{"id":6363,"date":"2014-07-26T09:37:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/?p=6363"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:17","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:17","slug":"saturday-status-72614","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/saturday-status-72614","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Status 7\/26\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"6381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/saturday-status-72614\/1260965_blog\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,265\" 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\/07\/1260965_blog-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignleft wp-image-6381 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog-300x198.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1260965_blog.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">Hey guys! We\u2019re near the end of July, and I&nbsp;feel like I&nbsp;haven\u2019t squeezed enough enjoy\u00adment out of sum\u00admer yet! I\u2019ll have to plan a&nbsp;camp\u00ading trip soon or some\u00adthing. I&nbsp;real\u00adly need to move some\u00adwhere that has a&nbsp;longer season.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Work in Progress News ~<\/span> <\/strong>Plug\u00adging away on my \u201cbed and break\u00adfast\u201d wip. Reg\u00adu\u00adlar blog read\u00aders know that I&nbsp;name my wips after the Hero. This one is so fresh that I&nbsp;don\u2019t even have a&nbsp;name for him yet. It takes a&nbsp;while for the char\u00adac\u00adters\u2019 per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adi\u00adties to shine through enough to name them, so right now they\u2019re \u201cJohn and Jane Doe\u201d. Got any good hero names you\u2019d like to&nbsp;share?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Favorite Song of the Week ~<\/span> <\/strong>If you are active on any sin\u00adgle social net\u00adwork\u00ading site, you\u2019ve seen this. Prob\u00ada\u00adbly mul\u00adti\u00adple times, but as an author, I&nbsp;just gotta:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Gv0H-vPoDc?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Tweet of the&nbsp;Week&nbsp;~<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Pro tip: When in an awk\u00adward sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion, stop, look around, <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span>&nbsp;say \u201cOh boy\u201d. They\u2019ll think you got Quan\u00adtum Leaped and give you time to catch&nbsp;up<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Lynch (@PJTLynch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PJTLynch\/statuses\/336664927525814272\">May 21,&nbsp;2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00JZEUTBC\/?tag=alannacoca-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/saturday-status-72614\/attachment\/21854850\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"316,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;alexander yakovlev&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\/07\/21854850-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignright wp-image-6380\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850-199x300.jpg\" alt width=\"161\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21854850.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\"><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">What I\u2019m read\u00ading ~<\/span> <\/strong>Sep\u00adtem\u00adber Moon by my friend Tri\u00adna M&nbsp;Lee came out last week while we were in Las Vegas. If you haven\u2019t read the series, now is your chance. The first <span class=\"caps\">FOUR<\/span> full length nov\u00adels are bun\u00addled togeth\u00ader and at a&nbsp;spe\u00adcial low price of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Alexa-OBrien-Huntress-Book-1-4-ebook\/dp\/B00HHXUW9C\/?tag=alannacoca-20\"><span class=\"caps\">FREE<\/span><\/a>. It\u2019s a&nbsp;great series, and Sep\u00adtem\u00adber Moon just takes it to the next&nbsp;level.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #181818;\">Death is com\u00ading for Alexa O\u2019Brien.&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"color: #181818;\"><br style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\">Alexa must stop Shya from claim\u00ading Lilah\u2019s vacant throne. If the demon suc\u00adceeds all hell will break loose. Form\u00ading alliances is a&nbsp;chal\u00adlenge. The vam\u00adpires hate her and the wolves don\u2019t trust her. Rebel\u00adlious vam\u00adpire activ\u00adi\u00adty cre\u00adates ten\u00adsion between Alexa and the <span class=\"caps\">FPA<\/span>. It gets ugly when the covert gov\u00adern\u00adment oper\u00ada\u00adtion learns that Shya needs her as a&nbsp;sac\u00adri\u00adfice.<\/span><br style=\"color: #181818;\"><br style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\">The strain of what\u2019s to come is weigh\u00ading on both Arys and Alexa. Arys\u2019s need to pro\u00adtect her is as strong as his grow\u00ading desire to kill her. Haunt\u00aded by visions of her death at his hand, Arys can no longer trust him\u00adself. The strength of their bond is about to be put to the&nbsp;test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Today\u2019s Tear\u00adjerk\u00ader&nbsp;~<\/strong><\/span><br>\n<object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"486\" height=\"412\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\"><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=2472253037001&amp;playerID=180211731001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAGuN0bcE~,rS1wzGXkRNnKZBuQ4FRjFM7e28yVdmek&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\"><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\"><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/object><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/For-Price-Olivia-Brynn-ebook\/dp\/B0053HVKJ0\/?tag=alannacoca-20\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/sometimes-saturday-status-102613\/for-a-price-olivia-brynn\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/For-a-Price-Olivia-Brynn.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\/10\/For-a-Price-Olivia-Brynn.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/For-a-Price-Olivia-Brynn.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignright wp-image-6100 \" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/For-a-Price-Olivia-Brynn.jpg\" alt width=\"143\" height=\"215\"><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Book Snip\u00adpet ~<\/span><\/strong> From For a&nbsp;Price, which is <a href=\"http:\/\/oliviabrynn.com\/books\/for-a-price\/\"><span class=\"caps\">FREE<\/span><\/a> at all e\u2011tailers!<\/p>\n<p>He kissed her. He couldn\u2019t help it. It was awk\u00adward and some\u00adwhat dan\u00adger\u00adous the way they prac\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly fell out of their chairs, but it was worth it. He released her when the wait\u00ader cleared his throat. He\u2019d for\u00adgot\u00adten that they\u2019d ordered ice cream. Nick watched her take two bites, and tried to keep his thoughts away from the erot\u00adic things her chilled tongue could do to&nbsp;him.<br>\n\u201cTell me&nbsp;why.\u201d<br>\nThe spoon froze in her mouth. She looked at him curi\u00adous\u00adly, then pulled it through her lips. \u201cTell you why&nbsp;what?\u201d<br>\n\u201cWhy\u2026you\u2019re still a&nbsp;vir\u00adgin at twenty-four\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well folks, that\u2019s it for anoth\u00ader week. Hope you all have a&nbsp;great one.<\/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>Hey guys! We\u2019re near the end of July, and I&nbsp;feel like I&nbsp;haven\u2019t squeezed enough enjoy\u00adment out of sum\u00admer yet! I\u2019ll have to plan a&nbsp;camp\u00ading trip soon or some\u00adthing. I&nbsp;real\u00adly&nbsp;need&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":"summary","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-1ED","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6363"}],"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=6363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6363\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}