for I 90 West11/6/2012 c2 
8Happy Hippie
Okay, so I just started this story obviously and I'm not really to a point where there's a whole lot to review but I just want to say one kind of pointless thing - I had TOTALLY FORGOTTEN about the Fifty Nifty song, and you just reminded me, and now I think I'm going to die of excitement/horror because that song brings back so many memories of elementary school music class. Is that where you learned it? I can't imagine anyone learning it anywhere else. My school's music teacher sucked, I blame her for the fact that I didn't grow up to become a famous musician (because I'm sure it has nothing to do with my, you know, lack of talent/ambition/effort). My class sang that song for our like, third grade music recital or something after we played Ode to Joy on our recorders. It was a truly moving concert, as I'm sure you can imagine.
Oh my gosh, I'm about to go listen to that song on youtube or something though...eeeeeeeeach iiiiiiiiindividual state contributes a quality that is great...we always screwed that line up. We sucked.
Alright, so I'm going to leave a better, more story-oriented review once I get further along, but I am looking forward to reading more of this and I'm just sooooo excited to go sing Fifty Nifty United States now.
XOXO
Jessie
8Happy HippieOkay, so I just started this story obviously and I'm not really to a point where there's a whole lot to review but I just want to say one kind of pointless thing - I had TOTALLY FORGOTTEN about the Fifty Nifty song, and you just reminded me, and now I think I'm going to die of excitement/horror because that song brings back so many memories of elementary school music class. Is that where you learned it? I can't imagine anyone learning it anywhere else. My school's music teacher sucked, I blame her for the fact that I didn't grow up to become a famous musician (because I'm sure it has nothing to do with my, you know, lack of talent/ambition/effort). My class sang that song for our like, third grade music recital or something after we played Ode to Joy on our recorders. It was a truly moving concert, as I'm sure you can imagine.
Oh my gosh, I'm about to go listen to that song on youtube or something though...eeeeeeeeach iiiiiiiiindividual state contributes a quality that is great...we always screwed that line up. We sucked.
Alright, so I'm going to leave a better, more story-oriented review once I get further along, but I am looking forward to reading more of this and I'm just sooooo excited to go sing Fifty Nifty United States now.
XOXO
Jessie
11/4/2012 c13 2ohsocyanide
So, I think I fell off the face of the earth there for a while, but yeah. Well. I'm back, and not dead, and trying to remember who the fuck needs reviews and people I love and review and people I need to PM back. I'm really bad about just going MIA. I'll work on that.
The Sharpie thing is so not Emerson, but it's hilarious and I loved it. I get this really vague sense that the story's coming to an end soon, since they're on their way home and the only plot line that needs truly tied up is the one with Emerson and Ivan's relationship, so yeah. I dunno.
Emerson is sending these insanely mixed signals and it just kills me, but every time I read this story I just want to know why I can't be these people. Then I realize that, you know, I'm a girl and I like boys and they're boys who like boys and that's almost the same thing. I think.
Ivan, I think, really needs to get off his ass and just make out with Emerson and live happily ever after. His conflicted emotions obviously indicate that something bigger is going on, and he needs to compromise and deal with it or whatever.
Does any of that even make sense?
ohsocyanide.
2ohsocyanideSo, I think I fell off the face of the earth there for a while, but yeah. Well. I'm back, and not dead, and trying to remember who the fuck needs reviews and people I love and review and people I need to PM back. I'm really bad about just going MIA. I'll work on that.
The Sharpie thing is so not Emerson, but it's hilarious and I loved it. I get this really vague sense that the story's coming to an end soon, since they're on their way home and the only plot line that needs truly tied up is the one with Emerson and Ivan's relationship, so yeah. I dunno.
Emerson is sending these insanely mixed signals and it just kills me, but every time I read this story I just want to know why I can't be these people. Then I realize that, you know, I'm a girl and I like boys and they're boys who like boys and that's almost the same thing. I think.
Ivan, I think, really needs to get off his ass and just make out with Emerson and live happily ever after. His conflicted emotions obviously indicate that something bigger is going on, and he needs to compromise and deal with it or whatever.
Does any of that even make sense?
ohsocyanide.
10/31/2012 c13 1Handsome Devil
Gosh. I will never get enough of this story. Why are they so entertaining? Why are YOU so entertaining? I love Ivan. I've mentioned that before but one really can't express their love for Ivan enough.
Love the fact that you actually update because I'm not sure I can be patient with this story. I'm already thinking about how sad I'll be when it ends though so don't finish it too quickly ;p
1Handsome DevilGosh. I will never get enough of this story. Why are they so entertaining? Why are YOU so entertaining? I love Ivan. I've mentioned that before but one really can't express their love for Ivan enough.
Love the fact that you actually update because I'm not sure I can be patient with this story. I'm already thinking about how sad I'll be when it ends though so don't finish it too quickly ;p
10/28/2012 c13 chibikodo
Lol Emerson drawing a sharpie mustache on Ivan's sleeping face is hilarious. I'll miss Nicholas. And wow way to be dumb Ivan. Haha Just because you've never had a real relationship doesn't mean you can't try to make it happen between you and Emerson. Silly Ivan.
Lol Emerson drawing a sharpie mustache on Ivan's sleeping face is hilarious. I'll miss Nicholas. And wow way to be dumb Ivan. Haha Just because you've never had a real relationship doesn't mean you can't try to make it happen between you and Emerson. Silly Ivan.
10/28/2012 c13 2GreenGrass1
Alaska! It's a very beautiful place. I've been there!
This chapter makes me smile (the meeting scene was especially funny). It's nice to see Ivan and Emerson patched up their relationship and that Ivan was thinking of relationship. I mean, yeah, he framed it as "it's not my thing" but at least he was thinking about it.
2GreenGrass1Alaska! It's a very beautiful place. I've been there!
This chapter makes me smile (the meeting scene was especially funny). It's nice to see Ivan and Emerson patched up their relationship and that Ivan was thinking of relationship. I mean, yeah, he framed it as "it's not my thing" but at least he was thinking about it.
10/28/2012 c13 2Aletiah
Aw, will this mean no more Nico? I hope not. I hope he will call and text them all the time :)
It's so, so obvious that they like each other, Ivan and Emerson, and I wonder which one of them who will mention it first. I mean, first Emerson says he will make pancakes for Ivan, and then Ivan in jealous of all Emerson's ex's, and there was the foot-thing at the restaurant... why don't they just jump each other?
2AletiahAw, will this mean no more Nico? I hope not. I hope he will call and text them all the time :)
It's so, so obvious that they like each other, Ivan and Emerson, and I wonder which one of them who will mention it first. I mean, first Emerson says he will make pancakes for Ivan, and then Ivan in jealous of all Emerson's ex's, and there was the foot-thing at the restaurant... why don't they just jump each other?
10/28/2012 c13 1Jeanette V
Oh just be together you silly boys!
It's kind of sad that they finally left Nico's. I'm going to miss that cutie! But the mustache part was hilarious XD. I'm glad that the awkwardness seems to have lightened up a bit. At least for now!
I do wonder what kind of shenanigans Ivan and Emerson would get into if they did indeed go to Alaska.
1Jeanette VOh just be together you silly boys!
It's kind of sad that they finally left Nico's. I'm going to miss that cutie! But the mustache part was hilarious XD. I'm glad that the awkwardness seems to have lightened up a bit. At least for now!
I do wonder what kind of shenanigans Ivan and Emerson would get into if they did indeed go to Alaska.
10/28/2012 c13 nffhkasjfnbsdkjb
Haha this is so funny, it always brightens my day to read your chapters:) I like the restraining order thing and how you're keeping the tension between them going. Good stuff
Sukix
Haha this is so funny, it always brightens my day to read your chapters:) I like the restraining order thing and how you're keeping the tension between them going. Good stuff
Sukix
10/28/2012 c13 2heyitsstupidme
You can be proud of yourself. This chapter is good as always. It's so nice to write and update something fast even though you don't really have the time for it.
Emerson is so awesome, drawing a mustache on Ivan's upper lip while he sleeps. :)
2heyitsstupidmeYou can be proud of yourself. This chapter is good as always. It's so nice to write and update something fast even though you don't really have the time for it.
Emerson is so awesome, drawing a mustache on Ivan's upper lip while he sleeps. :)
10/28/2012 c13 Person
Ohmigosh. I just found this story today and read everything in one sitting! I think it's absolutely fabulous.
Can I just tell you how much I adore your writing style & find it hilarious, entertaining, etc.? Because I totally do!
I notice how a lot of people try their hand at this sarcastic-y kind of first person point of view, but more often than not fail miserably and it just comes out sounding lame and amateur-ish, but yours absolutely did not. At all!
And at the same time, your writing is original too, and you're all-around awesome and I heart you!
Wow, my review is so rambly and terrible, but just know that you're great and I hope I've expressed that well enough!
Ohmigosh. I just found this story today and read everything in one sitting! I think it's absolutely fabulous.
Can I just tell you how much I adore your writing style & find it hilarious, entertaining, etc.? Because I totally do!
I notice how a lot of people try their hand at this sarcastic-y kind of first person point of view, but more often than not fail miserably and it just comes out sounding lame and amateur-ish, but yours absolutely did not. At all!
And at the same time, your writing is original too, and you're all-around awesome and I heart you!
Wow, my review is so rambly and terrible, but just know that you're great and I hope I've expressed that well enough!
10/28/2012 c13 xfffxfxfx
This is a good chapter. Not delirious at all. You're doing well.
I like the separate incidents here. They are each entertaining and interesting, and work together to move the plot forward. That's good stuff. It improves over your past writing, where sometimes the episodes would have no apparent relation to the plot, but it doesn't let go of what made those episodes interesting.
I like Ivan's predicament. You really show his affection for Emerson well. Against his own will.
Yes, good job! You're making me happy.
This is a good chapter. Not delirious at all. You're doing well.
I like the separate incidents here. They are each entertaining and interesting, and work together to move the plot forward. That's good stuff. It improves over your past writing, where sometimes the episodes would have no apparent relation to the plot, but it doesn't let go of what made those episodes interesting.
I like Ivan's predicament. You really show his affection for Emerson well. Against his own will.
Yes, good job! You're making me happy.
10/21/2012 c12 2ohsocyanide
There were a lot of parentheses throughout this, and though it is per your usual style, it came off as a little jilted in some spots because you had entire spots of sentences composed solely of parentheses.
Does that sentence even make sense?
But, uh, yeah. I feel like I'm not really of any use, but I liked the chapter overall. I'm glad Ivan finally realized that Emerson probably wants to be in a relationship, now there's just the matter of it happening or not. Yeah.
ohsocyanide.
2ohsocyanideThere were a lot of parentheses throughout this, and though it is per your usual style, it came off as a little jilted in some spots because you had entire spots of sentences composed solely of parentheses.
Does that sentence even make sense?
But, uh, yeah. I feel like I'm not really of any use, but I liked the chapter overall. I'm glad Ivan finally realized that Emerson probably wants to be in a relationship, now there's just the matter of it happening or not. Yeah.
ohsocyanide.
10/21/2012 c12 mew
PLOT TWIST: THEY'RE /ALL/ ALIENS the end
but anyway i do adore this
it makes me smile
and your characters are amazing
and i love road trip storylines (i think i already mentioned that in another review but whatever)
and i love your style of writing
and gah i just love how you have this kind of sarcastically humourous thing going through the whole thing
PLOT TWIST: THEY'RE /ALL/ ALIENS the end
but anyway i do adore this
it makes me smile
and your characters are amazing
and i love road trip storylines (i think i already mentioned that in another review but whatever)
and i love your style of writing
and gah i just love how you have this kind of sarcastically humourous thing going through the whole thing