{"id":6185,"date":"2014-02-01T08:50:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:17","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:17","slug":"saturday-status-2114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/saturday-status-2114","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Status 2\/1\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"6202\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/saturday-status-2114\/olivia-brynn-box-set-3d-transp\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Olivia-Brynn-Box-Set-3D-transp.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" 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=\"The Olivia Brynn Collection Volume 1\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Olivia-Brynn-Box-Set-3D-transp.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Olivia-Brynn-Box-Set-3D-transp.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6202\" alt=\"The Olivia Brynn Collection Volume 1\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Olivia-Brynn-Box-Set-3D-transp.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Olivia-Brynn-Box-Set-3D-transp.png 300w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Olivia-Brynn-Box-Set-3D-transp-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">Ah, wel\u00adcome Feb\u00adru\u00adary. Anoth\u00ader month clos\u00ader to sum\u00admer! Tomor\u00adrow being Ground\u00adhog Day, and I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll be able to watch the movie this year, thanks to the Super Bowl <del>Com\u00admer\u00adcials<\/del>, but maybe Monday.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Work in Progress News ~<\/strong> <\/span>I\u2019ve been mak\u00ading real progress on my newest m\/m book, as yet unti\u00adtled. It fea\u00adtures a&nbsp;Ski Patroller, and thanks to Twit\u00adter I&nbsp;got some pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal&nbsp;input.&nbsp;How did authors get any\u00adthing done with\u00adout the inter\u00adnet!? (How do authors get any\u00adthing done <span class=\"caps\">WITH<\/span> the inter\u00adnet might be a&nbsp;bet\u00adter question.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span><\/strong>You\u2019ve all heard the cup song. In fact I&nbsp;post\u00aded it before it was fea\u00adtured all over the place and played wayyy too often on the radio, but this Irish ver\u00adsion breathes more life into this cute lit\u00adtle&nbsp;song:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nFtfk0bZVRM\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to find the pho\u00adnet\u00adic lyrics to this so I&nbsp;could learn&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Back\u00adlist News ~<\/span><\/strong> On Tues\u00adday, The Olivia Brynn box set will be released to the world! That\u2019s the cov\u00ader above\u2013that I&nbsp;just adore\u2013created by <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/booknibbles.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Booknib\u00adbles<\/span><\/a><\/span>! &nbsp;So if you haven\u2019t read any of those three books, the box set is a&nbsp;great deal. Alan\u00adna will get a&nbsp;box set even\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly as&nbsp;well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Tweet of the Week ~<\/strong><\/span> Maybe the tweet of the year. I&nbsp;can\u2019t stop laughing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Don\u2019t look at his legs don\u2019t look at his legs don\u2019t look at his legs don\u2019t look at his legs don\u2019t look at hi <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/JvJA4tCE1p\">pic.twitter.com\/JvJA4tCE1p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Hol\u00adland (@RiffRaff41) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiffRaff41\/statuses\/423568052391641088\">Jan\u00adu\u00adary 15,&nbsp;2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>&gt;<br>\n<a href=\"Camilla can set her watch by her hunky rocket-scientist neighbor who jogs past her window each day. She relishes each glimpse of his shirtless abs, and is dying to see more. But it's hard to connect with a man who doesn't seem to know she exists...    Ivan feels at home in the lab, not in social situations. When he finally approaches his attractive neighbor, it's not for a date\u2014he wants tutoring in how to behave at an important fundraiser. Ivan doesn't expect the chemistry between them to be quite so explosive, and is surprised when Cami actually accepts his proposal to embark on a series of &quot;lessons.&quot;\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/saturday-status-2114\/attachment\/13646578\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/13646578.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,475\" 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\/2014\/01\/13646578-189x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/13646578.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6189 shadow\" alt src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/13646578-189x300.jpg\" width=\"132\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/13646578-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/13646578.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>What I\u2019m read\u00ading ~&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span>The The\u00ado\u00adry of Attrac\u00adtion (The Sci\u00adence of Temp\u00adta\u00adtion #1) by Del\u00adphine Dry\u00adden: I&nbsp;bought this think\u00ading it would be a&nbsp;neat lit\u00adtle geek love sto\u00adry, but <em>wow<\/em>, was I&nbsp;sur\u00adprised when I&nbsp;got into the meat of the sto\u00adry. Part of the&nbsp;blurb:<\/p>\n<p>Camil\u00adla can set her watch by her hunky rock\u00adet-sci\u00aden\u00adtist neigh\u00adbor who jogs past her win\u00addow each day. She rel\u00adish\u00ades each glimpse of his shirt\u00adless abs, and is dying to see more. But it\u2019s hard to con\u00adnect with a&nbsp;man who does\u00adn\u2019t seem to know she exists\u2026<br>\nIvan feels at home in the lab, not in social sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtions. When he final\u00adly approach\u00ades his attrac\u00adtive neigh\u00adbor, it\u2019s not for a&nbsp;date\u2014he wants tutor\u00ading in how to behave at an impor\u00adtant fundrais\u00ader. Ivan does\u00adn\u2019t expect the chem\u00adistry between them to be quite so explo\u00adsive, and is sur\u00adprised when Cami actu\u00adal\u00adly accepts his pro\u00adpos\u00adal to embark on a&nbsp;series of \u201clessons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Today\u2019s Tear Jerk\u00ader ~<\/span><\/strong> Some\u00adone com\u00adpiled the tweets of a&nbsp;woman who even\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly died from a&nbsp;brain tumor. Very hard to watch, even though they\u2019re just screen\u00adshots of tweets:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9aaYXu_qzg0\" height=\"215\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&nbsp;Book Snip\u00adpet ~<\/span><\/strong> From Tak\u00ading Her&nbsp;There:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>One sum\u00admer dur\u00ading col\u00adlege, I&nbsp;spent two weeks paint\u00ading my very reli\u00adgious aunt\u2019s house right in the mid\u00addle of the Bible Belt. I&nbsp;think that\u2019s about as close to dry as I\u2019ve ever had to&nbsp;be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Okay, now imag\u00adine twelve of your aunts and sev\u00ader\u00adal hun\u00addred recov\u00ader\u00ading drunks in their paja\u00admas all up in your business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anoth\u00ader chuck\u00adle. \u201cI don\u2019t think I&nbsp;want to imag\u00adine that. My dad threat\u00adened mil\u00adi\u00adtary school so often that I&nbsp;have an irra\u00adtional fear of cam\u00adou\u00adflage to this&nbsp;day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Hah! You were a&nbsp;dif\u00adfi\u00adcult child, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>You have no&nbsp;idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliviabrynn.com\/books\/taking-her-there\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6005\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/saturday-status-81713\/taking-her-there-cinecover\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/taking-her-there-cinecover.gif\" data-orig-size=\"246,371\" 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\/08\/taking-her-there-cinecover-198x300.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/taking-her-there-cinecover.gif\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6005 shadow\" alt src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/taking-her-there-cinecover.gif\" width=\"246\" height=\"371\"><\/a><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Oh, real\u00adly? I\u2019m not sure I&nbsp;like the idea of my dri\u00adver hav\u00ading repressed anger issues. What\u2019s to stop you from dri\u00adving us over a&nbsp;cliff?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Don\u2019t wor\u00adry, Miss Rowe. You\u2019re safe with&nbsp;me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her half-closed lids were lost on him, thanks to the tint\u00aded win\u00addow, but she couldn\u2019t help the expres\u00adsion and even found her low\u00ader lip between her teeth. \u201cYou have no bad boy left,&nbsp;huh?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was a&nbsp;long pause before he answered. \u201cI\u2019m a&nbsp;very good boy.\u201d His voice dropped low and dripped with sex\u00adu\u00adal overtones.<\/p>\n<p>Ange\u00adline crossed her legs and squirmed in her seat before sigh\u00ading dra\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly. \u201cThat sucks. Good isn\u2019t any&nbsp;fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Try me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her heart pumped, echo\u00ading in her ears. \u201cGood boys don\u2019t&nbsp;tease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Exact\u00adly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Okay folks. Have fun watch\u00ading com\u00admer\u00adcials tomor\u00adrow, and if you\u2019re drink\u00ading, don\u2019t&nbsp;drive!<\/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>Ah, wel\u00adcome Feb\u00adru\u00adary. Anoth\u00ader month clos\u00ader to sum\u00admer! Tomor\u00adrow being Ground\u00adhog Day, and I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll be able to watch the movie this year, thanks to the Super&nbsp;Bowl&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"twitterCardType":"","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3WdCY-1BL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}