated: September 28, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: October 14, 2007 Title: Chapter 2: Angela Martin

Another amazing chapter, I adored this!!!  Once again magnificently in character.  I love the hostility towards Dwight that she's exhibiting through the whole thing, and I love that her idea of happiness was originally to marry Dwight, but now she thinks happiness on Earth is unachievable.  Aww. *sniff*  I am still grieving Dwangela.  Anyway, this was excellent, I loved it!  Any chance you might do one for Andy?  I'll serenade you with an ABBA song if it will convince you to do one for him.

Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: September 27, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Dwight Kurt Schrute

Wow, this was magnificently awesome!  So many little details and random facts that went completely over my head but were the exact type of things that Dwight would know about.  Every single answer was perfectly in character, and I especially love the little hints of Dwangela that you threw in here and there, and even Dwim!  Hee.  This was absolutely perfect, so much awesome Dwightness.  I find Dwight to be incredibly hard to write for, but you embodied him so completely!  Loved this!



Author's Response: I have no words. This may be the nicest review...ever! You are awesome! And...yeah, no words. Heh. I am so happy you liked it. I am really. really flattered, thank you so much for your review. It truly made my day! :)

Summary: Angela gets a surprise visitor from the beyond, who has some interesting words of advice.
Categories: Other, Episode Related
Characters: Andy, Angela
Genres: Dream/Fantasy
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1088 Read Count: 2111 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: September 28, 2007 Updated: September 28, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: October 01, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: A Revenge Request from a Kitty Served Cold

Oh, this was hilarious!  I loved it!  Sprinkles is crazy.  I so love all the other cats that she met, and that cat heaven is carpeted and green.  This was a very unique and imaginative fic, I loved it!  Especially the appearance of Andy at the end.



Author's Response: Thank you very much. This was just a weird little idea that came into my head after watching "Fun Run." Plus, at the time in which I wrote it I figured it would take some type of supernatural element for Angela to warm to Andy. Little did I know that he was going to break out the ABBA. Thanks for the review firthgal.

Summary:

The Dunder Mifflin employees attend Andy's Here Comes Treble reunion concert. Meanwhile, Michael attempts to find a replacement when the lease on his Sebring runs out.

General spoilers, through episode 4.03 ("Launch Party"). Set between "Launch Party" and "Money" (episode 4.04).


Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Andy, Angela, Dwight, Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Pam, Kelly, Kelly/Other, Kevin, Michael, Pam, Ryan
Genres: Humor, Oneshot, Weekend, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6053 Read Count: 13844 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 13, 2007 Updated: October 19, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: October 14, 2007 Title: Chapter 3: Act 2

Oh, I loved this!!!  Andy desciribing what he and his friends would be doing was utterly hilarious, and Kelly's dialogue to Toby was so perfectly spot-on, and then her TH afterwards was hilarious.  Love it!  Can't wait to read more!

No More Cats by nomadshan Rated: K [Reviews - 16] 8
Summary: Past Featured Story

Aftermath of an a capella phone serenade.  Spoilers for Launch Party.


Categories: Other, Episode Related
Characters: Dwight, Mose
Genres: Angst, Childhood, Humor, Inner Monologue, Oneshot
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 696 Read Count: 2903 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 13, 2007 Updated: October 13, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: October 13, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Wow, this was amazing!  I love your take on Mose!  All the little details totally made this fic pure awesomeness.  And I actually felt my heart break for Dwight during his little conversation with Mose.  Oh, poor Dwight.  I love that he has a breakup song.  And I love that Mose was happy that Angela is gone.  Excellent descriptions and setting up the mood.  This fic was wonderful, I loved it!

Author's Response: I figured if he had a pump-up song, he must have a breakup song :) Thanks, firthgal!

Summary: Past Featured StoryMEMBER'S CHOICE - Four scenes in which Andy slowly, and painfully, wears down Angela.
Categories: Other, Future, Alternate Universe
Characters: Andy, Angela
Genres: Holiday, Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3099 Read Count: 6996 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 04, 2007 Updated: November 04, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: November 10, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: The Poster

Oh, I am loving this!  Absolutely perfect in every way.  Andy's talking head cracked me up, and I love that you had him moonwalking over to Angela's desk.  And that poster was just such an incredibly sweet gift for Angela.  It shows his observant nature, and that he cares about what she likes.  And I love the exchange about the rockin' babies/jazz babies and how he instantly changed what he liked just to match her, because that is so very Andy.  So eager to please.  Loved Angela's faint smile at the poster, and her gentle refusal of it.  You can see that he's already wearing her down.  And my heart broke for Andy when his smile disappeared and he rolled the poster back up.  Oh, so sweet!  Love it!  Oh, and I also love that Andy is going to go caroling with Kevin and Kevin's only going for the cookies.  Hee, perfect.

Author's Response: I'm so glad that you liked this chapter. What I tried to do was just set up the way that Andy tried to romance Angela (albeit unsuccessfully) and that he was cracking her armor a little bit. Or, as I said in the summary, he's basically working the wear down. Thank you for the review firthgal.

Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: November 10, 2007 Title: Chapter 2: Church

Oh, this was great!  Loved seeing them outside of the office.  Andy is such a smooth ladies man, hee.  I adored his apprehension when he asked her out for coffee (I also love how he tried to kind of guilt her into it), and this line cracked me up:

“Yeah, no, that’s fine, because I’m actually busy after Church today too. I, uh, on weekends, rake leaves for the elderly.”

Totally an Andy response.  Loved it.  And Angela's talking head was so spot on with her complaining about Dwight, and you can see that she's starting to like Andy because he is the complete opposite of Dwight.  So great.



Author's Response: Ha, I'm glad that you liked that line. Yeah, this was the hardest one to write because imagining Angela and Andy outside of the office was a little difficult. But, of course, the point was that he made the effort, unlike Dwight, who complains that "gas ain't free" about going to Church. Thanks for the review firthgal.

Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: November 10, 2007 Title: Chapter 3: Jumper Cables

Oh, this one was quite romantic, actually!  Andy is putting the moves on her in his own unique way.  I can actually feel Angela's nervousness in this one, and her need to resist Andy but not quite being able to manage it.  That moment where she almost held his hand, I was holding my breath!  Oh, the suspense for such a subtle moment.  I love how you keep inserting Andy's attraction to Angela in a very subtle way, rather than his usual blunt way of expressing his horniness to Jim and Dwight.  I really do think that's more of a show for the guys, whereas in his head it's probably more understated.  But yeah, it looks like Andy really got to Angela in this one.  Excellent writing!

Author's Response: Yes, this one is where the romance really ramps up. I kinda liked the idea of Andy being or at least thinking that he was this gentlemenly knight swooping in to take care of Angela, his damsel in distress. And, of course, they are both nervous about what is happening, and not happening, which is basically what I tried to put into the hand-holding moment. Thanks for the review firthgal.

Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: November 10, 2007 Title: Chapter 4: Christmas Caroling

Oooooh, this warmed my heart!  Now, if their romance had stayed like this on the show, I probably would have been a fan of Andy/Angela.  This was so incredibly sweet and perfect and it totally encompassed everything good about Andy and Angela.  This last chapter really put a goofy grin on my face, so sweet.  Andy just knows how to get to her, and that last bit where he asks her to go caroling and she gets disgusted at the thought of Kevin being there, but then he says, "No, just the two of us, nobody else."  Squeeeeeeeee!!!  SO perfect.  This whole fic was so many kinds of awesome and totally made my day.  Loved it!

Author's Response: It took me a while to figure out a song that Andy could sing to Angela, but I thought "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" fit pretty well. To me, some of the most romantic gestures aren't necessarily something overly grand or orchestrated, but simple, direct, and honest, so that's what I tried to show. Though, with Andy, you get a little of both, I guess. Thank you for all your reviews and your support of my little story. I know that Andy/Angela isn't the most popular fic-pairing, but I'm glad that you liked it, firthgal.

Summary: Andy gets interviewed for the Finer Things Club.
Categories: Other, Episode Related
Characters: Andy, Oscar, Pam, Toby
Genres: Drabble, Humor, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 704 Read Count: 1567 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 25, 2007 Updated: November 25, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed 10
Date: November 27, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Finer Things Club Interview

Ha, aww this was great!  Classic Andy!  Loved this line especially after they didn't believe that he had a spiritual connection to nature:

“Well, I do work with paper. Which comes from trees. Which comes from nature. So I’d say I’m very connected.”

Absofruitly perfect!  Loved it!



Author's Response:

Thank you, firthgal! That just seemed so... Andy to me. He really wanted to give them the answer they wanted, even if it was a stretch. ; ) Thank you for taking the time to read and review!

-Rose : )

Summary:

The first time Andy sees 'A Christmas Story' and his thoughts on it.


Categories: Other, Past
Characters: Andy
Genres: Childhood, Drabble, Holiday, Humor
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 353 Read Count: 12615 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: December 01, 2007 Updated: December 01, 2007
Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: December 03, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: A 1957 Vintage Tin Harmonica with Flames Painted on the Sides

Ha, aww.  So freaking adorable!  Love the tie in with A Christmas Story.  This is just so Andy that it astounds me.  Love it!  On to the next one, squeeeee!!!  By the way, you are my hero for writing all of these Andy fics, just thought you should know that.

Author's Response:

A Christmas Story kicks A Wonderful Life's butt. It is seriously the best Christmas movie ever, so I thought combining it with Andy would be fun. And YOU, my dear, are MY hero for leaving me all of these great reviews! I can't tell you how much I appreciate them! Thanks!

-Rose : )

Reviewer: firthgal Signed
Date: December 03, 2007 Title: Chapter 2: The Flagpole

Hee, oh.  Poor, poor Andy.  This was absolutely brilliant, I love how you can capture Andy's personality and put it into this adorable little kid.  Awesome.

Author's Response:

The thought of Andy as a child makes me want to aw and cringe at the same time, but he's so much fun to write. It's great to hear that you think I'm doing well at it. Thanks, firthgal!

-Rose : )