Date: 06/03/08 08:28 pm Title: eight
Uh-oh, daddy's mad. ;o) I'm still praying Nick gets it together... Oh well, at least he's not dating Paris again yet. lol I like mini golf, does that mean I'm cool enough to hang out with Brian and AJ? lol
Author's Response: You might be cool enough but i'm not sure they are really all that ito the mini kind. LOL
Date: 06/03/08 08:12 pm Title: seven
Just thought I would let you know that you spelled Johnny awkwardly in the last sentence. I feel bad for Nick though. :( I wonder if he actually felt this way when this all happened, you know?
Author's Response: lmao did I spell it Johnnie? I'm not sure why I do that sometimes but my brain spells it that way on occasion. Ah well however you spell it he's a major tool! Just like Carson Daly! lol
Date: 06/03/08 07:14 pm Title: six
Poor Nick. :( I almost feel bad for him, but I still want to kick him. I love AJ's song! lol And how once again everyone's POV mimicked the "chapter title." :o)
Author's Response: Hehe sometimes I can do that easily and sometimes not so much. Mimick the chapter title. Yes, there is a lot of wanting to kick Nick in this one which made me sad because I heart him.
Date: 06/03/08 06:51 pm Title: five
LMFAO! Best untimely one-liner from Brian ever! *hands Mare a gold star* And I still think Nick's a dumbass. I've never been hungover and flown, but I imagine it's no fun at all. This is the first time I've read a featured story while it was featured just because I wanted to read it. :o) I'm kind of enjoying myself. :o)
Author's Response: Aww and what one liner was that? LOL Thanks for the gold star :O) I'm glad you're enjoying it. Woot!
Date: 06/03/08 06:34 pm Title: four
I feel an affinity with AJ's songs because I do the same thing. lol I still think Nick needs to get his act together. Yes, still.
Author's Response: Aww if I didn't have a memory of a gnat i'd have a clue wat you're talking about lol Aj's song? Now i'm going to have to go check out what song that was. My memory seriously sucks!
Date: 06/03/08 05:54 pm Title: three
Poor missing luggage. :( I'm waiting patiently for them to get back together in the same place. lol There was a part I thought was realloy funny, let's see.... Oh right, it was that Kev waqs practicing lecturing his cat. lol Poor cat. :(
Author's Response: LOL poor Kevin's cat.
Date: 06/03/08 05:42 pm Title: two
Also a good chapter, though I wish there were a little more Brian. :o) And Nick would misplace his luggage, wouldn't he? lol
Author's Response: not enough brian love? He gets plenty of stuff to say as we move along so no worries and yes Nick would lose his luggage although that's a Howie think too I guess lol
Date: 06/02/08 07:18 pm Title: one
I like the transitions and how it all went full circle back to the beginning. That was so cool! I have nothing else to say now because I have to go get ready for an interview, but I thought I would read the first chapter while I ate lunch, since you all left the forum. *sniff* Good first chapter, though. :o)
Author's Response: Aww thanks! LOL I guess i'll see you in aboiut sixteen housrish? good luck with the interview!
Date: 05/25/08 05:47 am Title: eight
awwww, I just feel so bad for Nick. I don't know how you do it, but you're very good at looking through all the different perspectives of the guys. And I love how you seem to give them each their own set of worries and insecurities. I felt so bad for Nick in this chapter (when the guys all made plans without him and then Kevin tired to force him into a pity invite...) There was something you said, I'm too lazy to go back and look, but when Nick was talking about how he loved the guys so much, but he also kind of hated being back because it was them that did this to him. (tore him up emotionally and made him a mental mess) I think you really nailed it there. It's almost like they aren't healthy for him because of how he is so self conscious around them. I can personally relate to that feeling and it is seriously one of the worst feelings in the world. The people you love the most and the ones that could help you the most are also the people that hurt you the most whether they know it or not. I can totally picture the Backstreet Boys like that. I honestly love the approach you're taking to this story. I love how you've managed to analyze every aspect of their relationships and are just compiling that into something that almost sounds like it could be a collective auto biography. Does that make sense? Like it's not really a "story" like most things you read here on AC. Like there's not necessarily a plot that I can see. It's more like an imaginary glimpse into the real life of the guys, and I'm surprised at how fascinating it is to me. I normally have the attention span of a fly when it comes to character studies so major kudos to you. I think it's because you portray them very close to the way I imagine them. Anyway, Yay Mare! I'm loving this!
Author's Response: I get what you mean about the people who love us hurt us most. I really could see Nick in that way, being overly sensivite to everything the guys think and especially with all the praise AJ was getting from them all back then. I'm sure there was a lot of hurt there especially since hs solo album flopped and instead of getting behind him they kind of stood aside and let him flop alone. THanks for the compliment about this story and your right. When I wrote it, I tried to go with more of a filming a documentary type thing than an actual plot. There isn't a storyline in this more like a timeline of events leading up to the release of NG. I took all the interviews etc...and blended them into what I think might have happened lol so many times i'll see them in an interview now and think wow that's a Why i'd do it all again moment lol I'm such a dork! Anyway i'm so happy you like this one thanks for reading it! :O)
Date: 05/16/08 10:57 pm Title: five
Oh my goodness how much cuteness is there in this story? Like every chapter makes me giggle and I can't quite pinpoint what it is. I mean a lot of the dialog is funny, but that's not what I'm talking about. I think it's the over all tone of the story. It's all just so incredibly cute. These silly boys all finally coming together again. It just makes me want to say awwww, and watch them all group hug each other or something. It's kind of not exactly what I expected. Well I don't really know what I expected, but I'm surprised by it still. I loved that bit about how AJ was the one connection between them all now. Kind of sad to think that they don't just all call each other all the time, but I can also totally imagine AJ being the one to keep in touch with them all. And I totally laughed at Brian missing his family. and that whole alone time thing. that is soooo true. I always think I want alone time, but if I ever actually get it, like five minutes and I'm restless as a two year old. alone time really does mean family time. Actual "Alone" alone time freaks me out. It's really kind of sad about him and Nick though. Like he's afraid to talk to Nick because he think Nick doesn't like him. that almost makes me want to cry. I honestly wonder if they are really like that. maybe... maybe not though... And I reallly just want to give Howie a big hug. (Well, maybe after he cleans the puke off himself lol) but he's like scared and uncomfortable around the rest of them and he doesn't want to get pushed aside. He's just so sweet I just want to go kick everyone for him if they even look at him wrong! Anyway, as you can see, I'm having one of those days... well it's really ben one of those weeks... but I really don't have the energy to do anything but watch TV or read, but on the bright side I'm really honestly enjoying myself with this one so far. It's so cute. (and I mean that in a really good way. I know some people might think cute is bad, but I love to think ofthe BSB as just these cut fun sweet guys and I could just sit back watch them interact with each other all day long. I have a busy weekend ahead of me, but I'm sure I will have no problem keeping up with this one this month and next and now I'm excited cause I will have lots to say in the featured thread when it's Mare's turn. Yay!
Author's Response: Aww now oyu're making me want to go back and see what these chapters were all about. It's been awhile and we know how my memory is lol although you did mention the puking so now I have a general idea what this one was all about lol I don't take offense to cute at all. I was going for cute. This one was always meant to be a warm, fuzzy feel good fic. It has it's moments of drama but overall there's more brotherly fun bonding than anything else. I'm sorry you had such a rough week and I would go crazy without me time. I always want to ug Howie as well and sometimes I want to kick Brian lol Is that bad? lmao
Date: 05/16/08 05:46 pm Title: two
hehe I smiled at the chapter title. I really like the perspective changes. I like reading first person, but it's nice to have you change up which person is talking. Is it bad that I already feel sorry for Nick? He didn't seem to have much of a brain in this chapter and that won't go over very well with the others. Man, this situation is so awkward and I can't help but wonder what it was really like for them I mean they were thicker than blood, and then five years apart. It's got to be rough. lol at Brian's paranoia. I can see him being like that. And Kevin being grumbly about airports, that seemed to fit too. I'm excited for that all five of them finally together moment where they don't really know what to say or do. It will be interesting to see where you take this story. You said this is based on events and I have to say I was so out of the BSB world between their break and when the never gone album came out. It will be kind of nice to read a little about it. AJ and I sort of went off the deep end at the same time so I didn't really know much of anything in life back then. Like I've still never seen that Oprah episode and I only found out about never gone like the week before the album was released when I heard Incomplete on the radio and kind of went... hey, does that sort of sound like the Backstreet Boys to anybody else? Anyway, all I mean to say is that timing wise this brings back a lot of memories for me so it should be interesting and I'm really curious to read on because it's like the one point in time where I didn't know they boy's ever step. Oh, and I liked that whole bit when Brian and AJ were talking about being programed into each other's phones. I thought that was a really clever way to interpret how things are between them. I mean they're laughing and they can still talk to one another because they know each other and yet they aren't sure exactly how everyone else feels about them. Random, but it's the little things like that in stories that always stand out to me the most. I'm glad I made you smile, I shall try my best to keep it up. I don't think I'll get bored with the story. Even when something is not my usual read, if it's written well enough, I still get sucked into the stories and actually usually remember those ones more, because it's different. It's usually surprisingly refreshing, the hardest part is getting me to start it. Anyway, here's another random review for a finished story! More to come later I'm sure, but then... they really won't be random now will they?
Author's Response: Wow, so this is what a Kelly review is all about? I have heard about Kely reviews but it's mega fun to actually get one! I had just become a fan when they went on hiatus so I was intrigued by what they did on their down time. I wasn't a fan when AJ did the rehab thing so I never got into that whole thing. I did watch the Oprah episode but to me, it wasn't as big as it was to everyone else because AJ's mom annoys me lol As far as writing in all five povs. I write a lot of my stories like that because I get easily bored writing in one pov. Some of the chapters as you go along will only be a few boys but it's always at least two of them. I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. YAY!
Date: 05/16/08 07:23 am Title: one
Hey! So I decided that since I am apparently not going to read this month story, I'd get a jump on next months when I realized how long this is. I hope it's this one they pick... well it's the one I'm going to read anyway... As far as the first chapter goes, I just wanted to say that you have such a distinct voice that shines through this. The whole time I was reading I kind of kept thinking , "man I would have written this so differently and it would have just been lacking something." The way you seem to capture emotion is ... well, beautiful. It sounds very beautiful. They are all anxious and worried and yet secretly hoping and praying for the best. It flowed very well and I thought was an excellent way to set up that first day back in the studio. Haha you actually have me anticipating it almost as much as them. Very nice job Mare. Also very clever how you started each scene the way you finished the one before it. That made me smile. This doesn't really sound like the kind of thing I normally read, (not that I read much of anything anymore) but I'm looking forward to getting into it. I always love your view of the guys and their relationships. It's all so heart felt. Anyway... I'll stop rattling your ear off even though I am notorious for rambling reviews... Great start! I'm looking forward to the rest.
Author's Response: Aww when I got up this mornign and saw I had a random review for this I smiled. I love that, when something is finished an sudden'y you get a review for it. YAY Kelly is reading this story. I know it's not your type of story and I hope it holds your attention for the month. It's the longest story I have ever written. I usually don't write them this long but since it was chronicling actual events I had to make it kind of long. Thanks for the compliments. I really do try to get into the guys heads as best as I can and I know most of the time my version of their relationship is shown through rose colored glasses but still it's how I want it to be lol
Date: 10/16/07 04:28 pm Title: Chapter 55
What an awesome story!! I loved it...very well written. It was both hilariouus and emotional at times!
Date: 10/15/07 05:40 am Title: Chapter 45
God, I'm SO amused! Roflmao! I'm SO glad I read all the reviews, so I'd find this chapter much easier! Lol. Ah, I think this is my FAVE chapter of this entire story! It's SO funny!!!! Lol. Ah, I haven't laughed this much in, like, 2 or 3 days - lol.
Love yah Dude! Lol.
Gah! I almost put 'Update'! *smacks self in head n reminds self this fic is Finished* Okay, I'm good. :) Lol.
I think you should write a highly amusing Frick 'n' Frack fic! That's be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*giggles some more* Okay, I think I had just a lil' too much sugar today - *giggles more*
*wipes tears from eyes* Maybe it's not the sugar....maybe I'm just tired? Noooo idea! Lol. Or maybe I'm just extremely amused - lol.
Anyways, before y'all go thinking I'm on crack [*makes disgusted face*] - Hope yah have a Great, Amused-Filled Day!
~Lenni~
P.S. If I'm still laughing in a hour, I'm blaming YOU. Lol.
Date: 10/11/07 03:00 pm Title: Chapter 36
I'm loving this story so far...can't believe I'm just now reviewing it. I especially love AJ's point of views-so funny! And the explanation of BSB time!
