{"id":6290,"date":"2006-11-28T17:40:57","date_gmt":"2006-11-28T21:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=6290"},"modified":"2016-10-18T17:42:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T21:42:40","slug":"i-went-hardcore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=6290","title":{"rendered":"I Went Hardcore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Originally posted on the website:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ctmonkeyBanner.jpg\" alt=\"ctmonkeybanner\" width=\"466\" height=\"66\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ctmonkeyBanner.jpg 466w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ctmonkeyBanner-300x42.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 85vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I went hardcore. That\u2019s right. I crossed the line. I went too far this time. There is no going back. I could never be the same now even if I tried to go back. Not now that I\u2019ve gone and done this. I\u2019m still shaking my head at myself. I almost can\u2019t believe that I went and did what I did. I couldn\u2019t resist. When something that sexy is tantalizingly paraded before me, I can\u2019t hold back, especially given my particular propensities. I know I probably shouldn\u2019t have done this. There are certain ramifications and consequences that concern me now. I know I\u2019ll end up paying for this one day. But I just couldn\u2019t help myself! Do you have any idea what it\u2019s been like to live with all of this locked up inside me? I knew I would cross this line sooner or later. I knew I\u2019d reach out and touch the forbidden fruit. I knew I\u2019d shamelessly embrace it one day. It\u2019s as if it were written in the stars. This was my destiny. There is no other way for me to exist, really. I had to do this. I was driven to it by the fire that burns within my genes (jeans?). It couldn\u2019t be prevented. And frankly, I\u2019m happy I did it! I\u2019ll do it again one day if need be.<\/p>\n<p>So, let me confess what I did. I\u2019ll tell all of you right here on this website. I\u2019ll admit it to the whole world right here on the Internet. I have no pride anymore.<\/p>\n<p>And now the confession:<\/p>\n<p>I BOUGHT AN 80GB Ipod TODAY.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true. That\u2019s how hardcore I am \u2013 about my MUSIC mofo! And yes, there are consequences! And I will be paying for this! But I had to do it. My 20GB iPod is full. How could I exist without the ability to carry ALL my music (and movies too now) with me everywhere? Merry (early) Christmas to me!<\/p>\n<p>*This entry is RATED X-mas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally posted on the website: I went hardcore. That\u2019s right. I crossed the line. I went too far this time. There is no going back. I could never be the same now even if I tried to go back. Not now that I\u2019ve gone and done this. I\u2019m still shaking my head at myself. I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=6290\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I Went Hardcore&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crash-test-monkey","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6291,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6290\/revisions\/6291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}