Penname: belsum Real name: bel
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Nobody's Business But Mine by GodInThisChilis Rated: M [Reviews - 244] 84
Summary: Past Featured Story


NOW COMPLETE!!!

"Jim, why don't you tell Pam how you really feel?" 

 Jim and Pam deal with the stuff that comes with being on a hit show...talk shows, radio call-ins, and press junkets. They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but is that really the case? Watch as Jim and Pam deal with being in the public eye and under the thumb of manipulative network producers. The story is told through interviews, transcripts, web pages and photos.


Categories: Alternate Universe, Jim and Pam, Past
Characters: Ensemble, Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, In Stamford, Inner Monologue, Romance, Travel
Warnings: Adult language, Moderate sexual content
Series: Reality Reality TV
Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 54070 Read Count: 70548 ePub Downloads: 32
[Report This] Published: April 17, 2008 Updated: March 15, 2009
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: November 14, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Interview: Media Training

Wow.  I can't believe I wasn't aware of this story before now!  Thanks to nqllisi for rec-ing it to me.  The premise is amazing, the set-up is perfect, the idea of giving extra media training to, ahem, certain people is spot-on; it's just fabulous and I can't wait for more!

Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: November 14, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Exhibit 15-A: Sample Questions Prepared for Jim Halpert

I was loving the awesome meta of having the questions pulled from hanging out on message boards.  And then you hit me with the awesomest phrase ever:  enabling your Pam habit

Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: November 14, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Transcript: Good Morning Scranton

I just about lost it after Mrs. Bea Galactica.  So then to have that all be part of a challenge to insert weird words?  I died!  Nice to get a Jim And Pam Moment in there, too.  Especially since you just know that Anna noticed.  (Fingers crossed I get to see Michael doing some PR thing sometime soon.)

and still in love like this. by Stablergirl Rated: K [Reviews - 20] 7
Summary:

Pam doesn't like to plan things, anymore.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 432 Read Count: 4650 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 18, 2008 Updated: April 18, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: April 29, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: the same way as she did before

I love the line about "clean-ish" sheets.  That's so real.  Lovely meditation on Pam's current state of mind.

Perfect, Drunken Surprise by EmilyHalpert Rated: T [Reviews - 4] 1
Summary: Kelly throws Ryan a surprise party. Which of course, goes swimmingly.
Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Kelly, Ryan, Ryan/Kelly, Ryan/Kelly
Genres: Holiday, Humor, Weekend
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 650 Read Count: 1423 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 19, 2008 Updated: April 19, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: April 29, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: The Party

Oh interesting.  It's believable that Kelly would have been pissed about it but wouldn't she have put on her party face and continued to be a good hostess?  Not sure to be honest with you.  I love the Ryan though and it's rather precient considering the last episode we got!!

Author's Response: Ya know, I never thought about that at all...but, now I will have to. Maybe that will be the next chapter... don't know for sure, it if I write it, it will be that!

Quiet and Calm by xoxoxo Rated: K [Reviews - 27] 11
Summary:

Spoilers for The Chair Model.  Jim kicks Pam's ass...(quite gently as it turns out.)


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: None
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 239 Read Count: 4986 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: April 20, 2008 Updated: April 20, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: April 29, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: She can.

Oh!  That brought tears to my eyes!  How perfectly understated.  But I love that Pam would be so wound up she'd overanalyze every pause and action.  Because you know she would!

Author's Response:

Oh!!  I'm glad you liked it. 

And that was me projecting a little bit onto Pam - because I totally would be on pins and needles myself. :)

Politics, Smolitics by EmilyHalpert Rated: K [Reviews - 9] 2
Summary: Pam and Jim argue about the primary elections.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 310 Read Count: 1570 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 21, 2008 Updated: April 21, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 01, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I think both Jim and Pam should vote for Chris Hill for President!

www.myspace.com/thespaceparty



Author's Response: Hmm.Didn't know about him. Obviously, there are going to be some party affliation switches going on!

Wednesday at Dusk by LoveFool Rated: K [Reviews - 30] 13
Summary: Spoilers through Chair Model. An ordinary Wednesday that kicked Pam's ass.

Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1221 Read Count: 4203 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: April 22, 2008 Updated: April 22, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 01, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Oh my gods.  I'm not a squeer but...there is not enough SQUEE in the whole world!  I thought that one month was perfect but.  But just.  Tomorrow!  I love that!  It's so perfect and so perfectly them.

Hank. by Stablergirl Rated: T [Reviews - 10] 3
Summary:

Hank's a little bit annoyed.


Categories: Other, Present, Episode Related
Characters: Jim, Other
Genres: Humor, Oneshot
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 636 Read Count: 2181 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 25, 2008 Updated: April 25, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 01, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: the only chapter there is.

Awesome.  Not that I'm wishing bodily harm on Jim or anything but...yeah.  Awesome.  It's great how all of Jim's attempts to be "managerial" end up disastrous failures!  I'm glad someone followed up on Hank.  Very nice.

stitch myself together and tie the ends in knots by bebitched Rated: T [Reviews - 12] 5
Summary:

Ryan/Karen, some Jim/Pam.

Karen has her own season of self-discovery. Only it's a little more subtle than coal-walks or love declarations.


Categories: Other, Present, Future
Characters: Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam, Ryan
Genres: Angst, Humor, Inner Monologue, Married, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4633 Read Count: 2093 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: April 26, 2008 Updated: April 26, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 07, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

so he’ll drop that smug tone in favor of the pleasantly cocky one he’d had in Scranton | like he’s not above finding something funny instead of belittling

I love those two descriptions of Ryan.  They are spot on and rather prescient considering his actions in the following episode.  I like that you've given this Karen such perception and clarity.  It makes sense.  There's a melancholy to this story that's believable and not entirely sad.

What are You the Boss Of? by LoveFool Rated: K [Reviews - 22] 9
Summary: So I've always had this odd fascination with what a Jim/Pam argument looks like now that they're a couple. So at the end of last week's episode (Night Out) I thought it might be a good time to explore that...although I'm such a sap for them I'm unable to leave them mad at each other for too long...so here goes nuthin.'
Categories: Episode Related, Jim and Pam
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Romance
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2111 Read Count: 4190 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 29, 2008 Updated: April 29, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 08, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

HA!  Yeah, that's definitely how he got to be second in command.  *snerk*

I liked their arguing style.  It was very in character for Jim to clam up and want to run away.  Plus I'm glad that you had Jim aware of his piss poor management abilities!

Foresight by time4moxie Rated: K+ [Reviews - 15] 9
Summary: Jim and Pam make the most of their early dismissal from work. Set immediately after the end of Did I Stutter?

Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3168 Read Count: 4962 ePub Downloads: 4
[Report This] Published: May 04, 2008 Updated: May 04, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 08, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

It was almost more nerve-wracking knowing he was going to ask than it would have been wondering if he ever would.

I really like that line.  I think it perfectly describes the beauty of this particular torture.  Excellent twist to have Pam propose to Jim though!

I was a bit surprised that Jim focused on Ryan's involvement in the reprimand and not Toby's.  Maybe that's my own take on the whole Toby-likes-Pam storyline though...

i'll keep saying how lucky we are by bebitched Rated: K+ [Reviews - 16] 7
Summary: A little tuft of Jam fluff. General S4 spoilers.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Future
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Drabble, Fluff, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 315 Read Count: 2911 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: May 04, 2008 Updated: May 04, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 12, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Awww, that was as sweet as ice cream in a waffle cone!

Closing The Deal by LoveFool Rated: T [Reviews - 18] 13
Summary: Just a little JAM one-shot containing spoilers up through "Job Fair" and a bit of spec. Jim and Pam were pretty darn giddy at the end of that episode, I thought it'd be fun to see where all that giddiness might lead them.
Categories: Episode Related, Jim and Pam
Characters: None
Genres: Fluff, Romance
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 579 Read Count: 7018 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: May 09, 2008 Updated: May 09, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 12, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Closing The Deal

like they were characters in some kind of epic romance

Heh.  Yeah.  Just like that.  Imagine that!

sometimes the skeletons in your closet wear lipstick and make out with other girls by bebitched Rated: T [Reviews - 4] 4
Summary:

Jim discovers one of Pam's secrets. And I'm not gonna lie, it's gets a little dirty.  

Based off of speculation from the hint that we got that we'd learn something new that we never knew about Pam.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim, Pam, Pam/Other
Genres: Humor, Oneshot, Steamy
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 371 Read Count: 3189 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: May 11, 2008 Updated: May 11, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 12, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

HA!

Author's Response: Thanks!

Josh and Polly by RomanCandle Rated: K+ [Reviews - 16] 6
Summary: Past Featured StoryPam is outraged after her favorite show releases a disappointing season finale, so she calls Jim to vent. Not-so-subtle spoilers for "Goodbye, Toby".
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: Pam's Favorite TV Show
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 867 Read Count: 3107 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: May 16, 2008 Updated: May 16, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

WOW.  This was frickin' brilliant!!  Talk about meta.  But it was, well, it was therapeutic is what it was.  HA!  What a wonderful bit of fic and excellent dialogue, too, by the way.  Completely believable.

Author's Response: Thanks belsum! I\'m also glad you found it therapeutic...it\'s not too often fanfic gets described that way. I hope it made you a bit more optimistic about Season 5.

Best Laid Plans by xoxoxo Rated: K [Reviews - 17] 9
Summary:

*Finale Spoilers* - What I believe happened after the fireworks and before the scene by the copier.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 740 Read Count: 4640 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: May 16, 2008 Updated: May 16, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Lies and Truth

That helps.  That definitely helps.  I've been hesitant to take refuge in fic because...yeah.  Still bitter.  nqllisi tried to make me feel better, tried to point out it was a way to inject drama without actually doing anything.  But...this helps.

Author's Response:

That lis is a wise woman - but we're all entitled to be bitter time and again. Right??

So glad you thought this helped.  I do what I can. :)

Greg Daniels is a Sadist by time4moxie Rated: T [Reviews - 40] 26
Summary: There's a bit the documentary crew didn't catch in the finale. (Spoilers for S4 Finale)

Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4241 Read Count: 9517 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: May 16, 2008 Updated: July 11, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: May 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Tuna!

Oooh, Creepy Toby.  I hadn't expected that.  I love how Pam sucked up her disappointment to give Jim to boost of encouragement he obviously needed.

Author's Response: I remember reading this review - I can't believe I missed replying!  I think one of the elements of Jim & Pam's relationship that strikes me as so true is how they do tend to overlook their own misery if it helps the other person.  Thanks for reviewing!

Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: July 23, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Cheese on Toast

Awww, sniff.  I actually like the way that they brought up the roof as their "special place" and that they both kept it sacred.  It was a nice conversation to have before the actual engagement.

Author's Response: This is one of those chapters were I knew *kinda* where it was going, but the actual events didn't play out until I started typing.  I do like to think that SWSNBN never stepped one pant-suited foot up there.  :-)  Thanks for reviewing - as usual.  I do appreciate it!!

The Mob by Nightswept Rated: T [Reviews - 11] 6
Summary: A series of episodes to hold us over the summer hiatus: A new temporary worker is hired, and Dwight and Kevin have a funny feeling about the new employee. Phyllis and Angela are at war, and Michael is struggling with early fatherhood.

Possible spoilers for Goodbye, Toby.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Future
Characters: Andy, Angela, Creed, Dwight, Ensemble, Jan, Jim, Kelly, Kevin, Meredith, Michael, Oscar, Pam, Phyllis, Stanley
Genres: Humor, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5472 Read Count: 10984 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: May 16, 2008 Updated: May 17, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Cold Open

"Trust me, I tried to get handicap parking."

I love Natalie already.

Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Gathering forces

Oh my good lord I love this so much.  I was going to pick a favorite quote again but...there were too many to choose from!  Your Kevin and Dwight are both just spot on and I cannot wait to see where this is headed.

Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Gang busters

Dude, the only thing that was rough was the idea of Michael's friend Jose Nus.  Heh.  This was wonderful!  I love all the interactions.  Honestly, if you're doing this all summer...I might just make it!

The Crush by Nightswept Rated: T [Reviews - 18] 7
Summary: The second episode in our summer series during the hiatus: Jim finds himself in a precarious position and someone else learns Angela and Dwight's secret. Also, Dwight's computer is alive. Again.

Possible spoilers for Goodbye, Toby.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Future
Characters: Andy, Angela, Bob Vance, Creed, Darryl, Dwight, Ensemble, Jan, Jim, Kelly, Kevin, Meredith, Michael, Oscar, Pam, Phyllis, Stanley
Genres: Humor, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6973 Read Count: 13461 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: May 17, 2008 Updated: June 01, 2008
Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Cold Open

"Jan said I can't help pick out the name"

HA!  I should hope not.  Honestly.  Hee, this is so much fun!

Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Girl talk.

Oh Phyllis.  That's downright evil.

Excellent recall of the computer versus Dwight.  I know I've already said this but...this is so much fun!

Reviewer: belsum Signed
Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Opportunity knocks.

Ooh, a Josh/Natalie romance?  Nice.