{"id":6281,"date":"2014-06-07T16:17:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T22:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/?p=6281"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:17","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:17","slug":"saturday-status-6714","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/saturday-status-6714","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Status 6\/7\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WP_20140512_008.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/saturday-status-6714\/wp_20140512_008\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WP_20140512_008.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3552,2000\" 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;1399932609&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.048908&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bourbon Street\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WP_20140512_008-300x168.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WP_20140512_008-1024x576.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6296 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WP_20140512_008-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Bourbon Street\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WP_20140512_008-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/WP_20140512_008-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a>I\u2019ve been slack\u00ading on these sta\u00adtus updates, and I&nbsp;just read <a href=\"http:\/\/deecarney.com\/2014\/06\/07\/saturday-status-june-7-2014\">Dee&nbsp;Car\u00adney\u2019s<\/a> which inspired me to get back into it! Thanks, Dee. Also, I&nbsp;real\u00adized I&nbsp;haven\u2019t post\u00aded a&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">RT<\/span> Con\u00adfer\u00adence update! I\u2019ll do that soon too, but until then you can look through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alannacoca\/sets\/72157644810467993\/\">my pic\u00adtures on Flickr<\/a>. New Orleans was amaz\u00ading, you guys. Even if I&nbsp;don\u2019t like seafood!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Work in Progress News ~<\/strong> <\/span>I\u2019ve been dink\u00ading around on sev\u00ader\u00adal wips. I&nbsp;know, I&nbsp;know, I&nbsp;need to focus on one! But back in the old days when I&nbsp;used to write, this worked well for me, so I&nbsp;guess I&nbsp;need to quit ques\u00adtion\u00ading it and just go with the&nbsp;flow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span> <\/strong>I&nbsp;can\u2019t get enough of this song by Ush\u00ader. I&nbsp;love that he\u2019s gone back (kin\u00adda-sor\u00adta) to his R<span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span>B roots with&nbsp;this.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1lQtoRFaLsA?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That dude can dance. (rawr)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Back\u00adlist News ~<\/span><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/oliviabrynn.com\/books\/at-ease-2\/\">Olivi\u00ada\u2019s Col\u00adlec\u00adtion<\/a> is now <span class=\"caps\">FREE<\/span> on many sites (give Ama\u00adzon time, it should even\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly kick in there too.) Three novel\u00adlas for one no&nbsp;price!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Tweet of the&nbsp;Week&nbsp;~<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Just had 4&nbsp;Dos Equis. For those of you that are not bilin\u00adgual, that\u2019s 8&nbsp;Equis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wade (@TheWadest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWadest\/statuses\/473727066240602112\">June 3,&nbsp;2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Indus\u00adtry News ~<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;So by now you\u2019ve prob\u00ada\u00adbly heard about&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">dis\u00adpute between the world\u2019s third-largest pub\u00adlish\u00ader Hachette and Ama\u00adzon, with the lat\u00adter mak\u00ading many of the for\u00admer\u2019s books either unavail\u00adable or very slow in arriv\u00ading. I&nbsp;believe the issue is a&nbsp;lot more com\u00adplex than I&nbsp;can under\u00adstand, so I&nbsp;won\u2019t try to unrav\u00adel it here. There are sev\u00ader\u00adal very good edi\u00adto\u00adri\u00adals out there on the sub\u00adject if you\u2019re in the mood to Google or Bing. Also this past week, the online mag\u00ada\u00adzine <span class=\"caps\">SLATE<\/span> pub\u00adlished an arti\u00adcle sham\u00ading adults who read <span class=\"caps\">YA<\/span> (Young Adult). You can imag\u00adine the back\u00adlash from that. Can you imag\u00adine feel\u00ading shame for read\u00ading Har\u00adry Pot\u00adter!? Ridiculous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-River-Leith-Leta-Blake-ebook\/dp\/B00KCR6LXQ\/?tag=alannacoca-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/saturday-status-6714\/attachment\/22034261\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/22034261.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"302,475\" 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\/06\/22034261-190x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/22034261.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignright wp-image-6288\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/22034261-190x300.jpg\" alt width=\"159\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/22034261-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/22034261.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>What I\u2019m read\u00ading ~<\/strong> <\/span>I\u2019ve read sev\u00ader\u00adal books since we last spoke (sor\u00adry!) I\u2019m cur\u00adrent\u00adly read\u00ading The Riv\u00ader Lei\u00adth. Blurb:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #181818;\">After an injury in the ring, ama\u00adteur box\u00ader Lei\u00adth Wenz wakes to dis\u00adcov\u00ader his most recent mem\u00ado\u00adries are three years out of date. Unmoored and strug\u00adgling to face his new real\u00adi\u00adty, Lei\u00adth must cope anew with painful rev\u00ade\u00adla\u00adtions about his fam\u00adi\u00adly. His broth\u00ader is there to sup\u00adport him, but it\u2019s the unfa\u00admil\u00adiar face of Zach, a&nbsp;man intro\u00adduced as his best friend, that pro\u00advides the calm he craves. Until Zach\u2019s pres\u00adence begins to stir up feel\u00adings Lei\u00adth can\u2019t explain\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Today\u2019s Tear\u00adjerk\u00ader ~<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JbqUJNAlqIY?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliviabrynn.com\/books\/company-ink\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5814\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/saturday-status-31613\/company-ink\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Company-Ink.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"200,300\" 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 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Company-Ink.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Company-Ink.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignleft wp-image-5814\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Company-Ink.jpg\" alt width=\"167\" height=\"250\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Book Snip\u00adpet ~<\/strong><\/span> From Com\u00adpa\u00adny Ink&nbsp;by Olivia Brynn (<span class=\"caps\">HEY<\/span>! This is in that free col\u00adlec\u00adtion I&nbsp;men\u00adtioned above!)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sud\u00adden\u00adly Sid\u00adney felt very naked. Heat burned her cheeks and she squeezed her thighs togeth\u00ader before fum\u00adbling to latch her bra. She had three but\u00adtons on her blouse secured before he took both of her wrists in his&nbsp;hands.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Hey, hey\u2026don\u2019t go shy on me now.\u201d He moved back between her dan\u00adgling&nbsp;knees.<\/p>\n<p>She forced her\u00adself to look up at him. Grant Porter. Her boss. The man she\u2019d have to report to on Mon\u00adday with a&nbsp;sta\u00adtus update on the pri\u00ador week. The man who would give her annu\u00adal per\u00adfor\u00admance eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion in front of the com\u00adpa\u00adny <span class=\"caps\">CEO<\/span> in three months.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grant Porter. My&nbsp;lover.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She swal\u00adlowed. As con\u00adfu\u00adsion and mis\u00adgiv\u00adings fair\u00adly oozed from her pores, he stood star\u00ading down at her with the most car\u00ading expres\u00adsion she\u2019d ever seen on a&nbsp;man. She licked her lips to moist\u00aden them, and again when she tast\u00aded him&nbsp;there.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Don\u2019t tell me you already regret this. I\u2019d hate it if you start\u00aded feel\u00ading uncom\u00adfort\u00adable around me.\u201d He linked their hands togeth\u00ader and squeezed. \u201cTell me. If I&nbsp;made a&nbsp;wrong move, tell me now. I\u2019ll try to make it right. I&nbsp;can\u2019t lose you. Not as a&nbsp;man\u00adag\u00ader, not as a&nbsp;friend.\u201d He low\u00adered his chin to pierce her with his intense gaze. It was the same expres\u00adsion that had made her quiver in the seat just a&nbsp;few feet away ear\u00adli\u00ader today. \u201cNot as a&nbsp;lover.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">That\u2019s it for me this week!<\/span><\/strong> I\u2019ve com\u00admit\u00adted to being bet\u00adter at this blog\u00adging thing, so expect anoth\u00ader sta\u00adtus update next week from both Dee and me. Have a&nbsp;great 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>I\u2019ve been slack\u00ading on these sta\u00adtus updates, and I&nbsp;just read Dee&nbsp;Car\u00adney\u2019s which inspired me to get back into it! Thanks, Dee. Also, I&nbsp;real\u00adized I&nbsp;haven\u2019t post\u00aded a&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">RT<\/span> Con\u00adfer\u00adence update! 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