{"id":6809,"date":"2014-09-20T09:41:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T15:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/?p=6809"},"modified":"2014-09-19T13:53:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T19:53:07","slug":"saturday-status-92014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/saturday-status-92014","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Status 9\/20\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6815\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/saturday-status-92014\/3788625_s\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3788625_s.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,267\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3788625_s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3788625_s-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3788625_s.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6815\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3788625_s-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"3788625_s\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3788625_s-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3788625_s.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/strong>Hello! We&#8217;re sneaking up on what some of you call &#8220;Autumn&#8221;, but it&#8217;s just pre-winter to me. \u00a0Hoping the weather stays mild enough for the leaves to change colors before they freeze and drop dead. \u00a0(Why do I live here again??)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Work in Progress News ~ <\/span><\/strong>Dean started talking to me! I feel so honored. I&#8217;ve been able to focus on him for a few days now, and it feels good!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong> Favorite Song of the Week ~ <\/strong><\/span>97 year old Fred Stobaugh wrote a poem about his late wife, and the good folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenshoestudio.com\">Green Shoe Studio<\/a> put it to music and made this very cool video. Please feel free to support Fred by purchasing this on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/took-her-home-ep\/id912981992\">iTunes<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Took-Home-feat-Fred-Stobaugh\/dp\/B00N35181O\/?tag=alannacoca-20\">Amazon<\/a>. If you can see through your tears to click. This is so good, it doubles as today&#8217;s tearjerker! Okay, I&#8217;m cheating.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KEQYMxawO20?rel=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong> Tweet of the Week ~<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;No thanks, I&#8217;m vegetarian&#8221; is a fun thing to say when someone tries to hand you their baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler Schmall (@tylerschmall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tylerschmall\/status\/236981368242978816\">August 19, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Industry News ~ <\/strong><\/span>A new Kindle! The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/High-Resolution-Display-Adaptive-PagePress-Sensors\/dp\/B00IOY8XWQ\/?tag=alannacoca-20\">Kindle Voyage<\/a>, which is a lighter, thinner, and sharper Paperwhite. There are a lot of pretty cool features on it, but my favorite is the etched glass, which gives it the feel of paper. Seriously! You can have it all for a dollar under $200. At this point, I&#8217;m happy with my Paperwhite. Just like I&#8217;m not camping out for a new phone this week either. I&#8217;ll just caress a paperback as I&#8217;m reading.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lifeguard-Geek-Jamie-Urban-ebook\/dp\/B00N86WX94\/?tag=alannacoca-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/saturday-status-92014\/attachment\/22428748\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/22428748.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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"22428748\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/22428748.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/22428748.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignleft wp-image-6812 \" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/22428748.jpg\" alt=\"22428748\" width=\"166\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a>What I&#8217;m reading ~ <\/strong><\/span>A new one by Cameron Dane&#8217;s alter ego Jamie Urban! Jamie writes a little less intense scenes than Cameron, but I love her both ways. This is a friends to lovers GFY-ish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"outer_postBodyPS\">\n<div id=\"postBodyPS\">If a sexy, straight lifeguard and a closeted, virginal geek can get past their fears they might have a shot to turn their unlikely friendship into a scorching-hot chance at true love. <i>The Lifeguard and the Geek<\/i> by Jamie Urban proves that sometimes best friends make the best lovers!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/books\/retreat\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/saturday-status-21613\/retreat-cinecover-smaller\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/retreat-cinecover-smaller.gif\" data-orig-size=\"200,323\" 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=\"retreat-cinecover-smaller\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/retreat-cinecover-smaller-185x300.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/retreat-cinecover-smaller.gif\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"shadow alignright wp-image-5758 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/retreat-cinecover-smaller-185x300.gif\" alt=\"retreat-cinecover-smaller\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Book Snippet ~ <\/strong><\/span>From Retreat:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t trust myself around you Andi. You come near me, and I forget every restriction I\u2019ve forced on myself.\u201d His voice turned husky, like the low voice of a sensuous jazz singer. His breath in her ear was the music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry. Do you want me to go?\u201d Her eyelids were sealed, and she couldn\u2019t seem to lift them to his.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. I do. I want you to get far away from me.\u201d His statement was belied by the actions of his mouth, his hands, his hips. \u201cI want you to start dressing in long heavy robes and veils so I can\u2019t see your sweet body and gorgeous face. I want you to stop using that perfume that drives me to distraction when you walk past me.\u201d He pressed his hard arousal against her, and caught his breath. \u201cI want you to make me forget what it was like with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so it&#8217;s a short report this week. You guys have a 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>Hello! 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