Hello, and welcome to Farce Blogica! Crappy clichéd introductory blog post trappings aside, here’s the deal. The down-low. The d-l. The dill. The dilly dill dill pickle. I’m going to be straight with you guys. This blog has one purpose, and one purpose only. To fulfill part of the coursework requirements for my Creative Non-Fiction Writing class.
Well, okay, it has two purposes. The other purpose is to chronicle my journey as I attempt to forego sleep for 72 straight hours (that’s three full days). Now, I will not be embarking upon this Epic Quest for at least a couple weeks. But in the mean time, I will be consistently posting information about and building up to the event.
The first things that must be discussed are the rules. More specifically, the rules applying to drinks, incentives, ninjas, music, and the Epic Quest in general. Next I will cover my previous history with sleep deprivation, starting with my Sophomore year in High School, and working my way towards the present. As we draw closer to the event, I will post the schedule for the 72 hours. After that I will present some of my research on the history and safety of sleep deprivation, and finally answer the question of why, in the name of all things sandy, I am doing this to myself.
It should be made clear that my current access to the internet/internets/interwebs/intarwebz/series of tubes/the place with all the porn on it leaves something to be desired at the time of writing. Long story short, my neighbors have gone on vacation, and they took their wifi with them. I’m thinking of filing a complaint. Anywho, they are supposedly returning sometime around the 26th of January (tomorrow). Until then, postings may be a tad infrequent.
Lastly, a note about the title of this blog: it may seem a bit odd, since it has nothing do to with sleep or the depriving there of. However, I was able to come up with many more bad puns revolving around “blog” than I could with “72-hour long sleep deprivation marathon”. Other names for this blog that were under consideration were “Deus Ex Blogina”, “Blog in the Machinery”, and “Go! Poliblog! I choose you! Attack that Charmander with Water Gun! Alright! The attack was Super Effective!” (I decided not to use “Blog in the Machinery” because it was too long).
