{"id":6112,"date":"2013-11-09T08:22:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T15:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/?p=6112"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:17","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:17","slug":"saturday-status-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/saturday-status-12","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"6114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/saturday-status-12\/my-office\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/My-Office.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"918,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Lumia 920&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1383218245&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"My Office\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/My-Office-168x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/My-Office-576x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6114\" alt=\"My Office\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/My-Office-576x1024.jpg\" width=\"282\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/My-Office-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/My-Office-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/My-Office.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\">Howdy! I&nbsp;reor\u00adga\u00adnized my home office, so now I&nbsp;can actu\u00adal\u00adly use it as an office! It\u2019s a&nbsp;cozy room filled with my col\u00adlec\u00adtion of Dis\u00adney\u2019s Goofy, some of which you can see in the pic\u00adture. If he has any effect on my love scenes, let me&nbsp;know.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Work in Progress News ~<\/span> <\/strong>This week I&nbsp;worked a&nbsp;lit\u00adtle bit on Dean, and a&nbsp;lit\u00adtle bit on \u201cJohn\u201d my con\u00adtemp Christ\u00admas sto\u00adry. They\u2019re all John and Jane until their per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adi\u00adties reveal their true name, so that tells you how far along I&nbsp;am in that one lol. I&nbsp;also worked on a&nbsp;non-writ\u00ading project that feels good to com\u00adplete, so maybe it\u2019s incen\u00adtive to actu\u00adal\u00adly com\u00adplete some\u00adthing writ\u00ading related!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;I&nbsp;played the alto sax\u00ado\u00adphone for many years, so a&nbsp;sax\u00ado\u00adphone choir is near to my heart. Please give this a&nbsp;lis\u00adten, you won\u2019t believe your&nbsp;ears.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjwVbre6JUo\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Tweet of the Week<\/span> <\/strong>~<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>I want a&nbsp;bumper stick\u00ader that says, Nov\u00adel\u00adists Do It Long And Com\u00adpli\u00adcat\u00aded Ways That Can Be Tran\u00adscen\u00addent But More Often Are Boring.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mat John\u00adson (@mat_johnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mat_johnson\/status\/398330822786576384\">Novem\u00adber 7,&nbsp;2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fine-Print-Alanna-Coca\/dp\/1450598846\/?tag=alannacoca-20\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6117\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/saturday-status-12\/matchbook\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matchbook.png\" data-orig-size=\"282,329\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matchbook\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matchbook-257x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matchbook.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6117\" alt=\"Matchbook\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matchbook.png\" width=\"282\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matchbook.png 282w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Matchbook-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Indus\u00adtry News ~<\/span> <\/strong>I&nbsp;total\u00adly for\u00adgot to post here about Kin\u00addle Match\u00adbook! It\u2019s a&nbsp;great new fea\u00adture at Ama\u00adzon that offers print book buy\u00aders the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to pur\u00adchase the Kin\u00addle ver\u00adsion of the same book for a&nbsp;great\u00adly reduced price or even free! &nbsp;All of my paper\u00adbacks (except Wyoming Solace) are part of the Match\u00adbook pro\u00adgram, and Kin\u00addle ver\u00adsions are free! The best part about this, is it\u2019s retroac\u00adtive. Mean\u00ading books you pur\u00adchased from Ama\u00adzon since they start\u00aded book\u00adselling in the mid nineties. I&nbsp;already took advan\u00adtage of the pro\u00adgram. Just look for the lit\u00adtle info box on eli\u00adgi\u00adble book pages on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Freak-Show-Alexa-OBrien-Huntress-ebook\/dp\/B00GJ05HK8\/?tag=alannacoca-20\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/saturday-status-12\/attachment\/17853900\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/17853900.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"317,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/17853900-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/17853900.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6118\" alt src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/17853900-200x300.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/17853900-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/17853900.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>What I\u2019m read\u00ading ~<\/strong> <\/span>This week I&nbsp;read an awe\u00adsome new book by Tri\u00adna M. Lee. Freak Show comes out <sup class=\"numerator\">12<\/sup>\u2044<sub class=\"denominator\">13<\/sub> (It is up for pre\u00adorder though!) and I&nbsp;can tell you that this might be my favorite of all&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Once-Bitten-Alexa-OBrien-Huntress-ebook\/dp\/B004YTT2VG\/?tag=alannacoca-20\" target=\"_blank\">Alexa O\u2019Brien Huntress<\/a>&nbsp;books. And they\u2019re all amaz\u00ading, so that\u2019s say\u00ading some\u00adthing. The first in the series is free, so go down\u00adload it and get hooked like&nbsp;me!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Today\u2019s Tear\u00adjerk\u00ader ~<\/strong> <\/span>If you\u2019re not fol\u00adlow\u00ading Humans of New York on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/humansofnewyork\" target=\"_blank\">Face\u00adbook<\/a>&nbsp;(or Twit\u00adter, but Face\u00adbook is the best medi\u00adum for this guy\u2013believe it or not the com\u00adments are 99% decent and kind) you\u2019re real\u00adly miss\u00ading out. He posts won\u00adder\u00adful street pho\u00adtog\u00adra\u00adphy, but his heart is huge, and he\u2019s stepped up to help sev\u00ader\u00adal of his sub\u00adjects via his online reach. Late\u00adly, he\u2019s help\u00ading a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/30\/hony-boy-from-ethiopia_n_4177784.html?ref=topbar\" target=\"_blank\">fam\u00adi\u00adly adopt a&nbsp;boy.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Book Snip\u00adpet ~<\/span> <\/strong>From Last Call, Olivi\u00ada\u2019s con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary&nbsp;short:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>No. Josie, you can\u2019t,\u201d he con\u00adtin\u00adued. \u201cYou\u2019re drunk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>I want to.\u201d She kept her eyes closed, but she held his cheeks in her hands and spoke against his mouth. \u201cI need this. Let me show you.\u201d His face was rough. She out\u00adlined his stub\u00adble with a&nbsp;fin\u00adger, dip\u00adping into his mouth when she reached it. She traced the edge of his teeth. \u201cKiss&nbsp;me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He did. A&nbsp;rough des\u00adper\u00adate kiss that took over her whole body. His tongue swept her mouth, stroked every inch, con\u00adfi\u00addent and sure. She moved clos\u00ader and wrapped her arms around his&nbsp;neck.<\/p>\n<p>All right folks. Enjoy your weekend!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howdy! I&nbsp;reor\u00adga\u00adnized my home office, so now I&nbsp;can actu\u00adal\u00adly use it as an office! 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