MY name is Dominic Hinkins, mild mannered typical teenage student. Big aspirations, delusions of grandeur, inebriation, revelry, political activism, hating exams, worried about personal image, the lot. But unlike my peers, I am about to find out what it feels like to deny yourself sleep.

This sensible and healthy experiment is designed not only to pass my time, and not only as an experiment, but to push back the boundaries of doing ridiculous and damaging things to yourself in the name of entertainment. Harry Houdini was killed whilst getting people to punch him in the stomach as hard as possible. I will remain awake for as long as possible. If all goes well, the experiment will encompass a trip dahn sarf, and culminate in a camping trip to the exotic and exciting Jubilee Park, by which time I will be too exhausted to enjoy myself.

In the meantime, I shall be keeping a daily journal of my experiences, including recording the level of discomfort I am facing, the unusual situations I find myself in, and the exact description of every one of my trips to the toilet. Okay, scrap that last bit.

The experiment will begin on the 7th or 8th of June, depending how soon I get the site up and running. It will be a baptism of fire for the new site layout. YEAH! GO gratuitous self harm!!

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