Jim, Pam, and a series of bedroom conversations.
10 Hi, Callisto...
Loving this series so far. So very Pam and Jim as I would like to think of them away from the office. I always associated "Building a Mystery" with Mulder from XF, but it could fit Jim, as well, though I hope he is not as
f---ed up as Mulder. Anyway, awesome once again, and patiently awaiting more "Taking a Chance" (not so subtle hint, hint :-)
Author's Response: Hey Mountaineers, good to hear from you again! I certainly don\'t think Jim is as f-ed up as Mulder, but there\'s a lot to work with in that song... anyway, I\'m glad you\'re enjoying it. Subtle hint taken; I just haven\'t decided where I want to go with that one and I don\'t want to force it, but maybe I\'ll get back to it when I\'m done with this. In any case, thanks for reading and leaving your thoughts. I appreciate it. :)
10 YES! Thank you! This series is going to mess. me. up. /Kelly.
Author's Response: Thanks, Mountaineer. I\'m pretty sure Kelly\'s going to be wandering into part three. I think. Maybe?
10 I mean this an a very un-stalker-like way, but my heart always skips a beat when I open up the "recent" page and I see a new story from you, Stablergirl. I have enjoyed every one of your works, so please keep up the excellent writing. It's a very long summer waiting for September.
10 Hi, Stablergirl,
Definitely on board with this one. I don't think I will ever tire of early-in-the-relationship stories. Since we were robbed of seeing it happen during the series, it leaves so much interpretation to the creative forces, such as yourself, and I love all of the different authors' takes on how J/P got their start. In the case of this story, I really love the hesitation on both of their parts to not advance the romance physically at first. Don't get me wrong, I like a good smut-fest where they fall into bed on the first date, but I think it keeps more with the characters that they did take it slow at first. It's very like Jim and Pam to be cautious and nervous around each other at first, then fall gently and naturally into the love that they now share. Excellent.
A golf pencil, two hot sauce packets, a Boggle timer, a mixtape, a high school yearbook photo, a card, and a teapot. Yup.10 Ugh! (in a good way ;-) This chapter just about killed me. I really almost cried. I think it brought out all of my anxiety and angst from S3. At least in real life, for the completely fictional characters, the worst is over. Right? Right? Back to happy now, please? Happy, engaged, wedding, love, Jambabies? Hmm?
Just kidding. Good one, Talk.
Author's Response: Hey, Mountaineer, I\'m afraid I\'m going to torture them for one more chapter. Sick, I know, but kinda fun at the same time. Thanks for your review. I\'ll make sure to stuff some Kleenex in the bottom of the next chapter.
10 I really like this story so far, Talk. I think it's very realistic of the characters, and interesting to see how these little pieces of their history fall into place. I'm guessing this chapter took place pretty early on in their friendship. Poor Jim. I wish we could tell him it works out in the end.
Author's Response: From a timeline standpoint, this takes place after the cameras arrive (as mentioned in the story), but well before Christmas 2005. And, yeah, poor, poor Jim. But he\'ll be okay in the end. I\'m glad you like it, Mountaineers. Thank you for your review.
10 Love this story, so far, LC. But is Jim ever going to propose? Please, please, please, pretty please?
Author's Response: Thank you so much, Mountaineers02! If I answered that question, though, it\'d defeat the purpose, so read on! :)
10 From one Polish chick to another, great chapter. I was excited to see the PA Polka get some love, though when I think of it, the lyrics in my head become the Pittsburgh Steelers Polka. It's set to the same tune. I guess that shows that I'm not from the Scranton side of PA.
10 From one Polish chick to another, great chapter. I was excited to see the PA Polka get some love, though when I think of it, the lyrics in my head become the Pittsburgh Steelers Polka. It's set to the same tune. I guess that shows that I'm not from the Scranton side of PA.
Author's Response: Yay for Polish gals! That song just reminds me of so many weddings...including my own! Thanks as always! :)
Jim Halpert is a high school English teacher starting a new life at a new school in a new town.
10 Hi, Sweetpea!
I'm a big fan of your work, especially "Allentown," but I just wanted to say how much I'm loving this story so far. Usually, a /other isn't my cup of tea, since it gives me unsettling feelings to think that Pam or Jim could actually be that in love wiht someone else (I guess that's why it's fiction), but there were so many glowing reviews on the MB that I had to check your story out. The Jim in this story is so believable as the dorky/hot guy teacher in HS that everyone had (except me). Unfortunately, my high school teachers were mostly crotchety old ladies, but once I got to college, profs like these sprung up everywhere. I'm glad I decided to read, and I can't wait to see where it's going. Please update soon!
Author's Response: Hey, Mountaineers! So nice to see you here again! You know, it's a great compliment when someone says 'normally I don't like this kind of thing, but...' so thank you very much for that! I've really loved writing this story and I think it's going to be one more chapter and a short epilogue to bring it home. I hope you keep reading and thank you so much for commenting!
10 What a good one, oobadnama! I hope there's like a billion post-proposal fics that come out soon. I will gladly read every one of them. The song you mentioned reminds me of Dawson's Creek, also. But it fits Jim and Pam better.
10 Ugh. So good, yet so painful. This is what the majority of S3 felt like for me.
Author's Response: S3 gives me the most inspiration. Something about me and angst I guess. I\'m glad you liked it! :)
10 I'm really enjoying this one, Binxbaby. It's at times both painfully sad and totally joyous to experience. And I'll say what I say in my reviews for every fic that I read that contains it -- my absolute favorite thing that "fic" Jim does that the "real" Jim has never done -- call Pam "Bees." I think it is the most endearing thing ever, and if it ever happened on the actual show, I think I might cry tears of joy. And hey, I love that Natalie Portman movie, even if they do get married at Wal-Mart :-)
10 Is it sad that I could hear Nick's voice in my head as I was reading and that I thought to myself, "Carmindy didn't product place her Crest Whitestrips?" Yeah, you know you're obsessed with WNTW and TO at the same time when... Sigh. Anyway, keep up the great work, and can't wait for the big reveal! Should the graphic on the screen when Jim is interviewed (which I'm guessing will happen) read "Pam's secret boyfriend"? lol
Author's Response: LOL!! I forgot about the Crest Whitestrips! She hasn\'t done that in a while though; she may have lost her contract with them... wow, talk about obsessed. ;) Thank you so much for the lovely review! I\'m really glad you\'re enjoying this so much. And yes, it
Please forgive me for this title. I shouldn't be posting at 12:37 a.m....it makes me name things really stupidly. If you can come up with a better title PLEASE feel free to call it that in your mind.
My own little missing scene -- spoilers through Customer Survey
Don't own these characters, just admire them from afar. I mean no disrespect to NBC, the writers, actors, or any of those fine folks. This is just for fun. :-)
10 Aw, I must admit, I've been a little angsty since last night. This helps. I like how you pointed out the obvious undertones of the episode of how much Pam really does miss the little things about being in Scranton. And I would love to hear a line in the show about how yeah, she loved being in NY and she loves her art stuff, but that she loves Jim more. Good work!
Author's Response: You and me both. We got the ILY's and I'm sure we'll never get them again though. hahaha. Here's hoping we get something close!
10 Um, Callisto, why again are you not writing for this show? If we do see the fallout from "that" scene, I would like it to go something like this. But I would also like to see very R-rated stuff when it comes to Jim & Pam (I know, pervy), but a girl can dream, right? Or just read a lot of fanfic, I guess. ;-)
Author's Response: Why hello there Mountaineers! Hey, if you can find a way to get me THAT gig, just let me know! I\'m sure they\'ll never show us this conversation but I hope my take on it is basically the direction they\'re aiming for. Glad you liked it! It is too bad this show isn\'t on HBO, isn\'t it... :)
10 I love this story, jazzfan! Please keep updating as soon as you can. I knew that skeevy Alex couldn't be trusted. And is that Officer Michael Scarne? If so, brilliant :-)
Author's Response: Alex is a full blown psychopath after all. Just goes to show Jim he should have trusted his instincts, right? I\'m not aware of Officer Scarne\'s first name (I just saw his last name on the badge), but maybe I should do some research. Thanks for reading and reviewing, I\'m glad you\'re enjoying it.
77 The title says it all.10 lol, this is a funny one. I was reading an article yesterday about couples and their, um, bathroom habits -- you know, what they're comfortable doing in front of the other, etc., and my little fangirl brain thought, "I wonder what Jim and Pam do in this situation?" The one part of this story kind of addresses that. It's good to see that embarassing moments like this don't just happen to me.
Author's Response: Thanks a lot! And no, Mountaineers02, I embarass myself regularly, so no worries. Having been married a few year cohabitating is second nature, but it\'s most definitely a learning curve. :) Thank you again!
10 Okay, can you do me a favor, LC? Write like 49 more chapters of this story, please? Honestly, I'm suffering from a sinus infection right now, and it's killing me to even look at the computer screen, but this has been one of the few things that's made me happy today. So please, more more more more more! Okay, now that I am officially a raving lunatic, just letting you know that I thoroughly enjoyed this chapter. Not that I haven't enjoyed the others -- I just always love seeing Jim as this family-type guy that we all know he is. So, yep. If I'm going to invest painful time at the computer, at least it's worth my while.
Author's Response: Well first off, I\'m sorry you\'re feeling so icky! I can\'t promise 49 chapters, but I can promise this story is one I\'m constantly thinking about. Thanks for the review and I hope you feel better soon!
10 Okay, so you and I must be on the same wavelength, 'cause Conan's totally on my list, too! There's just something about him. And also the fictional character Jim Halpert is probably at the top of said list, but I guess we shouldn't delve into my years-long, deep psychological issue of "listing" guys from TV shows. Fox Mulder, Michael Bluth, Jim, etc. It's a gross obsession. My husband understands, but his list contains Alyssa Milano (the Charmed years) and Jennifer Aniston, so I don't let him live those down, either. :-)But did I mention that I also have a rather unhealthy obsession for reading stories about certain fictional TV characters, so thanks for updating so soon!
Author's Response: Thanks for reviewing so quickly! :) Yeah, I also love Conan, and when I gave it some thought I kind of thought Pam might too. And fictional characters...? They have a lot of appeal; what can I say? ;)
10 Finally, the origin of the heart necklace! Until otherwise confirmed on the show, I'll take this as canon. I've missed this story -- I was just thinking the other day of how it's been a while between updates. (Maybe if I stopped thinking about fanfic so much, I'd be more productive in my actual life. Nah.) And anything with Jim, Pam and Ralph Wiggum is an automatic 10 in my book, so great chapter. You know Jim totally went overboard their first V-Day (and birthday, Christmas, etc.), so this is very fitting. I'm lucky if I can get my husband to call and make a reservation. :-) He's not so bad, though.
Author's Response: Ooo, I made canon! WOW! Thanks a lot! I\'m really glad you liked this and I always love your fun, funNY reviews. :)
They say the thing that every human being secretly desires more than anything else, is to be known...completely.
Just some fluffy fluff that I couldn't go to bed without writing. Spoilers through Frame Toby
10 Oh! Stories like this make me love Jim and Pam almost as much as they love each other. Very nice, and excellent post-ep time. Usually it takes a few days for one this good to come out.
Author's Response: Oh that's so nice of you to say! Thank you Mountaineers02! Seems like inspiration hasn't been coming as often as it used to for me, so when it does...I've gotta strike while the iron is hot! Thanks so much for your feedback.
A collection of moments in Jim and Pam's new life together. Because even though we rarely get to see it outside the office, it has to be amazing. (Even if there are some not-so-amazing times.)
General spoilers for S2-S5.
10 Very nice story, oobadnama. I love the idea of the mysterious Christmas card, though I doubt it will ever be brought up on the regular show again. But it's definitely something Jim would keep and Pam would love if she ever got to read it. I followed the link to the card, and it's absolutely hilarious. I'd consider buying a box, but half of my family would probably never talk to me again. :-P
Author's Response: Aww, thank you mountaineer. It always nice to revisit old gems of Season 2 even if it'll never be done on the show. And yeaaaah, I sympathsize on the family part.. they'd totally shun me too. ;)
10 My heart hurts right now, but this is so good. Very in character for Pam and it really took me back to the angst that was S3. I can only imagine what she was going through that year. Thank goodness things turned out for the better. Very nice story!
Author's Response: Thanks so much, and my apologies for hurting your heart! At least everything is shiny and happy now :)
10 I've been to the Signature Room twice! I'm not from Chicago, but have a lot of family there and visited there a lot. I know I'm a dork, but that's the first place in fanfic-world that I've actually been to in RL. A waitress yelled at me for standing and looking out the windows in the middle of lunch :-( Anyway, really enjoying the story so far.
Author's Response: Wait a rude waitress! I\'m sorry, but if I\'m paying $60 a plate, I\'d like to think I\'m paying for the view and I can look out the windows as I dang sure please! Ha-ha. I love Chicago. I think it is such a gorgeous setting for Jim and Pam. Especially around this time of year when it\'s oh so cold. Thanks for the review!! :)