tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post3322330213673250125..comments2023-10-31T09:13:27.144-07:00Comments on The Cat Box: Maddening Hearts in the Last Year of Innocence, pt 5Catherine Viberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-22998807585602929042009-03-03T09:43:00.000-08:002009-03-03T09:43:00.000-08:00Vesper-I love that! Joel is the day, Gavin is the...Vesper-I love that! Joel is the day, Gavin is the night. That is so perfect! I'm very glad to know you are enjoying this.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-37205249349547153272009-03-03T04:37:00.000-08:002009-03-03T04:37:00.000-08:00Joel is the day, Gavin the night - BUT it’s the eq...Joel is the day, Gavin the night - <I>BUT it’s the equinox isn’t it?</I><BR/><BR/>Cat, I love this series very much. It has an incredible true feeling, I almost feel bad as if invading someone's privacy by reading their journal.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-27386775694676832362009-02-28T07:34:00.000-08:002009-02-28T07:34:00.000-08:00Good morning to you Cynthia! I'm glad you are enj...Good morning to you Cynthia! I'm glad you are enjoying it, I promise there will be much more! ;-)Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-61143273973932220442009-02-28T05:56:00.000-08:002009-02-28T05:56:00.000-08:00Good Morning Cat. Oh. I am simply loving this hot-...Good Morning Cat. Oh. I am simply loving this hot-heart serial of yours - more please.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256391836026637655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-84809746469708195952009-02-28T04:29:00.000-08:002009-02-28T04:29:00.000-08:00Karen- Good point! A self protection of his own....Karen- Good point! A self protection of his own. And probably a worthy one. She was pretty confused, I don't think being with Joel would have fixed that.<BR/><BR/>Jason-You are so good at calling a spade a spade! That is exactly her issue, and one that she will slowly come to realize. A futile dream, and Joel is right, if he got with her a that point, she undoubtedly would have caused him a great deal of pain. Joel is a lot more like she is, possibly even her same personality type. She sees herself in Joel, she sees intrigue and mystery in Gavin. Both of those things carry a lot of passion for her.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-60289895284659383582009-02-27T19:25:00.000-08:002009-02-27T19:25:00.000-08:00Although it's hard to realize at the time, feeling...Although it's hard to realize at the time, feelings have nothing to do with the people we project them on. They have everything to do with us. Our bodies make them. They're not like radio waves being transmitted into us like a receiver.<BR/><BR/>I feel for her, because she's not torn between two people. She's torn between parts of herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-15635906700704410172009-02-27T14:56:00.000-08:002009-02-27T14:56:00.000-08:00I love Joel's line about sucking him dry and his b...I love Joel's line about sucking him dry and his becoming an emotional wasteland. I wonder if he's taking the offensive because he can sense that she doesn't really want him anyway?<BR/><BR/>I have to agree with Sarah about the form. The fragmented entries lend verisimilitude to the entire story.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-33552839218107680542009-02-27T14:06:00.000-08:002009-02-27T14:06:00.000-08:00Sarah, INFP's take shots like that one when they a...Sarah, INFP's take shots like that one when they are cocooning at the beach. :-)Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-6842747833523917052009-02-27T13:31:00.000-08:002009-02-27T13:31:00.000-08:00Sorry...I just had to add something that I was thi...Sorry...I just had to add something that I was thinking last night.<BR/><BR/>Them's some sexy legs. <BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>(Seriously, I love that photo!!)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-85581535876661024462009-02-27T08:23:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:23:00.000-08:00Hi Sarah! Yes, the story description at the begin...Hi Sarah! Yes, the story description at the beginning of each post does kind of answer that question, eh? :-) I'm glad you mentioned the fragments. It's interesting because a lot of journaling is fragmented by its very nature, and I get torn between wanting to get very descriptive, or to keep it more journal like. So it is very good feedback for me to hear that you think it works as fragments. Having to think about how to get the info out to the reader is causing me to consider all kinds of creative ways to write in a journal, more of which will come later. I'm so glad you're along Sarah my friend.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-74760498941912557072009-02-27T08:06:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:06:00.000-08:00I found these entries absolutely compelling. Their...I found these entries absolutely compelling. Their fragmented nature were like brushes of paint flirting with the whole. A little bit of mystery and darkness is putting faith in the reader. I, for one, am patient even in my impatience to know more. ;) <BR/><BR/><I>BUT it’s the equinox isn’t it?</I> My favorite line. Yes, the balance is almost there. But of course, there's no real doubt of which way she'll lean.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-48724839301807935372009-02-27T05:23:00.000-08:002009-02-27T05:23:00.000-08:00Brosreview-Hello! Welcome to my blog, and I'm gla...Brosreview-Hello! Welcome to my blog, and I'm glad you're reading along. Glad to know that the story is making you curious about what is coming next, that is good feedback!<BR/><BR/>K. Personally I don't think it was so nice of Joel to say that to her, and I think it shocked her. She definitely has issues of her own! <BR/><BR/>Jennifer-It's interesting writing this way, in little sequences where the journal is the voice. Things come up like how to say this, and how to reveal that, and backstory, etc. I'm glad that this post revealed a little more of her to you. By the end we may all be wondering which is the crazier one of the two. Not sure...<BR/><BR/>Aggie, yes, at this point she is definitely of two minds. You'll get your answer in the next post.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-79920160664147649352009-02-27T01:52:00.000-08:002009-02-27T01:52:00.000-08:00Sounds an intriguing threesome going down here. W...Sounds an intriguing threesome going down here. Who will it be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-67712947494078972162009-02-26T18:58:00.000-08:002009-02-26T18:58:00.000-08:00Cat, this has been a crazy day and I am exhausted,...Cat, this has been a crazy day and I am exhausted, so I will come back and read this again tomorrow. But I am getting a better sense of her now-some of the blanks are starting to fill in. Especially illuminating to see her through Joel's eyes!jazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559917865938143791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-4299399793406868032009-02-26T18:06:00.000-08:002009-02-26T18:06:00.000-08:00Very interesting - wow! What's up with Joel? Was...Very interesting - wow! What's up with Joel? Was he just testing her or something? I don't know - I think she has some real issues of her own to face here. Coming around tomo. for a second read.. Love the reality feel of this...great writing, Cat.K.Lawson Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204234196229710524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-10938298571960212672009-02-26T16:08:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:08:00.000-08:00A nice read!!! But, as Khaled KEM wrote, I need to...A nice read!!! But, as Khaled KEM wrote, I need to wait to see a few things unfolded to understand it completely. <BR/><BR/>A good post!!!Opaquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673267899145564334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-9498293562482576922009-02-26T14:18:00.000-08:002009-02-26T14:18:00.000-08:00You're so cute Khaled! I am so glad you're along ...You're so cute Khaled! I am so glad you're along on this journey :-) Of course I do welcome questions that might need answering as I continue in the writing process, so don't let me discourage you if find something that is just glaringly calling you.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-52478241765745674242009-02-26T11:51:00.000-08:002009-02-26T11:51:00.000-08:00This quiet turn of events. I am not going to specu...This quiet turn of events. I am not going to speculate anything and I will be patient and wait. I will keep my opinion for next posts until some of the events unfold.<BR/>I just start to see the personalities getting slowly unwrapped.Khaled KEMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056388277824598564noreply@blogger.com