This Week in the Mercury

One Day at a Time

Columns

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review


Geisha Fatale

Theater

Geisha Fatale

Imago's The Black Lizard Is Stylish but Uneven



  |  

Friday, March 13, 2009

Games / Busey! Hi. I'm Nex And I'm A Peggle Addict.

Posted by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM

*Obligatory "Hi Nex" (and one dude questioning my dumb name)*

My story isn't all that different from yours, I suppose. I started playing Peggle when it was released on the PC in 2007. At first it was just at parties, with friends. Some guy would say "Hey man, we're gonna do some lines and play Peggle. You want in?" and I'd be up to my nose in colorful pegs and bouncing metal balls.

129f/1236993538-peggle.jpg

When Peggle Nights was released last year things started getting bad. My girlfriend kicked me out because I wouldn't screw her anymore — I couldn't! The only thing that mattered was lining up that Fireball shot just right! She just didn't get me. That bitch.

So I stole her clothes and sold them for more copies of Peggle.

They say junkies don't get clean until they hit bottom, right? Well that was last week. PopCap sent me copies of Peggle for the Xbox 360 and for the Nintendo DS on the same damn day. I stopped eating, I stopped going out — I was pissing in a fucking jug man!

25ec/1236993884-pegglehalflife.jpg

And then I OD'd.

When I came to in the ER my fingers were bandaged and covered in blood, I was eating through a tube, and an IV was pumping painkillers into my arm. My family was there. My mom was crying, my dad looked a little pissed but mostly sad. "I can't do this anymore," I thought, and as soon as I was let out of the hospital, I came here.

I've been clean for 3 days, and the withdrawls are killing me, but with support I think I can make it.

(At least until Peggle comes to the iPhone later this month.)

 

Comments (2) RSS

Oldest First Unregistered On Registered On Add a comment
1
Thanks. Some of us might keep our girlfriends if we didn't spend all of our times playing stupid games instead. We really don't need suggestions.
Posted by Matthew D on March 14, 2009 at 1:39 PM · Report
2
Fun game. Thanks for the suggestion.
Posted by NIG GER on March 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM · Report

Add a comment

Our Friends

Our Enemies

/images/adoftheweek.gif

ad of the day

The Handyman Pro - Your Honey-Do Specialist
Don’t let our name fool you. The Handyman Pro, LLC is a repair and remodel service provider with over 25-years experience. We cover all aspects of construction and repairs for residential and commercial clients.go


post an ad

All contents © Index Newspapers, LLC

115 SW Ash St. Suite 600
Portland, OR 97204

Contact Info | Privacy Policy | Production Guidelines | Terms of Use