A hedgehog just beat up a dinosaur? I must be dreaming. In what universe could this happen? Well, I'll tell you how this strange event can occur. It's Super Smash Brothers Brawl and the hedgehog is Sonic and the dinosaur is Bowser.

About two days ago my life was taken over by this new video game. I didn't ask for it to take over my world. But I guess because my apartment houses a functioning Wii and the newest, fanciest, widescreen, High-Definition TV I don't really have a choice.

While my roommates, friends and some people who I don't even really know battle it out in my living room, I'm busy fighting my immune system. While they stay up until 5 a.m. playing, I lay in my bed thinking, "I wish I could breathe through my nose." While my friends duke it out to open as many new characters as they can, I guzzle orange juice so I can be healthy for my spring break trip to Montreal.

But the thing that irks me the most is this: Why have my friends forsaken sleep for a video game? It'll still be there in the morning. More importantly, why do they need to disrupt my sleep? I'm sick. I'm tired. And IT'S MY APARTMENT!!!!!!! I just want to be healthy and well rested. But for the past few days that has not happened all because of this obsession.

I will admit that the game is fun, and some of the levels are pretty to look at on that new TV. But still, what's the big deal? I did grow up with some video games. But I never played as much in a day as some of my friends do now. I am bewildered. And I just don't get the need to purchase the game at midnight when it comes out, be back on campus playing it by 12:15 and then staying up playing until 5 a.m. AHHHHH!