Penname: Becky215 Real name: CH
Member Since: February 21, 2007

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Allentown by Sweetpea Rated: T [Reviews - 136] 60
Summary: Past Featured StoryA story of loss, love, and inspiration.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Future
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Humor, Married, Romance
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 31217 Read Count: 64089 ePub Downloads: 8
[Report This] Published: December 01, 2007 Updated: January 06, 2008
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 01, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - The Beesly Guide to Trimming Your Tree

Ohhh I loved this, Sweetpea!! The banter was perfect, and I can't wait for another installment. Bravo for a lovely take on babyfic!  -CH

Author's Response: Oh, CH, I just love meeting like this!  Thank you for being my first (TWSS, of course) reviewer.  You know, the baby thing just evolved out of nowhere.  When I finished this chapter and checked back to my outline, it said, "Jim and Pam have been dating about 8 months."  WHOA!  How did that happen?  Thanks so much for the review!

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 02, 2007 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3 - Goodnight, You Moonlight Ladies

You're killing me, Sweetpea, but what a way to go.

I came to the library this afternoon to assault my honors paper (I'm writing about "The Office," so it's not too bad). The plan was to sit, focus, and write, but I had to drop by MTT first. Then I see not one but TWO chapters of this lovely story! I read them once, then again to make sure I didn't miss anything, and there went 25 minutes of my afternoon.

Oh well. It was more than worth it. More, please, asap!! I'm in love with the tone of this story, and you've created a really unique set of problems for our favorite couple that we don't usually get in BabyFic. Well done, well done, and more please!! -CH



Author's Response: A reread from you CH is a huge, huge compliment.  Thank you so much.  This review made me flashback to school and being in EXACTLY that situation.  "I'll just take a peek at my email before I start writing..."  Two hours later....YIKES!  My solution?  I wrote so many papers in a little tavern in the middle of the afternoon.  Pretty quiet, but it had good background noise, and NO Internet.  Plus food! and you can have a beer when you're done!  Now, an honors paper on TO?  That sounds intriguing!

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 07, 2007 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5 - That's When I Need My Father's Eyes

Absolutely, positively, painfully, perfectly, impossibly lovely. Well done, my friend. I loved how you wrote that love scene, and the dynamic between the Old Halperts and Young Halperts was fantastic in its realism. Great job!!! -CH

Author's Response:

I'm not ashamed to admit that I squealed a little when I read this review, CH!  Nothing better than reading something like this from someone who has given me SO MUCH pleasure from her own writing.  Jim and Pam needed a little lovin' here and I'm so glad you liked it because that one paragraph probably got fiddled with more than anything.  I appreciate your sweet words so much and thank you for the awesome rec on the boards, too

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 09, 2007 Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6 - What a Wonderful World

I've spent six hours of today working on a paper. Thanks for giving me this and thus letting me end the day on a high note.

Well done, as always, and of course I'm on the edge of my seat for the next chapter.  :-)   -CH



Author's Response:

CH, I feel like I'm almost as ready as you probably are for this semester to be over!  Man, I don't miss that at all.  I'm so glad you liked this and it put a positive note on the end of what was, I'm sure, a very long day.  I'm really excited about the next chapter, too, and I haven't even started it, but I know exactly where we're going and I really hope you're going to have fun on the trip, too!  Thanks so much for the review!

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed 10
Date: December 20, 2007 Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9 - Show a Little Faith, There's Magic in the Night

Sweetpea--Let me begin with a quick sneak peak of the CH Story Hour. I have spent the past 20 hours wrapped in the not-so-fun world of foreign policy notes. The exam was at 9:00 today, so I crawled away from the world yesterday to hang out with Woodrow Wilson, Teddy R., and a bunch of folks who wanted to get trade incentives in Asia. It was not a fun day. At all. I woke up this morning, ate half a muffin (I don't eat a lot before tests--I get antsy and queasy), then took the test at 9. Afterwards, I crawled out of hte building, into the snow, licking my wounds from a WHOLE semester of school that is finally over. I came home, opened my computer, swigged a diet coke, and then I saw that "Allentown" was updated.

It was like some cathartic, biblical experience in relieving my burden, taking away the horrors of exams, and bringing a smile to my face. Like some heavenly moment where the lord said, "This is good."

So, yeah, I loved this chapter, and thank you thank you thank you for giving me something so fabulous with which to kick off my winter break!!!!

CH story hour concludes...now. --CH  :-)



Author's Response:

"Biblical?!"  Get outta here!!  I hesitate to say that this chapter's been the hardest, because I sure as hell don't want to jinx myself for the next one, because I'm feeling a little like Michael at the end of "Healthcare" doing the drum roll.  I really don't want the next one to be an ice cream sandwich or a ride down a mineshaft!  It sure would be great if it were a trip to somewhere fabulous - like an "All-Inclusive"!!!!!  Thank you for the sweet review!

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 30, 2007 Title: Chapter 10: Chapter 10 - From a Good Day into the Moonlight

Oh hoorah, hoorah for a New Year's Eve Eve update!! This was so great, Sweetpea, as all of the chapters before it, and I can't wait for the rest! --CH

Author's Response: Thanks, CH!  I am off to an adult pajama party for New Year's Eve, but I'm hoping to spend a little time in Buffalo tomorrow, starting the new year out right.  X

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed 10
Date: January 06, 2008 Title: Chapter 11: Epilogue - Isn't It a Lovely Ride?

Sweetpea--What a LOVELY treat to wake up to on a Sunday morning! I enjoyed every word of this story, and the epilogue was poignantly beautiful. I've loved a lot of your stories in the past, but you've really got something special here that you should be very proud of.

Your chapter lyric might be from James Taylor, but it reminds me of Dewey Cox. Enjoy!!  :-)  

Thanks again for a beautiful ride, and I can't wait to see what you'll come up with next!!  --CH



Author's Response: Okay, the Beautiful Ride vid cracked me up, CH!  Hello, CHEESE!  I'm so pleased you enjoyed this final chapter.  Hmm...I said a review from Colette was like having Clapton say I didn't suck on guitar, so a review from you is like having Mario Batali say, "hey, your pasta's not bad!!"  (hope that made sense - I'm pretty tired).  You've given me so much pleasure with your writing, it's an honor to entertain you a little.  Thank you so much.

Summary:

Jim Halpert takes a journey through his own personal inferno with a little help from the characters we know and love (or hate).  Will it lead to paradise and a reunion with Pam, or will he be sidetracked along the way?

A takeoff of the classic Dante Alighieri work The Divine Comedy.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Other, Past, Alternate Universe
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Dream/Fantasy, Fluff, Humor
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 9 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 21480 Read Count: 18136 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: December 02, 2007 Updated: March 25, 2008
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed 9
Date: March 30, 2008 Title: Chapter 9: Have you ever had a crush on a coworker?

STL--I'm a few days late in my promise to read this, so damn me, right? But here I am, and I'm so happy I came (TWSS)! This was really a splendid chapter. You capture a brilliant Creed; his initial chat with Jim had me in stitches. I think the 03/03/03 party was great, and I was on the edge of my seat waiting for them to reveal their answers to the quiz. You deserve props for writing a good "pain scene," too. This might sound odd, I suppose, but the language and imagery you used to convey Jim's broken nose and Roy's all-fall-down moment was fabulous; I could really see (and hear!) the whole thing going down. Well done, my friend, and good luck with the next installment!! I'll be the one over here waiting with a pitchfork. --CH

Summary: Past Featured Story

What if Jim chose the other path?

It's angsty, but hold on until the end. 

 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Future, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 20 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4132 Read Count: 70533 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: December 06, 2007 Updated: December 06, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 06, 2007 Title: Chapter 20: And that has made all the difference.

This was lovely, ExtremelyGruntled!! I absolutely loved the progression; the realism was spot-on, and I think the clipped chapter lengths were very effective. You did a fabulous job here and have a lot to be proud of. Well done! -CH

Author's Response: Thank you!

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 08, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

ExtremelyGruntled--I just read this again (MTT is my go-to site when I want to procrastinate from school work, and your story is one of the loveliest distractions out there!), and I have to say that I'd love to see you tackle this same format from Pam's POV, perhaps after "Phyllis' Wedding" or something, in comparing life with Roy or Jim.

Just a thought; regardless, this is one of my favorite recent stories, and congrats on a well-earned ribbon! -CH



Author's Response: I actually thought about that.  I was thinking of doing one where Pam actually went through with the wedding.  Maybe that will be my next project.  :)

Summary: Karen gets some unexpected news. But how does this affect Jim and more importantly, his relationship with Pam?

Takes place a few months after "The Job", but spoilers up to "Branch Wars".
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 1560 Read Count: 4479 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: December 09, 2007 Updated: December 10, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 09, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Karen

Very intriguing; my interest is piqued. Can't wait for more! -CH

Author's Response: Thanks! :)

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 10, 2007 Title: Chapter 2: Jim

Not confusing. In a word? Awesome.

Can't wait for more!  -CH

Summary: This is another alternate ending story from season three, beginning just before Phyllis' Wedding and ending at Business School.

Many thanks to Beeswax for her advice and encouragement.

I still own nothing, not The Office, not Jim and Pam, and nothing affiliated with TV or Scranton. I am, however, getting a new laptop for Christmas, which is why I'm purging this one of this story before the holiday. On that happy note, thanks for reading!
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: None
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 13 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 12537 Read Count: 57142 ePub Downloads: 11
[Report This] Published: December 09, 2007 Updated: December 12, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 09, 2007 Title: Chapter 2: Watching, Feeling, Knowing, Ignoring

I'm liking this a lot; your italicized subnotes are perfect for building tension, and I can't wait to see where this goes! -CH

Author's Response: Thank you so much, Becky! I hope you will enjoy the rest as well. *nervous* ;) Thank you for reading and reviewing!

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed 9
Date: December 11, 2007 Title: Chapter 5: Maybe it's always been about me......

Ohhh---Now that is an ending to give me chills!!! More, more, more! -CH

Author's Response: It\'s coming...and I hope it doesn\'t disappoint! Thanks so much for reviewing and reading, Becky215!

Hypothetical by Alyssa Rated: T [Reviews - 12] 9
Summary: An alternate version of Phyliss's wedding with more jim-pam interaction. I know, been done a thousand times, right? Well, the idea caught me last night and wouldn't let up.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe, Past, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 5057 Read Count: 8533 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: December 09, 2007 Updated: December 26, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 09, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Interactions

Really, they were so cute together. The all-American couple. They’d be on a commercial for wedding rings or condoms.

I love that line. Well done!



Author's Response:

Thanks! I was having trouble describing Karen and Jim because I was so biased (words like 'wrong' and 'eww' come to mind), and this line popped into my head.

Summary: Spoilers Through Local Ad. Michael has a few ideas about Jim and Pam's contribution to the Dunder-Mifflin Scranton commercial.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam, Michael
Genres: Humor, Oneshot
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 716 Read Count: 4285 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: December 09, 2007 Updated: December 09, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed 8
Date: December 10, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Creative Advertisement

Cute! The perfect serving of fluff to start off my day. I loved Michael's "not graphic enough" line. Well done! -CH

Summary: This isn't the sort of thing you plan. AU season two. 
Categories: Alternate Universe, Jim and Pam, Past
Characters: Jim, Pam
Genres: Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2924 Read Count: 6798 ePub Downloads: 3
[Report This] Published: December 12, 2007 Updated: December 15, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 12, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Oh, unfold, I love this! Well done, and I think it's a really interesting look into Pam's psyche. I see you've marked it as "complete," but I'd love to see another chapter someday! Great job! -CH

Snip by Colette Rated: T [Reviews - 41] 20
Summary: Jim has three haircuts and finds his jump shot.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Past
Characters: Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam
Genres: Childhood, Inner Monologue, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2202 Read Count: 13124 ePub Downloads: 3
[Report This] Published: December 13, 2007 Updated: December 17, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed 9
Date: December 17, 2007 Title: Chapter 3: Samson and Delia

This was lovely! I love anything with Kelly in it, and you wrote her beautifully. The tension and heat at the end was also wonderfully written. Well done!! -CH

Author's Response: So glad you liked Kelly here - have only written her a couple of times. There's a fine line between showing the Kellyness of Kelly and turning her into a total caricature, lol. Also pleased you could feel the heat ;-) Thanks so much, CH!

Summary:

A Christmas party, a blizzard, mistletoe, and five gallons of spiked egg nog.


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Drunk Pam/Jim, Fluff, Holiday, Humor
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 5923 Read Count: 19631 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: December 14, 2007 Updated: January 30, 2008
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Date: December 16, 2007 Title: Chapter 3: No, because that would be kidnapping

I'm really enjoying this story, ExtremelyGruntled!! Keep the chapters comin'! -CH

Shift by thirtypercent Rated: MA [Reviews - 140] 93
Summary: Past Featured Story

What if Jim never went to Stamford? What if Pam started making life changes a little sooner?

An AU look at season 3.

 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Pam, Kelly, Michael, Pam
Genres: Angst, Romance, Steamy
Warnings: Adult language, Explicit sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 10 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 23367 Read Count: 97968 ePub Downloads: 57
[Report This] Published: December 14, 2007 Updated: May 15, 2013
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 14, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: I won't rest while you break my will

Very nice start. It'll be interesting to see where you go from here. Keep it up! -CH

Author's Response: Thanks, Becky!  Yeah, I'm not entirely sure what I'm getting myself into here, but I do have a plan.  Hope you like it.  Thanks for the review!

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 18, 2007 Title: Chapter 2: Sometimes everything is wrong

It is sad, but it's beautiful, too. I've read a few of these "what if" fics, but this is definitely at the top of my list. You write the emotions with such lush color and weight; I really like it. Waiting patiently for more!! --CH

Author's Response: Thank you so much, Becky; that means a lot to me.  I had been throwing around various "what if" scenarios for awhile, revolving around the idea that even if Jim were present during Pam's breakup with Roy, starting a new relationship together would not have been a quick or easy process.  Besides getting over Roy, Pam also had a lot of growing up to do herself.  I think the show did a great job showing Pam's transition, but I thought I'd throw another possibility out there.  :)  Thanks so much for the review, and I hope you like the rest.

Summary: Past Featured StoryThis is the last of my "near miss" rewrites for season three episodes. This one is based on "The Negotiation" and also a Pam talking head from "Michael's Birthday". It's also more angsty than the others.

Many thanks to GodInThisChilis and to Beeswax for their amazing advice and encouragement. Thanks also to all who have read my stories.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related, Alternate Universe
Characters: None
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Violence/Injury
Series: None
Chapters: 13 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 12596 Read Count: 51898 ePub Downloads: 14
[Report This] Published: December 17, 2007 Updated: December 20, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed 7
Date: December 18, 2007 Title: Chapter 6: South America: "If I Knew I Had a Week to Live...."

I'm really enjoying this story, RecorderAlways. The contrasts and structure are fabulous, and I'm always eager to see what happens next! Keep it up! -CH

Author's Response: Thanks so much, CH! I\'m glad the contrast comes through. I\'m so glad to know you\'re eager to see what happens next and I hope you will want to keep reading. Thanks again, your review means a lot!

Summary: Ryan's first Christmas Eve in the city.
Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Ryan, Ryan/Kelly
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Holiday, Inner Monologue, Oneshot
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 299 Read Count: 1212 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: December 19, 2007 Updated: December 19, 2007
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 19, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I liked this. I really enjoy fics in which Ryan misses Kelly, because I think that's something we'd be seeing now, if we were getting new eps. In my mind, ol' Kell is like Digger the Dermatophyte. She burrows under your skin to those places you can't reach, and you don't want her to be there, but there she is (though, unlike Digger, you miss her when she's gone. It's an imperfect simile, but we'll go with it).

Well done! --CH



Author's Response: Thanks! I have no doubt that's exactly what we'd be seeing. That's not a bad similie though. It's kind of like being annoyed by the sound of traffic in the city but once you leave, it's just too quiet. Thanks for reading and reviewing!

Summary: Pam gets the nerve to call Jim after she breaks off the wedding, and gets invited along on an impromptu road trip across the country.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Romance, Steamy, Travel
Warnings: Adult language, Explicit sexual content
Challenges: Road Trip
Series: None
Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 25535 Read Count: 66347 ePub Downloads: 11
[Report This] Published: December 20, 2007 Updated: February 25, 2008
Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: February 25, 2008 Title: Chapter 11: Hotel Rooms and Beaches

Ohh I've missed this so, deerinthepark!! Welcome back, and wonderful work!! -CH

Reviewer: Becky215 Signed
Date: December 21, 2007 Title: Chapter 3: On The Road

Oh this is fun!! More, please!!! --CH

Author's Response: Glad you're having fun!  I need something to keep me distracted while I impatiently await All-Inclusive updates.